Toast 2020 McLelland Trophy Winners
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In all honesty, as more and more top teams start managing players throughout the season, I reckon the TV stations will push for something like it in order to try and keep alive the amount of 'interest' in games. Especially if the season does end up being lengthened beyond 22+ games as rumoured (although I doubt it will).
Great effort. Well done to everyone involved.
Now we just need to finish it off.
We should get a very good draw next year in regards to prime time games.
Now we just need to finish it off.
We should get a very good draw next year in regards to prime time games.
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What would we have expected as achievements this year when we first set out?
In order I would have thought:
1. make finals - done
2. minor premiership - done
3,. win a final - to be done
4. make GF - to be done
5. win a flag - to be done.
Almost half way there. Proud of what the blokes have done so far, exceeded my expectations in spades.
Now the real stuff begins. This is what people remember forever. This is what makes men out of boys, and legends out of journeymen.
Do well at the pointy end of the year and you will make me and tens of thousands of others delirious with joy.
Carpe diem!
In order I would have thought:
1. make finals - done
2. minor premiership - done
3,. win a final - to be done
4. make GF - to be done
5. win a flag - to be done.
Almost half way there. Proud of what the blokes have done so far, exceeded my expectations in spades.
Now the real stuff begins. This is what people remember forever. This is what makes men out of boys, and legends out of journeymen.
Do well at the pointy end of the year and you will make me and tens of thousands of others delirious with joy.
Carpe diem!
RussellEbertHandball
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Between 2000-19 ie using the current finals system, finishing
1st - 70% chance to make a GF, 30% chance to win a flag
2nd - 60% chance to make a GF, 35% chance to win a flag
3rd - 50% chance to make a GF, 30% chance to win a flag
4th - 10% chance to make a GF, 0% chance to win a flag
6th - 5% chance to make a GF, 0% chance to win a flag
7th - 5% chance to make a GF, 5% chance to win a flag
So being minor premiers guarantees you nothing!! But it gives you the best chance to make a GF.
1st - 70% chance to make a GF, 30% chance to win a flag
2nd - 60% chance to make a GF, 35% chance to win a flag
3rd - 50% chance to make a GF, 30% chance to win a flag
4th - 10% chance to make a GF, 0% chance to win a flag
6th - 5% chance to make a GF, 0% chance to win a flag
7th - 5% chance to make a GF, 5% chance to win a flag
So being minor premiers guarantees you nothing!! But it gives you the best chance to make a GF.
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I'm pleased to see that statistically Geelong can't win the premiership.
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We can talk about percentages and precedent till the cows come home but the basic equation is that we need to win 3 games to win a flag. One week at a time, but I’m confident we have the tools to do it.
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Voss is right.
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Well done guys. Good luck in the finals.
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Is it to early to break out the ‘yes we Ken’ shirts?
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In the 2017 H/A season, Richmond won 1/4 games against other top 4 teams - the losses included a 76 point thrashing by the Crows.
Against top 8 sides, they won 4/8 games. No prizes for guessing what happened in the finals.
We're definitely in it.
Against top 8 sides, they won 4/8 games. No prizes for guessing what happened in the finals.
We're definitely in it.
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The last team to go through the season sitting on top from start to finish was Essendon back in 2000.
Puts even more perspective on our achievement
Puts even more perspective on our achievement
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- Mar 22, 2013
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I think we get a handful of smarties and a game boy colour as our prize for coming top
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I'm sure there used to be ? Could be wrong
There used to be. I think now the prize is fewer Friday Night marquee games than Carlton.
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As well as the players and coaches, kudos to our other off-field people as well. A lot of them have also had to do the hub thing. Everyone talks about the players being away from their families, but so have all the coaches, the fitness staff etc. Our fitness people have done a great job. The players came back in great condition after the break in the season and have been able to run out games all year regardless of the short breaks, and we have had very few injuries that could be put down to poor management. No-one at the club has whinged even once about any of the challenges we have dealt with, our attitude has been great.
There have been lot's of comments about our resilience and 'connection' among the players. I have heard Charlie talk about a particular person that we have at the club mentoring the players, so I'm not sure how much of it is because of that, but we are vastly better as far as our on-field resilience now compared to the last few years.
So far, it's hard to fault anything about the way the entire club has performed this season. Just three more games to win this year
There have been lot's of comments about our resilience and 'connection' among the players. I have heard Charlie talk about a particular person that we have at the club mentoring the players, so I'm not sure how much of it is because of that, but we are vastly better as far as our on-field resilience now compared to the last few years.
So far, it's hard to fault anything about the way the entire club has performed this season. Just three more games to win this year
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RussellEbertHandball
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No there was never any prize money for finishing first. You guys are thinking of when the AFL decided to increase prize money from $300k to $1.2m and the club split the $$$ with the players.
The winner of the preseason comp used to get about double the prizemoney of winner of the flag before the above changed around 2006.
