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Jimmy Bartel of Geelong marks ahead of Adam Schneider of St Kilda during the AFL Round 14 match between the St Kilda Saints and the Geelong Cats at the Docklands Stadium. Slattery Images
Wow – that was some game between Geelong and St Kilda. Both combined to produce a truly special match of football and one can only look forward with heightened anticipation to a premiership decider between the two. These two teams are on a different level to the other 14 sides.
Being undefeated
As I mentioned in a previous piece, I don’t think Geelong will be too upset about losing this game. They played well, gave it their all and only missed out on four points that they don’t need. It is St Kilda and not them who will now dominate the spotlight and this will suit the Cats just fine.
After what they went through last year, Geelong appreciates better than anyone that ultimately there is only one match which counts and it isn’t in Round 14.
Still a happy team?
Hawthorn is having quite the Premiership hangover. Just when you think they’ve hit their nadir, they plummet to new depths. How about being on the receiving end of a nine goal to zero opening quarter? A goal-less first half?
Hawthorn may have peaked too early last year but they weren’t meant to be playing like this, this year.
More and more, Hawthorn are looking like a team who just happened to be the best team on the day. Ultimately you can’t ask for anything else more than that, but premature success can sometimes come at the expense of sustained long term success.
Still a long way to go
As exciting as the Anzac Day win was, Essendon fans won’t be happy with their side’s capitulation on Friday night. The Bombers were woeful and ended any hopes that they would do anything of note in 2009.
They are a good team but struggle against the better ones. It has been an up and down season for the Magpies but they now sit in fourth spot and might be able to achieve in September what Essendon seems incapable of.
Doing it for Jim
After a emotionally draining week on top of a difficult year, it was nice to see the Demons win. Jim Stynes means everything to the club, so it was great that they were able to win this week for him.
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