AFL – Round 9
Friday night round 9, Swans turned up at the MCG and Hawthorn arrived fashionably later. The Hawks apparently wanted to give the Swans a head start by turning up mid way through the second quarter, Swans by 14. Geelong obviously felt anything Hawthorn can do they can do better and achieved the same result, Collingwood home by 24. Adelaide flogged the Suns on the Gold Coast, Port wrestled out of the game by West Coast and North reminded the building Blues that the foundation is just a base without the timber. Richmond blew Freo away in choppy conditions, Melbourne proved far too strong on home soil against a listless Lions, the Giants pressed their credentials with a win against the Bulldogs and in the final game, St Kilda clicked into gear to outrun the Bombers.
Winners and losers? Who were your picks for best losers and worst winners?
Hawthorn 7.13.55 v Sydney 10.9.69
Collingwood 16.8.104 v Geelong 11.14.80
Gold Coast 11.8.74 v Adelaide 22.17.149
Port Adelaide 13.8.86 v West Coast 14.10.94
North Melbourne 17.11.113 v Carlton 6.10.46
Fremantle 6.9.45 v Richmond 11.17.83
Melbourne 19.17.131 v Brisbane 9.14.68
Greater Western Sydney 15.8.98 v Western Bulldogs 10.13.73
St. Kilda 16.13.109 d Essendon 9.9.63
SANFL – Round 9
North Adelaide 10.8 (68) v Sturt 13.10 (88)
Port Adelaide 20.11 (131) v South Adelaide 12.11 (83)
Central District 15.9 (99) v Adelaide Football Club 12.4 (76)
Norwood 13.13 (91) v West Adelaide 10.4 (64)
WAFL – Round 10
Claremont 7.6 (48) v East Fremantle 6.17 (53)
Subiaco 7.9 (51) v West Perth 11.11 (77)
Swan Districts 12.7 (79) v South Fremantle 19.12 (126)
Peel Thunder 5.9 (39) v East Perth 3.7 (25)
VFL
Frankston 10.8 (68) v Geelong 16.9 (105)
Essendon 12.9 (81) v Footscray 15.10 (100)
Northern Blues 16.10 (106) v Coburg 14.11 (95)
Sandringham 17.18 (120) v Werribee 12.11 (83)
Casey 12.11 (83) v Box Hill 11.10 (76)
North Ballarat 14.4 (88) v Port Melbourne 15.7 (97)
Collingwood 13.8 (86) v Williamstown 12.9 (81)
NEAFL
UWS Giants 19.9 (123) v Brisbane 10.10 (70)
NT Thunder 22.18 (150) v Canberra Demons 7.10 (52)
Southport 10.13 (73) v Sydney Uni. 13.9 (87)
Gold Coast 9.4 (58) v Redland 21.13 (139)
TSL
Devonport 8.10 (58) v Glenorchy 17.8 (110)
Lauderdale 19.21 (135) v Kingborough 5.11 (41)
Launceston 17.14 (116) v Clarence 9.14 (68)
Norts L. 11.12 (78) v Hobart 11.6 (72)
NRL Round 11
Penrith 24 v Gold Coast 28
Cronulla 20 v Manly 12
New Zealand 12 v Canberra 38
Wests 20 v Newcastle 12
North Queenland 19 v Brisbane Broncos 18
South Sydney 34 v St.George Illawarra 24
Super Rugby XV – Round 13
Sharks 53 v Southern Kings 0
Bulls 17 v Stormers 13
Lions 52 v Jaguares 24
Force 13 v Blues 17
Chiefs 36 v Rebels 15
Reds 35 v Sunwolves 25
Crusaders 29 v Waratahs 10
Australian Conference
- Waratahs 30
- ACT Brumbies 29
- Rebels 23
- Reds 16
- Force 11
Netball Round 8
Fever 53 v Vixens 54
Magic 49 v Mystics 45
Firebirds 62 v Thunderbirds 51
Tactix 52 v Swifts 73
English Football – FA Cup
Manchester United 2 -1 Crystal Palace
Scottish Cup
Rangers 2 – 3 Hibernian
Hibs finally win after a 114 year wait.
NBA Finals
Toronto Raptors 99 v Cleveland Cavaliers 84
Cavs lead 2-1
Golden State v Oklahoma City Thunder 1-1
Giro d’Italia – Stage 15
Top 10, stage 15
- Alexander FOLIFOROV, GAZ, in 28:39
- Steven KRUIJSWIJK, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, at :00
- Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, MOVISTAR TEAM, at :23
- Sergey FIRSANOV, GAZ, at :30
- Michele SCARPONI, ASTANA PRO TEAM, at :36
- Jhoan Esteban CHAVES RUBIO, ORICA – GreenEDGE, at :40
- Ilnur ZAKARIN, TEAM KATUSHA, at :47
- Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :52
- Bob JUNGELS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 1:04
- Rafal MAJKA, TINKOFF, at 1:09
Top 10 overall
- Steven KRUIJSWIJK, TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO, in 60:41:22
- Jhoan Esteban CHAVES RUBIO, ORICA – GreenEDGE, at 2:12
- Vincenzo NIBALI, ASTANA PRO TEAM, at 2:51
- Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 3:29
- Rafal MAJKA, TINKOFF, at 4:38
- Ilnur ZAKARIN, TEAM KATUSHA, at 4:40
- Andrey AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA, MOVISTAR TEAM, at 5:27
- Bob JUNGELS, ETIXX – QUICK STEP, at 7:14
- Kanstantsin SIUTSOU, DIMENSION DATA, at 7:37
- Jakob FUGLSANG, ASTANA PRO TEAM, at 7:55
Thanks for including the Giro D’talia. It is a great lead into “The Tour” providing insights into key players in the field. Chaves (Orica Greenedge) e.g. is one to watch.
Tremendous scenes following the Hibs win. Some would call it out of control and dangerous, some would call it exuberant but it was 114 years for god’s sake! The Proclaimers sing along was especially great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INW-cZSg5xs