footy

wow, what a great weekend of footy results. on saturday i drove up to claremont oval for the top of the table clash between my mighty tigers and subiaco. going into the game we were second on the ladder and subi were the favourites to win the clash, especially as they had chad fletcher and shane parker playing. as it turned out claremont were way too hard at the ball for subi and ended up winning by 38 points which puts us equal top on the ladder but with a game in hand. this means that if we win every game for the rest of the season we will end up as minor premiers and earn a home final.

then yesterday freo were fantastic in the second half to crush essendon. our first half was pretty ordinary with a lot of skill errors that a better team would have made more advantage of but after halftime we were brilliant. after spending last sunday arvo sitting amongst the rabble and low-lifes that make up the majority of weagles members, it was nice to be back amongst a freo home crowd who seem to be somewhat better educated footywise. i was particularly proud of the standing ovation given to kevin sheedy before the game and again after the game as he left the ground. there's no doubting that freo's members are more passionate about their team than the weagles members but we're still able to recognise and aplaud someone as central to the success of the game as kevin sheedy.

there's still a very hard run towards the finals for freo but if we make it we will certainly be in full momentum. as for claremont, it may finally be our year after having gone for 11 long years without a premiership. having lost the 2004 and 2005 grand finals will make winning this one even sweeter.