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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #120 on: July 29, 2006, 03:38:21 pm »
Damn, I just realised that the sky afl coverage is a week behind and I've just read the crows/eagles scores. Bit of a choker that.

Does anyone know any decent pubs in (south-)west london that'll show the grand final live? There are pleny of aussies round there so must be a few!
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #121 on: July 31, 2006, 01:08:48 am »
Round 17 results:

Collingwood       16.17 113 def. Hawthorn         11. 2  68
St Kilda          27.12 174 def. Richmond         10.11  71
West Coast Eagles 26. 9 165 def. Adelaide         12.11  83
Essendon          25.10 160 def. Brisbane Lions   18.15 123
Sydney Swans      10.17  77 def. Port Adelaide     7. 8  50
Kangaroos         13.12  90 def. Geelong           8.12  60
Fremantle         15.17 107 def. Carlton          13.11  89
Melbourne         18.11 119 def. Western Bulldogs  9.14  68

Good wins to Collingwood, St Kilda, Essendon, Kangaroos, Sydney, Fremantle and  Melbourne. Carlton look like they are headed for the wooden spoon. West Coast absolutely destroyed Adelaide reminding the competition that any trip to the West during  finals time will be tough.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #122 on: July 31, 2006, 01:11:23 am »
Nice to get such a psychological edge over Adelaide before September 8)

Very much needed after an indifferent patch and hopefully this will prove that we haven't peaked too early.

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #123 on: July 31, 2006, 06:34:43 am »
LADDER

Adelaide           14 - 3
West Coast       13 - 4
Melbourne         12 - 5
St Kilda            11 - 6
Collingwood       11 - 6
Sydney            10 - 7
W.Bulldogs        10 - 7
Fremantle         10 - 7
Geelong             8 - 8
Richmond           8 - 8

The top 8 have now opened up a gap from the rest
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #124 on: July 31, 2006, 08:39:30 am »
Damn, I just realised that the sky afl coverage is a week behind and I've just read the crows/eagles scores. Bit of a choker that.

Does anyone know any decent pubs in (south-)west london that'll show the grand final live? There are pleny of aussies round there so must be a few!

I think the Walkabouts generally do.  It's really a matter of who would be open or open especially at 5am on a Saturday morning.

Do you know of the TNT magazine?  It's free each week and is aimed at Aus/Kiwi's/Saffy's.  Usually, in September, pubs showing the game would start advertising to say they are showing it.

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #125 on: July 31, 2006, 08:49:34 am »
I doubt Adelaide will beat the Eagles in the finals if they cross paths. They'll have to rely on another team to knock them off if they are to win the GF.

They seem to have the wood over them - 5 wins from their last 6 encounters.

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #126 on: August 3, 2006, 03:41:20 pm »
Two cracker games this weekend:
   
     * St. Kilda v West Coast at Telstra Dome (Friday night)
   
     * Adelaide v Collingwood at AAMI Stadium (Sat night)
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #127 on: August 3, 2006, 03:45:19 pm »
What's your tip for those games, Redmeister?
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #128 on: August 3, 2006, 03:50:03 pm »

  St Kilda   just
  Adelaide easy

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #129 on: August 3, 2006, 03:53:33 pm »
Honestly, can't split Saints v Eagles. Gonna be close. Saints by 10 points.
Adelaide by 21 points plus.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #130 on: August 4, 2006, 12:59:04 pm »
Two cracker games this weekend:
  
     * St. Kilda v West Coast at Telstra Dome (Friday night)
   
     * Adelaide v Collingwood at AAMI Stadium (Sat night)


West Coast currently running away with it.  39 points with a few minutes to go.  8)

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #131 on: August 4, 2006, 01:32:01 pm »
West Coast currently running away with it.  39 points with a few minutes to go.  8)

Wet Coat have been on fire in recent weeks. Their win last week does come with a rider, though: my brother has contacts with the Crows (Wayne Weideman actually, if you can remember him), and he said that in the last two weeks, Neil Craig, the Crows coach, has been flogging the players in training. Apparently they had a torture session a couple days before they played the Coaters; that would go someway to explain their performance last week in Perth.

Craig's notion is that he'll flog them now so they are fit and ready for the finals.

