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bomba4eva
12 Jul 2008, 23:19
I am officially on the FINALS BANDWAGON. Jump on now. All reservations you held can be thrown out the window. I refused to entertain the thought until last week but thought Id better wait until tonight. We belted Brisbane. Confidence is back. GET ON THE BANDWAGON NOW!
Rest of our season:
Richmond
Collingwood
Melbourne
West Coast
Adelaide
Bulldogs
Saints
Chance in every single one of them. Im on the bandwagon. GO THE DONS!!!
bOmBeR_BoY1
12 Jul 2008, 23:21
It's going to be extremely tough - very unlikely but will be happy if we just keep remaining competetive and win a majority of our games.
Windas_Magic
12 Jul 2008, 23:23
I like your optimism but we won't make the finals, simple as that.
I still gave us a chance before we won 4 in a row.
Tony Delaney
12 Jul 2008, 23:27
Don't think we will make it but where there is life there is hope, would be good to win the next couple to make it interesting. They say because the top 3 have won so much 10 or 11 wins will make it.
Apparently before the West Coast game we were 250/1 to make it now we are something like 4.50/1
bomba4eva
12 Jul 2008, 23:32
I like your optimism but we won't make the finals, simple as that.
4 weeks ago you probably thought we'd be lucky to win 2 of our next 4 games. 16 points later we are 2 games and percentage outside of the 8, with a good draw, having seen Adelaide lose their best two forwards today, comprehensively beaten Brisbane and having seen the side stabilise over the past month. My optimistic side was brutally suppressed for most of this season but it has escaped its captive and is back in full voice! Big crowd next week against the Tigers and we should be able to bury them. Still one week at a time but finals are on the cards! Jump on now.
Bombermania
12 Jul 2008, 23:40
I am officially on the FINALS BANDWAGON. Jump on now. All reservations you held can be thrown out the window. I refused to entertain the thought until last week but thought Id better wait until tonight. We belted Brisbane. Confidence is back. GET ON THE BANDWAGON NOW!
Rest of our season:
Richmond
Collingwood
Melbourne
West Coast
Adelaide
Bulldogs
Saints
Chance in every single one of them. Im on the bandwagon. GO THE DONS!!!
I have bolded the two that I expect us to win!! and have underlined the ones that are 50-50 with only game I would expect us to lose is the Bulldogs game! so if I'm right that will be six more wins that would give us 12 wins!
On this forecast I expect us to finish one or two games outside the eight!! but as long as we are winning we are a chance!
bomba4eva
12 Jul 2008, 23:45
I have bolded the two that I expect us to win!! and have underlined the ones that are 50-50 with only game I would expect us to lose is the Bulldogs game! so if I'm right that will be six more wins that would give us 12 wins!
On this forecast I expect us to finish one or two games outside the eight!! but as long as we are winning we are a chance!
I expect us to win against the Tigers, Demons, Eagles. Every single other one is a 50/50. If we could just get passed the Pies I reckon we will certainly win the 2 after that. STOP! Got to stop myself from getting too far ahead of myself. One week at a time. Bring on the Tigers. If Richo doesnt get up then we are an even better chance! Wow am I excited tonight. We have been in the football wilderness for too long.
Bombermania
12 Jul 2008, 23:50
I expect us to win against the Tigers, Demons, Eagles. Every single other one is a 50/50. If we could just get passed the Pies I reckon we will certainly win the 2 after that. STOP! Got to stop myself from getting too far ahead of myself. One week at a time. Bring on the Tigers. If Richo doesnt get up then we are an even better chance! Wow am I excited tonight. We have been in the football wilderness for too long.
I share your excitment!!
Could someone please advise what is wrong with Richo
bOmBeR_BoY1
12 Jul 2008, 23:51
Richmond have had the wood over us the last couple of times we've played them in big occassion football so they are going to be a much tougher proposition then some are predicting, especially if they win in Perth tommorow. Remember it was only a couple of months ago we gave them a 8 goal head start.
bomba4eva
12 Jul 2008, 23:55
I share your excitment!!
