2008 Premiership Round 4

hanton12

Friday 11 April
Essendon v Western Bulldogs @ Telstra Dome 7.40PM (10.40AM GMT)

Saturday 12 April
St Kilda v Geelong @ Telstra Dome 2.10PM (5.10AM GMT) Setanta Sports 2 5.00AM and 3.30PM
North Melbourne v Melbourne @ Gold Coast 2.10PM (7.10AM GMT)
Sydney v West Coast @ ANZ Stadium 7.10PM (10.10AM GMT) Setanta Sports 2 10.00AM
Port Adelaide v Brisbane @ AAMI Stadium 7.10PM (10.40AM GMT)

Sunday 13 April
Hawthorn v Adelaide @ Aurora Stadium 1.10PM (4.10AM GMT)
Carlton v Collingwood @ MCG 2.10PM (5.10AM GMT) Setanta Sports 2 5.00AM
Fremantle v Richmond @ Subiaco 2.10PM (7.10AM GMT)

*check those times too, the local times are right, so hope I got the GMT times right after the last of the daylight saving changes on the east coast.

Audio on afl.com.au through the live gamecentre links on the right hand side of the homepage.

Weekend highlights on Setanta Sports 2, Monday 7th at 6PM and TG4 at 11.05pm on Wednesday night

Another thing, last night I happened to see Europsort 2 UK had the Crows/Power game on around 9-10PM. They might be showing other highlights as well during the week or something. Will have a look when I get a chance.


My picks for the weekend
Essendon v Bulldogs: Doggies
St Kilda v Geelong : Cats
North Melbourne v Melbourne : Roos
Sydney v West Coast : Swans
Port Adelaide v Brisbane : Power
Hawthorn v Adelaide: Hawks
Carlton v Collingwood : Pies
Fremantle v Richmond : Dockers

Should be a good Friday night game I'd say. Geelong should have too mcuh for the saints. Roos looked good against the Hawks, so should easily dispatch the demons. Eagles have looked bad in last 2 games, and Sydney have been good. Form goes with Sydney. Power have a chance to get off the board at home, but Lions wont be easy, Hawks are going well, as are Pies against a poor Carlton and Freo should have enough to take Richo and Richmond.

Xavi6

Essendon v Bulldogs: Doggies
St Kilda v Geelong : Cats
North Melbourne v Melbourne : Roos
Sydney v West Coast : Swans
Port Adelaide v Brisbane : Lions
Hawthorn v Adelaide: Hawks
Carlton v Collingwood : Pies
Fremantle v Richmond : Dockers

Just one different pick for me. I think the Lions will do Port.

Have a cracking Saturday lined up. Coverage of St. Kilda/Geelong starts at 12pm, then Before The Game featuring Aker is on around 4, followed by Swans/Eagles just after 5. Can't wait!

Skittlebrau

Essendon v Bulldogs: Doggies
St Kilda v Geelong : Cats
North Melbourne v Melbourne : Roos
Sydney v West Coast : Swans
Port Adelaide v Brisbane : Power
Hawthorn v Adelaide: Hawks
Carlton v Collingwood : Pies
Fremantle v Richmond : Dockers

Xavi6

Saints ahead against the Cats at quarter time and looking the better side so far.

Skittlebrau

Xavi6 wrote: »

Saints ahead against the Cats at quarter time and looking the better side so far.

Cats up by 16 at half time. They always seem to have another gear.

Xavi6

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Cats up by 16 at half time. They always seem to have another gear.

Yeah they're just too good.

Roll on this evening. Come on Eagles! (We're gonna lose though)

Skittlebrau

Xavi6 wrote: »

Yeah they're just too good.

Roll on this evening. Come on Eagles! (We're gonna lose though)

Cats up by 40 at 3/4 time now and North are beating the D's by 53.

Should finish the same way. 3/3 tips so far and I got the margin bang on too in my work one. Fingers crossed for an 8, although I reckon Port will probably let me down.

Xavi6

I hope Port do let you down cause I've backed the Lions!

Looking forward to 'Before the Game' with Aker on it. Should be a good laugh.

