IllBeTheJudge
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Essendon v Melbourne
Apparently the theme at the Dee’s in the week leading up to the game was redemption for the insipid effort against Collingwood on the Queen’s Birthday blockbuster (side note, the QB is on Sept. 28th in WA..don’t ask..) anyway…did they redeem themselves?…no, they did not. Apart from a brief moment in the second quarter that promised a contest of sorts and a glimmer of redemption for Dee’s fans, the Bombers came out in the 3rd quarter and wacked them back into their box, kicking 7.6 to a goal and the contest was over. The final margin of 48 points could have been much more if the Bombers had kicked straight and flattered the Dee’s somewhat as their second half effort was woeful, dreadful…insipid even (great word, insipid…it even sounds...well..insipid)… The highlights on the night for the Dee’s were limited to debutant Liam Jurrah’s almost mark and scrambled goal and Jack Watts surviving not getting snapped in half and bagging 2. The Dee’s had put together competitive efforts earlier in the season but now seem to be going nowhere, the kids are, well, kids, they don’t appear to have a single A grader and some of their senior players look disinterested. While flying under the radar for most of the season with all the attention on Ninthmond and just recently the Kangachooks, the media vultures are now looking for a fresh carcass to feed on and the Dee’s are starting to smell a little off…. The Bombers however smell of all things good about footy and continue to entertain with the “run and gun” offence game and have managed to defy the critics and some fans, by being in the 8 at the midway point. The game plan does have an element of risk to it and you do feel they roll the dice everytime they run the ball, but hey, they are good to watch!.. There was plenty of upside from the performance with Welshy back from a broken ankle racking up 25 touches and Brent Prismal justifying his selection in the pre season draft with 26, Inspector Gadget down back, Lucas and Lloyd up the pointy end and little Jobe Watson in the midfield. The only downside was the report of Spike McVeigh, why Spike why??...at least you could have saved it for this Friday night and wacked someone of note, Judd, Murphy, Gibbs or even Clokey when he’s wasn’t looking and then point at Setanta…anyway the Don’s were hot and the Dee’s were not.
Dons by 48
Sydney v Collingwood
Meanwhile, back in old Sydney town, the black and white army was descending on Homebush on a cold-ish and wet-ish Saturday evening. Having the wood over the Swans in recent meetings, the Collingwood faithful were in a cheerful, upbeat mood, whistling as they walked which in all honesty could have simply been the wind blowing through the gap in their front teeth.
Of course this was also Micky Malthouse's 600th game as player or coach, and what better way to scowl about it than to have to travel north into the murky mires of western Sydney.
It's also only in the aftermath of this game that we have found out that Michael O'Loughlin is going to hang up the boots at season's end, hopefully joining the 300 club along the way. A fine servant for the Swans Micky O has been, and I must admit that his imminent retirement has left me in quite a quandary. Who can I now possibly have sitting in the forward pocket and leading up to the 50, in my ugliest team of the AFL? At least I have the rest of the season to ponder such issues.
As we've all noticed, Paul Roos tends to coach from the boundary line these days. Not sure what the advantage he thinks he has there, perceived advantage perhaps, but seeing Roosy on the sidelines and able to address his players as they come off reminds me of Dad waiting at the front door with arms crossed when you come home smelling of beer at 16 years of age. Turn over the footy far too easily from a kick in, off to see Dad. Miss a tackle, trip someone, give away 3 50s in succession? Just wait until Dad gets home.
Barry Hall kicked his 600th goal a few weeks ago. a feat I neglected to mention. It's a fine effort. Especially when most of those goals seem to have come whilst running around in what look like a pair of old black school shoes. Maybe it's the Pippi Longstocking socks that make them stand out so, but Barry is sure looking like the schoolyard bully, and has picked up a habit of trying to jumper-punch everyone in the chest whenever he gets tackled, or lays a tackle. Stop that Nelson, or you'll be made to pick up rubbish in with one of those old metal rubbish bins with the handles on the side. And you'll have to see Dad.
To the game! Didak was apparently good.