Could someone please advise what is wrong with Richo
Hamstring starin. Most likely to come back next week. I fully expect us to get over the Tigers. Their team is pathetic. Unfortunately you can never lock in a win against them. Hird farewell game comes to mind....:mad:
Anyway, we'll see how they go tomorrow but even if they do get up, don't under-estimate how horrible the Eagles really are. Massive match next week! Watch the bandwagonners get on now.
BomberGal
12 Jul 2008, 23:56
You will officially be disappointed. Sorry to say.
bomba4eva
13 Jul 2008, 00:01
You will officially be disappointed. Sorry to say.
Im sorry also. Pessimist or realist? Who knows but Ill enjoy our wins and feel we have genuine reason to get excited now. Hopefully you are proven officially incorrect. Tigers, Pies, Demons and Eagles. There's another 16 points and 8 straight wins! Watch Adelaide slide out of the 8. Havent seen the Saints fixture but hopefully it is tough. Brisbane will probably get in simply because of their home ground advantage.
Windas_Magic
13 Jul 2008, 00:04
Im sorry also. Pessimist or realist? Who knows but Ill enjoy our wins and feel we have genuine reason to get excited now. Hopefully you are proven officially incorrect. Tigers, Pies, Demons and Eagles. There's another 16 points and 8 straight wins! Watch Adelaide slide out of the 8. Havent seen the Saints fixture but hopefully it is tough. Brisbane will probably get in simply because of their home ground advantage.
Down the track when you look back i think you'll agree that finishing around where we are now is better than finishing 8th or 9th.
bomba4eva
13 Jul 2008, 00:08
Down the track when you look back i think you'll agree that finishing around where we are now is better than finishing 8th or 9th.
Are you referring to draft picks or that our team might get ahead of themselves? If anything the extra wins will give them confidence and it would be great for our kids to experience finals action. 9th is always a disappointment but Im eyeing off the top 8;)
Windas_Magic
13 Jul 2008, 00:13
Are you referring to draft picks or that our team might get ahead of themselves? If anything the extra wins will give them confidence and it would be great for our kids to experience finals action. 9th is always a disappointment but Im eyeing off the top 8;)
I love the Essendon Football Club and would love to see them to play finals football, but i just don't think we're ready nor good enough. And yes, i was referring to draft picks although i'm not supporting tanking or anything like that in any way.
All the group is wanting to achieve at this point in time is getting games into younger players and developing as a football side and i think that's exactly what we should be doing. Finals is the last things on our mind
BomberGal
13 Jul 2008, 00:15
Im sorry also. Pessimist or realist? Who knows but Ill enjoy our wins and feel we have genuine reason to get excited now. Hopefully you are proven officially incorrect. Tigers, Pies, Demons and Eagles. There's another 16 points and 8 straight wins! Watch Adelaide slide out of the 8. Havent seen the Saints fixture but hopefully it is tough. Brisbane will probably get in simply because of their home ground advantage.
Realist. We have purple patches. It happens when they're young.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think we'll have the consistency to make finals. I'm just very excited about the fact we've won four in a row and are showing good signs.
bomba4eva
13 Jul 2008, 00:26
Realist. We have purple patches. It happens when they're young.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think we'll have the consistency to make finals. I'm just very excited about the fact we've won four in a row and are showing good signs.
4 wins in row is good consistency from a young side. It is a long purple patch also. Lets hope it continues because I can sniff finals in the distance....
BomberGal
13 Jul 2008, 00:27
4 wins in row is good consistency from a young side. It is a long purple patch also. Lets hope it continues because I can sniff finals in the distance....
It is a long purple patch, but we also won four in a row last year...;)
bomba4eva
13 Jul 2008, 00:37
It is a long purple patch, but we also won four in a row last year...;)
Can barely remember it but did it involved Melbourne Sydney and West Coast which we won by 2, 1 and 1 point respectively?
Cant remember the other team. Richmond perhaps?
Very different team from last year though. Still have so many young guns to come in! The future is bright for us.
Can barely remember it but did it involved Melbourne Sydney and West Coast which we won by 2, 1 and 1 point respectively?
