As the rather poorly worded title suggests, injury fears from yesterday's beat down seem to be misplaced. Both Cox and Shuey were allegedly sore after the game, but appear to be okay for Saturday's pivotal clash against the Dons. It seems redundant to state that their presence is very much needed to push our way into the top 4.
But back to yesterday's game. The result never really appeared in doubt. We dominated most of the play from the 10 minute mark of the game and won comfortably. Contrary to what the geniuses at Foxtel kept pushing, we were never troubled. I found it quite incredulous that the commentators seemed to only concede the game was over with about 5 minutes left in the last. That was despite the fact that the Demons never got within 5 goals of us from the second quarter onwards. Still, stupid is as stupid does.
Speaking of stupid, Melbourne were stupidly bad. I would hate to be a Demons fan. Not that many bothered to turn up to the game; the Eagles fans were almost as vocal as the home team contingent.
In terms of our actual performance, we got the job done. It wasn't an overly impressive display. We won it early and maintained the lead until the final siren. It was a business trip, without the (usually) mandatory karaoke and suitcases full of shredded newspaper. It was yet another win that showed our burgeoning maturity as a team.
We're still 5th but with the game in hand over Juddas's minions. We are '4th-elect' if you will excuse my political analogy. This time next week I envisage us being sworn in, sitting in the oval office sipping brandy. If we can do that without fondling any interns, all the better. Still, it is dependent on two things. Firstly, Hawthorn beating Carlton; probable but not certain. Of course, we have to beat Essendon. A tough one, but eminently winnable. I shall examine that one later in the week.
Cheerio.
P.S By 'examine' I mean mocking the Bombers until I get bored.
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