AFL round 19 ‘expert’ tips

It’s “The Real AFL” round

Andrew Demetriou is never one to fail to keep up with the news. And with modern trends. According to Andrew, if Julia Gillard can reinvent herself as ‘The Real Julia’ then he can do the same for the AFL.

Welcome to ‘The Real AFL’, you know, the one we always knew was there but wouldn’t show itself.

And, in keeping with this wipe-the-slate-clean approach, let’s just forget that we already had ‘The game of the year’ in Rd 13 between Geelong & St Kilda (won by you know who) and ‘The game of the century’ in Rd 14 last year (also won by you know who), and let’s call tomorrow’s clash between Geelong & Collingwood all that.

Don’t worry that these games between The Handbaggers & The Scum usually end up as an anti-climax and a blow out one way or the other (last time Geelong belted Collingwood by playing boring kick-it-around-the-back-line footy ad nauseam). No. This IS the real deal and the winner of this game is truly “Team of the year” and “Team of the century” and … “Premiers”. Who needs the finals in September to sort that out?

With this in my mind I bring you “the real experts” and their tips (don’t worry, it’s the same faces but with the word “real” added):

Real Ray (4) (90)

Essendon v Carlton: Because the “real” Carlton is just bursting to get out, whereas what we saw from Essendon last week was very unreal.

Sydney v Hawthorn: Well as I am the Real Ray now, I would be nuts to pick Sydney and lose any chance of catching up on “Real Greg”.

Nth Melbourne v Fremantle: The “real” Freo is sitting on the bench injured – Sandilands, Barlow, Ballantyne, Tarrant … etc. Oh, the list of misery goes on. They’d win it if it were in Perth but over here … well let’s get “real”.

West Coast v Brisbane: Well these two can reinvent themselves all they like but they will stilll be “real” duds.

Geelong v Collingwood: The best part is that the Pies supporters (bless them) “really” believe that this is the “real” Collingwood we are seeing and that they are the “real” deal and will not only go all the way, they already have! “Really”?

St Kilda v Pt Adelaide: It “really” is about time the Saints got “real” and started winning again. You know why? Well if they finish top 4 they are a “real” chance of winning it this year – despite what the critics “really” think.

Melbourne v Richmond: Battle of the emerging “real” deals, and I “really” mean that. Honestly, I do. I like both these sides but Melbourne look just a little more “real” to me.

Adelaide v Bulldogs: Two losses in a row means the Crows season is “really” stuffed and they have no hope or incentive to win this against the “real” determined (but not “really talented” Bullies.

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Real Baldrick (2) (89)

ESSENDON v Carlton
HAWTHORN v Sydney
NTH.MELBOURNE v Fremantle
WEST COAST v Brisbane
COLLINGWOOD v Geelong
ST.KILDA v Pt.Adelaide
FOOTSCRAY v Adelaide
MELBOURNE v Richmond

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Real Greg (5) (93)

My tips for this week are
• Essendon to beat Carlton – the bombers are bombing and the blues have the blues
• Hawthorn to beat Sydney – they need to stay in the race
• Fremantle to beat North Melbourne – I have no idea why with the recent form of both teams
• Collingwood to beat Geelong – Ray seems to think the Grand Final was held a couple of weeks ago
• Brisbane to beat West Coast – That game is as hard to pick as the Collinwood / Geelong game
• St Kilda to beat Port Adelaide – it seems this game has been arranged to help St Kilda get back inGrand Final contention
• Melbourne to beat Richmond – because the betting odds are with Melbourne
• Footscray to beat Adelaide – just to keep the competition alive for the finals

(Yeah that’s “really” good Greg but hang on, it’s not me who thinks the GF is over. It’ all you Collingwood supporters who think ‘the premiership’s a cake-wak’. Good. Go on thinking that)

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Real Rox (6) (88)

I actually resorted to the betting market to get some help, but I’ve tipped a few differently from them.

Carlton to beat Essendon. No, strike that (please Ray, I know you can). I’m picking my team this week. It’s too close to call anyway, both on the AFL site and on Sportingbet.

Hawthorn to beat Sydney. I know Rioli’s out, but I think they can do it. Sydney have been very ordinary lately.

Ho hum. NMFC to beat Freo? Tarrant out. Sandilands out. 12 cents between them in the betting. (To Freo, but I’m going for North)

Collingwood to beat Geelong – against the tipping. I wouldn’t have a clue.

Eagles to win over Brisbane. “Which is the worst side in the competition? This clash will decide who deserves the dubious honour.” (AFL website) And who cares, eh?

Saints to beat Port. Anything else is unthinkable. They should be used to have Nick back by now.

Richmond to beat Melbourne. I’m really going out on a limb here apparently.

Footerscray to win over Adelaide. They just have to.

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