Michael Gardiner from St Kilda and Ben Hudson from Western Bulldogs contest the ruck during the AFL Round 06 match between the Western Bulldogs and the St Kilda Saints at the Docklands Stadium. Slattery Images
St Kilda and Geelong have opened up a two game lead over the rest of the competition and look as though they will lap the rest of the field. The ladder is book-ended by these two on one side and Richmond and Melbourne on the other.
You can throw a blanket over the other 12 teams. These 12 teams have been consistently inconsistent thus far so there is no way to know who else will join the Cats and Saints in the Top 4.
Could it be Carlton?
Carlton are playing well and were very unlucky to have lost to Hawthorn. Its other two losses to Sydney and Essendon were both winnable games. So isn’t that part of the problem?? That they are losing games they shouldn’t be as opposed to simply being competitive in all matches? They have to start winning ugly as opposed to losing entertaining matches.
Reversal of Fortune
Collingwood and Essendon went in opposite directions following Anzac Day. Collingwood was too good for the Kangaroos while the Bombers were simply outclassed by the Lions. It shows why you can place too much currency in a single game. There is no knowing what affect it will have in subsequent weeks.
Eagles Grounded
At 2-4 you couldn’t say that the Eagles are out of it, but you could say they definitely aren’t the same Eagles team of 3-4 years ago. Are they now paying the price for winning the 2006 flag? Was it a win at all costs and these are the costs? Only once have the Eagles missed the finals in successive years and Ken Judge was shown the door as a result of it. Could John Worsfold be on his way just three years after leading them to a premiership?
The Clash
Is it right that North Melbourne have to wear a clash jumper against Collingwood when it’s their home game? In most sports around the world, the home side has the right to wear its first choice jumper.
Year in, year out, this is an issue which continually rears its head and refuses to go away. If it going to keep reoccurring until it is properly dealt with, the answer should be a long-term solution that all stakeholders are happy with.
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