Another bye round. A last-gasp win. A disgusting act from a Giant. Two surprisingly gallant stragglers. A bit of everything, really.
Last week: 1
Had the bye. Still first, though.
Last week: 3
Had the bye.
Last week: 2
First time since 2011 they played without Josh J Kennedy or Jack Darling. It showed. At the risk of sounding a bit reactionary, it was a poor loss, and they’ve got to figure out a way to get their forward line to cope without their two biggest stars.
Last week: 7
Very good win, and this team has begun to find their spark. Top 4? Maaaaybeeee.
Last week: 4
Ugh. They’d be a little frustrated with the nature of that win. Carlton got under their skin, and it took them a long while to feel comfortable. Perhaps they were a little too… complacent.
Last week: 5
Had the bye.
Last week: 6
Statistically, they should have won that footy game. They’d be desperately disappointed with themselves.
Last week: 8
A little sluggish at first, but got the four points in the end. GWS next week is bound to be an intriguing clash: both are in very similar positions.
Last week: 9
They don’t get money from pokies, but evidently they had another stashed away for a ‘get out of jail free card’. Losing that would’ve been bad.
Last week: 10
They won. But they’re about to lose come Tuesday evening. Cameron gone for weeks. He has to be.
Last week: 11
Brilliant, brilliant win. For once, this league has a genuine surprise win. Still a mammoth hill to climb, though, if this team wants to play in September. Chances are they won’t.
Last week: 12
Had the bye. Thank god, my poor young heart needs a break every once in a while.
Last week: 13
Had the bye, but still dominated headlines. Seriously, seems the most important news item in South Australia this week is anything containing “The Adelaide Crows + Collective Minds”.
Last week: 14
We haven’t seen a close game quite like that for a while, but unfortunately a team always has to lose them. The Bulldogs were that team. A pretty encouraging performance elsewhere, though.
Last week: 15
Somewhat like Carlton, it was a loss that didn’t feel like too much of a loss. Andrews the big story, but Hodge’s brilliant game. A shining light in defence in a footy club that needed one of those on Saturday.
Last week: 16
Had the bye.
Last week: 17
Oooh, didn’t do too badly against Collingwood. A twenty-point loss is a much better proposition than the ten-goal loss I predicted, but perhaps the more pressing thing to take from Sunday’s game are the injuries. The last thing the Blues need is an injury crisis.
Last week: 18
They scored a goal in the final quarter! Other than that, a very routine loss. Because that’s apparently becoming a thing for this footy club.
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