Opinion 2025 Finals series - Is it the reward for patience?

[DrEvil_]

Hate to sound negative towards my club.

Imagine knowing that your club is poo.

You know you are gonna lose this weekend.

Dockers will be 9th with 15 wins and 8 defeats

Still hoping GCS will shit the bed for you guys.

 

[Obzerva]

Given the blowouts this season, I’m just hoping for a competitive grand final

 

[The Casey Cat]

I said this the other cats fans like Art Vandelay_ and The 747 , I am keen for Ken Hinkley if he is keen for the dockers coaching job

As an assistant coach to help unleash your ball movement yes. Head coach? No.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

It's not as exciting without an exciting Richmond team featuring Dustin Martin.
There's no elite team. Throw a blanket over 9 teams and take your pick.

 

[PhatBoy]

It's not as exciting without an exciting Richmond team featuring Dustin Martin.
There's no elite team. Throw a blanket over 9 teams and take your pick.

Adelaide are 17-5 with a percentage of 141.

The best record any Richmond team had in 2017, 2019 or 2020 was 12-4-1 in terms of least defeats - and that was a 17 game season, and your best percentage was 130.

The only year you had a better record after 22 games - 2018 where you were 18-4 - you bottled it, so you couldn’t have been all that elite yourselves could you.

I’d say as far as teams up until the 22nd game of a season go, they’ve well and truly got you covered for being ‘elite.’

You know it’s not going to send you to the emergency ward with a heart rate in the mid 200s to actually post something that makes sense at some stage in the next decade.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Adelaide are 17-5 with a percentage of 141.

The best record any Richmond team had in 2017, 2019 or 2020 was 12-4-1 in terms of least defeats - and that was a 17 game season, and your best percentage was 130.

The only year you had a better record after 22 games - 2018 where you were 18-4 - you bottled it, so you couldn’t have been all that elite yourselves could you.

I’d say as far as teams up until the 22nd game of a season go, they’ve well and truly got you covered for being ‘elite.’

You know it’s not going to send you to the emergency ward with a heart rate in the mid 200s to actually post something that makes sense at some stage in the next decade.

Adelaide have 2 more wins than Freo so if you think that's elite you're in trouble.

 

[PhatBoy]

Adelaide have 2 more wins than Freo so if you think that's elite you're in trouble.

you had less wins than other teams in 2 of your flag years and the same as two other sides in the third.

If you think that’s elite, you’re in trouble.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

you had less wins than other teams in 2 of your flag years and the same as two other sides in the third.

If you think that’s elite, you’re in trouble.

But we had Dustin Martin.

 

[PhatBoy]

But we had Dustin Martin.

Who gives a shit.

 

[Sttew]

But we had Dustin Martin.

You don’t now and look where the Tigers are

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

You don’t now and look where the Tigers are

We don't do dodgy things with our cap so we have to rebuild.

 

[Freomaniac]

Adelaide have 2 more wins than Freo so if you think that's elite you're in trouble.

Richmond won the 2017 and 2019 flags off the back of 2 non Victorian sides doing that threating power stance LoL

 

[The Casey Cat]

We don't do dodgy things with our cap so we have to rebuild.

And, like with near everything else you moan about, you also don't have any proof of it or reason to say it. Apart from you wanting it to be the case because it suits your biased, ignorant, childish, pathetic views.

 

[Freomaniac]

Still hoping GCS will shit the bed for you guys.

No chance it will happen . I don't mind Gold coast getting a finals spot and winning a final, even at the dockers expense.

The cards never fall on the dockers way. It's just the way it is

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

And, like with near everything else you moan about, you also don't have any proof of it or reason to say it. Apart from you wanting it to be the case because it suits your biased, ignorant, childish, pathetic views.

The fact I was referring to was the $100,000 the sponsors are giving Chris Scott which is outside the cap.

 

[PhatBoy]

The fact I was referring to was the $100,000 the sponsors are giving Chris Scott which is outside the cap.

That’s what’s making him coach better. I knew it was that money. Even when it was Shannon Neale’s improvement I knew it was Chris Scott’s extra earnings

 

[The Casey Cat]

The fact I was referring to was the $100,000 the sponsors are giving Chris Scott which is outside the cap.

If true and it was really an issue or breaking the rules then why would it be allowed?

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

If true and it was really an issue or breaking the rules then why would it be allowed?

Loophole

 

[The Casey Cat]

Loophole

And we get back to this

And, like with near everything else you moan about, you also don't have any proof of it or reason to say it. Apart from you wanting it to be the case because it suits your biased, ignorant, childish, pathetic views.

Whatever 'loophole' you refer to is apparently ok.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

And we get back to this



Whatever 'loophole' you refer to is apparently ok.

Go easy on the insults. Everyone knows Geelong are pulling a swifty and that Scott does no work for his $100,000 payout.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Go easy on the insults. Everyone knows Geelong are pulling a swifty and that Scott does no work for his $100,000 payout.

Then stop making up nonsense and inferring my club is cheating, or that something is happening purely because you want it to be. 'Everyone knows it' does not mean anything. And not 'everyone' believes it either. No matter how badly you want to believe it or think everyone else should. Grow the f#ck up. You're like this regarding everything (including some things I actually agree with) and it's ridiculous, entitled and embarrassing.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Then stop making up nonsense and inferring my club is cheating, or that something is happening purely because you want it to be. 'Everyone knows it' does not mean anything. And not 'everyone' believes it either. No matter how badly you want to believe it or think everyone else should. Grow the f#ck up. You're like this regarding everything (including some things I actually agree with) and it's ridiculous, entitled and embarrassing.

What does he do for his 100 grand?

 

[Chronz]

What does he do for his 100 grand?

Is that the 100k from Morris Finance, Deakin or 5G Networks?

He must be very tired working all these jobs.

 

[The Casey Cat]

What does he do for his 100 grand?

What does it matter? Why don't you email Morris Finance or Chris and ask them? Chris notified the AFL immediately when he took on the role. The AFL said some amount will have to go toward the Geelong's soft cap. Everyone moved on. It was investigated anyway last year and probably again in the audit this year and nothing was found to be wrong.

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

Collingwood getting knocked out in the 1st week will be the only interesting thing to happen.

Crows non-competitive straight sets exit.

Geelong will barely fire a shot.

Suns are guaranteed to wet the bed.

Not many genuine contenders.

Agree

Crows - pretenders who are peaking too early
Cats - flat track bullies
Brisbane - wont win again in 2025
Pies - Thought the GF was in May
Suns - Will freeze in finals
Hawks - Grand Finalists
GWS - Grand Finalists by default of the shitness of everyone else
Freo / WB - more flakey than a flake

Finals without the form teams of StK and Carlton are a travesty.