1: Gear malfunction for Lethal’s lads
And so the Lions’ roar has been softened to a whimper.
Yup, Leigh Matthews’ team can start planning their end-of-season trip after
The Darbies, you ask? Why, Angie Darby of course – Australian pentathlete.
The term originates from poor Angie, who suffered possibly the cruelest fate that any swimmer can when approaching the wall half-way through her 200m freestyle in Beijing.
No, her togs didn’t come off. And no, Laurie Lawrence didn’t come screaming in on top of her from poolside to yell encouragement.
Angie’s goggles became loose, forcing her to simply stop – Brisbane-style – and re-adjust things before getting started.
By the time Angie got things in order, she had slipped from first to second last. Unfortunately Lethal’s boys didn’t finish second-last at the Gabba on Saturday night.
If they had it might have been ‘Hello MCG’ in a few weeks instead of ‘Hello Tahiti!’
2: Hale to the Chief
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Well, the Kangas might have lost the battle against the Cats on Sunday but they’re still well and truly in this year’s war.
And they might be developing some more top-secret artillery to bring out in coming weeks.
Laidley let slip after Sunday game that when big man David Hale flies for his marks he actually grows a full foot.
“He's actually playing at about seven-and-a-half foot now, when he's going for his marks,” Laidley said of key forward Hale.
What else are the Kangas working on? Imagine trying to catch a three-foot Boomer Harvey? Sometimes it’s hardly a fair playing field.
3: Break a leg, Harvs
St Kilda champion Robert Harvey got plenty of pats on the back as he ran onto the field for Sunday’s must-win clash with
But were there have also been plenty of hard men down at Moorabbin over the years. Could Harvs, the mildly-mannered glamour boy that he is, have made a few of the 210 former teammates there to wish him well a little peeved over time?
“When I went out, it really smacked me in the face to see all those guys,” the dual Brownlow Medallist said after the match.
A Tony Lockett forearm, a clip over the ears from Aaron Hamill. Heck, did we even see the smooth boundary rider
Anyway, the Saints’ legend was blown away and put his buddies’ ‘good wishes’ behind him to inspire his team to victory, in the process sealing a finals berth for Ross Lyon’s side.
4:Wounded Swans still have pluck
They might be struggling for form and have lost six times in a row to Collingwood but Sydney Swans leader Brett Kirk warns other sides to beware of the wounded Swan. With the re-rising of the September sun, the Swans will rise like the Phoenix from the ashes of a late-season fade-out, according to Captain Kirk anyway. http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66187
Dependent on results, the Swans could be facing the Magpies again in the first week of September and if anyone likes a bet, we here at Four Points have a good one for you. Back the Swannies to be behind at half-time. You see the last time they were in front at the long break was way back in round 13 against bottom-placed Melbourne.
Don't thank us just yet, but any proportion of your winnings can be left on the fridge to buy us some decent biscuits.
WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY
International Cup
We meet the diverse array of our International Cup captains this morning as they prepare to dazzle us with the skills this week. Our resident goal-umpiring journo Chelsea Roffey will get to know the men from all over the world.
The J-Rod, Justin Rodski is packing his video-taping machine into a shiny black box as we speak and heading to Moorabbin to interview none other than Nick Dal Santo. The Saints are heading to September so expect Dal to give J-Rod some jewels, I mean pearls of wisdom.
Football's code-breaker Matt Burgan uses his ENIGMA skills to determine how teams develop and maintain sustained success.
We'll also be first with the latest from the Match Review Panel [psst! we have a secret line to the hierarchy, don't tell anyone]. So keep you mouse hovering over the site all you worried about what might come out of the weekend round.
