Heh. I know enough to know that Collingwood is the Manly of AFL, so that wasn't a risk.My other half barracks for Carlton and I have no soft spot ... they're terrible. He'll be amazed if they win a game this year.
I did um and ah over the Bulldogs vs Sydney GF rematch. Sydney always tends to play really badly in round 1, so I discount their first up performance. I wasn't overly impressed with the doggies last weekend. It's a risky pick, but I'm tipping for Sydney being up for revenge after last year.
West Coast has such a better away game than people give them credit for. Every time we win an away game (see: against North, last week) it gets no attention. But whenever we lose one, we get labelled "flat-track bullies." This really bugs me, because not only do we travel more than any other team (and much farther), the teams we lost to last year when travelling were like Sydney (SCG), Hawthorn (MCG), Adelaide (Adelaide), GWS (GWS), Geelong (Geelong). All great teams, all with as much a home-ground advantage as we have. Hardly anyone beats those teams at their home grounds. *shrug*
I've no idea why no one comments when Hawthorn loses every away game (not that they play many), but we cop it.
TL;DR even if WCE vs St Kilda was played in Melbourne, WCE would have been odds-on favourites to win.
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See, that's the attitude Jaymz should have!
Step 1: Pick a team. I feel the dapper bird-headed man needs a bird-themed team. Personally, I recommend the Eagles (I'm biased). Other choices: Adelaide Crows, Sydney Swans. You are not allowed to barrack for the Collingwood Magpies though, lest you be ... ostracised.
This would technically be Adelaide country here, I think. Crows it is then. (Birth country wise I should be a Swans supporter, but bleh.)
Skillz I got. Now what?Yep, and skillz.
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