The Coaters were superb tonight, though: just watching it now. St Kilda had a shot at it up until about 90 seconds to go in the 3rd Quarter. Reiwoldt missed an easy sort of shot and then the Coats kicked two to finish the quarter.

They've gone a long way to break the Telstra Dome hoodoo with that performance, as the Saints have been destroying teams there in recent weeks.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #132 on: August 4, 2006, 01:55:23 pm »
Melbourne are the team to be afraid of.

If they can avoid Adelaide until to GF then they will be pretty hard to stop.

I may have a route to a ticket to the game if it happens :)
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #133 on: August 4, 2006, 02:03:57 pm »
Melbourne are the team to be afraid of.

If they can avoid Adelaide until to GF then they will be pretty hard to stop.

I may have a route to a ticket to the game if it happens :)

If they get back Davey and the other bloke who did his hammy, they will go close. The Coaters are a different team with a crumbing forward in there: Sampi is doing the job that Phil Matera used to do. (Sampi spent some weeks out with injury when the Coaters were playing poor)

My money is on the Crows: Craig has taken them to a new level, and they are just so consistent. (last week aside)

The D's have a shot, principally because if they make the GF it's at the G.

St Kilda: no chance after tonight.
Shit, just watching the replay of the game, and McGuire from St Kilda did a Cisse on his leg. Nasty stuff.

Reckon it will be a Crows/Coats final, maybe Melbourne/Crows, but luck will have to go the D's way in September.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #134 on: August 4, 2006, 02:17:06 pm »
As I said Mebourne need to avoid Adelaide to get to the GF probably.

WestCoast at their gaff would be not much easier.

But if Melbourne make 2nd, get a home final, win that and win the pre-lim as well we are in with a chance :P

Other option is to get Adalaide in the first game, win or lose and end up in the GF with them (probably)

Worse option is getting Adelaide away in the pre-lim
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #135 on: August 4, 2006, 02:20:15 pm »
Who knows? Swans did the Crows in Adelaide in the qual. final last year: if Melbourne shape up they could do the same thing if they have to go the South Aus. Some teams can't cut it in finals. Just need a bit of luck with injuries and the ball to roll your way. Swannies had that last year and look where it put them.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #136 on: August 4, 2006, 04:45:14 pm »
Wet Coat have been on fire in recent weeks.

I think we might have turned the corner after the (ongoing) Gardiner debacle.

It has also been typical of West Coast to peak early and then struggle towards the end of the season but there has been two major statements of intents in the last couple of weeks to say that we may be peaking at the right time.

I wouldn't say top spot is out of our grasp and I think that, after tonight, 2nd spot is ours for the losing.  Home ground advantage and continued focused aggression like the last few weeks should see us through to the last Saturday in September.

I'll take my chances with Adelaide on Grand Final day 8)





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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #137 on: August 5, 2006, 03:15:47 pm »
4 point win to the Crows tonight over Collingwood.
 
   Adelaide 7.16.(58) def. Collingwood 7.12.(54)               (AAMI Stadium)

Looking like an Adelaide v West Coast grand final.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #138 on: August 6, 2006, 10:51:13 am »
LADDER  (4 to play)

Adelaide           15 - 3
West Coast       14 - 4
Melbourne         12 - 6
Sydney             11 - 7
St Kilda             11 - 7
Collingwood        11 - 7
W Bulldogs         11 - 7
Fremantle          11 - 7
Geelong              9 - 9
Richmond            8 -10

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #139 on: August 7, 2006, 02:31:59 am »
Round 18 results:
West Coast Eagles 14.14  98  def.    St Kilda        8.11 59
Carlton           12. 8  80           def.    Melbourne      10.13 73
Western Bulldogs  15.10 100  def.    Richmond       10.18 78
Sydney Swans      17.14 116   def.    Essendon       11. 7 73
Adelaide           7.16  58          def.    Collingwood     7.12 54
Geelong           14.20 104       def.     Brisbane Lions 13. 9 87
Kangaroos         12.12  84      def.     Port Adelaide   9.11 65
Fremantle         14.20 104      def.     Hawthorn        7. 9 51