Xavi6

Barry Hall has just layed out Brent Staker with a cheap shot left hook. Completely knocked Staker out. Absolute fucking scumbag. Nothing more than a common thug. Commentators saying he's going to be gone for bare minimum 5 weeks and good enough for him. Prick.

One Cold Hand

Wooww!! I saw that one. Awful stuff.

Just arrived in Oz and getting into the AFL. Trying to watch a few games a pick a team to support, but won't be supporting the Swans based on that!

Xavi6

Support the Eagles. Only way to go!

Thata boy Beau Waters! First man in defending his teammate. He's a tough bastard as well. Fair play.

Skittlebrau

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Wooww!! I saw that one. Awful stuff.

Just arrived in Oz and getting into the AFL. Trying to watch a few games a pick a team to support, but won't be supporting the Swans based on that!

Hawthorn are your only man mate!!

I reckon we'll give the Cats a run this year.

Edit - Damn you Xavi you're too quick.

Don't be wasting your time with the Eagles. They're yesterdays news.

One Cold Hand

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Hawthorn are your only man mate!!

I reckon we'll give the Cats a run this year.

Edit - Damn you Xavi you're too quick.

Don't be wasting your time with the Eagles. They're yesterdays news.

Well I reckon it's gotta be a Melbourne team, so you'd never know!
Hope the Eagles win this one tho!

Xavi6

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Hawthorn are your only man mate!!

I reckon we'll give the Cats a run this year.

Edit - Damn you Xavi you're too quick.

Don't be wasting your time with the Eagles. They're yesterdays news.

Yeah good call, if you like doin your sister :pac:

Skittlebrau

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Well I reckon it's gotta be a Melbourne team, so you'd never know!
Hope the Eagles win this one tho!

Well that's it settled then. Congratulations. I think you're the second Hawks fan round here after me.

Skittlebrau

Xavi6 wrote: »

Yeah good call, if you like doin your sister :pac:

You haven't seen my sister mate. She's hawt!!!

Xavi6

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Well that's it settled then. Congratulations. I think you're the second Hawks fan round here after me.

The Hawks are from Tazzy. Don't let this joker suck you in!

Skittlebrau wrote: »

You haven't seen my sister mate. She's hawt!!!

Pics or....

One Cold Hand

Xavi6 wrote: »

The Hawks are from Tazzy. Don't let this joker suck you in!

Dirty underhanded tactics eh? No holds barred on this forum I see!

Xavi6

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Dirty underhanded tactics eh? No holds barred on this forum I see!

Yeah typical of those clowns from the eastern states. You wanna hop on a plane and come out wesht

Skittlebrau

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Dirty underhanded tactics eh? No holds barred on this forum I see!

Don't listen to him. The Hawks are as Melbourne as the South Melbourne Swans and the Fitzroy Lions.

Xavi6

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Don't listen to him. That Hawks are as Melbourne as the South Melbourne Swans and the Fitzroy Lions.

Pffft get your head out of the 80s. You're a bunch of inbreds out on an island

Skittlebrau

Xavi6 wrote: »

Pffft get your head out of the 80s. You're a bunch of inbreds out on an island

I was actually over there the other week for the first time. Very odd place.

Seriously though, until they actually change their name and play more than 5 games a year over there they'll still be a Melbourne team.

One Cold Hand - Feel free to support the Eagles. It sounds like fun watching your team lose this year.

Hawks fans wouldn't know of course.;)

Xavi6

Skittlebrau wrote: »

I was actually over there the other week for the first time. Very odd place.

Seriously though, until they actually change their name and play more than 5 games a year over there they'll still be a Melbourne team.

One Cold Hand - Feel free to support the Eagles. It sounds like fun watching your team lose this year.

Hawks fans wouldn't know of course.;)

Now now no need to be bitchy cause you can't remember your last Premiership.

(1991 btw, the Eagles have 3 since then )

What's it like out there? Is it like Rand McNally? Do hamburgers eat people?

Skittlebrau

Xavi6 wrote: »

Now now no need to be bitchy cause you can't remember your last Premiership.

