gee hawthorn are looking good at the moment.... no wonder they are favourite to win the flag again...
westcoast are second favourite by the bookies.... not quite sure if they are there yet... although they keep winning and beating good sides lately - the test will come after this week when they play gold coast.... then its hawks and freo.. or is it freo then the hawks... if west coast win one or both games i think the reality will hit home that they are a genuine contender this year....
hows the goodes blow up in the media this week.... i am so disappointed in goodes behaviour as of late... hes fallen from being a footy champion to the games biggest sook... and the debacle of the media wanting to be politically correct... and the afl not wanting to be seen the slightest bit racist because of the people involved,..
and maclachlans comments that if we boo goodes we are booing every indigenous player... i was infuriated when i heard this.... of the 71 listed indigenous players in the afl i find it remarkable that goodes is the only one being booed.... but ballantyne crowley get booed all the time from opposing teams supporters.... and we remember when cary , brereton , libratore were all booed... and what about big bad barry hall - he got booed all the time after punching out staker in game against westcoast... and remember ol chris lewis from west coast - he got booed because he bit another player and also got suspended on many occasions for doing bad stuff on the field... you get booed by supporters for what you do on the field... its that simple... west coast fans remember goodes running straight through an eagles youngster last season and never got suspended for it... but if another player did it they would have gone for 2-3 weeks.... and this interaction with the crowd chucking spear dance during the game is not on.... the afl should of fined both goodes and jetta for bringing the game into disrepute... nip this situation in the bud before it gets out of hand.... if goodes wants to do his war spear chucking dance he should be given time before the game starts to do it... much like kiwis do the haka.... its a pity goodes didnt retire when he was at his best... he would be remembered as an all out champion of the game.... hes 35 and the game has gotten too quick for him and now he stages for free kicks and reverts to using dirty tactics in order to get a kick... sad to see...