AFL, Round 20 {R}

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  1. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Vital round at the business end of the season, seeing that the race for finals places at the lower half of the top eight is up for grabs-- to wit, this Friday night's match pitting Essendon against Collingwood.

    And then there's Geelong's ever-improving hopes and dreams for a double-chance in September that comes with a top-four place. :)

    Here are the weekend's fixtures...

    Friday, 13 August
    Essendon v Collingwood, at the MCG, 7:30 p.m. Melbourne time

    Saturday, 14 August
    Geelong v Fremantle, at Kardinia Park, Geelong, 2 p.m. Melbourne time
    Hawthorn v Brisbane, at the MCG, 2 p.m. Melbourne time
    Melbourne v Sydney, at Telstra Dome, 7 p.m. Melbourne time
    Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide, at Marrara Oval, Darwin, 7 p.m. Darwin time

    Sunday, 15 August
    Adelaide v Richmond, at AAMI Stadium, 12:30 p.m. Adelaide time (1 p.m. in Melbourne)
    North Melbourne v St. Kilda, at Telstra Dome, 2 p.m. Melbourne time
    West Coast v Carlton, at Subiaco Oval, 2 p.m. Perth time (4 p.m. in Melbourne)

    Ladders, stats and news coming up...
     
  2. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Been swamped lately, so I'll try and wrap things up nice and neat as well as I can...

    First, the ladder through 19 rounds:

    Code:
    1. St Kilda  19  14  5  0  2099  1600  131.18  56    
    2. Port Adelaide  19  14  5  0  2074  1632  127.08  56    
    3. Melbourne  19  14  5  0  1952  1633  119.53  56    
    4. Brisbane  19  13  6  0  2081  1598  130.22  52    
    5. Geelong  19  13  6  0  1803  1549  116.39  52    
    6. Fremantle  19  11  8  0  1729  1590  108.74  44    
    7. North Melbourne  19  10  9  0  1873  1682  111.35  40    
    8. Sydney  19  10  9  0  1653  1624  101.78  40             
    =====================================================
    9. Essendon  19  10  9  0  1948  1935  100.67  40    
    10. West Coast  19  10  9  0  1722  1807  95.29  40    
    11. Collingwood  19  8  11  0  1635  1737  94.12  32    
    12. Carlton  19  8  11  0  1575  1945  80.97  32    
    13. Adelaide  19  6  13  0  1643  1781  92.25  24    
    14. Western Bulldogs  19  4  15  0  1664  2093  79.5  16    
    15. Richmond  19  4  15  0  1477  2090  70.66  16    
    16. Hawthorn  19  3  16  0  1458  2090  69.76  12
    
    In hashing over the news, the biggest news of the week concerns the coaching vacancies, and two of them have been filled...

    Wallace opts for Tigerland -- The Age

    Craig gets nod (at Adelaide) -- The Herald Sun

    And that leaves just the Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs vacancies as the posts left to fill, with inklings in this morning's Herald Sun hinting that ex-Sydney coach Rodney Eade close to getting the Bulldogs job.
     
  3. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And now, my tips for the weekend...

    Essendon v Collingwood
    Geelong v Fremantle
    Hawthorn v Brisbane
    Melbourne v Sydney
    Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide
    Adelaide v Richmond
    North Melbourne v St. Kilda
    West Coast v Carlton


    I'm on 100/152 for the season. Not a bad tipping record this season, with three rounds to play. :)
     
  4. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  5. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Friday night footy at the MCG, on a cold and rainy night in Melbourne, for the vital late-season match between Essendon and Collingwood:
    [result]Essendon 18.13 (121)
    Collingwood 13.9 (87)[/result]

    Interesting game, at least midway through the final term.
     
  6. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Also, Darren (ScouseCat) is away at a corporate retreat for the weekend, but he SMS'd me his tips prior to tonight's match for me to publish here on this thread, and here they are...

    Essendon v Collingwood
    Geelong v Fremantle
    Hawthorn v Brisbane
    Melbourne v Sydney
    Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide
    Adelaide v Richmond
    North Melbourne v St. Kilda
    West Coast v Carlton


    Entering the weekend, Darren's on 94, trailing me by six with three weeks to go.

    And for the record, he and I disagree on the possible outcome of two games in this round.

    [result]And he won the first one already.[/result]
     
  7. BhoysFC1995

    BhoysFC1995 New Member

    Nov 30, 1999
    NYC
    hey, babytiger (highlight below, i have a question, actually for everyone but don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen friday's result yet?

    [result]if the magpies would have won friday, do you think they would have had a chance to still make the playoffs? it sure seemed like it. its all pointless now, but i was wondering this b/c they were written off as eliminated weeks ago[/result]
     
  8. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Out of respect for those on this forum, for the same reasons...

    [result]Depends how much they would have won by. They would have had to have won the rest of their games and each one by a fair bit in order to move ahead on percentage of the pack chasing the 7th and 8th spots.

    They had a one-in-a-blue-moon shot to still make the finals, but that's gone now.

