Amazing roller coaster round where tipping predictions torn into confetti and thrown gleefully in the air! In other scintillating insights:
Coach Brad Scott and the North Melbourne hierarchy pushed to decide whether Majak Daw is beefcake marketing figurine or genuine presence up forward in the wake of Collingwood smack down. Majak boots 5 in the twos to knock at the Daw for selection.
Born again tagger Brent McAffer takes the scalp of Roo Nick Del Santo after earlier blanket jobs quietening Tiger Trent Cotchin and Sydney’s Kieren Jack this year.
250 game Milestone players salute on either end of the continuum of victory with Crow Scotty Thompson’s 38 disposals and Lions legend Jonathan Brown’s 4 goals.
Brisbane have won one quarter to date and on track to win full quarters in Round 23. Is history repeating with Peter Schwab’s mentor relationship with coach Justin Leppitsch? Remember the tension between Schwab himself as Coach, and David Parkin as Director of Football at Hawthorn, in the early 2000s. In Parkin’s words “after two years I suggested to Peter that it wasn’t working, that I was irritating him and that I should go, and he agreed to all three.” Watch out!
Fears at Western Bulldogs that shoulders of Tongan dimension required to fit the entire surname of footy’s new “Super Sub” scuttled as AFL permits font size reduction. Impossible to read on Fox Footy HD let alone Channel 7 due mostly to its ongoing commitment to the fans through broadcasting in standard definition.
News of Carlton Captain Chris Judd’s inclusion puts some much needed chaff into the Blues saddle bags. Remember that roar he got on Blues debut in ’08 when he had 3 touches in 15 seconds? Ditto here when subbed on. Fell into San Andreas hamstring fault line when unceremoniously pushed on kick 3 minutes later. Doc Larkins surveys the scene on HD TV and proclaims 4-6 weeks on a good day.
Repetitive Strain Injury inducing last quarter Saturday night prognosis via remote control flicking between Saints V Dons, and Eagles V Port. Genuine drama sans chip chip possession accountability.
Depictions of Bomber Thompson as quirky laugh a minute off the wall screwball in the coaches box and post game split town as Bombers botch fly pass against resurrection Saints. All week media street clamor for contract extension as assistant coach on Hirdy’s return next year. Should Bomber hold out in anticipation of persistent North Melbourne inconsistency and a potential vacancy ripe for his check in?
Sight of Paul Roos half time logical explanations on Fox Footy of why Dees were 20 points adrift of the Suns and what could be done invoke “DO……..SOMETHING!!!!!” response from this viewer.
Cat Tom Hawkins works his way through 3 jumpers in his hatchet job of undersized Hawk defender Kyle Cheney with 5 goals, 3 in the last quarter. Finishes the game in 10 game player Joshua Walker’s No. 34.
Bizarre news update raunchy spammers flood twitter game hashtags. Links lead to nowhere in particular.
Fortunately these spammers aren’t pushing Ballarat news updates – to wit – “2 dogs killed in Sebastopol today as tip truck swerves to avoid discarded Mother can” #AFLDogsTrucks ”
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