Jack Toft
Years ago
R16 ABL Action - Crunch round
Mavs-Sabres
Women: The Mavs are gaining momentum and the Sabres, despite being down on form this season, are no easybeats. Both are on the rise and the Mavettes aiming off 5th. When was the last time Southern supporters barracked for a Sturt win? Mavettes to smash the Sabres like a guitar.
Men: A couple of weeks ago the Sabres would have been raising their crownies to each other anticipating a % boosting round and planning to chat on the bench during the game about more important things like the virtues of green tea. One win does not make a season, but the Sabres won't find time to clear the bench as much as they would have hoped as they go all Bruce Willis putting the Mavs away.
Rockets-Eagles
Women: Women’s MOTR. North have the 3 point split and host the apple crunchers. Tonight’s winner is likely to hold 2nd spot so the refs will be under more pressure than a blind man walking with a white cane through a Taliban minefield. Eagles have got Thompson with one hand on the Halls, and North boasts a well balanced team with any player able to step up on the night. This will be tighter than a fish’s bum and the Council should anticipate noise complaints from Hillcrest residents (it could even rival a Justin Bieber/1 Direction concert). This game deserves to go to OT and I think that the Eagles will pip North at the post, because we all know Forestville and wins go together like Roxby Downs and protestors.
Men: Probably should be Men's MOTR, but has been pipped at the post. You can't tell me spectators won't get their value tonight! Feagles by 18 last time and both sitting equal top on games won. Every board, every shot, every possession counts in this game. This isn't a game of basketball, this is a fight for supremacy with the loser licking their wounds for a rematch in finals. Feagles to double dack Norf at home and take it 2-0 !
Panthers-Lions
Women: Panthers season over. Lions confirmed finalists. Lions to clear the bench and let the young Lionesses roam free.
Men: Panthers in all sorts of disarray and Lions have proved time and time again they can take it to the top teams, yet fall at the final hurdle. Surely they won’t fall tonight . . . . or can they? No even Alby Mangels could botch this adventure.
Flames-Warriors
Women: Another easy win is there for the Norwood Lightning. Hopefully the blood can be hosed off the floor before the men’s game.
Men: GOTY. The Flames have come from no-where and the Warriors have nonchelontly drifted through this season winning the games that don’t matter and dropping the games that do. 5th spot is on the table. Will Norwood steal it from the Warriors? Last time I saw something equally audacious was the 1982 panty raid of the Annesley Boarding House. Norwood at home seem to have the edge, but games like these need champions to stand up and be counted. Who will stand tall for their team tonight? Nor-should make finals.
Tigers-Bearcats
Women: This is a must win game for the Tigers. The Bearcats should be easy prey on the Morphett Vale savannah, so in order to stay in finals they need to go for the jugular early. A loss tonight and making finals will be as hard as putting socks on an octupus. Let’s face it, next round they face the apple crunchers, then it’s Safari Cup.
Men: Tigers look like they played their final this year and knocked the Warriors out of finals, but the Bearcats will be hurting this week after choking up a win to their favourite neighbours. Two big scalps in a row could be a too big to ask.
