REB's Rubbish: Round Two
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:28 pm*now with 20 percent extra guesswork!*
So what chance do we have o brothers of picking eight winners with the round to kick off tomorrow night and to conclude at some point in the not too distant future? At least I'll have a decent excuse if my tipping goes belly up for the second week in a row.
Saint Kilda should make it two from two after it's Thursday night trip up to the Gabba. Both teams opened up the season with a win but for mine it was the Saints who looked the better side. Riewoldt will most likely miss for the Saints again but Kosi looked good last week and his return to form will bolster St Kilda in the absence of Saint Nick. Brown looms large again for the Lions but you'd expect him to draw flies like a Butcher's picnic tomorrow night. Steven 'Fruit Fly' Baker should stick to Black like glue and unlike the old days there is precious little back up troops to take up the slack should the gun players become less effective. St Kilda by 28 points.
Sydney will record a comfortable victory against the Tigers at the MCG this weekend. Richmond will once again go in without Simmonds, Knobel and Hall and it is difficult to imagine how the Tigers will win the ball out of the centre against Evertitt, Jolly and the Swan midfield. Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes copped a bake this week and will come out firing..expect him to be a winner in your dream teams this week. I reckon this could get ugly...Caroline Wilson ugly. Swans by 75 points.
West Coast should comfortably account for the plucky Pies over in the West. The Pies are a gutsy unit as shown last week but with Buckley and Didak still unlikely to suit up they look well short in the class department, even if *ahem* Big Cox misses again. The Pies quite often serve it up to the Eagles but I reckon the West Coast will salute here by 30 points.
Geelong will open it's account against the resurgent Carlton Blues this weekend. Plenty are on the Blues to continue their pre-season roll but the pressure is on at Catland and Geelong are primed to pounce. Carlton are a much improved unit but don't appear to have a small forward such as Brad Johnson who could hurt the Cats and Carlton won't get as much run out of the back half as the manic Bulldogs last week. Mark Blake will perform much better this week against the mediocre Blues ruck set up. Geelong will get home by 28 points.
Port Adelaide will this week get one back against it's bogey side the Kangaroos at AAMI Stadium. It is very tempting though to predict a Kangaroo victory here. I think Port's defence is a bit of a worry as is the Shinboner forward line and McIntosh and Hale can keep up with Lade and Brogan in ruck. Port has more class across the field (especially in midfield) but the Roos will come out snarling and will still have belief given the way they were denied last week and their previous record against this opponent. I reckon Port, but only just by 9 points.
Fremantle will end a week of bouyancy enjoyed by the Essendon Bombers. David Hille will go from chocolates to boiled lollies this week as he attempts to curb the influence of Lurch Sandilands. Pavlich looms as a major obstacle for the Bombers defence and you can pencil in a huge match from Peter Bell this week as the Docker midfield gets right on top. Fremantle by 21 points.
Western Bulldogs will add to Adelaide's early season woes with a comfortable victory over the Crows. By all reports the Crows looked lost going forward and struggled in the ruck..the very same thing could have been said about Geelong against the Bulldogs last week. If there isn't any run in the Crows legs then this one could get right away from them early as the Bullies have shown they can pile on quick goals. The Bulldogs will be barking again with a 35 point victory.
Hawthorn, aided by the probable return of Shane Crawford will sneak home against the Demons at the MCG in the tightest match of the round. The Hawks and Melbourne were both horrible last week so it will be a case of who can bounce back the quickest here. Both sides look wobbly in the back half of the field but Melbourne has the edge in ruck but I reckon Hawthorn's midfield is better. The loss of McLean and the contining absence of Byron Pickett robs the Demons of midfield toughness. The only hard nuts in the middle for Melbourne are Brent 'holding the ball' Maloney and Matthew 'Slow as Ling' Bate. Neither will get the ball out to pack skirters such as Yze, Johnston and Davey. I reckon the Dees will shoot out of the blocks but the Hawks will wear them down and Daniher will be freaking out in the box again as the Hawks salute by 4 points.