Most significant result for the round was the Eagles defeat of the Saints. The wheels are starting to come off for the Sainters. West Coast look strong and play a finals type style that should see them do well come September. (definition: "finals type style":  win the hard ball and don't over use handball)
West Coast's midfield of Cousins, Judd and Kerr...if they all have a good finals series look out :o!
Adelaide on the other hand, appears to over use handball, thinking that it will get them out of all situations. Wrong. Collingwood flooded back repeatedly which lead to hesitation in attacking the goal front. Something Neil Craig will have to work out come finals time. Interesting jockeying for the 3rd and 4th positions on the ladder...with Melbourne, Sydney, St. Kilda, Collingwood, Western Bulldogs and Fremantle...all in the race. Carlton's win over Melbourne now puts more pressure on Essendon for the wooden spoon.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #140 on: August 7, 2006, 08:50:28 am »
"finals type style":  win the hard ball and don't over use handball)

Ron Barassi would disagree with you ;)

St Kilda's window of oppurtunity has just closed a little further.  Has there ever been so many <5 draft picks playing together, who have gone on to become genuine stars in their own right, who have underperformed in September?

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #141 on: August 7, 2006, 10:05:50 am »
The Coaters mid field had a great finals campaign last year, but that wasn't enough to take away the big prize. The Coats have a phenomenal on-ball division, a very solid backline, but it is the forward line where they will win and lose the Premiership. If Sampi has a great final campaign, I think the Coats can win it.

Adelaide have come off two very solid weeks of training that will be their platform for a finals push. They have Charlie Walsh (ex-director of cycling for the AIS) as a specialist coach, and apparently their players have been cycling hundreds of kilometres a week recently. They are missing a couple of players, esepcially finals specialist Andrew McCleod, who will be ready for finals action after having a bursa removed from his foot. (I think that was the diagnosis) 

Melbourne could go close, but will need all players on board to make it. They missed Davey and Pickett on the weekend.

Two smokies for me are the Swans and the Dockers: Swans because they've been there and done it, and are running into form. Dockers because everyone has written them off, and I've seen them play in recent weeks, and they have been superb. They have the right mix to make it in September: pace from the backline, solid midfield, and a star-studded forward line, including one of the best small forward in the comp in Jeffrey Farmer, and a fella who will go close on Brownlow night in Matthew Pavlich. The Dockers also defeated the Coaters earlier this year in one of the best games for the season. Freo have been dogged by inconsistency, but are putting together a solid run at the right time of the year.

In other news, I shot my bolt on the weekend at the chance to have a crack at $25000 in a tipping comp I'm in. Only got 5 for the weekend, which leaves me tied for 100th or so out of 20000 odd, and no chance to carry away the big prize.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #142 on: August 7, 2006, 12:50:33 pm »
The Coaters mid field had a great finals campaign last year, but that wasn't enough to take away the big prize. The Coats have a phenomenal on-ball division, a very solid backline, but it is the forward line where they will win and lose the Premiership. If Sampi has a great final campaign, I think the Coats can win it.

I think, if Daniel Kerr was not injured in the first few minutes of last years GF, we would have won it.  He wins so many hard balls and is often the one who goes in to get it and then dishes out to Judd and Cousins who are flying by.  The forward line is a problem though.  I was hoping that Lynch would excel in the role with Sampi cleaning up the crumbs.  Hopefully he does so in September.

Not sure about Freo as they have no real September experience and I'm a firm believer that this is what is crucial.  Sydney, yes because they play gritty, ugly, finals football all year and don't need to adapt.


In other news, I shot my bolt on the weekend at the chance to have a crack at $25000 in a tipping comp I'm in. Only got 5 for the weekend, which leaves me tied for 100th or so out of 20000 odd, and no chance to carry away the big prize.

Which one's that then?

I'm in a big one where I used to work and am equal 4th.  I always find the last few weeks easier to move up than the rest because you can be sure that 2nd,3rd,4th etc trying to tip a few upsets to catch 1st.  So when they're picking 5's you just pick what you would normally pick earlier in the season and coast past with your 6's and 7's in to the money spots of 2nd and 3rd 8)

Sounds easy eh? :D

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #143 on: August 7, 2006, 04:34:58 pm »
Good psychology on the tipping, DK. They were interviewing "Australia's Leading Tipster" in all competitions (how they know I don't know) the other day and he/she said (had one of those names) that one of his/her guiding philosophies was to not bet against interstate teams at home, especially those from WA and SA. Guess that philosophy will be shot now because a club like Port Adelaide is looking toward next season and is playing young players.