Cant remember the other team. Richmond perhaps?
Very different team from last year though. Still have so many young guns to come in! The future is bright for us.
Brisbane
Richmond
Sydney
West Coast
We then lost to Richmond R21 when we could still of made the finals.
I think we're still a slim chance, I'm just taking it one week at a time.
bomba4eva
13 Jul 2008, 01:01
Brisbane
Richmond
Sydney
West Coast
We then lost to Richmond R21 when we could still of made the finals.
I think we're still a slim chance, I'm just taking it one week at a time.
Im trying too also. One loss could shatter my dream though...will get Hocking, Hislop back over the next few weeks and perhaps even Dempsey.
hugorune
13 Jul 2008, 06:22
I think some of us are underrating the Pies. We could get lucky and catch them on a down week but they are going to be pushing for a top four spot and will be relentless vs us.
Still if we are lucky with injuries and keep up our form, we're a realistic chance, especially as Adelaide and Brisbane might be struggling.
WindyHillWatcher
13 Jul 2008, 06:39
OK BOYS! I'M ON!
the last month has been convincing, the win tonight over the lions was awesome and the draw ahead suggests to me that it's definitely plausible. Bulldogs is the only game im righting off! by my calculations ... we're in!
the boys are playing with spirit, the game plan has fallen into place and the games are there for the taking. BOMBERS ARE SURGING!
get on the train now!
maceman
13 Jul 2008, 08:46
I am officially on the FINALS BANDWAGON. Jump on now. All reservations you held can be thrown out the window. I refused to entertain the thought until last week but thought Id better wait until tonight. We belted Brisbane. Confidence is back. GET ON THE BANDWAGON NOW!
Rest of our season:
Richmond
Collingwood
Melbourne
West Coast
Adelaide
Bulldogs
Saints
Chance in every single one of them. Im on the bandwagon. GO THE DONS!!!
Well done to the bombers. Your team is playing with fire in the belly. If Richmond play like they did against Carlton your boys will give us a flogging. Can you send some of what's in the water at Windy Hill to Punt Road? Bit hard to get Knighter down the pipes I'd reckon.
carmi99
13 Jul 2008, 09:07
Who hid the bloody lid?!
toddy104
13 Jul 2008, 09:31
I jumped on the bandwagon 3 weeks ago...But no one would jump on with me!!! ha
I can't wait to go see the Richmond and Collingwood games.
I have got Blockbuster fever!!!
BRING IT ON:):):)
stugots
13 Jul 2008, 09:36
enjoy the remainder of the season for what it is - the development of an exciting new side that should go places 2009 & on
as for finals this year, the pain of probably just missing out will be the spur to go that much better next year
Rik E Boy
13 Jul 2008, 09:44
Greetings Bombers pardon the intrusion. Watching you blokes last night I thought you guys were a bit 'Cat like' in the way you won the centre, owned the corridor and played on a lot after taking a mark. This is good football to watch and while sometimes you can cough up goals as you master this type of game style, it DOES put pressure on the opposition. Better this than running around worrying about Simon Black and the two power forwards.
I laughed out loud when I heard Knights was appointed but I have now dined on the all too familiar dish of humble pie and the guy deserves some credit. Essendon are now two games outside the top eight with seven to play. One thing that does confuse me is that one or two Bomber posters appear to be worried about the Crows when they have NEVER defeated you in Melbourne.
Make no mistake, Melbourne will be a tougher opponent for you than the Crows will be. They are an absolute rabble at the moment. Good luck and................Believe!
regards,
REB
Ben the Gooner
13 Jul 2008, 11:25
Greetings Bombers pardon the intrusion. Watching you blokes last night I thought you guys were a bit 'Essendon of 2000 like' in the way you won the centre, owned the corridor and played on a lot after taking a mark.
Fixed:p
Cheers for the sentiments, but finals from 2-9 is perhaps a bridge too far. We're two years behind Hawthorn as I've been saying all year. It's looking good for the future.
Having said that, with big game players like Lloyd, Lucas and Fletcher still capable of producing genuinely good football, perhaps they can lift the kids up when they inevitably come up flat in one of the games in the run home.