(1991 btw, the Eagles have 3 since then )

What's it like out there? Is it like Rand McNally? Do hamburgers eat people?

Yeah pretty much. I even managed to take in a booting while I was there.

Pah, 3 Premierships since 1991! Stop living in the past Xabi. That's about as relevant as me pointing out that Hawthorn have 9 in total.

Xavi6

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Yeah pretty much. I even managed to take in a booting while I was there.

Pah, 3 Premierships since 1991! Stop living in the past Xabi. That's about as relevant as me pointing out that Hawthorn have 9 in total.

And about as relevant as me pointing out that the Eagles only exist for 21 years. That's a Prem every 7 years. What's the Hawks average?!

Skittlebrau

Xavi6 wrote: »

And about as relevant as me pointing out that the Eagles only exist for 21 years. That's a Prem every 7 years. What's the Hawks average?!

Exactly!! It's completely irrelevant coz it's in the past.

Let's move into the here and now. Right at this second, the Eagles are being spanked 72-21 by Sydney. That's a much more telling statistic.

Xavi6

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Exactly!! It's completely irrelevant coz it's in the past.

Let's move into the here and now. Right at this second, the Eagles are being spanked 72-21 by Sydney. That's a much more telling statistic.

72-28 actually. Comeback's on!

To lose players of the calibre of Judd and Cousins is going to affect any team. Plus 5 of the team tonight have 11 senior games between them. This is a transitional year for us.

hanton12

this game is getting embarassing now. McKinley is doing well tho in fairness to him. Really bad for the eagles in the middle of the field tho, Adam Goodes is getting the run on players from rucks. Dirty punch from Hall, and the lads on Ten reckon they'd be suprised if he gets less than a 6 week suspension. Armstrong loading up now to make it 79 - 34. and he misses. 79 - 29 now. 50 behind at end of third

Xavi6

Have to say, Kennelly's been super. Everything he does is effortless.

Skittlebrau

Port well up on Brisbane too. 65-30 at half time.


Bet the bloody Hawks let me down tomorrow after all this:rolleyes:

Xavi6

For fuck sake Lynch. He's some donkey.

Xavi6

Lol I love karma! Split head and potential wrist break for Hall after running into a hoarding.

Skittlebrau

Bloody Port!!!

Xavi6

Lions have kicked the last EIGHT goals to be powering home against Port! Great for my tipping.

EDIT: Look at the fucking rain! Unbelievable stuff. 34 points down and now about to win. Crazy.

Skittlebrau

Had myself convinced I was on for the 8 this week.

Can't believe Brisbane came back.:(

Xavi6

I can Jonathan Brown is some hero.

Great hit on Xavier Clarke in the Cats game.

Xavi6

Couple of shocks today with Carlton beating Collingwood and Richmond absolutely destroying Freo here in Perth.

Hawks won again.

Xavi6

Just watching the highlights of Carlton/Collingwood and there's some serious hits. The high shoulder by Nick Maxwell on Marc Murphy in the first quarter was the pick of the bunch. Super stuff, though definitely getting reported.

Fev kicked 7 while Setanta got on the scoresheet and played pretty well up forward,

hanton12

looked at some of the Carlton Collingwood game last night I had recorded, unreal result. fevola scored some goals in fairness to the loon. Judd getting on the ball some amount in hte 4th to seal it up. Setanta was doing a good bit of runck work too, good to see him involved anyway. Really suprised at that result tho. Dale Thomas scored a great goal at the very end, he will be a huge player in time.

