Teen Wolf
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I'm calling it Last Chance Round. Or maybe Do Over Round. Something like that.
There could be a bit of juice in the Carlton-Richmond game. And if you're desperate to find a reason to back GWS, well, they did beat Adelaide in 2020 without Alicia Eva (who will miss this week, suspended for a tackle she should've got out of her system 18 months ago).
But the Sunday games have the most intrigue:
- A pro-Prior sicko might try to defend West Coast's dreadful past fortnight by saying GC were at home and Carlton are an inaugural team. But defending a heavy loss against Sydney? I'd like to see that.
- North Melbourne must avoid another debacle in front of goal against Brisbane, after last year. Shierlaw and Bruton are probably coming back in, while Brisbane are without Davidson. Last chance for Brisbane to stay in touch with the very top of the ladder--a win in Tassie (where NM is 11-0) would potentially paint this year's loss to Richmond in a similar light to last year's loss to Richmond.
- Essendon v Fremantle: No way the loser makes finals. Real tough one to tip.
- Both St Kilda and Collingwood would be shaking their heads about the losses they had last week. St Kilda must also be reminded of their loss to the Pies last season (the Stevens miss).
- Last chance for the Bulldogs to keep finals hopes alive. Looked better last week, but definitely won't make the 8 if they lose this week. They've got STK, CAR, ADE, SYD and WCE in rounds 5-9, so that's why there's still hope atm. Last chance for the Suns to prove R1 was merely a blip. Beating an inaccurate Collingwood last week helped a little, but it means nothing if they can't back it up immediately. Take care of business this week and then it can be reasonable to expect they're also good for wins against PA, GWS and ESS (taking them to 6 wins). Previous (only) meeting between GC and WB was the drawn match in S6, when Toogood Kernahanned the last shot.
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