I've missed finals.
Hirdismyhero
13 Jul 2008, 11:30
I can't say that I think we won't make it... Because, for some strange reason... I think we will.
I'm tipping on the Bombers to win at least 4 or 5 of the coming 7. If we're lucky, 6, and if the Bulldog's bus explodes, 7.
Wishful thinking? Maybe.
Hopeful? Damn right.
Special Guest
13 Jul 2008, 12:03
I love the optimism but think being 3 games (8 points plus decent %) out from 8th spot, we are really going to be up against it.
I would think that we would have to win 6 out of our last 7 to sneak in and while that's not out of the question, it's a big ask from a young list like ours.
Time for a cliche - every game is a final for us now and probably has been for the last month. The boys have shown they're up to it so far.
Personally, I would love more than anything to see us knock Collingwood off in a fortnight and put them back in their place but let's build it up with some revenge over the Tiges next weekend.
Bomber57
13 Jul 2008, 12:08
Pies and Doggies are the make or break games, must win one of those to have any chance of September action, fingers crossed :rolleyes:
7 more wins.. then I'll consider whether we can make the finals. :)
Need to win 6 out of 7 to make it. Winning 5 will not be enough with our poor percentage.
DonMania#5
13 Jul 2008, 12:18
I think in the end the loss to Adelaide will cost us, we need to win 6 out of our next 7 with games against Collingwood, Bulldogs and St.Kilda. Doubt it.
May not make the finals, but there's all possibility that we will finish above Carlton. This with the BS about Carlton's list, will please me. :)
Valve Bounce
13 Jul 2008, 12:30
Don't burn your bridges before you cross your chickens.
I prefer to remain silent rather than hoodoo our chances.
Having said all that, I'm just so happy our team is playing good footy again. :)
I have bolded the two that I expect us to win!! and have underlined the ones that are 50-50 with only game I would expect us to lose is the Bulldogs game! so if I'm right that will be six more wins that would give us 12 wins!
On this forecast I expect us to finish one or two games outside the eight!! but as long as we are winning we are a chance!
one or two games out? nah, I don't think 8th has *ever* needed 14 wins. Heck, there have been seasons where 14 wins will get you third.
Over the past 10 years.
2007 - 12 wins
2006 - 13
2005 - 11
2004 - 12
2003 - 13
2002 - 11
2001 - 12
2000 - 12
1999 - 11
1998 - 12
1997 - 10
the kicker however, will be our percentage... so we need to smash teams. :)
The door has been left ajar, but I certainly won't be jumping on it until we are undefeated through to round 21... :)
That said, finishing on 12 wins, 1998 style, would be quite exciting...
warney7
14 Jul 2008, 13:32
Take it a week at a time guys.
This week we need to beat Richmond.......nothing more!
adelaide, carlton, brisbane and north all have tricky draws. that being said, 11 wins will probably get us 8th spot.
although winning 5 of our remaining games will be tough. if i was a betting man i would guess we will win 4. but in saying that, on our day we could beat any of the sides we play besides the dogs.
at least our destiny is in our own hands. the sides we play are the sides we will need to lose to get above them on the ladder.
if we win this week.......watch out
warney7
14 Jul 2008, 13:55
adelaide, carlton, brisbane and north all have tricky draws. that being said, 11 wins will probably get us 8th spot.
StKilda is the team we'd be looking to displace.
But being 19% behind them, we'd need to win 3 more games than them out of the last 7.
The Saints play West Coast and Freo in Subi and play Port here.......so there's 3 wins already.
But 7 wins would book us a place for sure, so you could say that Essendon can control their own destiny.
bombersno1
14 Jul 2008, 14:03
No chance, and I really do not want to come 9th!
StKilda is the team we'd be looking to displace.
But being 19% behind them, we'd need to win 3 more games than them out of the last 7.
The Saints play West Coast and Freo in Subi and play Port here.......so there's 3 wins already.
But 7 wins would book us a place for sure, so you could say that Essendon can control their own destiny.
