Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2022, part II

[catempire]

I said elsewhere on the site 4 months ago the end to their season could see them tumble out. And they're now teetering.

IF: We go 3 losses for Carlton 12 wins won't likely be enough. They have BL (Gabba), Melbourne (G), Collingwood (G). I'd say they're underdogs in all 3.
1 wins gets them to 13 wins.

IF: We give all other relevant games to the higher team at the time.

R20: Rich lose to BL.

R21: Dogs lose to Freo, Saints lose to Cats, Tigers beat Port. (assuming BL beat Carl).

Carl 48
STK 44
Rich 42
Dogs 40

R22: STK lose to BL, Dogs beat GWS, Tigers beat Hawks. (Assuming Dees beat Blues).

Carl 48
Rich 46
Dogs 44
STK 44

R23: Rich beat Ess, Dogs beat Hawks, STK lose to Swans. (assuming Coll beats Blues)

Tigers 50
Dogs 48
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Blues 48
STK 44

Now the thing about that is IMO the Dogs are more likely to beat Freo (docklands) and the saints have a better chance of snagging a game at Marvel v BL or Syd than Carlton do in any of their last 3 games. So if the dogs can snag Freo next week and the Tiges can beat BL at the G the same weekend, then it opens up Carlton beating one of the 3 they have left and still missing out.

IMO 0 wins from 3 and they're out. 1 from 3 is 50:50 and 2-3 from 3 is 100% in the finals.

Just did the ladder predictor and got:

 

[Vdubs]

Blues for 9th watch is on.

Blues and Freo can afford a week of atypical form- suspect both will pick up the pace again over the next 2-3 weeks.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Pies have JUST gotten over the line against almost entirely bottom teams... They won't be competitive come finals.

 

[winty]

I guess same goes for us dropping an 8 goal lead against Port?

We were never 8 goals up against Port.

 

[winty]

Was just thinking about Nathan Buckley's AFL career.

• Plays a season at Brisbane then moves to Collingwood. Brisbane go on to win 3 premierships, including 2 against Buckley's Collingwood.
• Retires as a player at Collingwood in 2007. Collingwood win a flag a few years later.
• Coaches Collingwood and doesn't win a flag. The year after he's replaced the Pies are on a 10 game winning streak, mostly with a young up and coming list.

Could he miss out on another premiership in the next few years?

 

[Strange Cat]

Was just thinking about Nathan Buckley's AFL career.

• Plays a season at Brisbane then moves to Collingwood. Brisbane go on to win 3 premierships, including 2 against Buckley's Collingwood.
• Retires as a player at Collingwood in 2007. Collingwood win a flag a few years later.
• Coaches Collingwood and doesn't win a flag. The year after he's replaced the Pies are on a 10 game winning streak, mostly with a young up and coming list.

Could he miss out on another premiership in the next few years?

It’s beautiful to see such a FIGJAM have such allergy towards team success

Long may it continue I’ll never forgive him for wiping his bloody head on a young Ling

 

[kittypurry]

Was just thinking about Nathan Buckley's AFL career.

• Plays a season at Brisbane then moves to Collingwood. Brisbane go on to win 3 premierships, including 2 against Buckley's Collingwood.
• Retires as a player at Collingwood in 2007. Collingwood win a flag a few years later.
• Coaches Collingwood and doesn't win a flag. The year after he's replaced the Pies are on a 10 game winning streak, mostly with a young up and coming list.

Could he miss out on another premiership in the next few years?

Never forget that Buckley's last ever game as a player was Collingwood's loss to us in the 2007 prelim.

Joel Corey's smother literally ended that man's whole playing career. Iconic behaviour from Smithy.

Come to think of it wasn't Buckley's last loss as a coach also against us?

I remember Robbo said on AFL 360 that Scott and Buckley have a low-key intense rivalry. No wonder--Scott currently has three flags, and two of them were against Collingwood. Buckley has no flags and is now doing shockingly unfunny skits every Saturday night while Scott has the best winning percentage of any modern day coach and is pushing for his fourth flag. Scott has also never been implicated in a systemic racism scandal or stabbed a player in the back like Buckley did to Treloar.

I don't know why the Footy Gods hate Nathan Buckley but it cracks me up. Sometimes when Buckley says something petty about Geelong I like to remember that Trent West has a flag and he doesn't lmao.

 

[Cattery]

Just did the ladder predictor and got:

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Hope you're on the money, would be be perfect outcome for us, Brisbane would be my preferred option week one of finals, plus one of Swans and Demons losing would be a bonus.

 

[catsfootyfan89]

Scott has also never been implicated in a systemic racism scandal or stabbed a player in the back like Buckley did to Treloar.

How did he stab him in the back?

 

[Strange Cat]

How did he stab him in the back?

Telling him his teammates didn’t want him to get him to leave…he’s a real snake espically in light of all the sexism and racism

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

I really find it cringe how the Fox Footy performers suck up to Buckley.

 

[cats_09]

Brisbane do love a tall medi sub

 

[winty]

Good to see the Tiger faithful honoring Shane Edwards

10

Shane Edwards

Age

37

Ht

182cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.2

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

9.1

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

3.0

4star

D

16.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.6

1star

T

3.0

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

8.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.2

3star

' 300th game by staying away in their droves.

 

[Cataholic]

Good to see the Tiger faithful honoring Shane Edwards' 300th game by staying away in their droves.

Culture

 

[cats_09]

 

[cats_09]

Good to see the Tiger faithful honoring Shane Edwards' 300th game by staying away in their droves.

Once a bandwagoner, always a bandwagoner...

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Was just thinking about Nathan Buckley's AFL career.

• Plays a season at Brisbane then moves to Collingwood. Brisbane go on to win 3 premierships, including 2 against Buckley's Collingwood.
• Retires as a player at Collingwood in 2007. Collingwood win a flag a few years later.
• Coaches Collingwood and doesn't win a flag. The year after he's replaced the Pies are on a 10 game winning streak, mostly with a young up and coming list.

Could he miss out on another premiership in the next few years?

He is an excellent commentator - he was before he coached - and he still is now

In you what ifs - re his career - what if he had chosen Geelong - it was supposedly a 3 way race for his signatue - Cool - Geel - Nth M - but it was only a 2 way race between Magpies and Cats

And Geel thought they had him in the bag - and i can remember McCallister being interviewed - and he was worried - hadnt heard from him

Why Geel were so confident is Malcolm Blight played football with Buckleys father Ray at Woodville - so they were teammates at Woodville - so there was a connection

Plus Buckley played a round of golf down in Geel with Blight Gary Hocking and the Geel President - so they were super confident they were going to get him

Just imagine if he had joined - premierships in 92 and 93 perhaps

 

[Strange Cat]

Lol tigers

I hope they get belted

 

[winty]

Richmond must be scared of having to play us in September based on the start to this game.

 

[YOTC]

Lets see how Richmond respond.

 

[The_Todd07]

Was going to say Richmond fans like making everything we do about them so let's see how they go after conceding the first 4.

But then they've gone and conceded a 5th

 

[thecatattack]

hahaha tigers

 

[The_Todd07]

Was going to say Richmond fans like making everything we do about them so let's see how they go after conceding the first 4.

But then they've gone and conceded a 5th

Never mind they are just trying to tank to avoid playing anyone in September

 

[Strange Cat]

So beautiful

I’ll have to log out soon to read the melts

 

[thecatattack]

big turnout for edwards 300th. remember a 300th is more important than a 350th