Jeez... has there ever been a bigger crybaby in the game than Brad Scott? Actually... Hirdy springs to mind. And Nick Riewoldt could turn the tears on faster than Meryl Streep. And now you mention it Malthouse wasn't afraid to hug n tug when the ole tears were making an appearance.
But STILL, Scotty. Yer embarrassing us. Mostly because we knew exactly what you were going to do before even YOU did it. Milli Vanilli knew it 2 decades ago. Stop it. you lost. 41 points lead was what you had - but then all of a sudden the Cats started doing what they do best and ripped their guts out. Ten years ago people spoke about the shinboner spirit - they don't do that now eh? They talk about Brad Scott being a lil crybaby whinging and moaning at absolutely everything that he perceives as going against him. Absolute sook. That's zip n two Scotty.
Speaking of annoying people, the Pies n Blues game was billed as Malthouse v Malthouse Jr. I have never wanted Collingwood to win anything. Ever. But listening to Micky Mouse continuously rant and rave is enough for me to yell GO ELLIOT! at the telly. The Bluebaggers looked good against an underladied Pies side who also lost their ruckman midway through the second quarter. But they lost. Much like they lost to the Tiggers last week. So are the Pies good or are the Baggers bad? That's zip n two Micky...
Liam Shiels and Jordan Lewis try the new Peptide Absorbtion Method on the Bench During the Eagles/Hawks Game
And then there was the Beagles/Hawks game. This was the only game that I missed the tip on for the weekend and as the Beagles struck back during the third quarter I thought here we go... 3 games in a row where the team that was smashing em lost... no doubt MadJacob was laying on the couch in a fetal position thinking of zip n two himself as the inevitable was about to occur. The gap got to 14 points. He kept checking his phone for warm wishes. And then the Beagles stopped dead. 50 point margin. Bang. That's zip n two Johnny.
Have to say the rest of the round sadly looked ineffectual in terms of the impact on the finals - Sydney aside. And yes that includes my beloved Crows who played like it was 2011 again. Or maybe 1999. I'm telling myself it's cos it's early in the season after making it through to late September but things look a little out of place at the moment. More chips than Dave from 12 foot off the green. The Mighty's did of course win leaving the Lions to say to themselves.... ZIP N TWO VOSSY! It was a close tense game but not one where you go wow... they'll be hard to beat.
The Sinners are gone. I told you that last week but you didn't believe me did you? Scotty Watters has clearly read my blog and had a moment of self-realisation. The question is, are the Tigers good enough to make the 8? Tell me on the side.
Finally, we knew the Dogs were average and the Dockers proved they will be up there, the Paps n Swans did what they had to, but the less said about the Dees the better.... no seriously... the cream may have risen but the plop went plop plop PLOP!
The Tippers
Five Whopper Rounds! Yep, there were 17 that almost tipped the perfect round but only BJAK, Nips, TomRosewall, MadJacob and TaaaaliaPaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa pull off the full set of chicken mcnuggets. I give you a burger voucher you will never use. Overall that means we have two newbies in the comp at the top of the table - Luke Maguire (not sure what his real name is - coming out with these tricky pseudonyms) and TaaaaaliaPaaaaaaa - along with BJAK. I'm thinking those point selections could come in handy at the end of the year. As will your GF/WS picks.
In the side comp PieMad clearly was and picked as his certainties the Cats, Pies n Hawks. He who dares wins and now leads with 8 in a row. Remember when you miss yer pick you can restart straight away - the winner is the longest streak for the year.
Round 3
First up we get to see Freo wipe the smile off those Bombers faces. And they will. Simple. The Roos then host the Swans - down in Tassie. This would be the first test of the year for the Swans, and a chance for the Roos to show if they are more than just a bunch of whingers. Tough game cos there's no real formline for the Swans. Faith picks the Swans, logic probably the Roos... No homeground advantage means I'll stick with the Swans.
The Beagles head to Melbourne to pick over the carcass of the Dees. Everyone please look away, move on, there's nothing to see here. The Eagles are even considering sending over everyone that is injured just to even up the contest. The Giants host the Sinners in the nations capital and this could prove interesting - after all, the Suns beat the Sinners eh? I can't really pick the Giants for this one - surely the Sinners are better than that over four quarters.
On Saturday night the Blues will wanna get their skates on if they are gonna get some points on the board as they take on the Catters. I'll stick with the favorites and enjoy seeing Micky go zip n 3 - it's a long way back from there. Meanwhile up on the Gold Coast the Suns take on Brissy. Boths teams are playing better than many thought. Brissy would want to get this win and I think they have the hard bodies to do it. Brissy by 6 goals.
Sunday sees the Tiggers get their chance to prove they are top 8 contenders - you have to beat the low teams to make it and the Doggies will finish bottom 4. Then the round finishes with a bang - the Hawkers take on the Pies and the Crows n Paps do battle in showbag bertiebeatle. I may have to leave my Hawks/Pies tip till later in the week but at this stage the Hawks finished pretty strongly... hmmm... Hawks it is. And of course the Crows will beat the Paps although after beating the mighty Dees and Giants in two consecutive weeks I can understand how the Paps should be favorites.
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