What’s worse? If you’re a Melbourne or Richmond supporter, you’d be doing it tough. In what has been a pretty gloomy year for both sides, they both fought courageously this weekend only to suffer narrow losses.
Melbourne by 7 points to the Bulldogs, Richmond by 3 points to the power.
It begs the question; which stings more? Going down by a bare margin or being blown out of it and getting thrashed? Both stink and there is nothing redeeming about either. You have to feel for them. You know you’re doing it rough when the best you have is choosing between the lesser of two evils.
Another classic
Some of the names may have changed but there is something about Sydney-West Coast matches which is a recipe for drama and tension. The two have never played out a draw and may have been due for one given the topsy-turvy nature of this most recent contest.
Where to judge the Swans? They sit at 4-4. Their four losses have all come away against St Kilda, Brisbane, Geelong and Fremantle while the wins have been against Hawthorn, Richmond, Carlton and the Eagles. Should they have won any of those four which they lost? As for the Eagles, it’s hard to say where they are at given the transition in personnel they have recently had.
Unease at Collingwood
Collingwood would be seething after losing to Carlton. They have now lost their last three against the Blues. In recent years, Collingwood has been a force but not this year. They haven’t yet won two games in a row and apart from the win up at the Gabba, they haven’t played football of any note.
The season got off to a rough start with the loss to Adelaide and since then they have been unable to find any rhythm. There is a lot of speculation concerning the future of Magpies’ coach, Mick Malthouse. Is this affecting the players?
Half-time Blowouts
There seems to be a number of games this year, already over at half-time. More so than any other year. Geelong and St Kilda have been the main reasons for this but it has also happened in games in which they weren’t playing. Is this just one of these cyclical things?
Regrouping Hawks
After a slow start, Hawthorn is at 4-4 . They wouldn’t mind flying under the radar and having Geelong and St Kilda take all the limelight. They are slowly but steadily making their way up the ladder and come September, they will be a force to be reckoned with.
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