We have an easy fixture no doubt but the problem is it works against the true good sides. We haven’t been tested regularly enough and will go into finals with easy games.
Every chance we put up 200 vs WCE in Geelong for Paddy’s 300th.
We get a bye and will likely start poorly like every other year. I just hope we lose a close one so we get another match to harden ourselves before a preliminary final.
Of the 12 qualifying final winners since a bye was introduced only 5 have won the preliminary finals and 3 of them were against us btw.
So 2 other qualifying final winners out of 9 have gone on to make a grand final.
We beat up Brisbane having lost week 1 at the Gabba and got smacked by Sydney at the G the only time we won a qualifying final.
I hate byes and soft lead ins to finals.
Every chance we put up 200 vs WCE in Geelong for Paddy’s 300th.
We get a bye and will likely start poorly like every other year. I just hope we lose a close one so we get another match to harden ourselves before a preliminary final.
Of the 12 qualifying final winners since a bye was introduced only 5 have won the preliminary finals and 3 of them were against us btw.
So 2 other qualifying final winners out of 9 have gone on to make a grand final.
We beat up Brisbane having lost week 1 at the Gabba and got smacked by Sydney at the G the only time we won a qualifying final.
I hate byes and soft lead ins to finals.