Pies by a not unexpected amount
Fremantle v Geelong
The first rule of footy tipping, never tip Freo, is easier to abide by if you don’t make an emotional investment in them as these guys are the ultimate heartbreakers, they tease, tempt, tantalise and ultimately tank on you…as on Sunday, the continuing saga of the Purple Stink completed another sad chapter of promising something, with fans wanting to stand as one and sing “I’m a Believer “…the reason for the musical reference is in line with Mark Harvey’s post match comments where he revealed that he was singing along to “Year of the Cat” on the way to the ground, realized what song it was, skipped to the next song which was “Its a Heartache”…not sure what is scarier, the songs and the game or the fact that Cat Stevens and Bonnie Tyler are on Harv’s play list…surely the Stink are paying him enough to be able to afford better than the Caltex Service station $4.99 bin…maybe not….
However, I digress, back to the game. As per usual the Stink flew out of the blocks and led at quarter time, giving the purple people that sense of false hope…again… The Cats suddenly realized where they were and what was going on and moved out of first gear for the next quarter and kicked 5 goals to 2 and a 13 point lead at the half. All things pointed to a Cat spanking in the second half, which would have saved a lot of purple heartbreak in the end but that seems to be the lot of a Dockers fan. The spanking didn’t happen as the Stink took it up to the Cats through the exciting play of some kiddies with cracker names, De Boer, Suban and Broughton all having an impact. With seconds to go in the 3rd, genuine NAB Rising Star contender Hille kicked a cracking goal on the run from fifty to tie up the game and the Purple Haze were up and about… The script for the last quarter did appear to have been lost until the final minutes before normal service was resumed and the Cats, through a very productive Burns who booted a career best 5, kicked enough to get over the line by 19.
The washup is that the Stink appear to have some sort of future to look forward to with a good number of kiddies getting games under their belts, senior players like the Pav, the fifth LightTower and Hase showing the way and Peake not being picked…however, we all understand that this is the Dockers we are talking about and by following the no emotional investment rule, they will Stink for a while to come..as for the Cats, they did what they needed to do, 2 trips to Perth in 3 weeks for 8 points is all good, although the big hairy Cat still has the yips in front of goal, Steve G is still a showoff, Lingy is still ugly and Corey Enright is still underrated..
Cats by 19
Apparently the theme at the Dee’s in the week leading up to the game was redemption for the insipid effort against Collingwood on the Queen’s Birthday blockbuster (side note, the QB is on Sept. 28th in WA..don’t ask..) anyway…did they redeem themselves?…no, they did not. Apart from a brief moment in the second quarter that promised a contest of sorts and a glimmer of redemption for Dee’s fans, the Bombers came out in the 3rd quarter and wacked them back into their box, kicking 7.6 to a goal and the contest was over. The final margin of 48 points could have been much more if the Bombers had kicked straight and flattered the Dee’s somewhat as their second half effort was woeful, dreadful…insipid even (great word, insipid…it even sounds...well..insipid)… The highlights on the night for the Dee’s were limited to debutant Liam Jurrah’s almost mark and scrambled goal and Jack Watts surviving not getting snapped in half and bagging 2. The Dee’s had put together competitive efforts earlier in the season but now seem to be going nowhere, the kids are, well, kids, they don’t appear to have a single A grader and some of their senior players look disinterested. While flying under the radar for most of the season with all the attention on Ninthmond and just recently the Kangachooks, the media vultures are now looking for a fresh carcass to feed on and the Dee’s are starting to smell a little off…. The Bombers however smell of all things good about footy and continue to entertain with the “run and gun” offence game and have managed to defy the critics and some fans, by being in the 8 at the midway point. The game plan does have an element of risk to it and you do feel they roll the dice everytime they run the ball, but hey, they are good to watch!.. There was plenty of upside from the performance with Welshy back from a broken ankle racking up 25 touches and Brent Prismal justifying his selection in the pre season draft with 26, Inspector Gadget down back, Lucas and Lloyd up the pointy end and little Jobe Watson in the midfield. The only downside was the report of Spike McVeigh, why Spike why??...at least you could have saved it for this Friday night and wacked someone of note, Judd, Murphy, Gibbs or even Clokey when he’s wasn’t looking and then point at Setanta…anyway the Don’s were hot and the Dee’s were not.
