Well
I can’t believe the hype surrounding tonight’s game, but its fantastic, isn’t it?
The
amount of people crammed into Homebush makes this the most anticipated game of
the year, without a doubt, and every time I look at the match I can’t say for
sure which team is going to win.
The
Dogs have their positives and negatives and so too do the Eels. Canterbury have
won 8 out of 10, Parra have won 9 out of 10. The Dogs got a weekend off, the
Eels are a juggernaut and are playing so well.
Doubts
about Mortimer are probably offset by doubts about Kimmorley. A lack of big-game
experience on both sides. It’s an absolute toss of the coin job but the one
thing is it will be a ripper of a game.
I’m
tipping Parramatta but with no confidence at all. I’ve basically been on the
Eels now for the past 2 months and find it hard to jump off at this late stage.
Thats not to say the Bulldog haven’t been a popular team of mine.
In
the end I went for a game breaker and kept coming back to Jarryd Hayne. He has
been unbelievable for the past few months and why would anyone think that would
stop tonight. I think He is loving being the ‘man of the moment’ and if he does
it again tonight, then the Eels will win.
The
Dogs will play conservative footy and that might just bite them on the bum with
the Eels prepared to throw it about. If Parra got on a roll then watch out.
But
like I say, it’s a toss of the coin.
The
other match on paper looks easier to pick now that Wallace is out of the
Broncos line-up and Melbourne have had the week off. But I’m not so sure. Again
I keep coming back to the effort of Brisbane last week. They smashed St George
and if they do that again in the first 20 against Melbourne, then they may
cause an upset. Either way there is no way they should be 2.60 hopes in this
match and for that reason I am tipping the Broncos.
Whatever
the case, tomorrow’s game will be as good as tonight’s and if he who loves the
Dome steps out again (Billy Slater) then watch out Broncos. He’s scored 7 tries
in his last 2 games there and picked up about 4 man-of-the-match awards when he
plays there.
If
they can stop Billy, Brisbane can win. If they don’t, they wont.
So
my tips are with no confidence whatsoever.
Parramatta
and Brisbane.
In
the Toyota Cup, I will be cheering the Tigers and Storm so that there is an
even spread of teams in the Finals.
And
for the record I like St Kilda in the AFL Grand Final.
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