The little engine that could

[Yellow n Black!]

Good one 1eye. I'm with you all the way.

No to tanking, yes to winning.

Yeah, thats right! Id give my left nut to beat St Kilda on Saturday night... i hate those pricks!
They have beaten us the past couple of years and its hurt... hurt real bad!
Besides, if we beat em then Nick will see that the grass is greener at Punt Road, and will want to play with Browny and Jack!

 

[meltiger]

Funny how Wallace reckons we want the wins when we all want the picks. Petition time anyone?

Speak for yourself.

I'd rather not support a pack of losers thanks.

I'd be more than happy if we won all our remaining games.

(I only see two as genuinely unwinnable - Subiaco and Kardinia)

 

[ToraToraTora]

I see all matches as eminently losable. Go Tiges!

 

[Tigers of Old]

Is it mathematically possible to still finish 9th?

 

[TOT70]

Is it mathematically possible to still finish 9th?

Now that would be something.

 

[Boyanich]

Good one 1eye. I'm with you all the way.

No to tanking, yes to winning.

Yeah, thats right! Id give my left nut to beat St Kilda on Saturday night... i hate those pricks!
They have beaten us the past couple of years and its hurt... hurt real bad!
Besides, if we beat em then Nick will see that the grass is greener at Punt Road, and will want to play with Browny and Jack!

Yes..., I too have a certain disregard for this team from the other side of the Yarra.
I would delight in seeing us beat them by a considerable margin.

If this were not to be the case then the narrowest margin would be even sweeter, but I do not know if my heart could tolerate it as I do not favour the count-down clock.

As for "tanking"...from were did this expression derive? What is it's origin?

I would have thought it was just plain old "Laying Down".

I would prefer us to win, or attempt to win and diplay a certain flare. I would prefer to see our younger players growing in confidence and developing their skills and awareness at the elite level.

Previously our early picks have not proved as fruitful as we might have hoped when other players picked further along have blossomed.

Yes, this half of the season is a new half, finish as high as possible, stuff a few teams finals hopes, build confidence, not only in the players but the supporters, and bring on 2008 in full flight!!!

 

[BiddiscombeSkills]

I could not respect a team of players who played to lose, or a match committee who wouldn't pick the best team on the day.

There was a quote from Terry in the paper this week.."I remember running out on to the Whitten Oval on Leigh Matthews' 300th game, and we weren't going to lose".

THAT'S the mindset I want in our team. You don't get that by tanking.

All games are winnable. The one I'm looking forward to most is the Geelong rematch. Statements will be made by our next generation of premiership players, mark my words.

 

[pokey]

Good one 1eye. I'm with you all the way.

No to tanking, yes to winning.

Yeah, thats right! Id give my left nut to beat St Kilda on Saturday night... i hate those pricks!
They have beaten us the past couple of years and its hurt... hurt real bad!
Besides, if we beat em then Nick will see that the grass is greener at Punt Road, and will want to play with Browny and Jack!

I'm not sure that I'd give my left nut just to win this week, but I would love to see us win.

We just got Daniher sacked, surely if we win this week, we just about knock the Saints out of the finals race. It won't cost Lyon his job, but it will hurt like hell.

 

[geoffryprettyboy]

No tanking, tank you very much. :hihi

 

[marsinvenus]

If we continue to win, nothen better :clap :clap
Hav'ent had a better week all year!
With simmo and brown back we should take the aints. I also cant wait for the cats rematch. That really would be good to win

 

[Tiger74]

The petition was a joke :-[

Well Im glad, I was hoping it was the case but to be frank it wouldnt surprise me if someone got 100 signatures and submitted it saying "you are a weak coach if you dont make us lose"

 

[sam_reeves]

we are clearly not going to make the finals...so lets tank the rest of the season except for a couple of games just to show we can compete with the best. but at least make the losses look competitive, not absolute drubbings!