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The run home - Can we make top 4
- Thread starter AstuteTiger
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That’s a damn fine team. Would be hard pressed to find a better line up in the league. But the key is getting them all on the park at the same time.
Need to get to win 12 as fast as possible. That historically secures us a finals spot.
Then need to get to and/or hold onto 5th or 6th for a home final.
Can't see us pulling off a 2019 after the bye.
Then need to get to and/or hold onto 5th or 6th for a home final.
Can't see us pulling off a 2019 after the bye.
Yes, we turned it over too much last night. Yes, we should have won when we were, what, 20 points up with 10 minutes to go. Yes, we have blown two close games interstate by very close margins. Not great.
But West Coast played well last night. They took every chance we gave them and slotted goals, barely missing.
We played West Coast at their home ground where home ground advantage is huge. They slotted a ridiculous number of difficult shots on goal, barely missed even from 40 out near the boundary. They played well, and we only just lost.
The game has changed and not to our benefit, quite the opposite. We are adjusting but that takes time and there were periods of the game last night where it did look more like a Richmond game and we were on top. Fix up some silly turnovers and we win that one by a decent margin.
Will be very difficult with genuinely good teams rising. Melbourne are the real deal, they fixed up their defence after 2018 which was their main weakness and they are a real shot. Geelong? Time to get real here - Geelong made a PF in 2019 and were ahead at half time, they then made a GF in 2020 and were ahead at half time. Add in some quality players, now with 2 potent forwards, and what do you reckon? Of course they're contenders and so they should be, they went damned close last year, weren't far off the year before and have strengthened. Geelong's game plan worked before the rule changes, it still works and they have made a few tweaks to move the ball faster, will be hard to beat.
We have shown our football stands up in finals, we clearly should make finals, maybe not top 4, but we'll be there. It will be difficult this year, but not impossible. But we do have young players coming through and a good draft hand. Maybe we don't get 3 in a row, but the premiership window is still open and the opportunity to keep it open for a sustained period is there.
DS
But West Coast played well last night. They took every chance we gave them and slotted goals, barely missing.
We played West Coast at their home ground where home ground advantage is huge. They slotted a ridiculous number of difficult shots on goal, barely missed even from 40 out near the boundary. They played well, and we only just lost.
The game has changed and not to our benefit, quite the opposite. We are adjusting but that takes time and there were periods of the game last night where it did look more like a Richmond game and we were on top. Fix up some silly turnovers and we win that one by a decent margin.
Will be very difficult with genuinely good teams rising. Melbourne are the real deal, they fixed up their defence after 2018 which was their main weakness and they are a real shot. Geelong? Time to get real here - Geelong made a PF in 2019 and were ahead at half time, they then made a GF in 2020 and were ahead at half time. Add in some quality players, now with 2 potent forwards, and what do you reckon? Of course they're contenders and so they should be, they went damned close last year, weren't far off the year before and have strengthened. Geelong's game plan worked before the rule changes, it still works and they have made a few tweaks to move the ball faster, will be hard to beat.
We have shown our football stands up in finals, we clearly should make finals, maybe not top 4, but we'll be there. It will be difficult this year, but not impossible. But we do have young players coming through and a good draft hand. Maybe we don't get 3 in a row, but the premiership window is still open and the opportunity to keep it open for a sustained period is there.
DS
It's complicated a bit by split rounds.
After playing 13 games in a 22-round season, 8th has finished
top 4: three times (Melbourne 2000, Collingwood 2003, Richmond 2019)
5th-8th: 27 times
worse than 8th: 20 times
Since the final 8
top 4: 3
5th-8th: 9
> 8th: 14
Notes:
1991 - no team was 8th after completing 13 games
1992 - Hawthorn then Fitzroy were 8th through the split rounds
2019 - Richmond then Fremantle were 8th through the split rounds
Early on he was stood on or kicked by an Eagle (Cole ?) after marking.
Agree with all that but stop letting your boy off Zips...he was sh!t last night.
our record against top 8 sides this year is terrible. i think we are just making up the numbers.
Then get an Elimination final in Perth and a Semi in Brisbane or Adelaide ........pass.
We need to finish 5th or 6th.
I am concerned about this. 1-6 against the top 7 sides is very poor form. We should have won 2 of them but the other 4 were comfortable losses; 2 were thrashings.
Our form has been well below par this year.
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