Some interesting games this weekend! The last two may have been the most intriguing!
Port def. Adelaide in the 38th Showdown, and there were stars galore out to perform! The Power won by 24, and Robbie Gray was named the Outstanding Player, although Chad Wingard and Eddie Betts were among the great performers last night! And Essendon squeaked out an 82-80 victory over lowly St. Kilda, but if professionals can have moral victories, the Saints definitely earned one for this game against the Bombers. The third game Sunday was another Fremantle clinic, a 64-point demolition of quickly-improving Melbourne.
As to the earlier games this weekend, the ones that kept me up all night Friday (!),...
- Collingwood annihilated Carlton by 75 to ruin Blues' coach Mick Malthouse's celebration of his record breaking 715th game...
- Geelong surprised Richmond with a great first half and held on to win by nine...
- Hawthorn showed their championship form by defeating a surprisingly overmatched Kangaroos club 130-70...
- West Coast poured cold water on the flames of the Greater Western Sydney juggernaut, making them look like the youngest franchise again by holding them to one goal over the last three quarters, and won 120-33 (not a typo!)...
- Brisbane took hold of last place by losing badly to fellow zero-win Queensland resident Gold Coast by 64 points.
- And, as mentioned in yesterday's post, the Western Bulldoggies showed they are absolutely REAL, running out to a lead on Sydney early, and then coming back with a game-winning goal late in the fourth after the Swans had come all the way back to take the lead.
Current standings
5-0: Fremantle
4-1: Collingwood, Western Bulldogs
3-2: Hawthorn, West Coast, GWS, Sydney, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Essendon
2-3: Richmond, Geelong, No. Melbourne, Melbourne
1-4: St. Kilda, Carlton, Gold Coast
0-5: Brisbane Lions.
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