oh to think last year i was in line at ticketek getting tickets for the elimination final and we had our picture snapped for the crowtiser, oops i mean the advertiser. and last year watching the boys train i was interviewed by the news and they used my voice as the voice over, (well not meaning to brag, hee, hee but one of my good friends has always said i should be on radio...mm triplem female footy commentator, i'll take that or perhaps the footy oprah of the tv world, lol). and last time this year as the semifinal approached i watched the mighty power come back in a magnificent second half to extinguish the dockers hope of a repeat appearance at the G. and listen to son number two have a complete meltdown as wingard kicked another miracle goal...(HOW CAN HE DO THAT? he screamed in pain. WINGARD WINGARD I HATE YOU!!! he yelled) and moi? i temporarily forgot i was a mother and replied...because he can and we are the MIGHTY POWER!!! and yes some of you may think that is terrible but when footy is your religion there is room to be forgiven for one's sins. (perhaps i am being punished now...WAH!) and last year when it came prelim time we were driving over making our way to the victorian headquarters of the lady army to watch the second best final of the series, (the first being port and freo) which ended in heartache but still full of optimism for the future season.
and ken hinkley says he is worried about the supporters, that's who he worries about. well ken let me tell ya, you will end up with one big, fat hernia if you are going to do that. a season that promised so much but delivered too little, a season that saw many supporters verging on the cusp of diabetes, who spent weeks comfort eating and making the stocks of four and twenty pies skyrocket to an all time high! ken take my advice and concentrate on season 2016 instead, the last thing we need is for you to be admitted to emergency with a hernia the size of two sherrins put together. yes ken, focus on next year and don't leave it too late to be ruthless, OK? make it the new mantra and bring in some fancy hypnotists to lock that in for 2016 coz the way i see it without a full strength side and coming from behind we were pipped at the post, too little, too late, WAH WAH WAH WAH! now i hope all the players are watching the finals and feeling sick in the guts, so sick it burns a hole in their jocks...the end.
well viewers what did you think of the first lot of finals? it pains me to admit it but the crows and doggies was the best match with tigers and roos not far behind. even though the stats favoured the doggies and i still thought they would over run them, their kicking cost them the game. when the final siren sounds stats are irrelevent, look at the scoreboard folks, that is where the game is won. the eagles were supreme predators even without priddis and masten, they swoopped down upon the hawks and clipped their wings. they are certainly looking ominous folks and almost impossible to beat at home but stranger things have happened. i suspect the hawks will rebound quickly, one would assume being hardened finals campaigners they will be up for the challenge. and sorry to say it freo buddies but the dockers are the most vulnerable out of the two and one may think the easier team to beat. i know who i would rather be playing but for son number two's sake i hope i am proved wrong.
i watched the dockers with son number two just in case my footy counselling was needed. it began fairly optimistically and looked as though freo may cinch a comfortable victory. but sydney refused to go away and again their kicking lost them the game. unless the dockers can regain their first half of the season form i am not sure they are going to see another GF appearance at the G. will ross lyon forever remain the bridesmaid and not the footy bride? in the next few weeks we will find out. and OMFF ( oh my friggin footballs) what about the roos and the tigers? i predicted the tigers would lose. the curse lives on to yet again rip out the heart of their supporters. did you hear dimma at the press conference say fucking moron? OMG how many are going to lose their minds over that? personally i coin that as robbo would say, raw emotion. ( thanks for that one, robbo) hardwick must be wondering what on earth he has to do to get his team over the line. would have, should have and yes perhaps if the umpire had called holding the ball it would have resulted in a tiger's goal. but we will never know will we? strike three and they are out again, what a waste of a season. perhaps the afl neesds to introduce a new rule like in cricket where someone else runs for you while you bat. the tigers can maintain their finals position but get another team to play for them instead, ooh harsh? sorry tigers fans until you crack the finals you will be relegated to the chokers box.
and so to end folks as much as i love football i am barely running a temperature now and i wonder if i am being punished for my evil footy thoughts and wishes? one team i loathe down (sucked in) but the one i wanted to fall, got away. perhaps this time i shall seal my lips and pray for world peace instead so that footy karma doesn't come back to bite me on the bum. oh well onward and upward to 2016 and yes, i will still be watching the finals. can we at least have some decent contests in the vain of the elimination finals which were by far the best games to watch...the end!
FFandF XXX
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