Tips for top of the table clash?

[Wedgie]

Yep only teams that have beaten the Cats this year can enter the finals with confidence!!!

Close, but no cigar, only teams that haven't lost to the Cats can.

[devilsadvocate]

Cats have already started resting players in the leadup to the important games in 2 weeks time.
Selwood and Kingy having a rest this week, would expect a heap more.
If Port and Brisbane don't beat them in the next 2 weeks then Port or Brisbane needn't rock up to the finals as they'll be a complete waste of space.

Say this weeks match is a cracker and the Powwaa goes down by a point on the last kick of the day. Should they still then not bother rocking up for the finals?

Anything can happen come finals time, regardless of what happened during the season.

[Wedgie]

Say this weeks match is a cracker and the Powwaa goes down by a point on the last kick of the day. Should they still then not bother rocking up for the finals?

Yep, probably a waste of time even if they win but in your above case a definate yes.

[Thiele]

Ling is out for geelong Tradea in doubt for the power

[Dirko]

Cats off to a flyer 2.1 to 0.1...

[Dirko]

Port flying back ! Up by 12 points with 8 mins to go 1st quarter

[magpie in the 80's]

PORT HAVE GOT THAT FLYER

PORT 4.1.25
CATS 2.1.13

[magpie in the 80's]

HALFTIME

BULLDOGS 8.3.51
HAWKS 6.9.45

[Wedgie]

Selwood, Bartel and Ling all out, we've started resting players and giving fringe players a go.

Could disrupt though.

[Wedgie]

Also fantastic to see the Power did their usual trick in taking Damon White out of North's side yesterday so he could be a spectator at Geelong today.

[Dirko]

Ablett limped off with assistance...looks serious ??

[Wedgie]

Ablett limped off with assistance...looks serious ??

Nah, just a corky above the knee.

Tell ya what though, with Bartel, Ling and Selwood out and Ablett off the ground, Port should kept attacking in that quarter when they were dominating instead of going backwards.
If Port lose this game they'll only have themselves to blame.

[magpie in the 80's]

BULLDOGS 8.3.51
HAWKS 7.9.51

[magpie in the 80's]

bulldogs 9.5.59
hawks 11.14.80

cats 6.3.39
port 8.2.50

[magpie in the 80's]

cats 8.3.51
port 8.2.50

[Booney]

Top game until half time.Barring a huge second half to the Cats,Im happy with our showing so far.

The 'outs' for Geelong are huge,no doubt and the return of those 3 to the side adds plety,but you can only beat your opponent on the day,and at half time I think we have showed wth enough supply our forwards can kick a winning score.

Mooney appears stuck to the goal square,playing into Wakelins hands.I imagine Mooney will push up the ground more in the second half.

S.Burgoyne's two tap receive for goals inside 50 a pleasure to watch.

[magpie in the 80's]

halftime

cats 8.4.52
port 9.3.57

bulldogs 10.6.66
hawks 13.14.92

[Wedgie]

Geez if Logan could kick he'd be a great player.

[magpie in the 80's]

cats 8.4.52
port 10.4.64

dogs 10.7.67
hawks 15.18.108

[magpie in the 80's]

CATS 9.6.60
PORT 11.8.74

FULLTIME SCORE

DOGS 10.7.67
HAWKS 22.19.151