There have been may people in AFR circles wondering if Andrew Baker’s Doozers have the right mix of players to seriously challenge the Dingoes for the title this year. Well, the game this week might go along way to silence those critics. The past month has seen the Doozers become a shadow of the powerhouse that we’ve all come to expect from them, but with the recall of  Gary Ablett and McMahon and Richardson finding some form again things look to be on the improve.

For the Royboys, anything that could go wrong did – Roughead and Koschitzke both had games they’d like to forget. “We’ve been playing well all season and now this” said a disappointed Tom after the game. “Only one or two of the boys decided to turn up today … and that’s never going to get you in to the prelim final”. As Tom sits back and takes stock of the season he should see more positives than negatives … but something tells me Koschitzke may have just played he’s last game for the Royboys.

The first semi final between the Dingoes and the Scorpions was, on paper, going to a close game – that was assuming that the Scorpions could play like we all know that they can.  The Dingoes were simply amassing as they reached for a PB (keeping with the Olympic feel) and came oh so close. “We’ve been playing well, but once again we’ve managed to smash everyone and still have room for improvement.”

Perhaps Dave knew that something was going to go horribly wrong when Cloke kicked 4.2 in the Scorpions reserves, but the weekend horrors didn’t stop there – Johnstone didn’t get a touch after half time, and Welsh could only manage .5 at forward. “We needed something special this week … but it just wasn’t our week”.

Speaking of special ... The Marvels managed to make the Scorpions weekend even worse as they got up in the AFR Cup. The 2008 season for the Marvels has been anything but one to remember - last week they were fighting out the toilet bowl (in which they lost). However, the AFR Cup has been a happy hunting ground for them over the past seasons … this is their second time they’ve held the cup up. CONGRATS TO THE 2008 AFR CUP WINNERS: MCAVANEAN MARVELS.