Adelaide v WC & Port v Carlton

So apparently Adelaide still might be able to make the 8.  

In all reality though this is a dead rubber between the two most disappointing sides in 2013. Fitting in a way. Although they beat Melbourne by 68 points last weekend, Adelaide did nothing to inspire me. If anything they just confirmed why they aren't playing finals this year, particularly in the first half.

Adelaide to lose by about 5 goals. No doubt they will race out to what should be a match winning lead, only to hand it back to WC with plenty of gift wrapped red time goals, handballs to the feet of teammates, long periods without winning a centre clearance, and bombs into the 50 direct to the opposition loose men.

Has 2013 left me jaded? Yes. Yes it has.  

As for Port, they will cash in on the emotion of the last game at Footy Park and get the job done against Carlton on the weekend.

West Coast have put the cue in the rack, but on current form your analysis will probably be spot on. It may be a case that the winner is the team that is least crap on the day.

I hope Port gets a good crowd at Footy Park and beats Carlton who have also underperformed this year. I think they have a few barren years ahead and Malthouse will struggle to get them to the finals.

Carlton will flog Port as they are still battling for finals given the Essendon saga.

I agree with GN we will lead WC run around like we are top 4 and then surrender the lead in the last quarter - the High performance manager/fitness coach needs to be sacked ASAP!

Port will win a scrappy game and Adelaide will beat WCE

Well it was very pleasing to see Adelaide close out the year strongly. West Coast were a bit of a shell of their normal selves with many injuries outs, but I expected them to put up a bit more of a fight still with the emotion of the retirements.

The Crows youngsters again impressed. Grigg's composure in traffic was exceptional. Luke Brown was also cool under pressure and I see this morning he earned a Rising Star nomination for his efforts, thoroughly deserved. Kerridge was good too as was Laird. And Crouch, lets not forget him. A supreme talent.

It was a tough year this year no doubt, but as far as player and longer term team development goes, 2013 was exceptional.

Despite the draft sanctions still to play out this year, I am very excited about what the future holds for this group of players.

West Coast are akin to GWS at the moment. Not sure if it's a victory to get too excited about at the moment...