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Friday Night. 6 Day break. Travel to WA.
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I think you're thinking of 2011 when we rested half the side then lost to Geelong in the QF. Result was bad though.
Rich v North should be on Friday night (assuming the ladder positions stay the same). A Richmond final in Melbourne should attract 70k+ (with 5k of those being North fans). Dogs v Adelaide on Saturday afternoon with WC likely to get the Sat night game.
The difficulty with the finals scheduling is that Freo play away on Saturday and that result could determine who finishes top. If we play Freo it could be on Sunday.
Having said all that, the AFL will look to disadvantage us the most so we'll probably play on Thursday night.
Jed injured? JOR no good at BH this week apparentlyWouldn't mind Jed and JOR getting a game
Freeo get permission to rest half the their team because their 'fatigued'-don't know how its certainly not from kicking goals. Perhaps we should seek a similar exemption? Personally I'd rather be playing freeo in the first semi then a home prelim which we will win by the obligatory 3pts, then the GF.
Freeo get permission to rest half the their team because their 'fatigued'-don't know how its certainly not from kicking goals. Perhaps we should seek a similar exemption? Personally I'd rather be playing freeo in the first semi then a home prelim which we will win by the obligatory 3pts, then the GF.
Freeo get permission to rest half the their team because their 'fatigued'-don't know how its certainly not from kicking goals. Perhaps we should seek a similar exemption? Personally I'd rather be playing freeo in the first semi then a home prelim which we will win by the obligatory 3pts, then the GF.
Either way we will be flat against WC in the QF. Everytime we play a s**t side and belt them, the week after we look like that s**t we just belted. So either way, won't really matter this week. I want to believe that WC won't know what hit them, but at the moment, I just don't know.
As I said previously, we have had opportunities to secure mcg finals, but did not take them. So I can't see how this is going to change in the QF in perth? I hope I am wrong I really do, but at the moment, who knows?
I was thinking this the other day it would be a disaster for them not all of Perth can travel to the G they would want some of the Victorian public turning up....
Funny if they both made it, and nobody turned up for the GF Parade, or the teams even didn't turn up for it.
We Vics get a public holiday on the Friday regardless.
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Not a chanceThe Qualifying finals will be friday/saturday night due to there being two games in Perth.
I would be guessing we will play WC on the Saturday night.
Freo won't be playing Friday night as they are travelling to Adelaide on the Saturday.Easier QF by losing? Hardly - we'd have to play the Friday night game against Freo and would be coming off a loss to one of the worst teams in the league who've been massacred by injuries. Not sure how that helps us.
And the last time we played Carlton it was a 'small' match and we ended up winning by a lazy 138 points.
Wholesale resting doesn't work - it is to be be done tactically.
Except when it's usMinor premiers are supposed to get best advantage. Most of the time.
Play the game out though with purpose.Only players carrying something gets rested. Everyone else plays in a full dress rehearsal for the first final. Ease up after 3 quarter time
That would be the most corrupt scheduling of all time both QF should be played 1st as the 2 losers deserve the longer break ahead of the Semi Finals.
Yeah I completely forgot about the match ups in the second week (probably because we haven't played in week 2 since 2011).
With Freo resting 11 players it looks like we will play them. WC/Syd should be Friday night as the loser will play Richmond/North who will play on Saturday. WB/Ade will play Sunday with the winner playing us or Freo on Saturday night.
The resting tactic worked for Freo in 2010 so will be interesting to see if we rest a few. Maybe Burgoyne and Lake but don't think it's Clarko's style.
Bruest could do with getting amongst the goals and would be good to see Hill continue on from last week.
Yeah if by some miracle WC lose to the Saints, the Swines will probably win so we would play them @ The 'G.Hang on you have us playing Fremantle week 1 ? Freo will get smashed by Port but they can't lose No1 position regardless.