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Geelong by 18 pts
West Coast by 2 pts
Essendon by 23 pts
Adelaide by 27 pts
Melbourne by 24 pts
Port Adelaide by 50 pts
Brisbane by 62 pts
Fremantle by 20 pts
Hawthorn will get one of their last chances for a win this week, playing an ordinary Eagles outfit in Tasmania. They'll be in it up to their ears, but I suspect that the superior midfield drive of the blue & yellow's will prove decisive over the course of four quarters. Both sides have dismal forward setups, however, so it should remain tight.
Adelaide will cause a mild upset by winning the Ryan Fitzgerald Cup against Sydney on Saturday night. Adelaide were great last week, and I expect them to continue this bright form against the overrated Swans side. The Swans aren't that bad, but they're definitely unbrilliant, and have struggled to beat anyone and everyone, anywhere and everywhere this season. If luck hadn't been on their side they would be out of finals contention by now.
I'd love to see the Tigers roll the Bombers, and it isn't out of the realms of possibility. If Richmond can reproduce last week's form they WILL win, but I suspect a desperate Essendon will be able to break them early here and should be able to do enough (given their greater skill & experience) to hang on from there.
Port and Brisbane will smash their respective opponents, and you would have to say that Hawthorn represents the Bulldogs last hope of winning another game this season. As I predicted earlier this season, the lean bodies of the Bulldogs players would find the going tougher and tougher as the year progressed and its difficult to see them offering a yelp against the Lions. Port will most likely win another minor premiership this season, but for mine, it is still the Lions who loom large as flag favourites.
Geelong and Collingwood could well be match of the round, and I expect Geelong to finally kill off the Magpies finals hopes. The Cats would be sorely ruing last week's disastrous loss to West Coast and would be eager to make amends. The Magpies are a very average side, and can't lord it over Geelong anywhere on the field. I like the Cats a lot and they should continue their march to a well deserved finals spot.
Melbourne are over-achieving to the max this season and yet again strike a top side struggling for form and missing a plethora of key players. I wouldn't give the Demons the time of day if both sides well fully fit, but their luck should hold out for another week here. I watched St Kilda last week and was stunned by the depth of their struggle. Their forward structure was embarrassingly Hawthorn-like in its ineptitude, and unless the find a magical solution for this and other form woes in their defence, they will struggle to hold on to a spot in the four, much less top spot.
In the final game, I expect Freo to move a step further toward what will be a truly West Coastian finals appearance in 2004. For countless years the Eagles have been falling into the eight on the back of masive home ground advantage only to get humiliated in the knockout final by ordinary opposition and this will most likely be Freo's fate this time around.
CyberKev
West Coast by 2 pts
Essendon by 23 pts
Adelaide by 27 pts
Melbourne by 24 pts
Port Adelaide by 50 pts
Brisbane by 62 pts
Fremantle by 20 pts
Hawthorn will get one of their last chances for a win this week, playing an ordinary Eagles outfit in Tasmania. They'll be in it up to their ears, but I suspect that the superior midfield drive of the blue & yellow's will prove decisive over the course of four quarters. Both sides have dismal forward setups, however, so it should remain tight.
Adelaide will cause a mild upset by winning the Ryan Fitzgerald Cup against Sydney on Saturday night. Adelaide were great last week, and I expect them to continue this bright form against the overrated Swans side. The Swans aren't that bad, but they're definitely unbrilliant, and have struggled to beat anyone and everyone, anywhere and everywhere this season. If luck hadn't been on their side they would be out of finals contention by now.
I'd love to see the Tigers roll the Bombers, and it isn't out of the realms of possibility. If Richmond can reproduce last week's form they WILL win, but I suspect a desperate Essendon will be able to break them early here and should be able to do enough (given their greater skill & experience) to hang on from there.
Port and Brisbane will smash their respective opponents, and you would have to say that Hawthorn represents the Bulldogs last hope of winning another game this season. As I predicted earlier this season, the lean bodies of the Bulldogs players would find the going tougher and tougher as the year progressed and its difficult to see them offering a yelp against the Lions. Port will most likely win another minor premiership this season, but for mine, it is still the Lions who loom large as flag favourites.
Geelong and Collingwood could well be match of the round, and I expect Geelong to finally kill off the Magpies finals hopes. The Cats would be sorely ruing last week's disastrous loss to West Coast and would be eager to make amends. The Magpies are a very average side, and can't lord it over Geelong anywhere on the field. I like the Cats a lot and they should continue their march to a well deserved finals spot.
Melbourne are over-achieving to the max this season and yet again strike a top side struggling for form and missing a plethora of key players. I wouldn't give the Demons the time of day if both sides well fully fit, but their luck should hold out for another week here. I watched St Kilda last week and was stunned by the depth of their struggle. Their forward structure was embarrassingly Hawthorn-like in its ineptitude, and unless the find a magical solution for this and other form woes in their defence, they will struggle to hold on to a spot in the four, much less top spot.
In the final game, I expect Freo to move a step further toward what will be a truly West Coastian finals appearance in 2004. For countless years the Eagles have been falling into the eight on the back of masive home ground advantage only to get humiliated in the knockout final by ordinary opposition and this will most likely be Freo's fate this time around.
CyberKev
Go Tigers! 
