Round 20: Ugly

A pre first up.  Yes... my week was a bit busy in the end... so no write up.  And thats probably why the tips were down a bit this week? So I apologise for not imparting my wisdom in time... :)

For the real First up I would like to send a big IN YOUR FACE to the Nipster in his DreamTeam this week.  SMASHED by Horseboy's finest!  IN YOUR FACE NIPS!!!!!  hehe yeah it's coming down to the sticky end of the season and I'm just about to come good.  Just like the Crows.  I am taking my glory just like Bicks is taking his.  With two in a row to the Mighty Mighty's I wonder if the bandwagon will start to roll! COME ON! We beat two POWERhouses - the Paps n the Lions. NOTHING can stop us now!!!  Oh... who we playing next week?  The Cats?  Pfft.  Easy. IN YOUR FACE CATS... IN YOUR FAAAAAACE!

Has there been a year where the gap between the good (Pies, Cats), the average (Hawks, Blues, Beagles) and the Shit (the rest) been so big at each step?  I mean... I know the Power are total and utter shit.  We all know that.  The Suns n Giants are both currently lobbying the AFL to get two games against the Power next year even as we speak.  But what happened to Melbourne?  All that supposed tanking and they are still shit?  The Pies tanked in 2005 and have won a Premiership.   You start to wonder how the Dees won any games at all?  Bluddy Crows... unbelievable. That loss is even more embarrassing than the Sinners n Port loss - at least the Sinners are coming good(ish) and Port... well they always have a woody for us.

The Paps clearly no not have a woody for anything else at the moment though.  The only disappointment was to see them score a goal before half time.  FOURTEEN Paps players played in the Grand Final against the Cats not that long ago... which is handy cos they all knew what it feels like to get SMASHED without mercy.  Chad Cornes last game... oh they clearly loved him - the effort the team made for him was scintillating.   Primus must be praying for some Melbourne-like action so he can at least get paid out for his contract.

There was the odd close game though - the Bombers scraped in against the Goodes.  Ooof.  Goodesy.  Hero to Zero.  If the Bombers make the 8 that should be enough to make the AFL realise 8 is more than enough.  The Bombers replaced the Injured Dockers - they just keep piling up.  The Dockers lost to the Sinners who have gone from Zeros to Heros.  6th spot on the table after winning what... 6 in a row???  Of course they haven't played a good team in that time... ahh the luck of the draw.  The other close game was the Hawks just getting in over the Roos.  The Roos never really looked like doing it.  Which is standard Roos. The Roos were behind all game until halfway through the last quarter Matty Campbell kicked 4 goals to get into the lead.  Unbelievable.  Normality was resumed when Buddy slotted one from 65 out... ahh... thats better...  The Roos are GONE season 2011 - just like 15 other teams.

The Tips
I would love to be able to tell you how people are going but as we all know, the new version of oztips SUCK DOGS BALLS so I can't tell you.  Cept I think there are probably 4 full houses there.  I think my pre-season picker may have got 9 from 8 too - can I please use him? Please? :)

Round 21
It kicks off with a Grand Final replay... This will test the Sinners.  They've had 6 weeks of playing mediocre teams with injuries... now for the Pies.  I think it will be a better game than many are saying.  Well I hope it will be cos if the Pies smash em, the finals series is going to be Crap.

There are three season defining games this week... first up the Dockers have to beat the Blues to make the finals.  And the Blues would wanna beat the Dockers to make the top 4.  Over in the West... hard to tip either team really... hmm.  Form says the Blues but homeground makes me Docker up!  The second game that matters is the Doggies n Bombers.  Bombers win and they stay in the 8.  Lose and ... well they could still be in the 8.  Cos thats how shit the 8 is this year.  But it's a big chance for them to consolidate a spot in the 8 if the dockers lose.  Bombers should be too good for the Doggies.  Finally the Swans travel to Melbourne to take on the Tigers.  Two away games in a row.  That never seems to happen for Collingwood.   The Swans need the win - a good one could see them get back up the ladder... a loss and they could drop to 8th.  They win these games. And the Tigers are shit.  In other games the Beagles should be too good for the Rabbley Dees, the Crows too good for the Scatters, and the Hawks will write their own cheque against the Paps.