Round 8: The Dust Settles

So who of you thought that after 8 rounds, the Sinners would be sitting below the Suns on the table! Unbelievable.  What has happened to the Saints?  We all expected the Paps would be at the bottom, and the Lions... well only they could lose to the Bombers like that... but the Sinners... WTF???  Is Lenny Hayes THAT good???  Are they missing him THAT much?  Anything is possible but for those of you that picked the Sinners for the Granny... time to work out where you are going to get an extra 2 points back on the field cos they are GONE!  If yer wondering where the precedent for this is... well I remember back-to-backs for the Crows being followed by an almight thud.  The Sinners could have won a couple... now they are goneskie.

I was never worried on Saturday watching the Crows fall four goal behind in the first quarter.  I always had faith.  We may be bad, but we ain't Port.  That said, the Crows are still only an average team *sighs*  Ablett had 348 touches in the first 10 minutes - what was going on there? Shocking.  At least there's Port.  They are sitting second last, but have played one more game than Brissy and have lower percentage... an absolute bunch of hacks.

And injuries... oh dear.  Hawthorn.  Essendon.  Beginning of the End.  Although to be fair for the Hawks it is a continuation on of the end.  But Jobe Smith (the milkmans surname was Smith) is out for a while and the chinks will start to show...

The Tippers
A few 7's this week but the major failings for folk were the Dockers and the Pies.  Mind you, 23% of you thought the Cats were gonna get up this week.  The Gays seemed to think that the Crows would lose to the Suns - ON YOUR BIKE MADZZZZZZY and MR CRICKET JR!  With that kind of picking you are DOOMED TO FAILURE!

In the side comp we lost another and are down to 6 in the race for $135 - this week you have to tip from the Saturday Games Only.

Round 9
Some more hard picks this week with the Blues take on the high flying Cats this week.  Big test for the Blues - they rate themselves.  I don't.  Cats to floggem. 

On Saturday the Sinners take on the Dees.  Both are Losers.  The Dees will still be Losers on Sunday though.  The Paaaaah and Dockers... hmmm.  Homeground advantage to the Paaaaaaah and they must be taking an awful hiding back in Uggelaide.  Will they respond like the Dees did a cuppla weeks ago...?  I'm half suspecting they may sneak home in this one, but it will take the Dockers to fall asleep to do it. Can't pick tha Paaaaaaaaa.

The Lions host the Roos Saturday night and they are showing signs.  I know they are winless but are they the best side not to win any of their first 7 games for a year?  The Roos are shizer.  Lions to get one on the board and push the Paps to the bottom of the table.  Then we have the Tigers n Bombers.  I'd love the Tigers to get up in this one.  It's definitely winnable... do you tippem though? Dave?

The Match of the Round is Sunday.  Yep, some say this is a preview of the 2011/2012 Grand Finals, but I don't think the Pies will be up to it in 2012.  The Pies host the Crows.  You can expect great stuff from the Crows - tip against them at your peril.  Yer only as good as yer last game, and the Crows won, the Pies lost.  Nuff said.  Then the Swans host the Hawkers.  The Hawks have been smashed by more injuries and the Swans have too much going well for them.  Easy win.  Finally the Eagles n Doggies... The Doggies have a good record in the West - they'll continue it as they lurch back into 2011 contention.