Preview 2024 Round 13: Swans v Cats (a fast preview's a good preview)

[The King!]

We have not lost a game to any team in the top 16 [emoji16]

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Haven't lost to any AFL standard teams

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

But can it help us eventually further our lead on the others (if we keep winning)?

Sorry I feel like I'm a pretty capable person until it comes to making sense of the ladder and then my brain turns to absolute mush

I think you’re overthinking it Caes. It’s just an expression.

We were a win and a half clear of Essendon, when we’d both played the same number of games.

Now that they’ve played one more game than us, and lost that game, and we’ve yet to play that extra game, we’re still a win and a half ahead despite having played one fewer than the Bombers.

And it goes without saying, we have the potential to go even further ahead if we win this week.

 

[SM]

Again this might make me sound dumb, but I don't really understand the whole "game in hand" thing. Like yeah we have an extra game but it's useless until we actually win it isn't it?

It means we have a better points per game ratio than the teams below us. Of course if we lose the game in hand it means nothing, but until then it's an extra chance.

 

[zyzzbruh]

I think you’re overthinking it Caes. It’s just an expression.

We were a game and a half clear of Essendon, when we’d both played the same number of games.

Now that they’ve played one more game than us, and lost that game, and we’ve yet to play that extra game, we’re still a game and a half ahead despite having played one fewer than the Bombers.

And it goes without saying, we have the potential to go even further ahead if we win this week.

Feels a bit like Max Verstappen leading a race. But I refuse to feel too comfortable. A win v Geelong would put me into pure bliss - feels like an 8 point game not just between us and Geelong, but the remainder too. Win this and we are a lightyear ahead with a game less left to play and with still a game in hand over some teams, lose and all of a sudden we're looking over the shoulder at a sizeable pack of teams. Desperately want us to win this game.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Feels a bit like Max Verstappen leading a race. But I refuse to feel too comfortable. A win v Geelong would put me into pure bliss - feels like an 8 point game not just between us and Geelong, but the remainder too. Win this and we are a lightyear ahead with a game less left to play, lose and all of a sudden we're looking over the shoulder at a sizeable pack of teams. Desperately want us to win this game.

100%

 

[Kiama Chris]

Feels a bit like Max Verstappen leading a race. But I refuse to feel too comfortable. A win v Geelong would put me into pure bliss - feels like an 8 point game not just between us and Geelong, but the remainder too. Win this and we are a lightyear ahead with a game less left to play and with still a game in hand over some teams, lose and all of a sudden we're looking over the shoulder at a sizeable pack of teams. Desperately want us to win this game.

Horse has the right idea. Win 'em one at a time and the rest takes care of itself. Leave the worries to us!

 

[Kirkswan]

Again this might make me sound dumb, but I don't really understand the whole "game in hand" thing. Like yeah we have an extra game but it's useless until we actually win it isn't it?

Saying 'with a game in hand' is simply a qualifier. The statement 'Sydney are 6 points & 30% clear at the top of the table' is not an accurate representation of Sydney's position without the qualifier, because we still have a game to play.

It's the same as when we say, 'we're on top of the table' on a Saturday night... for accuracy, we should be saying we're on top of the table half way through the round, or with 3 games pending...

EDIT: Lol! looks like I'm very late to the party... sorry for repeating the same stuff!

 

[bedford]

Horse has the right idea. Win 'em one at a time and the rest takes care of itself. Leave the worries to us!

I posted at the start of the season that we will hit the ground running and not ease into it , best pre season ever and it's showing. If we can get the break to 10 points you might find a couple might get rested , Grundy for example . I don't like it but the Cats have proved it can work .

 

[RUNVS]

Essendon dropped a game yesterday so win this and we will be 2 and a half games clear.

 

[DeathlyAccurate]

Essendon dropped a game yesterday so win this and we will be 2 and a half games clear.

Which is effectively three.


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[Grand Uncle Horace]

As well as we are going I am pleased the other non Vic teams are playing well.

Really keen for Vic clubs, at best, to finish in the bottom part of the 8.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

As well as we are going I am pleased the other non Vic teams are playing well.

Really keen for Vic clubs, at best, to finish in the bottom part of the 8.

Five non-Vic teams in the eight feels about right but my dream is eight in the eight.

 

[RUNVS]

As well as we are going I am pleased the other non Vic teams are playing well.

Really keen for Vic clubs, at best, to finish in the bottom part of the 8.

The problem is that even if a Victorian club finishes outside the top 4 if they somehow make it to the Grand Final they will get the home game.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Five non-Vic teams in the eight feels about right but my dream is eight in the eight.

hahahahaha ... geez, yeah, the chaos that would create in the vic media, and not just the football media, would be highly entertaining ...
they really would struggle to maintain any genuine enthusiasm across the four weeks of finals, and by grand final time you can imagine some of the talking heads just wanting to say "and this week's grand final parade ... ah just fck off"

 

[Kiama Chris]

hahahahaha ... geez, yeah, the chaos that would create in the vic media, and not just the football media, would be highly entertaining ...
they really would struggle to maintain any genuine enthusiasm across the four weeks of finals, and by grand final time you can imagine some of the talking heads just wanting to say "and this week's grand final parade ... ah just fck off"

If it's a Swans vs GWS GF we should hold the parade in Sydney.

 

[cherub]

Five non-Vic teams in the eight feels about right but my dream is eight in the eight.

The revenge by the football establishment would be dire.

 

[the hypnotoad]

If it's a Swans vs GWS GF we should hold the parade in Sydney.

haha, i reckon the afl would be deliberately obtuse and insist it's in melbourne ... "tradition"
although there'd be a contingent quite happy for the game to be played in sydney ... "fck it, no one cares" ... and there'd be maybe six pars somewhere buried in the herald sun sport pages, next to the greyhound and trot results

 

[sataris]

If it's a Swans vs GWS GF we should hold the parade in Sydney.

If they block the CBD in Sydney for this I'll ****ing riot.

 

[RUNVS]

If they block the CBD in Sydney for this I'll ****ing riot.

Not at all. They will close the Harbour Bridge for it though.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Not at all. They will close the Harbour Bridge for it though.

that's where the game will be played, on the bridge ... by afl order

 

[Edmund hunt]

Anyone else nervous about this game. Geelong has been our hoodoo team as of late.

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[Heeney2Franklin]

Anyone else nervous about this game. Geelong has been our hoodoo team as of late.

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Yes extremely worried(incase Bedford reads my post)

 

[Swannie0307]

Feels like every week, we’re all saying “we just have to win this one!” … I love how ruthless we’ve become this year!!

 

[Swannie0307]

Anyone else nervous about this game. Geelong has been our hoodoo team as of late.

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Not if we bring our pressure game.

 

[zyzzbruh]

Anyone else nervous about this game. Geelong has been our hoodoo team as of late.

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I'm genuinely nervous at how the new htb thing may affect us. Also keeping in mind it could potentially make us better since we're so tackle focused.

Just hoping it doesn't throw us off