If we can combine that with kicking Geelong out in an elimination final, that would be so perfect that winning the Grand Final would be the cherry on the cake
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The run home - Can we make top 4
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If we can combine that with kicking Geelong out in an elimination final, that would be so perfect that winning the Grand Final would be the cherry on the cake
Like your thought process.
"Our football stands up in finals" does that need to be qualified with "under the old rules"?
I know finals footy is different but it is still played under the rules of the current home and away season.
You forgot to mention Castagna whose mistake with ball in hand finally cost us the game!
The way we are imploding we will be lucky to make the eight which will make it all the harder for the three-peat.
We are still in this up to our eyeballs - make no mistake.
Assuming 4th and 5th both win next week, we will only be 2 games behind them - it will be an ask but I reckon we can do it, if we get on a roll and we play one of those teams - Brisbane - so if we are good enough we could catch them and still make top 4. The more likely scenario I think is that we finish outside the top 4 though.
For us, I actually think it will be an advantage for us to finish 5 or 6 than top 4 simply because we thrive on the challenge. Like being behind in a prelim and getting up (2019), playing a tight prelim game away and winning, coming from behind in last years granny and winning.
Each season after winning the flag was always going to get harder as its harder to keep motivated - we almost need to make it backs to the wall for us to play our best footy and for some of our aging stars they know this could be the last year for them to realistically play for a medal.
We are still spluttering along and there will be some more tweaks to our best 22 which might surprise but we have the team that can do it as long as we hit the finals with most of our A graders fit.
Assuming 4th and 5th both win next week, we will only be 2 games behind them - it will be an ask but I reckon we can do it, if we get on a roll and we play one of those teams - Brisbane - so if we are good enough we could catch them and still make top 4. The more likely scenario I think is that we finish outside the top 4 though.
For us, I actually think it will be an advantage for us to finish 5 or 6 than top 4 simply because we thrive on the challenge. Like being behind in a prelim and getting up (2019), playing a tight prelim game away and winning, coming from behind in last years granny and winning.
Each season after winning the flag was always going to get harder as its harder to keep motivated - we almost need to make it backs to the wall for us to play our best footy and for some of our aging stars they know this could be the last year for them to realistically play for a medal.
We are still spluttering along and there will be some more tweaks to our best 22 which might surprise but we have the team that can do it as long as we hit the finals with most of our A graders fit.
Our blokes on the whole have been out of step with the tread mill since the season started for various reasons.
I emailed my results to the AFL.
Said they will look into to make sure Geeelong do finish top 4.
Lol me too. Have stayed off FB etc to avoid the Richmond hater trolls. Agree, want to wash this loss away with our next win. If we are fair dinkum which I know we are we should be beating all of the saints, GC and Pies in the next 3 games.
On the couch now, Browny and Nick did say we played well enough and un Richmond like to lose a game halfway through the last being 22 points up.
But bad turnovers cost them in the end.
Also, they all agreed that the kick by Ryan to Kennedy was not even more than 10 meters but needed to be a brave umpire to not pay that mark.
We've been clunky all year.
I'm wondering how much the lack of a proper pre-season is affecting us. Pretty much our whole midfield is trying t oget some game time after injury, and that on top of a very short pre-season. That takes away one of our major strengths, the ability to grind teams into the ground.
After the bye, we've got some (hopefully) soft kills to sharpen our fangs on before running into the finals.
I'm not that impressed with any of the sides above us, it's just that we haven't been that impressive either.
Looking forward beyond this year, as our list ages, it will be difficult to continue that hard running game, so we will need to start getting time into kids unless we wantto lose a number of them and fall off a cliff like the other dynasty sides.
I'm wondering how much the lack of a proper pre-season is affecting us. Pretty much our whole midfield is trying t oget some game time after injury, and that on top of a very short pre-season. That takes away one of our major strengths, the ability to grind teams into the ground.
After the bye, we've got some (hopefully) soft kills to sharpen our fangs on before running into the finals.
I'm not that impressed with any of the sides above us, it's just that we haven't been that impressive either.
Looking forward beyond this year, as our list ages, it will be difficult to continue that hard running game, so we will need to start getting time into kids unless we wantto lose a number of them and fall off a cliff like the other dynasty sides.
Imploding? We have won 2 out of 3, and just lose by 4 points in Perth after a dodgy mark without Nank, Prestia, Cotchin and Lynch.
We should still be premiership favourites.
Yep nothing worse than going into a bye after a *smile* loss like that. It’s a long time to wait for redemption.
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