    However, having said that, Collingwood showed some flashes of brilliance tonight, but after they kicked four goals in a row between the end of the third quarter and the start of the final term, they couldn't sustain that momentum. James Hird was instrumental in seeing Collingwood off, kicking a vital goal that sent Essendon home free.[/result]
     
  9. Spartacus

    Spartacus Member

    May 20, 2001
    The NO SOCCER Zone
    Friday, 13 August
    Essendon v Collingwood -- If I tip the Bombers, the Pies are sure to eliminate Essendon from the 8

    Saturday, 14 August
    Geelong v Fremantle -- The Cats run to the top 4 continues against the schizophrenic Dockers
    Hawthorn v Brisbane -- I haven't completely lost touch with reality
    Melbourne v Sydney -- Dees with the easier bounce-back and home ground
    Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide -- No worries

    Sunday, 15 August
    Adelaide v Richmond -- Strictly based on defending home ground
    North Melbourne v St. Kilda -- Roos fall back to earth after SCG shocker
    West Coast v Carlton -- Eagles are sneaky good
     
  10. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Saturday's result... with the consequence of an important move on the ladder. :)

    Geelong v Fremantle, at Kardinia Park in Geelong, in simply ugly and stormy conditions:
    [result]Geelong 9.21 (75)
    Fremantle 3.7 (25)[/result]

    [result]Geelong now in the top four!![/result]

    Hawthorn v Brisbane at the MCG, played in the same wintry conditions that have blanketed much of Victoria today:
    [result]Hawthorn 6.7 (43)
    Brisbane 8.18 (66)[/result]

    Melbourne v Sydney at Telstra Dome in Melbourne (with the roof closed):
    [result]Melbourne 7.4 (46)
    Sydney 10.7 (67)[/result]

    [result]Thank goodness the Swans slowed this game down... Geelong took advantage of this result, Melbourne's loss, to get into the driver's seat for a top-four spot.[/result]

    And Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide, at the neutral-ground venue of Marrara Oval in Darwin:
    [result]Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61)
    Port Adelaide 23.9 (147)[/result]
     
  12. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Post-match report in the Sunday Herald Sun

    Post-match report in The Sunday Age

    Post-match report in The Sunday Age

    Post-match report in the Sunday Herald Sun

    Post-match report in the Sunday Herald Sun

    Post-match report in The Sunday Age

    Post-match report in the Sunday Herald Sun

    Post-match report in The Sunday Age
     
  13. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sunday's results...

    Adelaide v Richmond at AAMI Stadium-- and don't let the ladder positions fool you, this was a entertaining and well-played game today:
    [result]Adelaide 21.12 (138)
    Richmond 13.8 (86)[/result]

    North Melbourne v St. Kilda at Telstra Dome (and a nice bag of goals for one full-forward in contention for All Australian selection):
    [result]North Melbourne 15.6 (96)
    St. Kilda 23.9 (147)[/result]

    And West Coast v Carlton at Subiaco Oval:
    [result]West Coast 15.21 (111)
    Carlton 6.13 (49)[/result]
     
  14. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Also, a very respectable 6/8 on my tipping for the round, and the weekend numbers take me to 106/160 for the season.

    [result]Only Collingwood and North Melbourne let me down.[/result]
     
  15. ScouseCat

    ScouseCat New Member

    Jan 10, 2003
    Melbourne, Australia
    Thanks for posting my tips William, it was my second 8/8 for the season which takes me to a score of 102 with two rounds remaining. I'm only 4 behind you now my friend... finishing strongly like Ian Thorpe in the 200 metres Freestyle Final last night at the Olympics! :D
     
  16. Spartacus

    Spartacus Member

    May 20, 2001
    The NO SOCCER Zone
    Another Cometti Classic in Friday night's Essendon/Collingwood clash. Describing the chilly conditions in Melbourne, "you could be sitting between two moose and still turn blue."

    By the way, where's Craig Willis been (the voice-over voice of our shows in the States)?
     
  17. Spartacus

    Spartacus Member

    May 20, 2001
    The NO SOCCER Zone
    Don't look back, William...someone might be gaining on you. By the way, I tipped 7/8 for the week, with only Melbourne disappointing.

    And now that we're on the doorstep of September footy, with all due respect to the Geelong backers on this forum, would anyone be disappointed to see a Brisbane Lions/St. Kilda Grand Final?
     
  18. OldFanatic

    OldFanatic Member

    Jan 12, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I won't.
     
  19. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Probably not, seeing that they've been arguably the best two teams this season.

    However, as you hinted, with Geelong being the in-form team of the competition over the last four months, you can write off the Cats' chances in September at your own peril.

    Might we see "the ultimate catfight" at the MCG in the final Saturday in September? We'll have to see about that.

    By the way, Geelong's sizzling form has one big endorsement-- on last weekend's "Sunday Footy Show", panelist Bryan Taylor went as far to say, without provocation, that he thinks that Geelong has what it takes to play in a grand final this year.

    The x-factor, IMHO, is whether Port Adelaide can vanquish its finals hoodoo. Living proof that their minor premierships of the last couple of years have counted for squat... you still have to win the key games when they matter most.
     

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