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I guess the main interest this weekend, is will the Giants suddenly look like a gun team full of high draft picks, after Leon Cameron chose to answer the question of who will be the first coach to go in 2022? Or will they continue to often play insipid football? My guess is somewhere between the two, that is, on and off they'll play some classy football, but not enough to make the finals.
The round's first game is the Magpies and the Bulldogs. I guess a win for either side would be a good result. A Magpies win and we can enjoy the sight of the Bulldogs mournfully trudging off the ground. A Magpies loss and we can enjoy the obligatory shot of a pissed off Eddie in the stands.
The two Saturday afternoon games are the Hawks v Tigers and the Kangaroos v the Power. I suspect that the Hawks will continue their slide down the ladder; while it's only the Eagles that will prevent the Kangaroos from sliding further. Though on North, while typing the heading for this thread, I noticed that the heading that I typed for this round last year was, "Will the Kangaroos break their duck?" So, I guess you can say that they've improved on last season?
The twilight game is the Saints hosting the Cats. Should be a game worth watching, between two teams currently in the eight, but I wouldn't want to predict a winner. The Cats can look very good in the occasional big win, then look pretty mediocre in between. While no matter how good the Saints form is, I'm never convinced by the Saints.
On Saturday night, we'll probably have our usual close win over the Bombers, but unfortunately for me, up here, the free to air TV will be showing the Lions and the Crows.
On Sunday, hopefully the Suns can back up their win over us, by beating the Dockers. But I wouldn't bet on it.
Then it's the aforementioned Giants hosting the Blues.
And finally, it's the Eagles and the Demons. The betting on the game is $1.01 for the Demons and $19.00 for the Eagles. Which I think is the widest that I've ever seen? Is $19.00 the maximum that bookies are willing to go in a two horse race? Or will it be necessary to blow the price out to $25, $50 or $100, just to tempt a sufficient number of crazy West Coast fans to part with their money?
The round's first game is the Magpies and the Bulldogs. I guess a win for either side would be a good result. A Magpies win and we can enjoy the sight of the Bulldogs mournfully trudging off the ground. A Magpies loss and we can enjoy the obligatory shot of a pissed off Eddie in the stands.
The two Saturday afternoon games are the Hawks v Tigers and the Kangaroos v the Power. I suspect that the Hawks will continue their slide down the ladder; while it's only the Eagles that will prevent the Kangaroos from sliding further. Though on North, while typing the heading for this thread, I noticed that the heading that I typed for this round last year was, "Will the Kangaroos break their duck?" So, I guess you can say that they've improved on last season?
The twilight game is the Saints hosting the Cats. Should be a game worth watching, between two teams currently in the eight, but I wouldn't want to predict a winner. The Cats can look very good in the occasional big win, then look pretty mediocre in between. While no matter how good the Saints form is, I'm never convinced by the Saints.
On Saturday night, we'll probably have our usual close win over the Bombers, but unfortunately for me, up here, the free to air TV will be showing the Lions and the Crows.
On Sunday, hopefully the Suns can back up their win over us, by beating the Dockers. But I wouldn't bet on it.
Then it's the aforementioned Giants hosting the Blues.
And finally, it's the Eagles and the Demons. The betting on the game is $1.01 for the Demons and $19.00 for the Eagles. Which I think is the widest that I've ever seen? Is $19.00 the maximum that bookies are willing to go in a two horse race? Or will it be necessary to blow the price out to $25, $50 or $100, just to tempt a sufficient number of crazy West Coast fans to part with their money?
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