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After another good week Jeremy is now in the lead on his own. He got 8. Plenty of people get 7: Austin, Janet, Judith, Ray, Robert, Simmo and me. Jeremy is leading by 1 from Robert and Janet with Simmo and myself 1 further back. It’s a tight competition, as it is most years.
The Crows have now lost 4 on the trot with a tough draw ahead, but on the bright side, South had another win and are now 5-1. Should be a great game against Glenelg at Noarlunga on Saturday.
The youngest people in the comp showed how it’s done this week. Austin (just turned 10) and Jeremy (turned 11 in January) led the way with 6. Well done boys. They are both in good shape on the ladder as well. Joint leaders are Robert, Janet and Jeremy. 1 behind are Simmo, Helen and me. And 1 further back is Aussie.
The Crows have suddenly hit rock bottom again. How is Matthew Nicks going to turn it around? South had their first loss of the season too.
Helen leads the way with 7 this week and that gets her back into the joint lead with Robert and Simmo, with Janet 1 back. Cathy was the only person to get Gold Coast over Sydney.
What a soul-destroying loss for the Crows after being 32 points up. We had our chances at the end too. Ben Keays is such a valuable player but gee he made a mess of that set shot with two minutes left.
Another week with a fair few people getting 7: Annie, Austin, Janet, Jeremy, Judith, Robert and Simmo. It’s a three way tie at the top: Robert, Jeremy and Simmo, with Helen and Janet 1 back.
The Crows were a disappointment against Freo today but I thought the comment of Bruce Abernethy on 7 News tonight was good. He mentioned how before the season started there were no expectations for the Crows, then they get themselves to 3 and 1 and suddenly there are high expectations. We need to be fair with the expectations.
Janet led the way this week with 7, then a lot of people got 6: Alice, Annie, Austin, Helen, Jeremy, Margot, Ray ,Robert, Simmo and Steph.
The lead is now shared by 4: Helen, Jeremy, Robert, Simmo.
In the end it was a good win for the crows. We were driving back to Melbourne and Jeremy was watching on his i-pad. The crows didn’t look at all switched on in the second and third quarters but their last quarter was a beauty. Hopefully they can keep that going against Freo at Adelaide Oval this Sunday.
It’s great to see Richmond lose two games running, and Margot’s team (Carlton) seemed to have turned the corner since putting Eddie Betts in the side (the Crows made him a champion, of course).
South had a great win against North at Prospect on Saturday. I was there and still haven’t fully recovered my voice.
It’s a 5-way tie at the top – Jeremy, Helen, Robert, Simmo and me. What an atmosphere it was at Adelaide Oval on Friday night. Gold Coast were fantastic but thank God we got the win.
Helen, Janet and Robert all got 8, which puts Helen and Robert into the joint lead.
Let’s hope the Crows can bounce back against Gold Coast this week.
Janet, myself and the kids are driving over to be in Adelaide over Easter and through the following week. Really looking forward to that. It’s Mum’s birthday on Good Friday. We’ll also be going to see the might Panthers play their Round 1 game as well as the Crows-Gold Coast game.
Jeremy has had a great start with 7 – and he’s pretty excited about it. He went for Adelaide and got it, as did Helen, Matt, and Steph. What a great win for the crows.
Round 2 starts Thursday night.
Welcome to Pett Family & Friends Tipping for 2021. We started this comp in ’76 and last year was a gap year because we thought the covid season was a bit of a joke, so this year is the 45th running of the comp. Welcome to new tipsters this year, Alice, Cathy and Margot. I hope you like the new cover photo on the blog. It is Adelaide Oval in 1902, with the previous scoreboard. The current scoreboard was built in 1911.
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