Brisbane were manhandled in the third quarter allowing the Blues to kick five goals – an area of concern for coach Chris Fagan as the Lions remain a question mark ahead of the finals.Brisbane are always well supported when they travel to Marvel Stadium, but history is against them this week The Lions are winless in eight trips to face the Saints at Docklands, while on the flip side, the Saints are 4-2 on their home ground this season.The Lions still find themselves as favourites this week on the road, a scenario they are 2-1 in over the last 12 months.
Collingwood are vulnerable against North Melbourne, but they’ll still get the job done.This round’s Shoe-In of the Week might be the easiest tip of the year. You can’t argue against the Dees’ previous few weeks but knowing their history, they could let this one slip because they’ll go in as favourites.It should be a pretty straightforward win for Richmond, who will play Essendon in the Northern Territory in honour of Indigenous round.And you know what? Peter the Scribe We should receive a firm answer this week as to who the Eagles truly are, but as the market suggests, it is hard to find confidence in West Coast based on the troubles they had in the Sunshine State to start the season.To refresh your memory, Adam Simpson’s side lost three consecutive games to the Suns, Lions and Power between Rounds 2 and 5. Expert Editor The Eagles bounced back with a couple of handy wins over the lowly Swans and Crows before returning home, a form line that doesn’t exactly read well with a game against the reigning premiers ahead.Richmond, on the other hand, have now won back-to-back games after surviving a couple of scares against the Suns and Bombers in successive weeks. One thing is for sure, a handy game against a lowly Gold Coast side couldn’t have come at a better time.You have to rewind the clock right back to 2013 to find the Lions’ last win over the Giants at The Gabba, but with both teams returning from the bye, this one might shape up as game of the round.A win on Saturday would place GWS right back in the hunt for finals, but this injury riddled side is certainly no guarantee week-to-week.The Lions have put up a fight all season long, even if they don’t have the chocolates to show for it. Editor The Swans, meanwhile, have lost four of their last five against the Hawks, and it’s not like their 1-5 record as the line favourite at home over the last 12 months is any better.The safest play this week might be the Quarter Time market. Roar Rookie Both Liam and Marnie Cohen managed five points, while the Crowd only managed six, which sees their overall lead cut to six points.Let’s try and navigate ourselves through this week.For the first time in history, I’m excited for a Carlton vs Gold Coast match.
Expert Round 17 kicks off with the eagerly-awaited 2018 Grand Final rematch between West Coast and Collingwood. With this weekend seeing another ‘festival of footy’ get underway, it’ll be hard to do this kind of article later as the information will be out-of-date in a day. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)Collingwood and North close out the round and while the Pies are in horrendous form – looking more likely to miss the eight than not – they will win here. Arnab Bhattacharya You must provide an email address to create a Roar accountWhen using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address
The ball is bounced to start the second half of the preliminary final and the Tigers trail 50-29. Particul…That’s wrong Shane. There’s arguably no type of player more difficult to find in the AFL than a good key forward – but for clubs who looking around, 2020 might just be the year. Rebels on brink of finals despite defeat to Waratahs. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work
Well, the fixture hasn’t been done yet, so it’s actually just the next day that’s not guaranteed to have some footy.