Round 7: Giant Killers?

Ahhhh Richo You are a genius! A cuppla years back he sidled up to me at the local down in St Kilda and discussed his theory about taller goal posts causing an optical illusion that caused him to miss goals from 12 metres out straight in front. He said it was the Muller-Lyer Illusion. It may be true but when I told him he needed to take a good hard look at himself lest people make fun, he started to look all mopey.  But I still let him take a photo of us together under the proviso he didn't Facebook it. Typical - I found he LIED - he couldn't resist a lil Horseboy on his Facebook.

Well it came as no real surprise to me that he tried to float the idea with BT halfway through the second quarter of the Sinners and Sturt game on Monday night. RICHO! DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND SHUT UP! YOU SOUND LIKE YOU WERE WHEN YOU PLAYED THE GAME ie a JOKE!!

RICHO's nonsensical diatribe aside, the Sinners took it to Sturt and actually beat them. It aint often I enjoy seeing Milney take it to a team cos basically he is a knob, but on this occasion the Double Blues were just a bit too cocky and BANG... KAPOW... Get back in your box Bluebaggers and while yer at it, give us back our guernsey. The mighty Double Blues OWN THAT THING so piss off.

It has got pretty tight at the top eh?  It's starting to feel more like who isn't equal top of the table. Actually wipe that cos the Dees are definitely not at the top of the table. In fact they are playing so bad that right now I am guessing Guy McKenna can't wait to play them. Who picked the Dees for bottom? Surely there were some who knew that the old firm of Sheeeeeeeds and Choc would combine well with da yoof of Cornes, Brogan and Macdonald. Genius. Actually no one picked the Dees for bottom.   But the Suns had SFA in hand to take the Giants on, looking much like their coach did when I saw him finish off last years Gold Coast Marathon in the time it takes to finish a one day international. Embarrassing but that's what happens when yer borne with the nut of blood.

Daaaaave is of course pretty happy with his beloved bombers. He may even have tipped em. The fact the drug sniffers were without most of their forward line and nicnat was of no consequence in his mind because apparently the bombers have 12 injuries. Dave - the mini leaguers and assorted absolute rubbish on your injury list doesn't count. Still they won and won well. A bit like the Mighty Mighty's over the Cats! GO YOU GOOD THINGS! But yes the Cats ain't what they used to be... And Walker has now been rubbed out for NOTHING... Bluddy rubbish.

The Tigger bandwagon has started but lets be honest, the Swans without Goodes are indeed no good.  Nuff said.

The Roos showed they are an ordinary bunch of footballers which is no surprise. Over the last five years the Roos have been the team to cost me more tips than anyone - they win when they shouldn't and lose all they should win. Everyday I love them less and less.  They made the Dogs look good and that is no mean feat. A bit like the Power made the Dockers look good and the Lions made the Pies look like Premiership contenders.

Tipping
In the tipping 6 from 9 was the best anyone could do - 8 tippers getting that - and despite da Horseboy not being one of them he opened up a 2 point lead at the top - clear of 7 other contenders to the throne.

In the Streak comp Owen Bailey leads the way with 20 - that's pretty damn impressive! But then if you tip the Blues as a dead cert you get what you pay for... A dud.

Round 8
With it this tight in the top 14, it is safe to say that every game is important and no different this week. It starts with the Grand Final Replay - the Pies v the Cats. On current form you go the Pies but don't forget the pies played the lions while the Cats played the Mighty's - the Cats will show something and rebound cos if they don't then I really think it is the end of an era - lucky the Scott boy got a Premiership while he could.

The Paps host the Roos - two teams that could merge and still have no one show up. At home I am tipping the Paps but that just means the Roos will win. The Hawks play the Haze in tassie in another middle of the table clash.  The Dockers have had an extremely heavy travel schedule over the last few weeks - too much and the Hawks will win by 3-5 goals, while the Swans will win without Goodes. Cos they are playing the Dees.  Ditto the Dogs over the Suns.

Dreamtime at the G actually means something this year but the Dons should have too much - comfortably.  Tis a chance for the Tiggers to stand up and show us though.  The Crows will continue their run and the Blues will continue theirs, while the Giants must be a chance over the Lions - but would you pick em? No.

Finally the injury hit Beagles play against the born again Saints. Cant imagine the Sinners can manage it over west.