Yep, Rivalry round it is..silly me, I thought EVERY round was rivalry round but heck what would I know. Are these teams really rivals??
Melbourne v Geelong: I would have thought our main rivals in recent seasons were the Saints. What club would really consider Melbourne a rival but they've got to play someone this week.
Sydney v Brisbane: Ho ho. Maybe in Rugby league but Sydney might fast be building up a rivalry with West Coast and Brisbane seems to have more of a rivalry with Essendon and Collingwood.
Adelaide v Port and West Coas v Freo: Logical enough but lately Freo haven't got on all that well with the Saints. Three games in a row now between these sides have finished in controversial fashion.
Essendon v Richmond: Dreamtime?? Not much imagination used in this marketing gimmick, Red, Yellow, Black, Indigenous..a bit of a stretch really.
St Kilda v Bulldogs: St Kilda, see Geelong and lately Freo. Bulldogs I reckon North Melbourne as they have both punched on in the handout line ha ha.
Collingwood v Carlton: Age old rivals but a real yawn of a fixture for nearly a decade now. Staler than a stubbie full of butts on the morning after.
Kangaroos v Hawks: Originally programmed due to the 70's rivalry they had but has increased significance due to the Roos snaffling of ex Hawks in recent years. This game will go off and will be the highlight of 'Rivalry Round' for me. Looking forward to this one.
regards,
REB