field of dreams wrote:Well the margins blew out in 4 of the games, and the yank bays game sounds like a cracker!
Victor d LC by 150
Strath d GPE by 77
McLaren d MC by 65
Will d Myp by 58
Yank d Bays by 1
Just the 1 upset in Yank upsetting the Bays but all 4 other games had interesting margins.
Yank finally had their kicking boots on and it paid dividends in taking a top 5 scalp.
What makes it puzzling is how on earth did they only kick 1 goal against Compass 2 weeks ago
Great win but probably just emphasizes even more their frustration of probably being out of Finals contention
After GPE had a drought breaking win over Strath in Rd 2, there was plenty of optimism of more wins to come but it's looking likely that will be their only win for the season whilst Strath after receiving regular beltings in the 1st 6 Rds have shown remarkable improvement since with a couple of wins along with very competitive performances against a few top ranked sides.
McLaren easily accounting for Compass as expected despite it being played at the kennel.
Willunga touching up the reigning premiers by 10 goals showed they're a genuine flag threat remarkably after not making the finals last year whilst the Mudlarks wont be coming from the Elim Final this year for a fairytale flag.
Victor obliterating the Creek by 150 points was and wasn't a surprise if that makes sense? I know it doesn't make sense but does to me
Creek are a shadow of the team from a few years back but have been competitive here and there and their team Saturday on paper was probably as good a side they've fielded for the year with the exception of Kellock missing. Was great to see Clifford back after a 12 month layoff with an ACL and will be better for the run as is a quality player. Guessing Victor may have wanted to make a bit of a statement after eyebrows were raised when they only beat GPE by 8 goals?
Anyway the wash up is that there are ONLY 3 Premiership chances this year with the pressure on Victor to redeem their 1 point loss as favorites last year and win on their home turf this season