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The fourth round of the 2014 Australian Football League season has just culminated in a surprise thumping in the west, one of many surprising stories during the weekend.
Shock after shock was delivered in what was another rollercoaster three days of AFL footy. Now it’s time to answer the questions I asked before the first bounce of Round 4.
Did Travis Cloke kick another bag against Richmond in his 200th game?
No. In fact he started off horribly by letting an easy chest mark slide across his chest, causing more disgruntled groans from the Magpies faithful.
But, his night got slightly better as big Trav finally started to clunk a few overhead marks. He couldn’t convert them to majors, however, as his kicking caused several more groans to reverberate through the relatively large crowd. His tally of two points was disappointing but hey, at least the Pies won easily.
Did Melbourne record an upset first win?
Yes. Yours truly attended the game even though he is a Pies fan. I saw one of the happier sights for a Collingwood supporter – Carlton getting beaten by the worst team in the AFL and going winless into the fifth round of the season.
As I saw shank after shank come off Carlton’s boot, I pondered how they even made players like Jack Watts look like a champion. The hard work was done by Nathan Jones as Marc Murphy proved that Chris Judd is the only A-grade footballer on Carlton’s list.
Did Essendon continue their streak in the west?
Sadly, no. My tipping went down the drain as I saw in horror that Paul Chapman and Dustin Fletcher were two of three late withdrawals. I had heard that Chapman and Fletcher pulled through in their fitness tests and I then rolled the dice by tipping Essendon.
An injury to Brendon Goddard didn’t help either, as Fremantle threatened to win by triple figures only for Essendon to salvage a small amount of pride by kicking some junk time goals. The streak is over, with Fremantle rebounding superbly from their loss to Hawthorn.
How good were the Gold Coast Suns?
Pretty decent in the first half, before succumbing to repeat inside fifty entries by Hawthorn as the flood gates opened. They started off well, with the young brigade aiding Gary Ablett Jr until the little master’s magic was solo as Hawthorn showed why they are the favourites to go back-to-back.
Biggest story in the coming week
Carlton in big trouble, as (hopefully) they go 0-5 after a loss to the Bulldogs. The Blues will be bottom of the ladder, which should be heaven for the other AFL clubs – especially Collingwood.
Tips
Collingwood v Richmond – Correct
Carlton v Melbourne – Incorrect
Port Adelaide v Brisbane – Correct
GWs v Western Bulldogs – Correct
Geelong v West Coast – Correct
Gold Coast v Hawthorn – Correct
Sydney v North Melbourne- Incorrect
St. Kilda v Adelaide – Incorrect
Fremantle v Essendon -Correct
Look out for my Round 5 preview towards the start of next round.
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