The comp. I'm in is one called BeerWineSpirits. Just checked there are over 28 thousand entrants. Nationwide thing you do online.

Fucked up on the weekend picking Brisbane (the Cats had Ablett and Mooney out, and I didn't know where the goals were going to come from) and also picking the Saints. The Saints have been trampling teams, and the Coats have trouble in Melbourne, but I should have known to pick the Coats after the awesome display the week before. As for Carlton....who would have thunk it?
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #144 on: August 7, 2006, 09:54:59 pm »
Brisbane got me too, they are a bit of a tipsters nightmare.  Still with the cattle to beat anyone on their day but certainly don't do it consistently enough anymore.

How many are you on for this season? 

I am on 95 - not great, but good enough for 4th out of 30 so far.  Leader is on 100.

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« Reply #145 on: August 8, 2006, 06:51:14 am »
102: mind you I am in three other comps. and the others are all in the 90's. The leader in the BWS one is on 107.

The best I can hope for is to be the best tipster for the region I'm in: I'm 3 ahead of the second place bloke in that, but all I win for that is $165 worth of free booze. Still, better than a kick in the pants if I can stay ahead.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #146 on: August 8, 2006, 08:34:41 am »
Not in any competition, but I try to compete with the 18 'experts'
who tip in the Herald Sun each week. Gerard Healy is leading with 100
with James Hird the lowest on 81. I'm on 98.

My system is to start with the 8 favourites, and then pick a couple of games I think might go the other way - quite consistent with 5 or 6 most weeks.

Statistically, favourites are winning approx 2 out of every 3 games.

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« Reply #147 on: August 9, 2006, 02:40:54 am »
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Who knows? Swans did the Crows in Adelaide in the qual. final last year
Red Death it was St. Kilda who knocked off Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. (2005 1st qualifying final: 8 points victory to the Saints...Robert Harvey doing most of the damage.)
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I am on 95 - not great, but good enough for 4th out of 30 so far.  Leader is on 100.
On 95 as well with our number one tipster on 106.
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I think, if Daniel Kerr was not injured in the first few minutes of last years GF, we would have won it.  He wins so many hard balls and is often the one who goes in to get it and then dishes out to Judd and Cousins who are flying by.  The forward line is a problem though.
Totally agree Red Death, Eagles midfield is very strong but their main problem could be their forward structure.
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #148 on: August 11, 2006, 04:12:50 am »
Punters fly with the Eagles

With many football pundits having inked Adelaide in as the premier-in-waiting, West Coast is poised to assume outright favouritism for the 2006 flag and leave bookmakers nervously sitting on huge payouts if Fremantle can push the Crows at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

TAB Sportsbet stands to hand over about $1 million if West Coast takes the flag, and yesterday edged the Eagles ($2.75) within a whisker of ladder leader Adelaide ($2.70).

Centrebet's sports betting manager Gerard Daffy said yesterday the Eagles would move to outright favouritism even if the Dockers just ran the Crows close.

"The Eagles are definitely the flavour of the month," Daffy said. "We expect them to have an impressive win and move to favouritism if either Adelaide lose, or if Fremantle take them to the wire."

West Australian punters also are getting firmly behind John Worsfold's runner-up team of last season, with two significant bets for it to at least make the grand final again. One punter stands to profit $170,000 for his bet of $10,000 for West Coast to play Sydney in this year's premiership decider again.

A $40,000 wager was placed with TAB Sportsbet on Wednesday night for the Eagles and Adelaide to be the last two teams standing. That grand final quinella would earn the punter a $74,000 profit.

Last week, another WA punter also took a $10,000 bet on Adelaide and Sydney to play off in the grand final, chasing a profit of $90,000.

West Coast has firmed dramatically after drifting out to $6 just before the round 17 win over the Crows.

