My straight from the computer selections.

Port Adelaide 21 Collingwood
Melbourne 21 Carlton
Geelong 12 Adelaide
Sydney 6 Essendon
Kangaroos 29 Western Bulldogs
Brisbane Lions 10 St.Kilda
Hawthorn 2 Richmond
Fremantle 6 West Coast

Interesting round coming up in the footy.
Like Sydney and Brisbane at this stage.
I know all of you guys are rating the saints but don't get sucked in by the juicy odds. The champs will turn up the heat and I just can't see Fraser Gehrig kicking a bag on Mal Michael. I remember last year everyone thought the Pies would clean up the lions in the centenary round and the champs simply had a 10 goal first term.
Can't see my boys having the leg speed to go with the Swans but a lot will hinge on Barry Hall surviving the tribunal.
Collingwood might be a good bet if you can get a bit of a start, say 12-15 points.I still have huge ? marks over Port and don't be swayed because they pumped the Dogs last week, they are playing like a VFL team at the moment.

Collingwood are playing at their peak.What your seeing is the best they can do.
I watched the Port,Essendon game but it just turned out that Port weren't good enough on the night.I won't be using that as a basis for my selection,and am coming up with the decision that Port Power by over 40 points.

9 goals or so in the first quarter last week for Essendon ain't gunna happen against the tightarse Sydney defense.Another big win for the Swans.

Everybody seems to think the Lions are much better than what they are showing at the moment.Well they might have missed the boat!.The finals are almost here and if you ain't got your act together by now I believe it's too late.They didn't think the Saints could beat them last time,and they are making the same mistake again.Form team to beat an out of form team.
Go Sainters.

I wonder how many points St Kilda will rack up for out of bounds on the full,its funny how significant that umpires mistake was. I think st kilda will probably win but like you mo my guts are a churnin with the vibe
cheers

Almost front page headline news that point was.
Supposing the point by Aussie Jones occurred within the first 2 minutes of the game.Would we have given it even the slightest thought.
Games are full of umpiring mistakes.About 15% is an acceptable error rate it seems.
Kangaroos beat Sydney because of two glaring wrong decisions.But the Roos were regarded as heroes.
Sainters you marvellous team.What you done in the last quarter last week is what needs to be done for the rest of the season.
I'd like to see that!

Moeee
Keep the kaomagna on hand sunday,just in case

COLLINGWOOD v PORT ADELAIDE

Collingwood have won 4/11 against port adel,but have won 2/3 at the m.c.g against them.The pies have won 3/9 at the m.c.g this year while port have won 5/9 interstate,including 1/2 at the m.c.g

last 4 H2H:
QFL 2002 COLLINGWOOD 108-95 @ AAMI STADIUM
R10 2003 PORT ADEL 98-73 @ AAMI STADIUM
PFL 2003 COLLINGWOOD 112-68 @ M.C.G
R 6 2004 PORT ADEL 101-84 @ AAMI STADIUM

CARLTON v MELBOURNE

Carlton have won 3 of their last 12 against the demons,losing their last 5 straight.Carlton have won 3/6 at optus this year while melb have won 3/8 away from the m.c.g

last 4 H2H:
R15 2001 MELB 117-111 @ OPTUS OVAL
R15 2002 MELB 139- 95 @ TELSTRA DOME
R14 2003 MELB 97-90 @ OPTUS OVAL
R 6 2004 MELB 160- 55 @ M.C.G

ADELAIDE v GEELONG
The crows have won 4 of their last 5 against the cats and have won 9/10 at aami stadium against them.Adel have won 5/10 at home this year while geelong has lost all 3 interstate games this year.

R 2 2002 ADEL 110-79 @ AAMI STADIUM
R17 2002 ADEL 93-90 @ SKILLED STADIUM
R10 2003 ADEL 76-59 @ SKILLED STADIUM
R 6 2004 GEELONG 101-58 @ SKILLED STADIUM

WESTERN BULLDOGS v KANGAROOS

W/bulldogs have won 2/5 at telstra dome against the kangaroos,this year at the dome the w/bulldogs are 0/7 while the kangaroos are 3/7.

last 4 H2H:
R 2 2002 KANGAROOS 110- 97 @ TELSTRA DOME
R17 2002 W/BULLDOGS 139-105 @ TELSTRA DOME
R10 2003 KANGAROOS 156-145 @ TELSTRA DOME
R 6 2004 W/BULLDOGS 120-119 @ TELSTRA DOME


SWANS v ESSENDON

The swans have won only 1 of their last 10 against the bombers,with both sides having 1 win each from the 2 games played at stadium australia.At home this year the swans have won 8/11 [7/9 s.c.g] [1/2 stadium aust, Lost by 12 Melb,Won by 6 Collingwood 6]while the bombers have won 1/3 interstate[adel]

last4 H2H:
R19 2001 ESSENDON 79-77 @ TELSTRA DOME
R 9 2002 ESSENDON 85-83 @ STADIUM AUST
R11 2003 SWANS 133-79 @ STADIUM AUST
R 6 2004 ESSENDON 108-98 @ M.C.G

BRIS LIONS v ST KILDA

The lions have won 9/13 against the saints and all 6 played at the gabba.The lions have won 9/10 at the gabba this year while the saints have won 3/8 away from telstra dome,with those 3 wins being from 5 games played interstate.

last 4 H2H:
R14 2001 BRIS LIONS 119-62 @ GABBA
R11 2002 BRIS LIONS 113-52 @ GABBA
R11 2003 ST KILDA 90-85 @ T/DOME
R 6 2004 ST KILDA 92-91 @ T/DOME

HAWTHORN v RICHMOND

The last 8 games have resulted in 4 wins each,with hawthorn winning 4 of the last 7 at the m.c.g.This year at the m.c.g the hawks are 1/10 and the tigers 2/8.

last 4 H2H:
R20 2002 RICHMOND 107-93 @ M.C.G
R 5 2003 RICHMOND 115-95 @ M.C.G
R22 2003 HAWTHORN 78-74 @ M.C.G
R 6 2004 RICHMOND 84-83 @ T/DOME

FREMANTLE v WEST COAST

Fremantle have won only 5/19 against w/coast,but have won 3 of the last 4.The dockers have won 6/11 at subiaco this year while the w/coast have won 8/10 there.

last 4 H2H:
R16 2002 FREMANTLE 100-70 @ SUBIACO
R 5 2003 W/COAST 108-73 @ SUBIACO
R22 2003 FREMANTLE 96-82 @ SUBIACO
R 6 2004 FREMANTLE 83-73 @ SUBIACO

[ This Message was edited by: goldmember on 2004-08-17 21:25 ]

Kangaroos and westcoast look good for a double of sorts
Probably covering their respective starts,you would think.I WILL NOT TOUCH BRISBANE v SAINTS,even though Brisbane should win in a hand canter(yes you can quote me endlessly after the game Moee)
P.S. We have had water falling from the sky overnight,very strange phenomena

The sort of stats that really instill a heck of a lot of confidence in a punter!

[ This Message was edited by: sportznut on 2004-08-18 09:56 ]

I have heard that Port Power has a shocking record at the MCG as well.Well if that's true it ain't gonna stop me from backing them.After all,it is still a home and away game,not a final.