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Round 6 of the 2014 AFL season started off with some spasmodic results before returning to normality, as opposed to the extreme paranormal activity we have faced in the first five rounds.
It’s time to review the big talking points from my Round 6 preview and look at how my tipping is going.
Who won the biggest home-and-away clash of the year?
Collingwood, though the clash saw Essendon picking up where they left off in last year’s edition. The Bombers kicked the first six goals in the 20th edition of Collingwood and Essendon’s Anzac Day rivalry to lead by 31 points at quarter-time.
At the start of the second quarter the Bombers led by a game-high 37 points before the Pies slowly clicked into gear and sparked an enormous revival. Players like Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan, Jesse White, Tyson Goldsack and Clinton Young led their sides into the main break with the scores tied at 41 apiece.
The going was steady in the second half before Jesse White kicked a goal almost identical to Dawes in the 2010 grand final replay, then Swan kicked two freakish goals to give Collingwood a buffer. Essendon than squandered their chances after kicking two quick last-quarter goals.
The four points Essendon produced then proved costly, with the Pies taking it up to their forward line and letting Swan kick a fourth goal in a best on ground performance. Great goals to Jamie Elliott and Brodie Grundy put the icing on a spectacular 23-point win.
The Pies take on arch nemesis Carlton next week while the Bombers look to regain their winning form against the Western Bulldogs.
Did Hawthorn rebound?
Yes, and quite easily. The Hawks were merciless, with only a poor conversion rate keeping the Tigers in it at half-time.
The game was effectively over when Cyril Rioli went nuts in the third quarter, with the only highlight all day for Richmond being Dustin Martin’s great goal, which was set up by a toiling Jack Riewoldt.
Hawthorn went to second spot, while the Tigers don’t even look good enough to finish ninth again.
What happened in the Sunday twilight blockbuster clash?
Port Adelaide won and moved to the top of the ladder, just as I predicted. But I never would have thought that the Cats would kick so horribly and allow the Power to electrify them by 40 points.
The only problem for Port is that they will have to resist the temptation to play their best footy now, as later in the year is where they need to exhibit their flashing, fast and daring game. If any struggling team needs inspiration, look at the blokes who have the power to win.
Tips
I tipped 7/9, incorrect tips being Saints-Lions and Dockers-Kangaroos.
I was only four off on my margin for Magpies-Bombes, seven off for Suns-Giants, 10 off for Blues-Eagles, 11 off for Hawks-Tigers and 13 off for Bulldogs-Crows.
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