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Another round comes and goes. Let’s wrap it up folks…
Bombers v North, Thursday night: After a few thumpings, North have now endured a couple of heartbreakers. It was a pretty good fightback in the second half though to be fair. Next step is to find the poise to start winning games like this.
Saints v Dockers, Friday night: Revolting. Ross Lyon dusted off his old playbook and gave us the full 2009 experience in this one. He was fortunate to find the one team in the competition that style still seems to work against. The Dockers had no idea what to do when the Saints showed up and started boring them into submission. The poor viewers watching at home got an ugly reminder of how far footy has come in the decade and a half since games like this were the norm.
Dogs v Port, Saturday arvo: Port are a seriously quirky group. Just when they start to look half decent they dish up a random 90 point loss. 90 POINTS. A flaky performance is one thing, but a 15 goal defeat?? Bunch of weirdos. The Dogs on the other hand are flying now. Surely it’s about time the footy media started mentioning them in premiership discussions?? Oh and side note - I hate watching footy games where half the stadium is a building site.
Crows v Blues, Saturday twilight: Another blowout. The Crows needed a win and they delivered in spades. Jordan Dawson strapped the team to his back and led the way all afternoon. Far too good for the battling-again Blues.
Albanese v Dutton, Saturday night: This was effectively over before a ball was even bounced at the footy. The most one sided contest of the weekend. Gee, who’d have thought running a campaign on culture wars and pie in the sky nuclear reactors would go so badly??
Eagles v Dees, Saturday night: It goes down on paper as a comfortable Demons win, but the Eagles looked to be a live chance of an upset as late as the third quarter. Beyond that I’ve really got no idea what happened in this one, there was way too much going on elsewhere.
Pies v Cats, Saturday night: How good was that?? Hope these two meet again in the finals. Collingwood led for big chunks of the night, then gave up what looked like a match winning break to the Cats, then nearly pinched it back late. Feel for Jack Crisp missing the winner after the siren. This was a killer game to watch as a neutral.
Swans v Giants, Sunday arvo: Well that was spiteful! Suspect the agro covered up what was actually a battle between two fairly ordinary sides. The Swans are a hot mess at the moment and the Giants still never really looked like beating them. The orange tsunami has turned into orange quicksand and sadly doesn’t look to be changing back anytime soon.
Hawks v Tigers, Sunday twilight: Those that showed up for the Hawthorn centenary didn’t have to wait long to start celebrating, as the Hawks kicked clear early and then went gradually further in front all afternoon. The evergreen Jack Gunston, who surely celebrates 100 years playing for Hawthorn himself soon, was among the goals again.
Lions v Suns, Sunday night: What fun getting to see a near-top of the table Q clash as the last game on a Sunday night. Pity the Suns fluffed their lines on the big stage. Still a yard or two off the really gun sides it would seem.
Don’t forget to post your Liked, Learnt, Hated below… along with any other thoughts you had about Round 8!
Bombers v North, Thursday night: After a few thumpings, North have now endured a couple of heartbreakers. It was a pretty good fightback in the second half though to be fair. Next step is to find the poise to start winning games like this.
Saints v Dockers, Friday night: Revolting. Ross Lyon dusted off his old playbook and gave us the full 2009 experience in this one. He was fortunate to find the one team in the competition that style still seems to work against. The Dockers had no idea what to do when the Saints showed up and started boring them into submission. The poor viewers watching at home got an ugly reminder of how far footy has come in the decade and a half since games like this were the norm.
Dogs v Port, Saturday arvo: Port are a seriously quirky group. Just when they start to look half decent they dish up a random 90 point loss. 90 POINTS. A flaky performance is one thing, but a 15 goal defeat?? Bunch of weirdos. The Dogs on the other hand are flying now. Surely it’s about time the footy media started mentioning them in premiership discussions?? Oh and side note - I hate watching footy games where half the stadium is a building site.
Crows v Blues, Saturday twilight: Another blowout. The Crows needed a win and they delivered in spades. Jordan Dawson strapped the team to his back and led the way all afternoon. Far too good for the battling-again Blues.
Albanese v Dutton, Saturday night: This was effectively over before a ball was even bounced at the footy. The most one sided contest of the weekend. Gee, who’d have thought running a campaign on culture wars and pie in the sky nuclear reactors would go so badly??
Eagles v Dees, Saturday night: It goes down on paper as a comfortable Demons win, but the Eagles looked to be a live chance of an upset as late as the third quarter. Beyond that I’ve really got no idea what happened in this one, there was way too much going on elsewhere.
Pies v Cats, Saturday night: How good was that?? Hope these two meet again in the finals. Collingwood led for big chunks of the night, then gave up what looked like a match winning break to the Cats, then nearly pinched it back late. Feel for Jack Crisp missing the winner after the siren. This was a killer game to watch as a neutral.
Swans v Giants, Sunday arvo: Well that was spiteful! Suspect the agro covered up what was actually a battle between two fairly ordinary sides. The Swans are a hot mess at the moment and the Giants still never really looked like beating them. The orange tsunami has turned into orange quicksand and sadly doesn’t look to be changing back anytime soon.
Hawks v Tigers, Sunday twilight: Those that showed up for the Hawthorn centenary didn’t have to wait long to start celebrating, as the Hawks kicked clear early and then went gradually further in front all afternoon. The evergreen Jack Gunston, who surely celebrates 100 years playing for Hawthorn himself soon, was among the goals again.
Lions v Suns, Sunday night: What fun getting to see a near-top of the table Q clash as the last game on a Sunday night. Pity the Suns fluffed their lines on the big stage. Still a yard or two off the really gun sides it would seem.
Don’t forget to post your Liked, Learnt, Hated below… along with any other thoughts you had about Round 8!
