fitzroy beat st kilda by 80 points. fitzroy (14-2) host collingwood in a semi final. st kilda (2-14) get their 10th wooden spoon and first in a decade.
tonight is the start of the afl season and the first nrl games in australia this year. the liberals should be forced to at least run a local in the cook by-election and preferibely a woman otherwise some dai lee type candidate should run the hypocracy the liberals and conservatives have shown on this in the past is just wrong critiercising labor for running kinealy when they have done it a lot worse in the past even with woman but theres no excuse to run a non-local man in a safe seat. one nation are trying the same stunt in ipswhich west in qld as well which is a disgrace and guess whose preferencing htem the liberals who also got that misagonistic green elected in qld which lead to a lot more misagon and awful outcomes federally and in qld. nikki hayley has pulled out of the us presidentional race unfortunately meaning theres no real republican candidate to run (Trump is more a maga candidate than a traditional republican).
carlton make the 4 beating richmond by 19 points the tigers just hold 4th for the first time. carlton (10-6) play collingwood. richmond (10-6) play south in the semi finals.
fitzroy (9-1-5) vs collingwood (12-3) brunswick st
collingwood go on top beating fitzroy by 3 goals knocking the lions out of the 4 and finals. collingwood (13-3) host carlton in a semi final. fitzroy (9-1-6) finish 5th.
how does geelong get their only win against a team from last year be the regining premiers playing for first and by 4 goals as well. geelong (3-1-12) finish 8th. south (12-4) host richmond in a semi final.
carlton its win or miss the finals against richmond the tigers could still miss out if fitzroy win their match south and collingwood likely will fight for first on percentage.
south break all sorts of records beating st kilda by 171 points biggest margin at the time beating geelongs 1899 record of 161 points as far as i can think at the time it has beaten since only a few times and the swans (including sydney) it is their equal bigggest win with a 2023 win over west coast equaling it. south (9-2) play fitzroy. st kilda (5-6) host essendon.
collingwood (3-1) vs melbourne (0-4) victoria park collingwood smash melbourne by 61 points. collingwood (4-1) play carlton. melbourne (0-5) host fitzroy.
carlton beat fitzroy by 13 points. carlton (8-6) play south in a semi final. fitzroy (6-8) finish 5th.
Round 14Carlton 2.4 7.7 9.10 10.14 74 Sat 10-Aug-1918 3:00 PM Venue:Princes Park Fitzroy 4.1 6.2 8.5 9.7 61 Carlton won by 13 pts
collingwood (9-4) vs essendon (3-10) victoria park
collingwood beat essendon by 7 goals giving the dons their 2nd wooden spoon. collingwood (10-4) host st kilda in a semi final. essendon (3-11) finish 8th last.
geelong save themselves from the wooden spoon beating st kilda by 45 points. geelong (3-11) finish 7th. st kilda (8-6) play collingwood in a semi final.
as with my nrl previews this year willl be doing afl ones as well only 4 games this weekend to cover though.
sydney v melbourne scg
this is a very hard round to pick in all but one match this could go either way melbourne did better last year and beat sydney in both fixtures (including in sydney) so could win again and i’ll give them the edge.
tip melbourne
brisbane v carlton gabba
probably the most likely outcome of the round is a brisbane win here wihle the blues want revenge for the prelim final i can’t see them getting it in brisbane.
tip brisbane
gold coast v richmond heritage bank
have almost no idea how this game will go and both are not likely finalists but the suns are on the improve with a famous coach while its hard to count richmond out they will struggle on the road.
tip gold coast
gws v collingwood giants stadium
another close to impossible game to pick with the reigning premiers travelling to the improving giants who almost stuned them in a prelim again the home ground advantage will help the giants just enough to get home.
newcastle were a big improver last season and should fancy themselves at home while canberra raen’t a bad club either the edge will be with the knights.
tip newcastle
warriors v sharks
warriors are on the improve and may finally be a chance to win their first flag the sharks like canberra are in a similar boat mid table without much improvemenet last year. warriors should win to stay a top 4 contender.
tip warriors
storm v panthers
tough start for the 3 time regining premiers a team who have only lost in round 1 once ever so far (in 25 years in the comp and that was to warriors in 2000) penrith though have dominated for the last few years and if anyones going to be storm in round 1 its them.
tip penrith
eels v bulldogs
after a grand final hangover last year the eels should bounce back and accout for bulldogs in their opener the bulldogs haven’t done well for a while.
tip eels
titans v dragons
this is a match between two teams who are unlikely to do anything this year and is a tough game to predict as well. i will go gold coast titans at home in this one.
tip titans
dolphins v cowboys
a big qld rivaliry to finish round 1 the cowboys finished strong last year but the dolphins are only in their 2nd year in the comp and could cause some damage but i’ll give the edge to the cowboys.
luthtansa are considering charging passengers with dietry requiremenets which is just wrong and not fair. the libs have endoursed a man who isn’t local to run ofr cook instead of either a woman or a local which is what they should have done and he has failed to run for parliament before name simon kennedy. the us head to the polls for super tuesday which looks like a formality for trump and biden to secure their party nominatinos.
carlton (8-1-5) vs richmond (3-1-10) princess park
carlton get 2nd beating richmond by 39 points. carlton (9-1-5) host fitzroy in grand final rematch in a semi final. richmond (3-1-11) finish 6th last and get their first wooden spoon.
