For years, Launceston was considered a fortress for Hawthorn, and for good reasons. The Hawks hadn’t lost a game in the UTAS stadium between Round 8, 2012 and Round 19, 2016. The Saints ended that streak last year, thumping the Hawks by 75 points. To add injury to insult (pun intended), the Hawks also lost…
Month: April 2018
AFL Power Rankings – Round Six
With not all wins created equal the AFL ladder doesn’t always get it right. To right this wrong the Pinch Hitters attempt to provide a more accurate picture of where each team stands with our very own Power Ranking formula.
Saints Summary: Positives are hard to find
Hopes of a return to finals are already fading for Saints fans. We examine the wreckage from St Kilda’s disastrous trip to Launceston.
Collingwood Commentary: So this is what the Top Eight feels like
Three in a row is always handy and sitting 5th after Round One and Two losses is not a bad comeback at all. Better if you remember that everyone had written us off after the Hawks got up in what I like to call a warm-up game. Even some of our own supporters. In a way, it’s helped spark something and turn it around. The Pies are looking like a real team and it’s glorious.
Essendon Essays: Essendon.. Essendon where art thou Essendon !!!
I am not sure whats more pain full for a die hard Essendon fan. A trip to the dentist for a route canal or having to sit through Anzac day on the wing of our beloved great southern stand with Collingwood fans all around you cheering and screaming their lungs out as they pile on…
AFL Power Rankings – Round Five
With not all wins created equal the AFL ladder doesn’t always get it right. To right this wrong the Pinch Hitters attempt to provide a more accurate picture of where each team stands with our very own Power Ranking formula.
Kings Bounty: Bogut agrees to NBL swansong
Andrew Bogut, already one of the most accomplished Australian basketballers, by signing with the Sydney Kings may well play a part in something larger. The rise back to prominence of the NBL.
The Hawthorn Chronicles: Rude awakening
Last week, Hawthorn were irresistible in their comeback, and beat Melbourne despite being down by 4 goals at quarter time. On the back of that solid win, they were tipped to be overwhelming favourites against North Melbourne. To me, it was always going to be a danger game. For some reason, we never match up…
What on earth is cricket officialdom thinking?
It is fair to say that the ECB announcement of their intention to create an eight-team league to play 100-ball innings matches has created much more bewilderment and outrage than excitement. While those excited by the announcement have suggested it is a bold initiative, most others would suggest this a positive spin on a decision…
Saints Summary – Signs of Life
The old saying is that a draw is like kissing your sister but St Kilda’s Saturday afternoon 73-all tie with GWS was nothing of the sort given the three weeks of pain prior to it.
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