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Next time Ross parrots this, I want a journo to mutter under his breath: "Apart from St Kilda" and get a death stare
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Pretty confident we can take care of any of the teams in the bottom half of the 8 if it came to it. However, this would be meaningless, because unless we can win the QF and earn an MCG PF, then it's all over red rover.If we do play Hawthorn week one of finals, and in the event that we lose, can someone volunteer to gather all posts from Hawks supporters from the last six years that stated our Qualifying Final victory in 2011 didn't count as a "game that matters" because it wasn't a "knockout final".... Just in case they are needed
I'm having difficulty imagining past week one... I haven't even contemplated which team from the bottom half of the eight I'd prefer to play if we had to play a semi.
If we do play Hawthorn week one of finals, and in the event that we lose, can someone volunteer to gather all posts from Hawks supporters from the last six years that stated our Qualifying Final victory in 2011 didn't count as a "game that matters" because it wasn't a "knockout final".... Just in case they are needed
I'm having difficulty imagining past week one... I haven't even contemplated which team from the bottom half of the eight I'd prefer to play if we had to play a semi.
Switch the North and Port games and you have the likely Week 1 fixture.Wouldn't it be extraordinary if we finished 1st with our percentage
Jumped on the predictor, was really tempted to give the Tigers the win in Sydney but decided against it. Here's how I see the first week of finals
Friday Night - Geelong (2nd) V Hawthorn (3rd)
Saturday arvo - North Melbourne (5th) V West Coast (8th)
Saturday night - Sydney (1st) v Freo (4th)
Sunday - Port Adelaide (6th) V Essendon (7th)
Is it possible that if the above matches are correct we could play on a Sunday since at least one team in every other game has to travel, in order to give that team as much as rest as possible between week 1 and 2 of finals? Did something like that happening in 07 when we played North on a Sunday arvo?
Aside from playing Port first week of finals (which is still I'd say a 15% chance) the team I'd currently most like to play is Hawthorn. Not Freo for the reasons above and can't see us playing Sydney in anywhere but Sydney which I'll pass on. This weekend will obviously tell us a lot more about Hawthorn and how we match up, but I'm hoping they've spent a few too many petrol tickets covering injuries throughout the year and may not hit finals at peak fitness like Sydney and Freo are and we certainly should be.I see a lot of people putting Freo in their preferred finals set up. Personally I'd prefer Freo to go out in straight sets and play whoever upsets them in the semi. Maybe someone like North or Essendon. I'm still not convinced we can beat Freo in a final or at least not as confident as against others.
You could say we need to beat the best in finals, but after a few years of earlier finals exits I'll take the easiest run thanks.
Best case scenario would just be to roll Hawks, Freo or Sydney on the way to the flag. Maybe they'll take notice then
Pretty confident we can take care of any of the teams in the bottom half of the 8 if it came to it. However, this would be meaningless, because unless we can win the QF and earn an MCG PF, then it's all over red rover.
Lose week 1 and we are in real danger of straight sets exit - our 2013 team was superior to this one and they were nearly knocked out 2 sets.
I'm worried our luck will run out at the wrong time.
Lose week 1 and we are in real danger of straight sets exit - our 2013 team was superior to this one and they were nearly knocked out 2 sets.
I'm worried our luck will run out at the wrong time.
Hey guys.
I was curious as to which match-up Geelong fans would prefer.
- Sydney @ ANZ: you've matched up well on us historically and I see 110 as a bit of an anomaly.
- Hawthorn @ MCG: recent rivals who you know you have good games against, but is at the MCG
thanks.
Hey guys.
I was curious as to which match-up Geelong fans would prefer.
- Sydney @ ANZ: you've matched up well on us historically and I see 110 as a bit of an anomaly.
- Hawthorn @ MCG: recent rivals who you know you have good games against, but is at the MCG
thanks.
Lose week 1 and we are in real danger of straight sets exit - our 2013 team was superior to this one and they were nearly knocked out 2 sets.
I'm worried our luck will run out at the wrong time.
Open to debate I think.
Alternatively, we've just won more. I'd take four 5-point wins over three 50-point wins any day.
We haven't won more (yet) - if we win our remaining games we'll have the same winning record (albeit with inferior %)
If we make it past a prelim I'll happily eat my words
Wouldn't count on it . I think they'll match it. But did you really plan on top 4 let alone winning the flag back at the start of the year?
Don't disagree entirely. I thought we looked a little shaky last year as well to be honest. After the bye they had a few losses and a couple of scrappy wins. I see more upside this year with great experience for younger guys. I don't see Hawks or Freo as any stronger than last year. Sydney are.