2019 Multicultural AFL Show - Round 6



The Multicultural AFL Football TV & Radio Show - Round 6
By Fiv Antoniou
23/04/2019


Welcome to another edition of the NEMBC’s, AFL Footy Blog. The AFL match results continue to be a tipsters nightmare coming into round 6. Umpires are still inconsistent but the incident that took the cake was the ball hitting the inside of the goal post in the first quarter of the Brisbane v Collingwood match at the Gabba which was given as a goal! No one picked up the mistake - not a field umpire, not the goal umpire and, to make things worse, the video review did not pick it up either. The only exception was the TV commentators and vision. Not good enough in my book! Just imagine if it happened in a grand final.
On this occasion this mistake was irrelevant to the overall result of the game, but if it’s not picked up in future it may affect a close result and that would not be good PR for the League.
Round 5 consisted of five days of footy and produced some extraordinary results. The Giants and Eagles were thrashed by lesser teams, underdogs got up, Melbourne’s meltdown continued, St. Kilda on top of the ladder for a day and the Blues finally got off the bottom by never-the-less decimating the Bulldogs 101 to 57.
So where does it all go from here? Another week in round 6 of five days of footy matches, commencing tomorrow evening with the MCG co-tenants, the Richmond Tigers, taking on the embattled Melbourne side. Sorry to say that Melbourne will continue their downward spiral as the Tigers have regained their early form - Richmond by 36 points.
Thursday footy will see the traditional Anzac Day clash between the Magpies and Bombers in front of close to a sell-out crowd of around 90,000 plus (weather permitting). Collingwood is coming off an emphatic win against the Lions away and Essendon have beaten their last two opponents by big margins. The game promises to be a classic encounter, tough and close but I am leaning towards Collingwood etching out a victory due to their more consistent play over the last couple of weeks.
Friday night footy comes from Adelaide Oval with Port Adelaide hosting the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Looking at the ‘Roos there is something not quite right at Arden St. of late as their form fluctuates from good to really terrible, so it looks like another big win to the Port Power!
The four games on Saturday kicks off with the Gold Coast Suns at home taking on the Brisbane Lions. The Lions showed a lot of endeavour and grit for the first three weeks of the season and capitulation in the next two. On the other hand, the Suns had some good hard fought narrow wins and I think at home they may just do enough to beat the Lions. In the other games, St. Kilda, currently in great form, will beat the Adelaide Crows at Marvel Stadium, Fremantle in Perth will easily account for the Western Bulldogs and in the local Sydney derby, the GWS Giants will be too fast and physical for the Swans to handle. A big win for the Giants.
Sunday’s early game comes from Hawthorn’s home away from home in Launceston where the Hawks take on the Carlton Blues. A very interesting game which will really measure the progress of Carlton against the wanning Hawthorn side. It is about time Carlton stepped up moving forward and may take the win for two in a row.
The Last game of the day will be a real blockbuster played at Geelong’s home ground against a hot and cold Eagles side. Last home game for the Cats was a loss to the GWS Giants a couple of weeks ago. The Eagles disappointed in the first round and in the latest round going down to the opposition by big margins. Their away form is fair and traveling all the way from Perth to the cattery could be draining especially these couple of rounds with short turnovers between games. Geelong at their home fortress are not going to lose two home games in a row or give up easily – So it’s the  Cats for me!.
Well that’s it from me– see you next week.
Round 6: I am picking: Richmond, Collingwood, Port Adelaide, Gold Coast, St. Kilda, Fremantle, GWS Giants, Carlton and Geelong. (Progressive tip score: 22)

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