Six talking points from Round 4 of the AFL A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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It was a wild weekend of footy – how many tips did you get right on Saturday?
Let’s get into the big talking points.
The Swans keep on keepin’ on Share
You just know there’s going to be a point where Sydney staggers a little. It’s more or less inevitable, and there was a thought Thursday night’s clash against Essendon would be that game.
Seven of the last ten games between the two clubs have ended in wins under a goal, and Essendon – albeit against weak opposition – had bounced back last week to earn their first win of the season. For a while, it looked like the Bombers might score the upset. They did what the Tigers, the Crows and Brisbane were largely unable to do: prevent the Swans from producing their high scoring, superb game.
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The Anzac Day deadline for St Kilda A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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183 days ago, on the third of October 2020, Brett Ratten’s led St Kilda fought off the Western Bulldogs late to squeeze home by three points up at the Gabba.
Cut to the pre season when preliminary final, grand final dreams even were speculated and premiership smoky was bandied around by publications needing eyeballs to stay alive.
From then on, it’s been disaster after disaster for the boys at Moorabbin and with three of their toughest games of 2021 coming back-to-back-to-back, at 1-2 and sitting 16th on the ladder, they will need a rebound quicker than a heartbroken soul.
The Roar s AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 4 A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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After a shocker of an Easter round – especially Saturday – our tipping is in need of serious resurrection.
Unfortunately, Round 4 looks to be another tricky set of matches, with wounded contenders squaring off, upstarts facing their first stern tests and teams needing a rebound looking to score it on one another.
Everybody on the expert tipping panel got their lone wolf tip correct, but we somehow all ended up with five. Surprisingly, the Crowd fared even worse and managed a paltry score of four. Tough weekend indeed.