Round 5 Preview: Tigers vs Eagles

There was a time when a game against Richmond meant an automatic victory. But that time has since passed. Richmond must now be considered a 'real' football team. Not that we won't win. We will. It's just that we will have to play a solid four quarters to secure the points. The Tigers came close to defeating the Cats down at whatever-the-hell-that-dump is called last week. They also put in respectable, if uneven, performances against Carlton and Collingwood. Sure, their only one win was against the hapless Dees, but we still must approach this game like any other (which isn't against GWS). Jack 'sooky face' Riewoldt, on the other hand, should not be approached with much respect. Because, if you didn't grasp it already from my ingenious nickname, he is a sooky faced 6 year old playing full forward. Plus, he kicked 10 goals against us a couple of years ago. What a tool!

In team news, Geeves (or Nestor if you swing that way) returns for McG. It's good to see Butler back for his first game of the season. He's been very reliable over the years plus if you squint he kind of looks like Ben Cousins. Just like Beau Waters looked like the Juddas in Round 1 of 2008...scary times. Apparently, Geeves played some time in the midfield last week for Subiaco, though I don't really see him playing there much for us. He strengthens an already elite backline, underlined by the inability of Mitch Brown to nail down a starting spot.
Bad luck for McG, but I can't really see him getting a game consistently for this side. He's a rather limited player and we really have too much talent in front of him. Still, he's a useful guy to have just in case (bad things happen to good players).
In other good news, Luke Shuey has been included in the team, despite the appearance that he fyfed his shoulder.

Jack edited it himself

In other news, Clarkson is a wiener, a sore loser and worst of all he has a history of terrible haircuts. I would normally post a picture here, but his hair is just so horrible that I won't subject you to that. Not to mention his face.

Thankyou and GO EAGLES!!!