Now ladies and gentlemen I hope you've all had a safer and happy Easter weekend than our television screens and the remotes currently embedded in them but despite our loss to the dastardly Port Adelaide & Friends (Green Fellas) on Saturday, we now look ahead to the next few games leading up to our blockbuster against the bye and a few subsequent games that follow. I know it seems a bit doomy and gloomy at the moment, believe me I felt that part of me died while listening to the radio commentary of the last quarter on my way to dinner last night but all is by no means lost.
Yes we lost to Port at home, but if we put this into perspective they are currently playing like a team that should finish Top 4, and believe me there aren't many teams playing like that at present besides Hawthorn, Geelong and
With that in mind let us have a little mini analysis of the coming games and see if we can channel some objectivity and generate some insight into what lies ahead.
Round 6: Carlton vs West Coast @ Etihad
In our favor:
- Carlton are currently s**t... and I mean no forward line, no Judd, no defense s**t. Yes granted they beat the Bulldogs at home but as Austin Powers says...
- We will be better for and learn from the loss against Port who quite frankly are a much much better version of the Carlton team that gave us a bloody nose last year in terms of pace and hunger.
- We don't seem to mind Etihad Stadium (with the exception of games against the Bulldogs and Top 6 teams)
- Carlton have lost Judd, Garlett doesn't want to play anymore and with Mick "gently down the wing" Malthouse in charge we can hopefully get some solid center corridor work going.
Against us:
- It's an away game although if 2013 is anything to go by...
- The losses of Glass and Ellis will not help but luckily for us with have backmen coming out of our backside.
Prediction:
Us to get back on the damn winners list! West Coast by 26 resurgent mastos
Round 7: West Coast vs Fremantle @ The Dong
Now I can already hear some of you...
Now it may be the eternal ray of sunshine from my ass that I constantly seem to delude myself with talking but I think Freo are a tad more vulnerable than usual.
In our favor:
- Fremantle are currently playing well, well below their best... Let's hope it stays that way...
- Injuries to Barlow, Gumbleton, Ibbotson and Walters have reduced their forward firepower and midfield grunt considerably.
- Sydney have demonstrated that tagging Mundy and bashing up Fyfe significantly increases your chances of beating Freo regardless of whether a crack fueled Johnson tries to spark them or not.
- Glassy should be back from his enforced holiday.
Against us:
- It's Freo... they have a better midfield than us... Need I say more?
- North may play them into some form.
Prediction:
Anyone's guess? West Coast in a tight one or Fremantle by a great deal...
Round 8: West Coast vs GWS @ The Dong again....
Ahhh excellent another small glasses wearing child for our mighty men to beat up on... Although we should be weary of a GWS ambush...
In our favor:
- Possible returns of Ellis, Hurn, Lecras (meaning no Hill!)
- It's at home
- It's a young travelling GWS team
- Morale could be on the up depending on the outcomes of the previous two games.
- Boys will go hell for leather with the looming break on the horizon.
Against us:
- Just ask Sydney....
- Young and hungry talent could expose us
- Bad weather?
- Quirrel uttering curses at our players causing Darling to fall from his broom...
- Not enough sacrifices to the Footy Gods
Prediction:
Another stock standard bullying of a developing team at home. West Coast by the sum of all our player's guersey numbers.
And with that I'll throw it over to everyone for all of you to discuss. No doubt there will be eternal optimists (EagleJack42 I'm looking at you...) and doom spouting pessimists (the Legion). Let us each put forward our own views and predictions of the coming weeks.
Scores:
Carlton: 0.0.0
West Coast: 0.0.0
West Coast: 0.0.0
Fremantle: 0.0.0
West Coast: 0.0.0
GWS: 0.0.0
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