hello viewers yes it's me...have you written me off yet? apologies and yes perhaps i have slipped into some inconsistent writing form but i shall pledge to learn from it and move on. mm, round one, yes a victory folks some say unconvincing but at this stage of the season i wouldn't be complaining. they all add up when it comes to the tail end of the season just as well the boys decided to resurrect themselves in the last quarter. and yes i said they would win, personally i like to see more of an even and balanced effort but hey would you give the four points back? yes i hardly think so!!!
one word to describe round two against our arch enemies...crucifixion. OMFF ( oh my friggin footballs) yep what can i say? i only watched the second half with feralina lady army life member. actually i forced myself to watch it and how friggin painful it was. OMG guys you know how much we all hate the crows and you just let them run riot. FFS ( for footy's sake) if i had been there i would have been tempted to jump the fence (with my now superior fitness) and deliver the message myself...MAN UP. YES FRIGGIN MAN UP!!! what is the matter with the coaching panel? even i, many times best and fairest winner of barneys rascals netball/basketball fame know in times of having your ass kicked you gotta man up and try and stem the flow. that they did not and the uncontested possessions say it all. how can a team possibly have 71 inside 50's and get thumped by 58? well obviously they can but enough of that. and if any of you are reading this then shame on you, suck it up, move on quickly and no panckaes for breakfast. the end.
round three... of course the baggers were out in full force, collective negativism permeated the air like a wet blanket trying to suffocate passionate supporters. armchair analysts, backseat drivers OMG the list goes on. were you nervous? were you preparing yourself for the worst? come on don't fib! don't let anything get in the way of a good story...OMFG carlise out, so many injuries, doom and gloom. and hey throughout the week port were the media whipping boys. i suspect that should change now after round three coz right now richmond, collingwood and freo have more to answer for. but who cares about them? not me, (oops son number two does) but i have warned him trying to be somewhat positive (after all he is only 12)...the hawks lost their first three games, blah, blah, blah. but somehow i don't think we can put freo and hawks in the same basket anymore.
just like port the lady army were under manned or should i say under womaned? but that didn't deter us. i knew we had to make a statement and silence the critics but 61 points was still not enough to shut up some of the baggers. (BTW sucked in tim watson and tony shaw how about you worry about collingwood instead?) seriously i think it is probably good, don't expect anything and let port go about its business. it's a brutal industry and we are not the darlings of the footy world anymore, the puppies are the flavour of the month and so they should be. but if anything can be said, still too early to tell and if you are inflicted with significant injuries well then everything can change in a handball. (and yes get some of that handball under control thanks guys). some of the disposals were atrocious. we need to tidy that up and get cleaner through the middle. and before i forget... huge condolences to bob murphy, a speedy recovery and hopefully nowhere near as bad as they suspect.
so what do i think about round three? an acceptable victory considering we were without a few of our star players. the first quarter was good once we got going. we seemed to taper off in the second half but the bombers played a scrappy game. polec had a great game as well as broadbent, pittard. robbie wizard gray was outstanding. thought dixon was good but boaky and wines still not firing at their best. amon and jones were useful inclusions although i was predicting oshea to make a return to the back line. still room for improvement but hey i would rather be 2-1 than 0-3. seven from nine this round in the tipping. it is a collaborative effort this season between myself and son number two. glad i didn't let him pick bombers...really? still he tipped hawks but i went for the pace of the bulldogs to over run them. i am sure clarko would be satisfied with his come back kings, experience counts. many would have watched that game closely and i for one will be watching the replay to see it for myself.
and so onto round four viewers. a big challenge ahead for port with the emerging GWS who had a respectable loss to sydney. and let's see if sydney can topple the crows but somehow i think home ground advantage will not go in their favour. and yes i shall resist the temptation to invoke footy karma, hee,hee. and to the lady army, for those who are injured you will be recalled and have your allegiance tested for round five when we face those pussycats...MEOW!!!
over and out,
love FFandF XXX
PS we have found a new lucky charm but of course i can't tell you what it is...lol.
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