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In the last 3 seasons only 4 teams have missed finals from being in the top 8 after round 5.
They were,
Gold Coast in 2016
Bulldogs in 2017
North and Crows in 2018

Only bulldogs had won at least 4 games after round 5.

I’m not trying to get ahead of myself but they are really good odds for us.
Did anyone here put their heart ahead of their brain and make a bet on the Saints at the start of the year?
 

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Geez with all the shit we've copped about Hanners it must be time for the media to start questioning the Wingard trade?

Look at what they gave up in comparison to us... and to be blunt Hanners has probably had a bigger impact on the playing group than Wingard has - whether he's on the park playing or not.
 

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This guy is so impressive, and getting him on board is one of the few true pack-leading off field decisions we have made in years, probably decades. You can just tell from what he says (and what he hints at but won't say) that we are getting a genuine competitive edge from the statistical analysis that he and others are providing to the club.
Guys like him, and Ratts, and Lades, and Slater are all part of our early success and we now run the risk of other clubs poaching them with enticing offers.

I hate that! :mad:




Except of course when we do it ;)
 

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Armo would be loving it at the moment. He’s being paid 650k to have a kick around the park & a few froffies afterwards. What a great way to head into retirement.
Quite possibly, but depending on his personality type, he may also be a little despondent about his somewhat unfulfilled football potential for a top 10 draft pick.
 
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It’s almost overwhelming how much positivity we are getting in the media.
And yet most of our players have such a low profile that the media mix them up - look at the photo of two JBs embracing and try to find the Rowan Marshall referred to in the caption!
 

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When was the last time we got an official update from the club on how Hanners is tracking? Going into round 6, has there been any progress from where he was at before round 1?
He’s obviously still miles off playing mate but doesn’t matter cause we couldn’t fit him in anyway. ;)
 
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He’s obviously still miles off playing mate but doesn’t matter cause we couldn’t fit him in anyway. ;)
Imagine after the bye adding a fit snake and hanners into the team.

If we can get to round 14 with 9 wins then add them two into the mix we could peak at the right time.

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Armo would be loving it at the moment. He’s being paid 650k to have a kick around the park & a few froffies afterwards. What a great way to head into retirement.
He would be hating it. Fittest he has been since 2016. Any time since 2011 he would be an auto first 22.
No where near it this year.
 

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He would be hating it. Fittest he has been since 2016. Any time since 2011 he would be an auto first 22.
No where near it this year.
Who knows, maybe he has come to terms with the fact his career is almost over & he’s enjoying footy & dad life with his best mate.

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He would be hating it. Fittest he has been since 2016. Any time since 2011 he would be an auto first 22.
No where near it this year.
He may be running fit but he struggles to bend and move. When he was running off to interchange it looks like he can’t run. I reckon he knows he is done even if we were struggling. So far off afl footy.
 

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In the last 3 seasons only 4 teams have missed finals from being in the top 8 after round 5.
They were,
Gold Coast in 2016
Bulldogs in 2017
North and Crows in 2018

Only bulldogs had won at least 4 games after round 5.

I’m not trying to get ahead of myself but they are really good odds for us.
In 2016, NM won their first 9 games, but then slumped to 3-10 in their last 13. Scraped into the 8 ahead of us, immediately destroyed in QF. So form can be a wonderful or devastating thing
 
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That’s a great read, thanks for posting.

Good on the club for getting IP from the American sport franchises. Drafting is such an integral part of their sporting leagues and, with the pool of talent bigger and there being more money floating around in their sports, no doubt there would be so much we could learn from the techniques they use to select players.

Would be great to see us get a leg up over other clubs using this knowledge.

hundreds of thousands of dollars to work out that taking campaigners over clean skins can work.
 
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