Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs |
Adelaide by no means are playing with the consistency that we saw at the start of the season -- they shouldn’t have let Carlton get within an Eddie Betts distance of winning last week. However, if they are a genuine contender for this year’s flag then surely they will pull their fingers out and find some form.
Grand Final hangover? More like “taken to the hospital with Grand Final poisoning and won’t be the same ever again”. Will we finally see some grit and determination in an otherwise insipid Bulldogs unit this weekend? Probably not. After a season of more lows than highs, this match will be a make or break one for the Doggies as they attempt to stay within reach of the top 8 and not embarrass themselves. If they fail here, they can kiss 2017 goodbye.
Greater Western Sydney vs Hawthorn |
In what was a nail-biting contest between the GWS and Geelong last week, the Giants will be wanting to make amends for their dismal final quarter against the Cats where they were four goals in front with 15 minutes to go. With they did last year, that they have enough depth to convert tough matches into wins.
Hawthorn have flown under the radar in the past few weeks as they have snuck up on us all by winning their past two matches. No doubt they have a sniff for the top 8 now, with only being two games outside. The Hawks will want to put the foot on the accelerator from the start of this match to prove they are still like the Hawthorn of old.
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Collingwood vs Essendon |
Whenever these two square up it always seems to be a spicy encounter. Collingwood, each week are not only playing an opposition team, but also the media to keep them off Nathan Buckley’s back. The coach himself claimed, ‘finals or bust’, which will be ringing in our heads as this match will be vital in their bid to make finals for the first time in four years. What we know is that nothing will happen while Eddie McGuire is enjoying his holiday, so is Bucks safe for a little while longer?
Essendon have impressed everyone this season with many gallant wins, when everyone was expecting them after a year off to be performing as well as Brendan Fevola at that infamous Brownlow night. However, recently Essendon has lost four of its past five games and will be desperately trying to recapture the form that established them in the eight for much of the season. If they lose to Collingwood, it would be a tough ask for them to make finals and you could almost write the season off.
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Sydney vs Gold Coast |
After a convincing win against the Demons last week, the Swans are propelling themselves into the top eight with everything they’ve got. With what was shaping up to be a hugely disappointing season, has quickly been turned around by the hard work of the experienced veterans and the energetic youth of the team. Let’s not beat around the bush here, the Swans are the in-form team of the comp but they can’t afford to lose this match, with GWS and Adelaide yet to come…
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Are Gold Coast finally becoming the team we all thought they could be? Not quite but they are stringing together wins like we haven’t seen from them in a long time. The Suns will be desperate to keep in touch with the top eight as they hope to march towards a finals birth for the first time in the club’s history. With Ablett, lynch and co. firing, they will be full of confidence and will give the Swans a run for their money!
Brisbane vs Geelong |
After an impressive display against the Dons last week, the Lions will be full of confidence ahead of their clash with the Cats. Hipwood, Zorko and Rockliff will be telling their chargers that this is a very winnable game against an inconsistent Geelong side than can be likened to Jekyll and Hide. Coming off 2 wins in the previous 4 games there is absolutely no pressure to win this, meaning the Lions could make a real contest out of this at the Gabba.
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Geelong will be desperate to cement their place in the top 4 with another win over a seemingly easy opponent. However, if there one thing we have learned this season is anyone can beat anyone on a given day. Geelong need some form getting to the pointy end of the season!
St Kilda vs Richmond |
St. Kilda has won their past 3 matches and have climbed into the eight. Finally, they have hit some form after expectations at the start of the season saw them as genuine finals contenders saw the burden being too much and clearly had brought them down. If they want to remain in the finals race and show the football world that they are improving, they will want to beat a red-hot Richmond this weekend.
The Tigers have become a surprise package of 2017 with many thinking their results would have lead them to be south of the eight. However, when you lose a dopey 200cm Ruck/Forward and bring some enthusiastic youngsters into the team you can achieve anything! Richmond will want to build on their impressive season and remain inside the top 4, launching attacks off their sturdy backline which has been a brick wall for so much of the season.
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North Melbourne vs Fremantle |
This is truly going to be an awful match; however, both will be fighting tooth and nail to prove to us that the other is worse. North Melbourne will be wanting to avoid the tag of being on the bottom of the ladder, while Fremantle will want to remember what it’s like to win a match.
Funnily enough, the Dockers are only 2 games outside the either and if they get their act together, they could sneak closer to a finals birth… well, mathematically they could.
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Carlton vs Melbourne |
In what was a spiteful clash last time, it would be wise that you buy some popcorn to accompany the fireworks that will surely be on display this weekend.
The Demons will be hoping, even with a third of their team out due to injury, that they can produce a win and keep in touch with the best teams in the competition. They will want to make amends for a dismal display against the Swans last week. We’re sure Goodwin has put many people on notice!
Let’s face it Carlton are like those annoying cousins you never see. You wish them the best, but deep down you don’t want anything to do with them. They are inexperienced and most of the time useless. However, if there was ever a team that could cause an upset, it would be the Blues like they did against GWS. A young gun team wanting to prove themselves.
West Coast Eagles vs Port Adelaide |
This will be a very intriguing match with the Power placed at 5th and the Eagles sitting at 7th.
West Coast will want to be better than they were last week, when they fell over the finish line against the Dogs. However, they are fortunate enough that they are playing at Domain Stadium, you know what that means…. an easy win. These flat track bullies will want to push for a top 4 position, so motivation will not be an issue.
Port Adelaide are the team that just keeps letting us down. After failing to stop the Tiger train last week, and not beating a team inside the top 8, it doesn’t take an oracle to figure out what’s going to happen here. If Port want to stop being pretenders, they will want to get a result out of this match and finally silence some of their critics.