"There is no doubt that West Coast will be favourites if results fall that way (Fremantle beating Adelaide), and a lot of it is because of the money we are holding for them," Gary Davies from TAB Sportsbet said.

"The money for West Coast has been far greater than for Adelaide."

West Coast is Centrebet's worst result of the remaining contenders in premiership betting, with an anticipated payout of more than $300,000 already, with most of the big betting still to come.

"It has been an amazing turnaround in two weeks," Daffy said.

"But I still want to see them perform against a quality side in Melbourne — I don't think we saw that on Friday night. But now they have spot one or two, two home finals and a saloon ride, that is an important factor."

The biggest bet Centrebet holds for West Coast is $25,000 at $5, taken eight weeks ago from a Melbourne punter for a payout of $125,000.

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/08/10/1154803032333.html

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #149 on: August 11, 2006, 02:03:50 pm »
For once, we seem to be finishing the season strongly but I still don't like the favourite tag.  I get the feeling, as Red Death pointed out, the Crows might have an eye on September already and their current form is suffering a little.

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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #150 on: August 13, 2006, 01:25:11 pm »
Ladder (3 to play)

Adelaide         15 - 4
West Coast     15 - 4
Sydney           12 - 7
St Kilda           12 - 7
Melbourne        12 - 7
Fremantle        12 - 7
Collingwood      11 - 8
W.Bulldogs       11 - 8
Geelong           9 - 10
Richmond         9 - 10
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Re: AFL Season 2006 - games, results and discussion
« Reply #151 on: August 14, 2006, 02:03:57 am »
Round 19 results:

Essendon          10.14  74           def. Collingwood       9. 7 61
Sydney Swans      14.11  95       def. Melbourne        10. 3 63
West Coast Eagles 14.23 107    def. Kangaroos        12. 9 81
Richmond          21.16 142          def. Brisbane Lions    8.12 60
Port Adelaide     14.21 105         def. Western Bulldogs 13.13 91
Fremantle         13.17  95           def. Adelaide         10.20 80
St Kilda          15.13 103             def. Geelong          11.14 80
Hawthorn          17.11 113         def. Carlton          13.12 90

The week you needed to go for some upset wins to catch up in the footy tipping competiton, but didn't.
Upset wins, in my opinion, to Essendon, Port Adelaide and Fremantle. In hindsight, of course Essendon didn't want that wooden spoon and went out to prove it to their fans. Fremantle have been notching up wins... gave a good no nonsense performance against Adelaide. St. Kilda put an end to any notion Geelong had of making the finals.
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« Reply #152 on: August 14, 2006, 06:18:51 am »
Yeah, a difficult week - only 4 for me

why on earth did I pick Brisbane     ::)

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« Reply #153 on: August 14, 2006, 08:42:56 am »
3 for me  :-\

Tough week

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« Reply #154 on: August 14, 2006, 09:22:00 am »
Got a 4 in one comp and 5 in the others. Tough week indeed. There is something very strange going on at Geelong, and Bomber Thompson will be on the way out after this season I suspect. Thank heavens I picked Saint Kilda, as it's been pretty obvious the team morale at the Cattery is at a very low ebb.

Picked Freo over Adelaide.....dunno why, but I did.

Missed on the Power, the Mighty Bombers, and also on Hawthorn. The Hawthorn one is the one I'm kicking myself over.
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« Reply #155 on: August 16, 2006, 01:32:16 am »
The Run Home

The top two is settled and reigning premiers Sydney looks increasingly likely to finish third.

But it is the battle for fourth place that is really hotting up with three rounds remaining as we look at the run home for the finals contenders.

ADELAIDE: Current position: First - 15 wins, four losses, Percentage: 148.6

The Crows' have secured a top two finish but could yet surrender the minor premiership to West Coast after two losses in the past three games. But of more concern to coach Neil Craig is the Crows' drop in confidence in recent weeks and their growing injury list, but the return of skipper Mark Ricciuto from suspension this week will be a huge boost.

WEST COAST: Second - 15-4, 117.9.

The Eagles have also sewn up a top two finish but could yet be deprived of the crucial home-state advantage in the first week of the finals with local rivals Fremantle also threatening to finish in the top four. But with five wins in their past six games the Eagles are flying and with a better run home than Adelaide over the final three rounds, last year's beaten grand finalists could yet finish the season on top for the first time since 1994.

