No real earth-shattering results from the weekend and the top 8 teams look set pretty much where my ladder predictor has the Hawks in for Freo but both teams are highly inconsistent so that could go either way and the inequity's of the draw is probably the most deciding factor.
Blues - were far cleaner and more direct with the ball and an early 19-0 is pretty much insurmountable in those horrendous conditions
Hawks - the Hawks defense just was not prepared adequately for the conditions and it clearly showed in their output but that's on the coaching staff
Tigers - were solid for half the game but fell away a lot going 0.0 v 3.9 in the 2nd half + 17 v 39 inside 50's so were very lucky this didn't get very ugly
Cats - due for a "down" week but were only +2 at clearance with a belting in hit outs 22 v 11 but Prespakis still managed 8 clearances her own
Giants - just a weird set up at the Giants - they have a clear method which most-lower placed teams don't yet cannot make even 1 step of on-field progress and this might be the worst of them all after dominating the 1st half then literally stopping in the 2nd for even Essendon to come over the top of them
Bombers - don't get used this Bomber fans but this was a huge effort and win so can we now see something resembling this week to week please?
Bulldogs - shocking conditions, shocking accuracy but a win is a win and that's easily enough in wintery conditions at Ballarat (stadium looks pretty good actually!)
Saints - what's left to say about the Saints? o wins, a % of just 37.2% and a lot of traction on social media (funny when no one pipes up when good things happen in AFLW isn't it?) yet have a real chance this week against the Pies so if there is a response to be had, and not even a win, then it has to be this Saturday
Over 2 videos, today we look at:
- Hawks Lose Touch Inside Forward 50
- Hawthorn Crumbers Out of Position
- Blues Ignoring Corridor
- Carlton Getting Out the Back x 2
- Essendon Forwards All Over the Shop
- GWS Cutting Off Their Own Length
- O Dowd Run
- Essendon Wing Ball Watching
- Essendon Creating Length/Space
- Saints Defensive Woes
- Gold Coast Cutting Off Their Own Length
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