The lions have a shocking run home, and are coming of loses to us, and the BOTTOM SIDE.
Adelaide are also in shocking form and I can easily see them dropping their last 3 games...
Both of these teams are vunerable at the moment.
bomber69
14 Jul 2008, 14:34
One interesting fact, the only game that I would expect us to really struggle with (against the dogs) will be Lloyd's 250th game. Draw some inspiration there, and hopefully if we were on a roll we can continue it!
No chance, and I really do not want to come 9th!
Yeah, but you seem to be of the opinion that high draft picks are all you need to be successful.
Yanno what you really need to be successful? success.
Carn you bombers@!
Ben the Gooner
14 Jul 2008, 14:42
One interesting fact, the only game that I would expect us to really struggle with (against the dogs) will be Lloyd's 250th game. Draw some inspiration there, and hopefully if we were on a roll we can continue it!
Like Hird's 200th, Hird's farewell?
One interesting fact, the only game that I would expect us to really struggle with (against the dogs) will be Lloyd's 250th game. Draw some inspiration there, and hopefully if we were on a roll we can continue it!
He actually plays his 250th the week before, against the Crows. Definitely winnable. The following week however...
this will be over when we lose to richmond next week...
maybe so, but until then....
warney7
14 Jul 2008, 16:46
The lions have a shocking run home, and are coming of loses to us, and the BOTTOM SIDE.
Adelaide are also in shocking form and I can easily see them dropping their last 3 games...
Both of these teams are vunerable at the moment.
Pretty handy for Brisbane to have home games against West Coast and Carlton though.
Adelaide is an interesting one though. Can they score without Burton and maybe Porplyzia? You might be right about them, but games against Port, Carlton and Richmond at AAMI helps!
bombersno1
14 Jul 2008, 17:23
Yeah, but you seem to be of the opinion that high draft picks are all you need to be successful.
Yanno what you really need to be successful? success.
Carn you bombers@!
9th is useless, you don't make the finals and you miss out on the best picks in the draft. What a waste of a year.
9th is useless, you don't make the finals and you miss out on the best picks in the draft. What a waste of a year.
Our list still develops and gets better yanno.
Our team finishing 3 spots higher than last year, playing a younger list, isn't a waste of a year.
It's experience. and it's a vital part of the rebuild.
You don't go from 12 -> 14 -> 2. You go from 12 ->. 9 ->. 5 ->. 2/1
9th is useless, you don't make the finals and you miss out on the best picks in the draft. What a waste of a year.
Rather finish 9th then 16th. Gives the kids some confidence.
kelvin_sheedy
14 Jul 2008, 18:43
9th is useless, you don't make the finals and you miss out on the best picks in the draft. What a waste of a year.
Doggies finished 9th in 05.
Cats finished 10th in 06.
Wasted years for both clubs. :rolleyes:
The Dustbin
14 Jul 2008, 19:26
Doggies finished 9th in 05.
Cats finished 10th in 06.
Wasted years for both clubs. :rolleyes:
Well said Kelvin. :thumbsu:
Besides I'd rather have a winning culture then a losing one.
d-mac3276
14 Jul 2008, 20:53
I have bolded the two that I expect us to win!! and have underlined the ones that are 50-50 with only game I would expect us to lose is the Bulldogs game! so if I'm right that will be six more wins that would give us 12 wins!
On this forecast I expect us to finish one or two games outside the eight!! but as long as we are winning we are a chance!
If we don't beat West Coast we won't deserve to make it, we should brain them as they r a bunch of shit
d-mac3276
14 Jul 2008, 20:58
I am officially on the FINALS BANDWAGON. Jump on now. All reservations you held can be thrown out the window. I refused to entertain the thought until last week but thought Id better wait until tonight. We belted Brisbane. Confidence is back. GET ON THE BANDWAGON NOW!
Rest of our season:
Richmond
Collingwood
Melbourne
West Coast
Adelaide
Bulldogs
Saints
Chance in every single one of them. Im on the bandwagon. GO THE DONS!!!
