Strategy Can the Saints make the finals this year?

[JG22]

Carlisle and other acquisitions will make that side very good.
Need to be clinical from the outset next year

 

[freebloke]

I'll have to say this year looks done. There are still some mathematical possibilities, but more on the low percentage side now...

 

[Hayes4PM]

 

[edgie]

What happened tonight guys? Was it the goal kicking?

 

[Hayes4PM]

What happened tonight guys? Was it the goal kicking?

Yeah lacking polish when it came to kicking for goal. Didn't help that Bannister and Stevic played absolute blinders as well. Once they get on a role they're hard to stop.

 

[edgie]

Yeah, ever since we got that one deliberate behind vs Norf a few weeks ago (which was correct IMO) I just knew there would be a massive overcorrection and Norf would get the rub of the green for the rest of the year. Still reckon at Etihad yous can do more damage in finals than us or the Roos.

 

[StMiles1]

I think we should keep an eye on the Eagles. If they drop the Derby next week (and Freo do gee themselves up for it so there's a wee smidgeon of a chance) they're every chance of losing the last three (GWS in Sydney, Hawthorn at home, Adelaide in Adelaide).

All we need to do is try and win what's in front of us, week by week. Ignore any noise.

 

[crasha301]

 

[freebloke]

I think we should keep an eye on the Eagles. If they drop the Derby next week (and Freo do gee themselves up for it so there's a wee smidgeon of a chance) they're every chance of losing the last three (GWS in Sydney, Hawthorn at home, Adelaide in Adelaide).

All we need to do is try and win what's in front of us, week by week. Ignore any noise.

Freo is pretty shit atm. They don't have any key mids, so very unlikely.

Saints would also need to win all 4, and a win against Franklin seems unlikely with the KPPs saints have atm.

 

[George]

I think we should keep an eye on the Eagles. If they drop the Derby next week (and Freo do gee themselves up for it so there's a wee smidgeon of a chance) they're every chance of losing the last three (GWS in Sydney, Hawthorn at home, Adelaide in Adelaide).

All we need to do is try and win what's in front of us, week by week. Ignore any noise.

Yeah true. We can get to max 13 wins if we win our last four games, so if any of the sides above us notch their 13th they are safe, because I highly doubt we'll catch anyone on percentage. Ideally the Dogs beat North next weekend and we keep winning because then North's next three would be Hawks GWS Swans

 

[George]

^ But we now have to beat Sydney at Etihad in Round 21 to be any chance. Tough.

 

[sauce_head]

It's tanking time. We won't make it. Can we get below the pies? Maybe even the Dees?

 

[12Chill]

It's tanking time. We won't make it. Can we get below the pies? Maybe even the Dees?

No.

 

[Jade Buddha]

We'll likely win 3 of the next 4 but still miss finals so that puts us keeping Richmond's traditional spot warm.

 

[sauce_head]

No.

Call it development time then.

 

[sauce_head]

We'll likely win 3 of the next 4 but still miss finals so that puts us keeping Richmond's traditional spot warm.

Yep. Back in the 2012 position. The worst spot to finish a season.

 

[TheEnsign]

Anything 12th or higher is fine - that'll put us in the 'second' fixturing group of 6 (is that system still happening?) and means next season our draw will be significantly tougher, but means a lot of scope for development too. If we make finals next year with that draw, we'll be well placed for a red hot crack from 2018 onwards.

 

[sauce_head]

Anything 12th or higher is fine - that'll put us in the 'second' fixturing group of 6 (is that system still happening?) and means next season our draw will be significantly tougher, but means a lot of scope for development too. If we make finals next year with that draw, we'll be well placed for a red hot crack from 2018 onwards.

Fiar point. How does the system work. Grouped as top mid and bottom six I presume?

 

[Verdun]

It's tanking time. We won't make it. Can we get below the pies? Maybe even the Dees?

NO not what the Saints should be thinking at any time

 

[TheEnsign]

Fiar point. How does the system work. Grouped as top mid and bottom six I presume?

Yep that's my understanding. 3 x cohorts of six teams, you play every team in the other two cohorts once, and the other teams in your cohort twice. Although that doesn't quite work since we played Dogs and North twice this year (and only play Bris and GC once). But it's something like that...

 

[SaintsSeptember]

We'll likely win 3 of the next 4 but still miss finals so that puts us keeping Richmond's traditional spot warm.

When we played Melbourne a couple of weeks ago, i was calling it "the battle for 9th"

 

[sonnywalters]

What happened tonight guys? Was it the goal kicking?

Goal kicking plus that final kick inside 50.
Same thing plaguing us for 18 months now.
We won the inside 50s count 57-44 but lost the game easily.
I think that says it all.

 

[edgie]

Goal kicking plus that final kick inside 50.
Same thing plaguing us for 18 months now.
We won the inside 50s count 57-44 but lost the game easily.
I think that says it all.

Lol, not a lot different between our clubs then. I don't think anything is worse than us beating the Crows in inside 50s by nearly 20 I think, equal scoring shots, and losing the game by 10 goals, in the showdown earlier this year.

 

[plugger66]

We cant make it this year but we certainly an next year. Go for it again. its funny. Good win today.

 

[George]

Lol Plugger you've made it pretty clear mate that you don't think we can make it this year give it a rest