Can I get five winners this week? LOL.
regards,
REB
So what chance do we have o brothers of picking eight winners with the round to kick off tomorrow night and to conclude at some point in the not too distant future? At least I'll have a decent excuse if my tipping goes belly up for the second week in a row.
Saint Kilda should make it two from two after it's Thursday night trip up to the Gabba. Both teams opened up the season with a win but for mine it was the Saints who looked the better side. Riewoldt will most likely miss for the Saints again but Kosi looked good last week and his return to form will bolster St Kilda in the absence of Saint Nick. Brown looms large again for the Lions but you'd expect him to draw flies like a Butcher's picnic tomorrow night. Steven 'Fruit Fly' Baker should stick to Black like glue and unlike the old days there is precious little back up troops to take up the slack should the gun players become less effective. St Kilda by 28 points.
Sydney will record a comfortable victory against the Tigers at the MCG this weekend. Richmond will once again go in without Simmonds, Knobel and Hall and it is difficult to imagine how the Tigers will win the ball out of the centre against Evertitt, Jolly and the Swan midfield. Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes copped a bake this week and will come out firing..expect him to be a winner in your dream teams this week. I reckon this could get ugly...Caroline Wilson ugly. Swans by 75 points.
West Coast should comfortably account for the plucky Pies over in the West. The Pies are a gutsy unit as shown last week but with Buckley and Didak still unlikely to suit up they look well short in the class department, even if *ahem* Big Cox misses again. The Pies quite often serve it up to the Eagles but I reckon the West Coast will salute here by 30 points.
Geelong will open it's account against the resurgent Carlton Blues this weekend. Plenty are on the Blues to continue their pre-season roll but the pressure is on at Catland and Geelong are primed to pounce. Carlton are a much improved unit but don't appear to have a small forward such as Brad Johnson who could hurt the Cats and Carlton won't get as much run out of the back half as the manic Bulldogs last week. Mark Blake will perform much better this week against the mediocre Blues ruck set up. Geelong will get home by 28 points.
Port Adelaide will this week get one back against it's bogey side the Kangaroos at AAMI Stadium. It is very tempting though to predict a Kangaroo victory here. I think Port's defence is a bit of a worry as is the Shinboner forward line and McIntosh and Hale can keep up with Lade and Brogan in ruck. Port has more class across the field (especially in midfield) but the Roos will come out snarling and will still have belief given the way they were denied last week and their previous record against this opponent. I reckon Port, but only just by 9 points.
Fremantle will end a week of bouyancy enjoyed by the Essendon Bombers. David Hille will go from chocolates to boiled lollies this week as he attempts to curb the influence of Lurch Sandilands. Pavlich looms as a major obstacle for the Bombers defence and you can pencil in a huge match from Peter Bell this week as the Docker midfield gets right on top. Fremantle by 21 points.
Western Bulldogs will add to Adelaide's early season woes with a comfortable victory over the Crows. By all reports the Crows looked lost going forward and struggled in the ruck..the very same thing could have been said about Geelong against the Bulldogs last week. If there isn't any run in the Crows legs then this one could get right away from them early as the Bullies have shown they can pile on quick goals. The Bulldogs will be barking again with a 35 point victory.
Hawthorn, aided by the probable return of Shane Crawford will sneak home against the Demons at the MCG in the tightest match of the round. The Hawks and Melbourne were both horrible last week so it will be a case of who can bounce back the quickest here. Both sides look wobbly in the back half of the field but Melbourne has the edge in ruck but I reckon Hawthorn's midfield is better. The loss of McLean and the contining absence of Byron Pickett robs the Demons of midfield toughness. The only hard nuts in the middle for Melbourne are Brent 'holding the ball' Maloney and Matthew 'Slow as Ling' Bate. Neither will get the ball out to pack skirters such as Yze, Johnston and Davey. I reckon the Dees will shoot out of the blocks but the Hawks will wear them down and Daniher will be freaking out in the box again as the Hawks salute by 4 points.
Can I get five winners this week? LOL.
regards,
REB
Carlton for me
Tough round to pick as some games are days away. I did get four last week which isn't great but was pretty much the average for the round.