Round 15Carlton 4.0 8.4 10.4 12.8 80 Sat 25-Aug-1917 3:00 PM Venue:Princes Park Richmond 1.2 2.5 3.11 4.17 41 Carlton won by 39 pts
geelong (5-9) vs collingwood (10-1-3) corio oval
geelong get a consolation prize a 2 point win over collingwood. geelong (6-9) finish 5th. collingwood (10-1-4) host south in a semi final.
richmond may have their first wooden spoon but can still stun regining premiers fitzroy by 3 goals. richmond (3-1-10) play carlton. fitzroy (6-1-7) play south.
carlton beat richmond by 17 points they play in a reverse fixture semi final next.
Richmond 3.4 4.5 6.9 9.11 65 Sat 29-Jul-1916 3:00 PM Venue:Punt Rd Carlton 1.1 7.5 10.6 12.10 82 Carlton won by 17 pts
fitzroy (2-1-8) vs collingwood (5-1-5) brunswick st
collingwood edge fitzroy by 3 goals they will play in a reverse fixture in a semi fianl due to only 4 clubs fitzroy play finals despite winning the wooden spoon.
illawara stay in the nbl finals knocking nz out 88-85. zoe mckenzie first term liberal mp is in trouble for congratulating the new labor mp for dunkley. sas to leave star alliance and join sky team alliance.
once again my sources have again given me an episode out of order.
pilgrim airlines flight 458 is a death trap with a fire in the cockpit and must get on the ground quickly. on a short flight in the us a twin otter is doing the flight to boston. at cruising height they start encountering ice before smoke is smelt probably from the anti-ice even though they think its smoking in the cockpit and request to divert to providence rhode island they start heading there but the smoke is already thick and getting worse. they realise that proidvence is probably too far with an off duty flight enginner reporting the damage to the cockpit and communication is lost and head for aresveroir for a crash landing. they do land remarkebly and only one passenger is dead with serious injuries for everyone else. with no blackbox it is hard to find the cause and it looks like its connected to chemical deicing which is the system that caused the fire. but the crew are considered heroes for their efforts.
richmond avoid their first wooden spoon but essendon also just avoid it on percentage as richmond win by 52 points. richmond (5-11) finish 6th. essendon (3-13) finish 8th.
carlton secure a top two finish beating richmond by 68 points leaving the tigers still in the wooden spoon race. carlton (12-1-2) host st kilda. richmond (4-11) host essendon
south beat geelong by 22 to stay alive. south (8-7) host collingwood. geelong (3-12) play fitzroy in do or die matches for souths finals hopes and geelong avoding last.
Manly opened the nrl season with a 36-24 win over south sydney while roosters beat bricks 20-10. St kilda beat North by 15 in practice game. Candidates need to change tactics after susan leys attack during the by election campaign that went a bit far and hypercritical
fitzroy lose by 3 goals to essendon meaning they aren’t likely to defend their flag. essendon (9-2-7) finish 6th. fitzroy (12-6) play carlton in a semi.
st kilda end universitys history by 41 points as they never play agin. st kilda (9-1-8) finish 7th. university (0-18) finish 10th last for the last time.
fitzroy secure 2nd beating university by 89 points. fitzroy (12-5) host essendon. university (0-17) play their last ever game against st kilda at home.
fitzroy end st kildas finals hopes by 2 points in the grand final rematch and snapping a 4game losing streak. fitzroy (11-5) host university. st kilda (8-1-7) play geelong.
melbourne beat university by 27 points giving university the wooden spoon all but certain. melbourne (2-14) host richmond. university (0-16) play fitzroy.
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labor have won the dunkley by election with a small swing against them. turkish airlines have had their first flight land in melbourne from instanbul via singapore and qantas have launched a220 flights. adeliade beat west coast and bulldogs overrun hawthorn in afl practice games. chelsea drew 2-2 with brentford while liverpool beat notingham forest 1-0 in the epl last night.
fitzory beat carlton by 23 points. fitzroy (16-2) host collingwood in a semi fnial first since 1906. carlton (9-1-8) finish 6th for the first time since 1902 not in the finals.
carlton are out of the finals race for the first time since 1902 losing to geelong by 23 points. geelong (9-8) host st kilda. carlton (9-1-7) host fitzroy in dead rubbers for them.
carlton (7-1-4) vs collingwood (10-2) princess park
the gap between the top 3 and the rest grows with collingwood beating carlton by 23 points. collingwood (11-2) play richmond. carlton (7-1-5) host university.
Carlton 2.5 2.6 4.13 6.18 54 Sat 19-Jul-1913 3:00 PM Venue:Princes Park Collingwood 0.4 5.8 6.11 11.11 77 Collingwood won by 23 pts
south (10-1-1) vs essendon (3-9) lake oval
grand final rematch doesn’t prevent upset of the year with essendon stunning south by 20 points. essendon (4-9) host fitzroy. south (10-1-2) host geelong.