Can it be done? Could the Giants pull off the seemingly impossible and make finals after just two years of building? I started a thread like this in the Gold Coast forum last season when the media started to get around the Suns and saying they were a chance for finals and the media now appears to be doing the same thing for the Giants. So let's look at the draw and perhaps get a better idea of their chances.
Round 4 v Bulldogs @ Manuka
Round 5 v Crows @ Adelaide Oval
Round 6 v Suns @ Carrara
Round 7 v Power @ Manuka
Round 8 v Eagles @ Subiaco
Round 9 v Bye
Round 10 v Tigers @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 11 v Hawks @ MCG
Round 12 v Bombers @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 13 v Lions @ Gabba
Round 14 v Blues @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 15 v Swans @ SCG
Round 16 v Crows @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 17 v Dockers @ Subiaco
Round 18 v Cats @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 19 v Tigers @ MCG
Round 20 v Kangaroos @ Manuka
Round 21 v Demons @ MCG
Round 22 v Magpies @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 23 v Bulldogs @ Etihad
So how many wins are needed to make finals? Let's go on how many wins were required last season to finish 8th. Now we know Carlton got in but any other year Port Adelaide would have finished 8th with 12 wins. The Giants already have 2 wins this season which means they require 10 wins in their next 19 matches. The question is, can you pick out 10 wins in those games? I can.
I believe these games are winnable - Bulldogs x 2, Crows x 2, Tigers (in Sydney), Lions, Blues, Swans, Demons, Kangaroos and Magpies. That is 11 games that I believe the Giants have a shot at winning. So to answer my own question, I do believe the f word is possible for the Giants in 2014. BUT, in my opinion, they must win their next two games against the Bulldogs and Crows to have a shot. Now it's your turn. Do you think they can make it and why/why not?
Round 4 v Bulldogs @ Manuka
Round 5 v Crows @ Adelaide Oval
Round 6 v Suns @ Carrara
Round 7 v Power @ Manuka
Round 8 v Eagles @ Subiaco
Round 9 v Bye
Round 10 v Tigers @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 11 v Hawks @ MCG
Round 12 v Bombers @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 13 v Lions @ Gabba
Round 14 v Blues @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 15 v Swans @ SCG
Round 16 v Crows @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 17 v Dockers @ Subiaco
Round 18 v Cats @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 19 v Tigers @ MCG
Round 20 v Kangaroos @ Manuka
Round 21 v Demons @ MCG
Round 22 v Magpies @ Sydney Showgrounds
Round 23 v Bulldogs @ Etihad
So how many wins are needed to make finals? Let's go on how many wins were required last season to finish 8th. Now we know Carlton got in but any other year Port Adelaide would have finished 8th with 12 wins. The Giants already have 2 wins this season which means they require 10 wins in their next 19 matches. The question is, can you pick out 10 wins in those games? I can.
I believe these games are winnable - Bulldogs x 2, Crows x 2, Tigers (in Sydney), Lions, Blues, Swans, Demons, Kangaroos and Magpies. That is 11 games that I believe the Giants have a shot at winning. So to answer my own question, I do believe the f word is possible for the Giants in 2014. BUT, in my opinion, they must win their next two games against the Bulldogs and Crows to have a shot. Now it's your turn. Do you think they can make it and why/why not?