Are North the only team making up the numbers in the finals?

[basil_zempilas]

Clearly certain teams match up better against others, I dare say Hawthorn would be worried about playing us.. they have been our bunnies of late.

 

[local]

Adelaide are playing some excellent football.
But have they peaked too early?

 

[kozi]

Can't wait to beat the tiges two weeks in a row.

After seeing your performance vs the Dogs you'll be lucky to get close in 1.

 

[Leezorr]

North just beat Freo, yeah id say they are far from easy beats on their day.

 

[kozi]

Adelaide are playing some excellent football.
But have they peaked too early?

Don't think so I think they'll continue on with their form which has been awesome. They're the team in the bottom half of the 8 I'd be most concerned about facing.

 

[CrazyKenny]

You feel left out, don't you?

About as left out as you blokes should at winning the flag this year

 

[Stopher]

Even as a troll, this is a joke! Coming from a Richmond supporter? Really?

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Maybe wait till finals before declaring talls redundant.

It's a different world out there and can see the dogs getting flogged in finals for a while yet. Could see the dogs getting rolled by Melbourne at the MCG in a final.

Would take 3 mobile tall/medium talls over 3 197cm + lumbering marking forwards. Too predictable.

2 mobile forwards plus 1 giant forward, Hawks forwardline is what a forward line should look like. North's resembled a basketball team on the weekend, far too easy to rebound from. Nahas was pretty poor - Is Thomas injured at the moment?

 

[the big lebowski]

Would take 3 mobile tall/medium talls over 3 197cm + lumbering marking forwards. Too predictable.

2 mobile forwards plus 1 giant forward, Hawks forwardline is what a forward line should look like. North's resembled a basketball team on the weekend, far too easy to rebound from. Nahas was pretty poor - Is Thomas injured at the moment?

Not too sure i agree with you on this one.

I was very suprised that we were so reluctant to kick long and direct into the forward line. When we did we seemed to either take marks or give oursleves chances to crumb. I thought it may have been a directive from the coach but he said in his presser we weren't direct enough either.

If we play you again i think/hope we work harder to exploit that.

 

[MaddAdam]

Wow, Footscray clearly played their Grand Final on Saturday.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

s**t thread.
Will beat Richmond.

 

[drviccles]

Depends which North play...

 

[Dazb86]

Wow, Footscray clearly played their Grand Final on Saturday.

Pretty much.



Do Tigers and North fans think they are a chance at the flag this year?

 

[MaddAdam]

Would take 3 mobile tall/medium talls over 3 197cm + lumbering marking forwards. Too predictable.

2 mobile forwards plus 1 giant forward, Hawks forwardline is what a forward line should look like. North's resembled a basketball team on the weekend, far too easy to rebound from. Nahas was pretty poor - Is Thomas injured at the moment?

The issue was we were to tall in defence, not the forward line.

 

[Komrade_Tiger]

Considering Norf have played at the G twice this year and won once against Melbourne after literally and figuratively "shitting the bed" against Collingwood in the 2nd half. Im going to back us in to beat them at the G

 

[Dazb86]

LOL at all the Dogs, Tigers, Norf and Crows fans in here. The best you'll do is make the semi and get pumped by a top 4 side. If (and that's a massive if) you somehow make a prelim, you'll get pumped by 100 pts out west. Until you finish in the top 4, you're irrelevant sides - don't get excited...

I'll be staggered if we make a prelim. Haven't gone into a match expecting to win for most of the year.

That being said... remind me when you guys last finished in the top 4?

 

[smasha]

looked at thread title. Said please don't be a Richmond OP before opening.

That's what I was thinking.
Seems to be a North fan in disguise trying to fire up the Kangas to me.

 

[Milanista28]

Richmond supporter literally signs pact with football gods ensuring Tiges bundled out in week one by ... North.

It's bloody beautiful.

 

[YeahNahYeahNah]

Knew the OP would be a Richmond supporter

 

[turtle27]

Pretty much.



Do Tigers and North fans think they are a chance at the flag this year?

Some very small chance, yes. But the amount of travel needed eg Sydney then to WA would render that chance basically negligible.

 

[HBF]

They're a good side but far from unbeatable. Also still very, very reliant on Cotchin and Martin.

They're beatable for sure, but they won't fear anyone the play in September.

 

[turtle27]

Knew the OP would be a Richmond supporter

Not sure he is to be honest. Might be a reverse troll.

 

[Dazb86]

Some very small chance, yes. But the amount of travel needed eg Sydney then to WA would render that chance basically negligible.

I really, really can't see you beating 4 good sides in a row especially if you throw in the travel required.

Any of the 5-8 teams are capable of an upset. I can't see any of them pulling off 3 of them.

 

[kaiserchief13]

nekminit Tigers lose to North this week and get smashed in Adelaide again week 1 while North beats Dogs...

 

[Wild Bill]

I am not sure why people are being so hostile, clearly on performances alone you would have to say North are the weakest team going into finals. I genuinely believe any team in the bottom half of the 8 except for North is capable of knocking off a top 4 side.

How many teams have knocked off the 2 top teams?