Weekly Blog Round 7 by Billy

The Week That Was

Round six has drawn to a close and with it the end of the bye rounds for a bit, so we may start to see some wildcards starting to be used again.

Round six did bring us a touch of everything. The Dogs responded to all the noise with a comfortable win against the Saints, rumours around the kennel are that Bevo is currently being offered a seven-year extension. The Dons had some umpire help in their win over the crows, for a second there I thought I was watching a Blues game…

Speaking of the Blues they showed that even with their soft tissue issues they can’t be discounted, enjoying an impressive win against GWS. The Pies premiership defence is starting to build steam with their win over Port making it three wins in a row. The Cats maintained the only unbeaten team with their win over the Lions whilst the Roos stayed the only winless team with their loss to the Hawks.

The Swans gave a reality check to the Suns with a dominate win giving the Suns a look at what’s required to play finals. The biggest upset of the round though was the Harley Ried led Eagles putting the Dockers to the sword, giving them their first Derby win since 2021.

Round Seven Preview

Round Seven is just a couple of days away with the Tigers hosting the Dess on Wednesday night in a game where Melbourne looks to be too strong.

The traditional ANZAC day match up of the Bombers vs the Magpies could go either way. The Dons are sitting at 4-2 and would like to consolidate their top 8 aspirations, whilst the Pies have won their last three and are looking to enter the top 8 for the first time this year. Should be a cracker.

In the non-traditional ANZAC day match up the Giants would be hoping to bounce back from their loss in round 6 against an under-performing Lions team.

Friday night has Port hosting the Saints. Both teams would be hurting after losses last weekend, I’m predicting fireworks early.

Saturday has a Hobart blockbuster with the Roos hosting the Crows at Bellerive, I can’t wait to see who wins when I watch the news Saturday night. The Cats host the Blues at the MCG in the afternoon is what could be the match of the round. Can the Blues and umpires stop the Cats winning streak? I’m predicting some more goals from frees for the Blues but a win for the Cats. Saturday night has Freo hosting the Dogs, with the Dockers losing top the Eagles last round I’m predicting they’ll come out breathing fire at my poor Dogs.

We wrap up the round Sunday with the Suns hosting the Eagles, can West Coast win three in a row? I doubt it but it would make a good story for their rebuild to suddenly look ahead of the Ross and Hawks. Speaking of the Hawks they host the Swans Sunday afternoon, can the Hawks back up their impressive win over the Roos? I don’t think I’ll be tipping them.

Best of luck tippers and don’t forget to get your tips in Early with the Wednesday night game.