We definitely could win any of them games and would b very diasappointing if we definitely didn't beat Melbourne,West Coast and Adelaide as for the others its 50-50.
Old cliche take one week at a time
retroparty
14 Jul 2008, 21:07
Beating Adelaide will be tough. We will have a 5 and a half day break after the Subiaco trip. This trip is nowhere near as hard as it used to be but it is still a killer trip.
Beating Adelaide will be tough. We will have a 5 and a half day break after the Subiaco trip. This trip is nowhere near as hard as it used to be but it is still a killer trip.
That West Coast game is going to be easy as shit.
Bombermania
19 Jul 2008, 14:42
one or two games out? nah, I don't think 8th has *ever* needed 14 wins. Heck, there have been seasons where 14 wins will get you third.
Over the past 10 years.
2007 - 12 wins
2006 - 13
2005 - 11
2004 - 12
2003 - 13
2002 - 11
2001 - 12
2000 - 12
1999 - 11
1998 - 12
1997 - 10
the kicker however, will be our percentage... so we need to smash teams. :)
The door has been left ajar, but I certainly won't be jumping on it until we are undefeated through to round 21... :)
That said, finishing on 12 wins, 1998 style, would be quite exciting...
I agree 14 wins would be top four!
My post was navel gazing for at best we could win all seven and finish with 12 wins and make it but as others have said we need a few big wins and a bit of luck going our way!
bOmBeR_BoY1
19 Jul 2008, 15:15
Finals. Get Off!
B-Bomber
19 Jul 2008, 15:32
Finals. Get Off!
I did the moment McVeigh went down for 5 weeks.
bomba4eva
20 Jul 2008, 15:39
As soon as I heard McVeigh was injured I wasn't confident about the game yesterday. Monumental effort by the lads yesterday though. Injuries have simply destroyed our season. With a little bit of luck we could have made the finals this year. Pity but it is great to see the likes of Lonergan, Reimers and Jetta prospering this year. That's what this season was all about and finals would have been a bonus.
bomba4eva
27 Jul 2008, 19:23
Im back on lads. Still certainly a chance. Pity that we lost last week but the win over Collingwood makes up for it as we had pencilled that in as a loss. Bulldogs look very vulnerable at the moment also. I think back to our last game against them and rue what may have been but now it instills me with confidence that we can get over them! Melbourne and West Coast should be two guaranteed wins. There are plenty of teams looking shaky in the 8 and this bodes well for Essendon. Im looking at Collingwood, Brisbane and Adelaide. Should get over the ageing Crows and will come down to Saints and Doggies. The belief is flowing through my veins and no doubt many of you are also starting to get a rise in your lower regions.
Get back on the bandwagon. This season is not over yet!
Sam the RAMA fan
27 Jul 2008, 19:23
Spewing the Blues won...but then again,
our percentage isn't that great to climb up the ladder.
CARN THE DONS :thumbsu:
bomba4eva
27 Jul 2008, 19:29
Spewing the Blues won...but then again,
our percentage isn't that great to climb up the ladder.
CARN THE DONS :thumbsu:
If we are going to make finals we will get above Carlton. Our respective draws incline me to feel we will finish above them. Of course one unexpected loss and our season may well be officially over. For now there is still hope.
It is going to be almost impossible for us after the way this round worked out.
There are 3 teams in the 8 that have 36 points and 1 in ninth.
We have 28 points.
The lowest % is StKilda who are ninth at 100.63% and the highest Collingwood with 113.47%
We have 86.02%.
So we have to win 3 more games than any of those four on 36 points and that is without even considering Richmond or carlton.
It's possible, but extremely unlikely.
bomba4eva
27 Jul 2008, 19:38
Would have thought the round went in our favour for the most part as it leaves many more teams vulnerable. Needed Adelaide to lose but if everything goes as Ii hope we should be able to surpass them later in the season. At this stage we have to rely on quite a few results to go our way which is not ideal, but if you were to tell me 2 months ago that we would be in a position to make the 8 after 17 rounds I would have scoffed at you. As it stands we have a favourable draw and a stable team that is learning every week.
Richmond loss could be costly though.....