Good analysis. I still think we will fall short, too much distance to make up. 10 -12 is my guess.Us Richmond supporters are probably not surprised. We have been seeing this North Melbourne for years.
North Melbourne have run close every team at a stage so far.
- Ran close West Coast but then got blown away in the end.
- Were comfortably beating Geelong at 3 quarter time and only fell short by a 1 point
- Ran close GWS until about half time and then were blown away.
- Fell short by around 2-3 points against Bulldogs where they had an opportunity to beat them in the final seconds
- Were comfortably beating Fremantle and lost by a goal in the final minutes
- Beat Gold Coast
- Smashed Adelaide
North Melbourne are a tough team to beat, and it seems that it doesn't really matter much who is in and who is out. At least they are not only reserving this for a select few (including us) this year.
But at least everyone we play will feel it the next day, they may beat us, but they have to earn it.