AFL - the rest of round 14

Well, I've had another shocking week with just 2 out of 6 correct from last weekend and, look, honestly, it's feeling like a form slump.  I've been a bit crook and had a few other things going on lately so I'm just putting it down to having my attention drawn elsewhere.  Here's hoping that this blip in what has largely otherwise been a good season of tipping doesn't have too big an impact on the tally at the end of round 22. 

To this weekend's two games to finalise Round 14:

Adelaide v Geelong:  Geelong welcome back some big names and should have a win here.  Interesting article by Jake Niall yesterday about how the weird draw for this season has been of some help to the Cats -

The most celebrated oddity of this weird new schedule is that Geelong does not play its putative challenger Hawthorn until round 17. No less significant is the fact that the Cats don't play the Western Bulldogs, who have supplanted Hawthorn in second spot, until round 16.

Far from being handicapped after their premiership, the Cats have been handed what has turned out to be a very friendly schedule. They will end up playing two clubs in the current bottom four — Port Adelaide and Fremantle — twice each before they play their nearest ladder competitors in rounds 16 and 17.

Sydney v Collingwood:  There won't be a shortage of Magpies fans at the Telstra Stadium for a game that should be considered winnable by the Collingwood team.  I'm hesitant to pick Sydney due to Goodes not playing (even though they welcome back Everitt) and their recent record against the Magpies, but still, they should get a win here I think.  Put a tenner on the Magpies if you're a gambler perhaps.