That's right tipsters, the ol' Navy Blues displayed some form last weekend worthy of their glory days in the `80's. Knocking the Pies off their perch last Friday would have put a smile on the face of Bruce Doull and his buxom admirer. Only a few of you tipsters out there picked the bluebaggers including young Liv Jones, who became the third member of her family to take home the MH goodies. The only question to ask is whether she'll be able to wrestle the bottle of MH Shiraz from her dad??
It's tighter than a nun's nasty at the pointy end of the leaderboard with Patty 'MadDog' Moloney still sitting proudly on top, Rob snapping at his heels and an absolute stack of tipsters only one point off.
Onto the ball game...
North Melbourne v Carlton
Are the Blue Boys back? After running around with their heads hung low for the last month or so they came out swinging against the Pies to show the type of form that made them a real top 4 threat just a couple of months ago. Nice of them to stir the pot with a bit of twitter banter about stealing Travis Cloke. Could be a good fit? The poor old Shinboners let another vital game slip out of their grasp to really put a spanner in their finals claims. What a game by big Coxy for the Eagles though. Whoa! He was unpenetrable and Roos will need a big lift to win this.
Melbourne Demons v Fremantle
They could probably pay folks to come and watch this and still not fill Etihad stadium. Dees fans don't like traveling to the Badlands and it'll probably only be the die hard minority that'll fly across the Nullabor for this. The game is up for grabs and both teams will be keen for and really need the win. Close and scrapy this one!
Port Adelaide v Essendon
Two teams fresh from 10 goal thumpings going toe to toe at AAMI stadium may not sound like your cup of Emu Export but this could be a reasonable clash. Their could be blood on the turf at windy hill if Hirdy can't get his troops up for this to stop the hemorrhaging and keep their finals campaign intact.
Richmond v Gold Coast Suns
The Tiges will be nervous this week. Very nervous. The last time they headed up to Cazaly's Stadium to take on the Suns they got rolled and their finals campaign was all but destroyed. Can it happen again? With a pretty good run home the Tiges need this big time! Having put up a good show against the Cats last week the Suns will be keen to keep applying pressure anyway they can and will be excited about their chances again to post their first win for the year.
Geelong v Collingwood
Are the Cats coasting to the line ready to dial up the pressure come finals time or are they just not the same classy and consistent outfit that we've come to expect from Kardinia Park in recent years? After tripping up over the Blues last week the Pies will come out swinging and will be keen to cement their top 4 positioning and to show the Pussy Cats that it's they who are the ones to beat in 2012. Has the makings of a classic - we hope!
Brisbane Lions v St Kilda
Even with a home ground advantage it is difficult to see the Lions bothering the Saints too much for the 4 points in this game on Saturday night. The Lions were ho-hum against the red hot Swannies, and the Saints are back to some good form coming into the finals with Riewoldt & Milney in good touch. The Saints need to keep the momentum of last week rolling to make this one a sure bet.
Greater Western Sydney v Adelaide Crows
Poor GWS! Last week's flooding at the hands of the Hawks don't come much uglier than that. They were completely outclassed and out gunned at every turn and will need to dig deep into the kit to stop the same thing from happening again this week. Those Crows are good, very good, and will be keen to stretch the legs out and post a big win this week to keep them at the pointy end of the top 4 for some home ground advantage action come September.
Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn
The Doggies will be breathing sighs of relief that big Buddy will be watching this one from the sidelines. The Hawks are in the sizzling form that they've been promising to deliver for the last couple of seasons. Will it continue all the way to September? Whether it does or it doesn't probably doesn't really matter this week. The Doggies will just be glad that Buddy won't be compounding the damage any more than it's going to be.
West Coast v Sydney Swans
Match of the round! 1st vs 2nd. The Swans are red hot and on a nice roll of form and the Weagles can be devastating at home. These two teams haven't meet for over a year so this will be an intriguing and gladatorial battle at this stage of the season. The Weagles will be keen to put recent losses and close calls behind them and the Swans, with Goodes, Jack, and McVeigh all in good form will be keen to draw early blood with finals footy just around the corner. A potential thriller!
Go forth and tip well!
Shan, Mitch, Lis and Johnno
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