Well, Round 10 already.
Kicks off with, on paper, with the game of the round.
Friday night footy sees Saints host the rampant Tigers at Etihad.
The big question is, can the Tiges back up last week's game, or will we see, as per the last howver many years, they play one great game, then be crap the following week.
They seem now to be very close to the real deal - but so many times they've promised this and failed to deliver.
Really hope the Tiges do well here, but Saints are looking a much more exciting team with Milera and Saad.
The Reiwoldts'clash will be a talking point and they're both going pretty well lately.
I'm backing Saints to get home and by a little bit.
Saturday, sees Cats host GWS - less said here the better, Cats will be out for a percentage booster and will be far too strong for the talented bunch of kids of GWS.
Of way more interest, will be the 1.30 Hawks vs 4.10 NM at Aurora.
I've got a feeling NM will do well here, despite just falling over the line vs GC Suns last week and capitulating to Port Adelaide the week before- I reckon they're due for a big one and will push the Hawks all day.
Freo at home to Adelaide will be fascinating. Freo absolutely caned in the press over there last week, Lyon in the gun bigtime - vs Adelaide coming off a home loss to the mightly Pies last week.
Crows favourite - but again Freo should be so fired up - if they lose this, Lyon's game plan will be even further scutinised.
Especially in the light that the Saints are outperforming since Lyon left.
Saturday night, Bombers v Melbourne - Essendon 1.06 and rightly so.
Will Melbourne show something ?? I guess finally they did last week for three qtrs, though I didn't see the game and don't know if they were good or the Blues were terrible.
Also, Port host Carlton and who knows - they may just push them a bit, esp with no Murphy.
Port are a chance here probably.
Sunday, sees Brisbane host WCE and should struggle there bigtime despite home ground advantage. Merrett been a revelation at FF lately, Brown back and doing well, the three R's for Brisbane might give them a chance, but really West Coast should be way too strong.
Finally ( apart from our game!) Swans host the Doggies at SCG and will be very hard to beat there. They lose more at ANZ than SCG for sure.
Swannies are becoming a pretty even team all across the park thesedays, Josh Kennedy is now elite probably, Hawks no doubt rueing letting him go.
Once again, lots of really close games on paper, reinforcing the fact that this year is a relatively very even comp, bar the bottom three.
Kicks off with, on paper, with the game of the round.
Friday night footy sees Saints host the rampant Tigers at Etihad.
The big question is, can the Tiges back up last week's game, or will we see, as per the last howver many years, they play one great game, then be crap the following week.
They seem now to be very close to the real deal - but so many times they've promised this and failed to deliver.
Really hope the Tiges do well here, but Saints are looking a much more exciting team with Milera and Saad.
The Reiwoldts'clash will be a talking point and they're both going pretty well lately.
I'm backing Saints to get home and by a little bit.
Saturday, sees Cats host GWS - less said here the better, Cats will be out for a percentage booster and will be far too strong for the talented bunch of kids of GWS.
Of way more interest, will be the 1.30 Hawks vs 4.10 NM at Aurora.
I've got a feeling NM will do well here, despite just falling over the line vs GC Suns last week and capitulating to Port Adelaide the week before- I reckon they're due for a big one and will push the Hawks all day.
Freo at home to Adelaide will be fascinating. Freo absolutely caned in the press over there last week, Lyon in the gun bigtime - vs Adelaide coming off a home loss to the mightly Pies last week.
Crows favourite - but again Freo should be so fired up - if they lose this, Lyon's game plan will be even further scutinised.
Especially in the light that the Saints are outperforming since Lyon left.
Saturday night, Bombers v Melbourne - Essendon 1.06 and rightly so.
Will Melbourne show something ?? I guess finally they did last week for three qtrs, though I didn't see the game and don't know if they were good or the Blues were terrible.
Also, Port host Carlton and who knows - they may just push them a bit, esp with no Murphy.
Port are a chance here probably.
Sunday, sees Brisbane host WCE and should struggle there bigtime despite home ground advantage. Merrett been a revelation at FF lately, Brown back and doing well, the three R's for Brisbane might give them a chance, but really West Coast should be way too strong.
Finally ( apart from our game!) Swans host the Doggies at SCG and will be very hard to beat there. They lose more at ANZ than SCG for sure.
Swannies are becoming a pretty even team all across the park thesedays, Josh Kennedy is now elite probably, Hawks no doubt rueing letting him go.
Once again, lots of really close games on paper, reinforcing the fact that this year is a relatively very even comp, bar the bottom three.
