If you have been in a coma or watching seasons 1-7 of the Golden Girls in one go you may have missed the mammoth weekend of sport. Here is a quick wrap of the weekends events starting with AFL.AFL: The weekend produced one of the games of the season when the Crows and the Pies fought toe to toe until the final nail biting moments of the final quarter.
Many Crows supporters (and most non-Pies fans) may still be wondering how John Anthony was awarded a free kick in the dying seconds of the final quarter. Ben Rutten, the Crows defender, was adjudged to have been more than holding Anthony's hand and Anthony was given a shot at goal from about 40m out from which he converted and handed the Pies a chance to progress to the Grand Final should they defeat the Cats this weekend.
It was an extraordinary match, where the Crows stormed out to a substantial 29 point lead at quarter time, which was only reduced by 3 points at half time. The Crows appeared to be in cruise control. The third quarter, however, was a massive turnaround with the Pies scoring 6 goals 2 points to the Crows 2 points. The final quarter saw both sets of fans reach nirvana when their team gained the lead only to then plummet to depression when the lead changed hands. This emotional roller coaster continued right until the final seconds with the Pies prevailing. Just in case you missed the match have a look at the highlights...
The second semi final saw the Lions belted by the Dogs in a very one-sided match. Having said that, The Lions only trailed the Dogs by 24 points with 5 minutes to go in the third term, but the Dogs kicked on and old heads prevailed. The Lions are in transition and it was a fantastic effort to get to the finals in Michael Voss's first season in charge, let alone make the second week of the finals.
The Dogs ran out eventual winners by 51 points and now travel on to meet the Saints this weekend, whereas the Lions will regroup over summer and should be a force come next year.
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