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Results Round 5, 2026
The Blues have been so much fun to watch this year that the AFL were compelled to highlight them as the opening act for Gather Round, pitching them against the Crows on Thursday night. There was an air of disappointment when Carlton failed to hold a 3/4 time lead that could be surrendered in the final quarter. Crows fans were happy just to win; for others, the ending just wasn’t the same. Four tipsters nailed the margin – hats off to Brydie, Liam A, Nick and Tim.
Collingwood failed to hold out the Dockers in an ugly slush fest on Friday night. There once was a time when the Pies used to win all of these close ones, but that was way back when some of their players were still in their thirties. Tim pulled out some vintage old-time tipping to nail his second correct margin in a row while Sheila was equally exacting in this match.
A near disaster was narrowly avoided when North forgot to pack their jumpers for their SA road trip. Thanks to a masterly piece of last-minute improvisation, a white marsupial-shaped object was hastily pasted onto a spare set of old Uni Blues guernseys found sitting in a corner and the Roos were set to go. They looked okay in the first half against the Lions, but gradually they looked more and more like a university team as the match wore on. Caragh looked pretty good with the margin.
It seems Essendon adopted the tactic of doing ‘everything the opposite’ in their clash with Melbourne; the red and black was reversed on the jumper and the usual clumsiness was replaced with competence. It worked a treat as they clocked up their first win for the season. The only downside was that Mrs Merrett was forced to cancel her lunchtime restaurant booking. Everyone made a meal of this one, with no one picking the Bombers.
At Norwood on Saturday, the Suns looked nothing like the team that many were spruiking to be flag contenders this year. Maybe it was because of the salmony-pink outfits they were wearing. The Swans looked good, mainly because they weren’t the ones dressed like cherry blossoms.
The Hawks continued the fancy dress theme with yet another failed attempt to do something attractive with their dreary, dull colours. Saturday night’s creation was predominantly brown, but it was their canine competitors who were in the poo in this match. The quote an old tune, ‘there was never a frown’ for the Golden Brown as the Hawks strangled their opponents.
The Eagles arrived at Norwood on Sunday with hopes of atoning for last week’s shellacking. These hopes were dashed when Geelong and not Norwood turned out to be their opponents. The Cats duly mauled them by more than seven goals.
For the second year in a row Tigers fans were in the Barossa for their Gather Round assignment. They are easy to spot – they’re the ones ordering VB and Jack Daniels at the winery cellar doors. Just what is it with this wine stuff anyway? For most of the game, the Giants had them over a barrel with elegant displays of champagne football.
Wet Weather Round concluded with another soggy struggle between Port and St Kilda. Saints fans are used to playing at Marvel and wanted to know why the Adelaide Oval did not have a roof. Not such a worry for Port fans, many of their homes don’t have one either. The good thing for the Saints is that they play unattractive wet weather football even when its dry and this saw them safely home by 14 points, a margin cleverly nominated by Liam C.
Thanks to the Bombers, no one got nine winners. There were ten people who managed to get the other eight (too many to list). Liam C takes the honours for the highest score with a lofty 365 points.
Jay Jay continues to lead the way, with Fletcher moving up to second spot. Sienna jumps up to complete the top three.