Jack Toft
Years ago
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Mavs - Rockets @ Mt Barker
Women: North with an opportunity to sneak into the 5 if they can get their % up.
Men: Mavs stole victory from the jaws of the Lions with 0.1 sec on the clock when Jack Madgen iced two daggers into the hearts of the home team. Rockets have been on the backfoot with two one points losses to start the season off, but came back on Sunday to deliver a knockout blow to Sturt. The Mavs weaknesses were exposed last Saturday and will be tested again with the Rockets burning up the court. Hilly is having a great season, but racking up plenty of minutes – I suppose it's easier to coach on court than sitting down. Mavs will be tested, but should manage to get another home win, but the wockets will attack like a team of navy SEALs.
Flames – Eagles @ Mars
Women: Women’s MOTR without a doubt. Norwood were in freefall at the end of last season with injuries and absences. This season they have been setting the pace and are the hunters. Apart from a good win against the young Woodville, the Eagles have not been the force they were last year and will be plucked alive by the rampaging Norwood team. Ireland might just punish her old team.
Men: Flames, the only undefeated team, face #3 at home. Eagles had their wings clipped by Sturt with Dr Holmes providing the lotion for the rash. The Addams family understudies absolutely dominated the boards against North by recovering nearly half of their missed shots and snatching 76% of North’s misses. Should be a good game, but I reckon the Eagles are going to struggle with the twin-twin-towers.
Sabres – Warriors at Pasadena
Women: Sturt are the #1 offensive team at the moment and the Young Warriors trying to get out of the bottom half. The only hope for the Warriors would be a sprained ankle to all Sturt players in the dimly light carpark as they arrive. Madgen to continue feasting on the opposition and gathering Halls points like an easter egg hunt. I’ld give the Warriors a 25 point headstart to make it fair.
Men: Sabres in the bottom of the pack is not a place they would really want to be. Warriors played some fine basketball on the weekend with depth now going from Al to Zed. A Warriors win will see them hold their top 5 spot and a Sturt win would see them snatch that spot. On paper, Sturt look too strong, but that didn’t stop North last week. Crows_fan67 would be estatic if those wascally Warriors whipped up another victory. Sturt don't choke twice in a row.
Bearcats – Panthers @ Port
Women: West are the other un-beaten women’s team and are ranked 2nd in both offense and defence. Imagine if Sam was playing. The Panthers have been unlucky this season and are languishing in the bottom half despite playing well. They will continue to play well tonight, but West with too much talent both on the court and on the sideline.
Men: West men lost the Jimmy Barnes Cup, but nursed a win against the deflated Eagles on the Sunday. Panthers have lost their last 3 games and need a win to keep in touch. Some Panther fans crying foul of the umpires last weekend, but we all know the home team gets the calls (except at Starplex) and the best thing to do is just play ball and don’t get boaled over. This should be a good, hard fought game. South perhaps a little reliant on the fast flowing Creek and DJ, who should be in for some close attention by JD. West doing the job in defence at this stage should hold the dangerous Panthers to their fourth loss in a row if things go to their plan.
Lions – Tigers @ Starplex (Safari Cup)
Women: I think the last time the Lionesses won by 40 points was.... It’s 4 v 6 in what will be another clash of the big cats. The Tigers seem to be the slightly better on paper with better shooting from the floor, more rebounds and more points, but the Lions have the edge from the arc, the stripe and in assists. Lions are doing well defensively, but need to find about another goal or two per quarter to be considered top 5. The Tigers need to hold teams to a couple points less per game to keep their spot. Both teams have beaten the Mavs, but the Lions did it by more and may just take out the clash on their home savannah. Could get down to the last play.
Men: Lions are not playing badly at the moment, but just can’t quite get the W. It's a bit like grabbing a fish. Tigers beat the Panthers last week showing just how even the men’s comp is and should expect a "frosty" reception at Starplex. Despite the lack on big names, this clash will be as hard fought as two bachelors fighting over Pippa Middleton’s phone number. Sadly for Tigers fan, the Lions might just break their drought tonight as I think “The Kolassh-nikov” might be the difference.