Dons by 48
Sydney v Collingwood
Meanwhile, back in old Sydney town, the black and white army was descending on Homebush on a cold-ish and wet-ish Saturday evening. Having the wood over the Swans in recent meetings, the Collingwood faithful were in a cheerful, upbeat mood, whistling as they walked which in all honesty could have simply been the wind blowing through the gap in their front teeth.
Of course this was also Micky Malthouse's 600th game as player or coach, and what better way to scowl about it than to have to travel north into the murky mires of western Sydney.
It's also only in the aftermath of this game that we have found out that Michael O'Loughlin is going to hang up the boots at season's end, hopefully joining the 300 club along the way. A fine servant for the Swans Micky O has been, and I must admit that his imminent retirement has left me in quite a quandary. Who can I now possibly have sitting in the forward pocket and leading up to the 50, in my ugliest team of the AFL? At least I have the rest of the season to ponder such issues.
As we've all noticed, Paul Roos tends to coach from the boundary line these days. Not sure what the advantage he thinks he has there, perceived advantage perhaps, but seeing Roosy on the sidelines and able to address his players as they come off reminds me of Dad waiting at the front door with arms crossed when you come home smelling of beer at 16 years of age. Turn over the footy far too easily from a kick in, off to see Dad. Miss a tackle, trip someone, give away 3 50s in succession? Just wait until Dad gets home.
Barry Hall kicked his 600th goal a few weeks ago. a feat I neglected to mention. It's a fine effort. Especially when most of those goals seem to have come whilst running around in what look like a pair of old black school shoes. Maybe it's the Pippi Longstocking socks that make them stand out so, but Barry is sure looking like the schoolyard bully, and has picked up a habit of trying to jumper-punch everyone in the chest whenever he gets tackled, or lays a tackle. Stop that Nelson, or you'll be made to pick up rubbish in with one of those old metal rubbish bins with the handles on the side. And you'll have to see Dad.
To the game! Didak was apparently good.
Pies by a not unexpected amount
Fremantle v Geelong
The first rule of footy tipping, never tip Freo, is easier to abide by if you don’t make an emotional investment in them as these guys are the ultimate heartbreakers, they tease, tempt, tantalise and ultimately tank on you…as on Sunday, the continuing saga of the Purple Stink completed another sad chapter of promising something, with fans wanting to stand as one and sing “I’m a Believer “…the reason for the musical reference is in line with Mark Harvey’s post match comments where he revealed that he was singing along to “Year of the Cat” on the way to the ground, realized what song it was, skipped to the next song which was “Its a Heartache”…not sure what is scarier, the songs and the game or the fact that Cat Stevens and Bonnie Tyler are on Harv’s play list…surely the Stink are paying him enough to be able to afford better than the Caltex Service station $4.99 bin…maybe not….
However, I digress, back to the game. As per usual the Stink flew out of the blocks and led at quarter time, giving the purple people that sense of false hope…again… The Cats suddenly realized where they were and what was going on and moved out of first gear for the next quarter and kicked 5 goals to 2 and a 13 point lead at the half. All things pointed to a Cat spanking in the second half, which would have saved a lot of purple heartbreak in the end but that seems to be the lot of a Dockers fan. The spanking didn’t happen as the Stink took it up to the Cats through the exciting play of some kiddies with cracker names, De Boer, Suban and Broughton all having an impact. With seconds to go in the 3rd, genuine NAB Rising Star contender Hille kicked a cracking goal on the run from fifty to tie up the game and the Purple Haze were up and about… The script for the last quarter did appear to have been lost until the final minutes before normal service was resumed and the Cats, through a very productive Burns who booted a career best 5, kicked enough to get over the line by 19.
The washup is that the Stink appear to have some sort of future to look forward to with a good number of kiddies getting games under their belts, senior players like the Pav, the fifth LightTower and Hase showing the way and Peake not being picked…however, we all understand that this is the Dockers we are talking about and by following the no emotional investment rule, they will Stink for a while to come..as for the Cats, they did what they needed to do, 2 trips to Perth in 3 weeks for 8 points is all good, although the big hairy Cat still has the yips in front of goal, Steve G is still a showoff, Lingy is still ugly and Corey Enright is still underrated..
Cats by 19