SYDNEY: Third - 12-7, 123.8

The reigning premiers now look a good bet to finish in third place, the same position from which they launched their successful premiership challenge last season. With four straight wins since their unlucky loss to the Eagles in Perth in round 15, the Swans are again peaking at exactly the right time. And with their remaining matches being against Geelong (at Geelong) and Brisbane and Carlton both at home, it's difficult to see the Swans losing another game on the run in to the finals.

ST KILDA: Fourth - 12-7, 118.7

The Saints' are currently in fourth spot but could drop to as low as seventh if they don't win Saturday night's blockbuster clash against Fremantle in Perth. With the Dockers in sixth place, this week's clash at Subiaco could well decide which team finishes fourth. And if the Saints get over the Dockers, they will fancy their chances of finishing fourth given they will be favoured to beat the Bulldogs and Brisbane in the final two rounds.

MELBOURNE: Fifth - 12-7, 118.7

The Demons surrendered their place in the top four this weekend but with their two biggest rivals for fourth spot in Fremantle and St Kilda squaring off this week, Neale Daniher's side still has a great opportunity of grabbing the double chance. With the imminent return from injury of Russell Robertson, Travis Johnstone, Matthew Whelan and Aaron Davey, the Demons will be strongly favoured to beat the Kangaroos this week and will now fancy their chances against the disappointing Cats in round 21, even though that game is in Geelong. So their hopes of finishing in the top four could depend on having to beat Adelaide in Adelaide in the final round.

FREMANTLE: Sixth - 12-7, 99.5

The Dockers have now won six matches in a row for the first time with their win over Adelaide at AAMI Stadium one of the best in their history. That win ensured that Fremantle will play in September for only the second time since joining the competition in 1995 but now they have their sights set firmly on a top four finish. To achieve that the Dockers must beat St Kilda this week and given how close teams three to eight on the ladder are they may also have to beat West Coast in the second derby in round 21 and Port Adelaide in the final round. But two wins should be enough to ensure the Dockers finish either fifth or sixth to guarantee home advantage in the first week of the finals.

COLLINGWOOD: Seventh - 11-8, 115.7

The Pies were terribly disappointing in losing to bottom side Essendon on Friday night and now can afford no more slip-ups if they hope to finish in the top four. The Pies still need one more win to secure their finals place but will need to win all three remaining games to grab the double chance. But they will start favourites in all their remaining games against Port Adelaide (in Adelaide), Carlton and the Kangaroos.

WESTERN BULLDOGS: Eighth - 11-8, 108.8

The Dogs have got the wobbles and after their shock loss to Port, now have to face league leaders Adelaide coming off only a six day break after playing in the heat and humidity of Darwin. Rodney Eade's team still needs one more win to secure their first finals berth since 2000 but they will start underdogs against the Crows and in round 21 against St Kilda. But they will be favoured to beat Essendon in the final round.

GEELONG: Ninth - 9-10, 100.8

The Cats' finally look to have killed off their finals hopes following their loss to St Kilda on Sunday. However they remain a slim mathematical chance, although they will have to win their three remaining games, against Sydney and Melbourne (both in Geelong) and Hawthorn and hope that either the Bulldogs or Collingwood lose their three remaining matches.

RICHMOND: Tenth - 9-10, 84.8

The Tigers are in the exact same position as Geelong but have a better chance of sneaking into the eight because they face the two bottom teams in Carlton and Essendon in the next fortnight while the Bulldogs face tough games against Adelaide and St Kilda. That could mean Richmond heading into the final round locked on 11 wins with the Bulldogs but they would still need to beat West Coast at the MCG in the final round and hope the Dogs lose to Essendon to sneak into the eight.


