There I was sitting comfy in the knowledge
Adelaide were up by 20 points with just five minutes on the clock, a win that would keep the
Blues in the hunt for the final 8.
Nek minut its only eight points, but with 90 seconds to go with the ball in their forward line the
Crows looked safe. Then came the moment.
The clouds parted and lightning shot from the sky over
Aami Park in the shape of a
Port Power thunderbolt that struck the ground right on the point of the ball where
Monfries' kick landed, a centimetre from crossing the behind line, and, guided by the hand of
Thor The Thundergod, the ball did a more jagged right angled zig zag than
Milney's stray bounce that cost the
Saints the 2010 GF, but this time somehow it found its way through the big sticks, covering at least 5 metres to do so.
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| The new Dominator |
Cue
Chad Wingard, the new millenium's version of
The Dominator, for the coup de grace and the
Crows had done a
Norf, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Except
Brad Scott would have asked for the roof to be closed.
Nothing can stop
Port Power making the finals now. The
Footy Gods have ordained it. I think that covers every cliche.
While there's a 2 game gap between 8th and 9th, the battle for the flag has really opened up among the teams in the 8.
Richmond walloped
Hawthorn for the second time in succession, the
Cats lost yet again to a team outside the 8, the
Bulldogs pushed the
Swans all the way,
Collingwood hit their straps, and
Fremantle took
Carlton apart at the seams. With
Freo's run home they're a great chance for top 2 and a home final, possibly two, and a relatively easy path to the MCG on the last satdee in September. But don't worry, being
Freo they are sure to stuff it up.
Great to see the
Giants get their first win for the season, even if it was against the basketcase of the comp in the
Dees. Roll the tape Agapitos and read on for the latest in
Uglybustards tipping results.
