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[Pessimistic]

Loving the ladder. All we got to do is beat the Tigers and we're cruising.

wonder if we'll stick to the weekend script of close wins.

depends how many clangers the tiggers make, as it always is

 

[Gold Member]

Crows found out playing a side inside the top 8.

Geelong's defense stopped any over-the-back goals and Jenkins and Betts were virtually insignificant excluding a few brief moments. Best forward line in the league is not even averaging 2 goals per quarter tonight.

Crows' depth will now be tested too with Talia out for probably 4-6 weeks.

And now Tex is limping...

Talia had the ice right up to just below his butt cheek post game. Bad sign for him..

 

[Gralin]

So worst case scenario we end the round a game clear minimum on everyone, best case two games minimum.
GWS could be second by the end of the weekend. Talk about tight at the top

 

[kazzooka]

Anyone know what dale Morris's injury was? Not a good day for the dogs. Suckling kicked at 42%, I still think that his good kicks are the best in the game perhaps ever, but far too many God awful shanks that are as bad as any. Even guys known to be poor kicks don't shank it that bad.

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[JoeHawk]

wonder if we'll stick to the weekend script of close wins.

depends how many clangers the tiggers make, as it always is

The weather might make it a slog fest. Hope tigers bring their usual crap game this time.

 

[Jiggystoon]

Both results tonight are huge for us, get the job done against Richmond tomorrow and we are two games clear on top


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[JoeHawk]

Anyone know what dale Morris's injury was? Not a good day for the dogs. Suckling kicked at 42%, I still think that his good kicks are the best in the game perhaps ever, but far too many God awful shanks that are as bad as any. Even guys known to be poor kicks don't shank it that bad.

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We know only too well that when suckling plays a bad game it can be a real stinker. Brilliant kick but when has the yips he's shocking.

 

[Off The Couch]

The weather might make it a slog fest. Hope tigers bring their usual crap game this time.

Tigers always play their grand final against us but with north winning it might have taken the wind out of their sales

 

[savagelunchbox]

Anyone know what dale Morris's injury was? Not a good day for the dogs. Suckling kicked at 42%, I still think that his good kicks are the best in the game perhaps ever, but far too many God awful shanks that are as bad as any. Even guys known to be poor kicks don't shank it that bad.

Back soreness.

 

[SSSSSS]

Would have been the perfect set of results if Sydney lost. 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

 

[kazzooka]

Seems we have had plenty of luck with results from other games and our own. We are now a game clear on top and still to play. Had we not been so fortunate in the close games we may not be in the 8.

Also reminds me that the games we lost last year were all close and had we won we would have been clearly on top.

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[JoeHawk]

Two games clear

Errrr.... Not just yet

 

[triple treat]

So worst case scenario we end the round a game clear minimum on everyone, best case two games minimum.
GWS could be second by the end of the weekend. Talk about tight at the top

Happy days, Think the cats and saints winning may off just sealed a top 2 finish for us

 

[BlueWaterHawk]

Two games clear

Resiculous how results have advantaged us for top spot. Just have to not stumble now and it's a home final first up.

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[JoeHawk]

Win tomorrow and we can afford to lose a game before finals. I could see that loss against Eagles in Perth.

 

[Gralin]

Anyone know what dale Morris's injury was? Not a good day for the dogs. Suckling kicked at 42%, I still think that his good kicks are the best in the game perhaps ever, but far too many God awful shanks that are as bad as any. Even guys known to be poor kicks don't shank it that bad.

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AFL website is saying quad but who knows

 

[bumsonseats]

I have said it once and I will say it again about Adelaide.....
You stop the cheap one over the back and you stop Adelaide.
Geelong held their structure down back and Adelaide not very few answers
Downhill skier Eddie had minimal influence....nothing over the back Eddie

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I have said it once and I will say it again about Adelaide.....
You stop the cheap one over the back and you stop Adelaide.
Geelong held their structure down back and Adelaide not very few answers
Downhill skier Eddie had minimal influence....nothing over the back Eddie

Pretty much

Geelong 2008
Port 2014
Western Bulldogs 2015

The 3 who could get it over the back with ease
None won the premiership in their year

 

[blackheart]

My vague recollection is he spent most of the year injured (broken leg maybe?) then walked out on us to get home to WA.

My recollection as well. Though the media is spinning that we 'sacked' him after a year.

 

[JoeHawk]

As for Sydney you stop Judas and they're nothing. Once again he proved to be the difference.

 

[cryptor]

Win tomorrow and we'll be flying. We will have plenty of breathing room while every other team in the 8 will not only be desperate to win each week but they'll be desperate to win big too so as to ensure percentage keeps them above all tge other sides on the same points. These teams won't have the luxury of resting players when they need to win well every week.

 

[kazzooka]

Win tomorrow and we'll be flying. We will have plenty of breathing room while every other team in the 8 will not only be desperate to win each week but they'll be desperate to win big too so as to ensure percentage keeps them above all tge other sides on the same points. These teams won't have the luxury of resting players when they need to win well every week.

Not sure anyone is going to be resting players with the bye before finals.

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[cryptor]

Not sure anyone is going to be resting players with the bye before finals.

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It's not about resting players to keep them fresh, it's about managing players with niggles so that they don't turn from niggles into full blown injuries.

If Hodge, Mitchell, Gibson, Burgoyne, Lewis, Rioli, Gunston or Frawley had a niggling calf or hamstring complaint then we'd want to be able to play it safe and give them a week off to get it right. If we're sitting 6th (where we would currently be if we had lost one more game) then we may not feel like we could risk not playing them as it would be imperative to win this week to simply stay in touch with the pack. But if course the risk then is that they play and do the injury. Which in turn hurts your chances for weeks to come and makes it far less likely you'll be able to take the risk of resting other players in later weeks. Snowballing the effect.

All the teams in the 8 are in this precarious position now. If we win tomorrow then we really set ourselves apart. If we go on to win the flag from 1st place with a fit list then I will consider it having effectively been won in July from a strategic point of view due to this advantage we've given ourselves.

 

[Badesumofu]

Bevo seems crushed in the press conference. Sad to see. Confirmed that Wallis has broken tibia and fibula and that Redpath has done the ACL. That's really awful to hear.

 

[Gralin]

That was a brutal injury for Wallis poor kid, that's two years out you'd think just about