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« Reply #156 on: August 21, 2006, 12:39:22 am »
Round 20 results:

Collingwood       12.17  89 def. Port Adelaide  12.15  87
Geelong           14. 6  90 def. Sydney Swans    9. 9  63
Western Bulldogs  16. 9 105 def. Adelaide       14.14  98
Hawthorn          19.10 124 def. Essendon       15.16 106
Fremantle         17.12 114 def. St Kilda        7.14  56
West Coast Eagles 16.18 114 def. Brisbane Lions  7.10  52
Richmond          21.14 140 def. Carlton        14.11  95
Melbourne         20.12 132 def. Kangaroos      12.10  82

The rise and rise of the West. Fremantle and West Coast continue their strong surge toward the finals.
Adelaide not looking as convincing as their were mid season. Close wins to Collingwood and Western Bulldogs. Melbourne bounce back with a demolition of the Kangaroos.
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« Reply #157 on: August 21, 2006, 03:52:36 am »
Went to the Melbourne - Kangaroos yesterday.

Davey was awesome. So glad that he and some of the other lads are back.
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« Reply #158 on: August 28, 2006, 01:05:12 am »
Round 21 results:

St Kilda      22.10 142   def. Western Bulldogs  13.14  92
Geelong       14.10  94  drw. Melbourne         14.10  94
Hawthorn       7.16  58  def. Kangaroos          4.12  36
Richmond      20. 9 129  def. Essendon          16.17 113
Sydney Swans  14.13  97 def. Brisbane Lions     6. 4  40
Port Adelaide 14.11  95   def. Adelaide          11.15  81
Collingwood   24.12 156   def. Carlton           17.10 112
Fremantle     18.10 118   def. West Coast Eagles  8.13  61

Saint Kilda look to be gaining some momentum leading up to the finals. Adelaide are well and truly in trouble with injuries and a game plan everybody else has worked out. Sydney, like Saint Kilda, are playing well at the right time of the year. Lots of on field drama in the traditional stoush between Collingwood and Carlton. Reminded me of good old fashioned footy from the Seventies...so watch for the AFL to stamp it out as soon as possible. Big win for the week was Fremantle's victory in the derby against West Coast. Can the Dockers finally do something in September?...stay tuned.

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« Reply #159 on: August 29, 2006, 06:07:42 am »
Adelaide are well and truly in trouble with injuries and a game plan everybody else has worked out.

Their injury list includes:

Forward Trent Hentschel will require a knee reconstruction on his horrifically damaged right knee, ruling him out for 12 months.

Hentschel's knee was so badly damaged in a tackle from Port Adelaide rookie Matt Thomas in Showdown XXI that it has been described as an injury more common in car accident victims and there are concerns over his playing future.

Andrew McLeod will miss three-to-four weeks "at best" with an infection in the left foot he had a bursa removed from five weeks ago. His foot swelled in the second half of the Showdown and he had surgery to drain fluid out of it yesterday afternoon.

Adelaide games record-holder Ben Hart's Achilles injury could end his season and his career.

The 32-year-old veteran of 311 games will be sidelined for at least four weeks and, given he is coming out of contract, might not play for the club again.

Captain Mark Ricciuto has been ruled out of Saturday's top-four clash with Melbourne and his finals campaign is in jeopardy because of a "severe viral infection".

He became ill on Saturday, is under the guidance of a physician and has been told to stay away from the club to stop the risk of the infection spreading. "It is quite a nasty one and he is quite an ill boy," football operations manager John Reid said, adding some blood count results "aren't showing the right signs we would like to see".

Brett Burton is at least three weeks away from resuming from a torn hamstring tendon.

Key position player Ken McGregor's hamstring injury could sideline him for another week.

The only good news for Adelaide is that defender Nathan Bassett, knocked unconscious in a clash of heads with Power forward Brett Ebert in the third quarter of the derby, has suffered no structural damage and could play against Melbourne.

While the second-placed Crows, who have lost four of their past five games after boasting a league-best 14-2 record after 16 rounds, were counting the cost of an injury count which puts them in serious danger of falling out of the finals in straight sets, most of their thought yesterday were with Hentschel, their best forward.

Reid said the shocking injury to Hentschel, Adelaide's second-highest goalkicker this year with 42, would "put his career on hold" for a while with more details to be released by club doctor Brian Sando in the next few days.

"It's a major injury. We do know the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is gone, which quite clearly means he's gone for 12 months," Reid said.

It is understood Hentschel also has suffered bone, tendon and cartilage damage.

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