And well done Freo for making the eagles look good when it didnt seem possible!

redspider

Essendon 98 Western Bulldogs 128 - Telstra Dome Fri 11 Apr 7:40pm AEST
St Kilda 94 Geelong 136 - Telstra Dome Sat 12 Apr 2:10pm AEST
North Melbourne 127 Melbourne 79 - Gold Coast Stadium Sat 12 Apr 4:10pm AEST
Port Adelaide 104 Brisbane 124 - AAMI Stadium Sat 12 Apr 7:10pm ACST
Sydney 107 West Coast 45 - Telstra Stadium Sat 12 Apr 7:10pm AEST
Hawthorn 114 Adelaide 70 - Aurora Stadium Sun 13 Apr 1:10pm AEST
Carlton 111 Collingwood 88 - MCG Sun 13 Apr 2:10pm AEST
Fremantle 73 Richmond 137 - Subiaco

redspider

Some amazing results in the round:

Essendon were doing okay but the Bulldogs pulled away towards the end.
Geelong still on course to win it.
The Kanga's had a solid win.
The Lions managed a major final quarter comeback, amazing.
Sydney had it easy against WCE, and things are looking ominous for them.
Hawthorn did a good job for their win.
Carlton were a major surprise by beating Collingwood.
And Richmond took the pts against Fremantle.


The ladder is now looking like this:

Pos Team Pts G W L D % 
1 Hawthorn 16 4 4 0 0 159.08 
2 Geelong 16 4 4 0 0 155.73 
3 Western Bulldogs 16 4 4 0 0 144.39 
4 Sydney 12 4 3 1 0 159.18 
5 Collingwood 8 4 2 2 0 112.16 
6 Adelaide 8 4 2 2 0 109.31 
7 North Melbourne 8 4 2 2 0 104.63 
8 Richmond 8 4 2 2 0 102.24 
 
9 Brisbane 8 4 2 2 0 97.09 
10 St Kilda 8 4 2 2 0 90.38 
11 Essendon 8 4 2 2 0 87.89 
12 Carlton 4 4 1 3 0 86.65 
13 Fremantle 4 4 1 3 0 78.98 
14 West Coast 4 4 1 3 0 66.25 
15 Port Adelaide 0 4 0 4 0 77.61 
16 Melbourne 0 4 0 4 0 50.00 

One Cold Hand

Xavi6 wrote: »

The Hawks are from Tazzy. Don't let this joker suck you in!

Your some dirty underhanded langer Xavi! And because of your dirty underhanded tactics I've decided to flick my finger in your general direction and support Hawthorn! How do you like them apples?

Skittlebrau, we are now brothers in arms!

Boo Eagles!

Xavi6

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Your some dirty underhanded langer Xavi! And because of your dirty underhanded tactics I've decided to flick my finger in your general direction and support Hawthorn! How do you like them apples?

Skittlebrau, we are now brothers in arms!

Boo Eagles!

Well the joke will be on you when they fully relocate to Tasmania and you start fancyin your sister.

Could be worse though, you coulda chose Freo.

One Cold Hand

Xavi6 wrote: »

Well the joke will be on you when they fully relocate to Tasmania and you start fancyin your sister.

Better than relocating to Perth (or whereever the Eagles are from!)

And I already fancy your sister.

Xavi6

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Better than relocating to Perth (or whereever the Eagles are from!)

And I already fancy your sister.

Tassy better than Perth? Lol

I'll swap ya mine for yours so.

Skittlebrau

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Your some dirty underhanded langer Xavi! And because of your dirty underhanded tactics I've decided to flick my finger in your general direction and support Hawthorn! How do you like them apples?

Skittlebrau, we are now brothers in arms!

Boo Eagles!

Good stuff mate!! I knew you wouldn't let me down. You can enjoy being on top of the table.

All you have to do now is learn the club song

Xavi6 wrote: »

Well the joke will be on you when they fully relocate to Tasmania and you start fancyin your sister.

Never gonna happen..well the moving to Tassie that is. The sister thing could well happen, depends on how hot she is.

One Cold Hand

Skittlebrau wrote: »

All you have to do now is learn the club song

Consider it done!

We are the Mighty Fighting Hawks, and so on...

Xavi6

*snigger* Crap song tbh

"WE'RE FLYIN' HIGH.......!"

Skittlebrau

Xavi6 wrote: »

"WE'RE FLYIN' HIGH.......!"

Sums up the Eagles perfectly tbh

hanton12

Skittlebrau wrote: »

Sums up the Eagles perfectly tbh

thats low skittlebrau!:pac::p