Key takeout from the five round

Having turned 35 last week, the 2016 Brownlow medal could be forgiven for attacking the ball with a less ferocity touch than he did to his first ones. But the way he physically ordered the bottom line of the crows with his angry charge on the ball was surprising, strengthening the reason why he is probably the greatest player of the modern generation race.

“The body feels good … in the last two years I have not been able to overcome those first two weeks (due to an injury). Once you passed that first couple, the first month, you start to be a little more bullet test. I started getting to that phase,” said Dangerfield in Fox Footy.

Coach Chris Scott and his coaching panel deserve a cry.

Where the cats had tried to stretch the crows for most of the first half with longer kicks, inadvertently allowing the crows to use their speed, after the interval the cats pushed better and gave themselves options closer to the ball, which means that they could control the ball more in their front half, denying the crows that had fun while having fun 32 of their 33 points in the last term.

The cats have had their oscillations this season, but they are a legitimate threat of premiership. Monday’s clash against the Hawks has all the distinctive features of the epic battles that these teams have conducted since 2008 through the “Kenned Curse” era.

Night pie: good things come in three

Friday evening, Adelaide Oval
Collingwood defeated 31 points Sydney

Much was made of the general age of the list of “Dadwood’s army dad” through pre-installation and concerns for a perceived lack of depth.

After five games, these problems were put to bed.

While the emergency of Ned Long in midfield in replacement of Jordan de Goey on Friday evening won a particular praise, for a long time having been canceled by the Hawks at the end of 2023, the Magpies hierarchy should also be happy from the other moves.

Will Hoskin-Laliott replaced the small wounded striker Lacie Schultz-Il best on the ground against Carlton last week-in the front half, and had 13 sales, including a goal.

In a reshuffle of decks due to the suspension of Dan Houston, Lacie Sullivan was enrolled to effectively replace Harry Perryman in defense, the latter therefore commissioned to be the rebound vehicle that Houston is generally. With the long prosperity as a ball hunter in the wounded de Goey mold, the Magpies have shown that all good things arrive in three.

This was a defensive masterpiece of the Gazze, since they denying the swans their key offensive table – attacking through the corridor. Cigni likes to own the ball but, too often, he shot it when he was forced along the line. Aside from the loss of the opening round of the Greater Western Sydney, their only defeat so far this season when they have granted 104 points, the Magpies have not fooled more than 78 points in a game. The problems of 2024 are now all except a memory.

Boon Fighter for AFL

Sunday evening, Adelaide Oval
Port Adelaide defeated the 30 -point hawthorn

The hype and the exhibition attracted by this game should have the AFL seriously considering to perform it next season.

Collecting the lap can have its unique oddities, including tight changing rooms in the periphery places, but, ultimately, the AFL is all to maximize the exposure, whether they are presences or transmission assessments. And this was a winner in the prime time slot on Sunday evening relatively unexplored.

The weekend started great when the Crows hosted their former star Patrick Dangerfield and his cats at Adelaide’s Oval, and was closed by the grudge match on Sunday evening.

While the competition was not enough up to the turn of the Vecchia Fox Ken Hinkley made a number on the man of the moment, Sam Mitchell-Intensation emotions of the crowd and the chirping between the players, they meant that this was an opportunity not to be missed.

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The AFL, and all sports, are under pressure from the issuers to deliver “events” – competitions that transcend the norm and can attract the average fan and those with a slight interest in the game, to tune in.

The Hawks and power, takes care of their close results last season and of Post-Siren drama of the semifinalI assured that there were several characters whose fans could gravitate. Or simply choose one side.

This rivalry is real.

“I know I have certainly used it,” the star of power Jason Horne-Francis told Seven in Seven.

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“I think the rivalries are so good to have, and I think what we are building here, it is such a good rivalry … So, I know I have surely used it. I know that some of the boys have used it.”

There will be a revenge in the Round 19 in Launceston, but an oval device of Adelaide should already be pencil for next year.

Hinkley, of course, will not be there next season, since the coaching delivery to Josh Carr will be completed at that point. But Power’s five -goal victory was a coaching masterclass, the inspired move of the Skipper Connor Rozee in the middle of defender leaving the Hawks floating.

In a week in which they lost the best player Will Will in the long term, this was a brutal control of reality for the previously unbeaten hawks. Their race from the middle defender dried himself, a Geelong point undoubtedly took note before the clash of Easter Monday.

Fans hope for the blue skies in front

Saturday afternoon, Adelaide Oval
Carlton defeated the west coast of 71 points

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Carlton’s supporters do not take too much from the victory over Eagles to Adelaide Oval. Yes, it was a relief to finally see their team to get off the mark, but this is a range of Eagles range that the coach Andrew Mcqualter needs to undress.

However, for the blues, there were at least signs of awakening. And even the fantastic afl signs The non -negotiations suggested by Jimmy BartellPublished in this masthead, he had, we will dare to say, he was embraced.

Bartel asked the Blues defenders to use their opponent as a starting point and win the competition from there. Jacob Weitering and Jack Silvagni had done so; Mitch McGovern, in one of his best games, dotted with a late goal, and the Adam Saad puzzle, appeared to listen to the message.

Bartel wanted the midfielders “spread, spread, spread”, a point that Sam Walsh, essentially, last Monday when he felt that too many blues were blocked in the competition. Walsh, with a single goal before Saturday, took his advice and started three in the middle of a 37 -arranged masterpiece.

The great Geelong also wanted the Blues attackers to aim for two contrasts each at the quarter. While the blues were beaten 46-35 in overall contrasts, they won the internal-50 count, 12-5.

What will frustrate the blues is that they have made only 17 goals from a huge 73 voices within 50. This must improve against North Melbourne on Good Friday.

For the eagles, some of the mistakes they made, in particular when they tried to free the ball from the defense, had to be seen to be believed. It is still disconcerting that probably the club with the most financial muscle of any in the competition may have been so bad for so long.

And a quick word on …

Saturday afternoon, Norwood Oal
Brisbane Lions defeated the Western Bulldogs by 21 points

The unbeaten Lions boast what all the great premiership teams have: an insatiable belief that can carry out the job from any position. In this case, it was a 39 -point deficit, bouncing with a second half of 14 goals to silver the western bulldogs. The Lions spoke of a greater emphasis on the victory of the competition in the second half, but you can forget the plans of structure and game-game has emerged from trust, even aura, which derives from claiming a flag and appearing in large back-to-back finals. Just ask the Greater Western Sydney to lose a great advantage and chapter against Lions. As for the bulldogs, it is now about how psychologically destabilizing this defeat is. Marcus Bontempelli could not have timed his expected return against St Kilda on Sunday evening.

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