AFL Fantasy News: Powering To Another Premiership
If a team is only as good as their last game, there could be another cup going to Port Adelaide. The Power had a huge win as the Kangaroos couldn't get their hands on the ball and when they did it was often a point that they kicked. Port Adelaide have two of the best, and strongest, ruckmen in the AFL and they feed a great onball unit. The Power’s forward structure is very versatile, with talls who can run and shorter players who can take contested marks. Their back line is also underrated, and players like Chaplin and Pettigrew can stop their opponents and also runt he ball into attack.
The Power will go into the Grand Final with a lot of confidence, but they won't have Michael Wilson.
The Kangaroos are in plenty of trouble at the moment. Their coaching situation is a big problem. Laidley expects a long-term extension, but with his two finals debacles it might be better for the Kangaroos to either offer just a single year or to find someone else.
Power 133 - Kangaroos 46
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Port Adelaide
Chaplin: 15 kicks, 17 handballs and 8 marks as he controlled the back line for the Power.
Salopek: 25 possessions, 6 tackles and 3 frees for, he is an elite onballer now.
C Cornes: 27 possessions and a goal, he will always get the ball.
Tredrea: A newspaper called him the "former captain", that was odd, Tredrea kicked 3 goals and took 7 marks.
Pearce: He had 18 kicks, 10 handballs and 10 marks as the Kangaroos didn't pay any attention to him.
Kangaroos
Harris: 25 possessions, a goal and 2 frees for, he will be one of their best for fantasy points next season.
Lower: The Kangaroos couldn;t get much lower, but Lower was a highlight with 21 possessions and a goal.
Archer: 15 possessions and 4 tackles in his final game.
Grant: 2 goals and 17 possessions, their only player with multiple goals.
Sinclair: 23 possessions, including 11 in the second quarter.
The Kangaroos are in plenty of trouble at the moment. Their coaching situation is a big problem. Laidley expects a long-term extension, but with his two finals debacles it might be better for the Kangaroos to either offer just a single year or to find someone else.
Power 133 - Kangaroos 46
Fantasy Player News
Port Adelaide
Chaplin: 15 kicks, 17 handballs and 8 marks as he controlled the back line for the Power.
Salopek: 25 possessions, 6 tackles and 3 frees for, he is an elite onballer now.
C Cornes: 27 possessions and a goal, he will always get the ball.
Tredrea: A newspaper called him the "former captain", that was odd, Tredrea kicked 3 goals and took 7 marks.
Pearce: He had 18 kicks, 10 handballs and 10 marks as the Kangaroos didn't pay any attention to him.
Kangaroos
Harris: 25 possessions, a goal and 2 frees for, he will be one of their best for fantasy points next season.
Archer: 15 possessions and 4 tackles in his final game.
Grant: 2 goals and 17 possessions, their only player with multiple goals.
Sinclair: 23 possessions, including 11 in the second quarter.
From the 2006 standings, it is 10th versus 12th in the 2007 AFL Grand Final. A big turnaround by both clubs.
It should be a close game, as their last meeting showed.
Lade might be the difference between the two teams, especially if he gets forward a lot as the Cats are down a tall defender with Egan hurt.
I have a bad feeling the Cats will win this one, but it's hard to complain about season 2007 if you're a Power fan, no matter what happens on Saturday.
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