Round 6

There is a reason that I haven't been able to post a review of Round 6. I'm still coming to grips with the terrible showing my beloved hawks produced on Saturday night, especially considering it was against my, and most Hawthorn people's, least favourite team.

Okay. So just what has caused such a fall from grace (and me to lose many bets - just ask Spencer).

I believe that the problem lies in the middle tier of players. It's not just because these players aren't good enough to maintain the level of play they achieved in 2008. I have a theory that these players see themselves as a 'middle class players' and are more than comfortable with the thought of retiring as premiership players. Now that they have already earnt that tag, there has been a drop of in their hunger to win matches. These players include Michael Osborne, Rick Ladson, Brent Guerra, Chance Bateman. They have not dropped off massively, but because the competition is so close this year (with the exception of Richmond) even a small drop will mean most teams will go past you. It is important to remember that injuries have not help things at Hawthorn. The defence was seen as a weakness even at its best during 2008, so naturally if you lose your biggest and best defender (Trent Croad) coupled with having virtually no ruckmen the team will be weakened.

Enough of the hawks, I need to wipe the tears away.

Lots more talk this week about St. Kilda and their boring style of play. Again I'd suggest even Saints fans are getting sick of having to watch their team play without their captain, it really is painful. For the rest of us we just have to hope all teams work out how to beat them, otherwise it's a method is here until Riewoldt returns.

Luckily for channel 7, the Sunday game, Collingwood vs. Carlton was an absolute ripper. It was an old fashion shot out. The great thing about this match was the skills weren't even that great. It was just a geniune contest, played in a way that is truly entertaining. The third quarter was the best quarter of football I've seen all year.

The Dockers keep winning, the crows losing, two things no-one at the start of the season predicted. It'll be interesting to see if these young Dockers can run out the season in the form we are currently seeing them in. If so their could be a purple haze across the nation like never before.

Again look out for Hypothetical Wednesday post later today.