Universal Love Can We....

[rhys_22]

Don't start it after our worst win of the season against a bottom 4 team.

You've now jinxed us, when it all goes pear shaped... We will find you...

A game that we would've lost last year.

 

[Unknown Identity]

A game that we would've lost last year.

So we've progressed from a side that would lose to a bottom 4 team to a side that beats a bottom 4 team.
I'm convinced, do we even need to play the finals series?.. Just hand us the cup!..

Seriously though, we have had a pretty nice draw up until now...

Lost to GWS, Hawthorn, Richmond and Geelong.

Beaten Carlton, Adelaide (great win), Bombers, Lions, Saints, Doggies, Freo, Dees (great win), Carlton again, Suns..

I'll keep the champagne on ice until we play an in form Bombers, Eagles, North, Tigers again, Swans and Port. These are the games that will gauge where we are at, because despite sitting 2nd i am still not entirely convinced we are a side to be reckoned with yet.

We could win 4-5 of the last 8, but we could also very easily only win 2 games.

I'm looking forward to getting some players back and seeing what we can accomplish, but for me 2019/2020 will be the start of consecutive top 4 finishes.

 

[76woodenspooners]

No.

As the wave of injuries hit us our VFL team’s performance suddenly fell off a cliff.

That wave is about to hit our AFL team and we don’t seem to be able to get players back fast enough.

I sure hope I’m wrong, but I reckon we’re going to really struggle from here.

 

[Horaceg]

So we've progressed from a side that would lose to a bottom 4 team to a side that beats a bottom 4 team.
I'm convinced, do we even need to play the finals series?.. Just hand us the cup!..

Seriously though, we have had a pretty nice draw up until now...

Lost to GWS, Hawthorn, Richmond and Geelong.

Beaten Carlton, Adelaide (great win), Bombers, Lions, Saints, Doggies, Freo, Dees (great win), Carlton again, Suns..

I'll keep the champagne on ice until we play an in form Bombers, Eagles, North, Tigers again, Swans and Port. These are the games that will gauge where we are at, because despite sitting 2nd i am still not entirely convinced we are a side to be reckoned with yet.

We could win 4-5 of the last 8, but we could also very easily only win 2 games.

I'm looking forward to getting some players back and seeing what we can accomplish, but for me 2019/2020 will be the start of consecutive top 4 finishes.

Must wins, Carlton away and Carlton at home.

Ticked that box

 

[rhys_22]

So we've progressed from a side that would lose to a bottom 4 team to a side that beats a bottom 4 team.
I'm convinced, do we even need to play the finals series?.. Just hand us the cup!..

Seriously though, we have had a pretty nice draw up until now...

Lost to GWS, Hawthorn, Richmond and Geelong.

Beaten Carlton, Adelaide (great win), Bombers, Lions, Saints, Doggies, Freo, Dees (great win), Carlton again, Suns..

I'll keep the champagne on ice until we play an in form Bombers, Eagles, North, Tigers again, Swans and Port. These are the games that will gauge where we are at, because despite sitting 2nd i am still not entirely convinced we are a side to be reckoned with yet.

We could win 4-5 of the last 8, but we could also very easily only win 2 games.

I'm looking forward to getting some players back and seeing what we can accomplish, but for me 2019/2020 will be the start of consecutive top 4 finishes.

I didn't say i would hand us the cup, I'm just saying that we should be happy with the clear improvement buckley and the boys have shown. This season is an improvement and Buckley has and will only keep improving as a coach.

 

[Horaceg]

No.

As the wave of injuries hit us our VFL team’s performance suddenly fell off a cliff.

That wave is about to hit our AFL team and we don’t seem to be able to get players back fast enough.

I sure hope I’m wrong, but I reckon we’re going to really struggle from here.

I hope you are, given the recent resigning of JDG I believe he has not peaked this year and we will see more from him, getting Elliott back should help. I think Moore holds some real upside if we can get some continuity into him.

 

[Unknown Identity]

I didn't say i would hand us the cup, I'm just saying that we should be happy with the clear improvement buckley and the boys have shown. This season is an improvement and Buckley has and will only keep improving as a coach.

No but you're in a thread about potentially winning the flag and referencing beating gold coast.

I can only take that as you think we are a chance to win it.

 

[MyManLynch]

The next 2 weeks will tell the story...

 

[Unknown Identity]

The next 2 weeks will tell the story...

Granted an inform Essendon but WC at the G without their 3 highest goal kickers (Kennedy/Darling/Lecras)

The Eagles game should be a win if we are serious about this season.

It's the next 4 that dictate our Finals amibitions.

Essendon, West Coast, North, Richmond.

We win 2 of these, we play finals, we win 3 of these top 4 is a huge chance.

 

[domin8tors]

It frustrates me when people say we haven't proven anything yet. We ended melbournes winning streak, we beat adelaide over there, we have won close games that we would've lost last year. We have proven that we will and are building an awesome team and that buckley can coach..don't compare us to anything except our overall performance last year. With just as many injuries. We are top 4 for a lot more reasons than a soft draw.

This is just the start of something special regardless of where we finish this year. Bookmark it.

agreed, we can only beat who we play. if Melb had beaten us they would be above us and people would be saying.. oh we haven't beaten anyone above us. teams are below us because we keep beating them.

 

[rhys_22]

No but you're in a thread about potentially winning the flag and referencing beating gold coast.

I can only take that as you think we are a chance to win it.

Of course we are a chance just like many others..but i think richmond will go back to back.

 

[Yidaki]

We are just as much of a chance as as some of the better sides atm. However, these injuries are ****ing us over. Also, I will wait to see how we go over the next 5 weeks. But you just never know.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Could we get the el supremo d*ckhead WalterBlaknWhte to get an avatar and
win the battle against his apathy.

I doubt it. It takes the flog 8 months to get over a minor calf strain, god knows how long it will take him to get an avatar.

By the way Prestigerrycomo your thread title is "can we" but your op starts with "could we"
Attention to details mate.
Get your sh*t together.

And where is the WalterBlaknWhte updates o his fake brother Sam his dad Mark and his own dad Bruce?

This is where it’s all falling apart.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Back to back is a distinct possibility.

Injuries or flags?

 

[Saintly Viewed]

If the injury gods would just give us a break then yes. Absolutely possible.

See this is kind of stuff that kills us.
An esteemed Ottoman Empire ruler like your good self seeks breaks from the injury deities.

So of course that’s what they deliver, breaks to our players, breaks in knees, muscles, bones.

It’s the attention to detail kind Ottoman Empire ruler.

 

[Didstar]

Get Elliott, Moore, Varcoe and Treloar back I think we are a shot to cause some damage if everyone stays fit from here.

 

[mike123]

It frustrates me when people say we haven't proven anything yet.

They're not wrong though.

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Well we have put ourselves in a position where the possibility is there, it has been a terrific season in terms of how we have preformed compared to the last 3-4 years.
We have a game plan and structure that can hold up. The main concern now is can it hold up with the amount of best 22 players we are missing and will be for the next few weeks.
For me, I’m just enjoying the ride and being able to dare to dream is a nice feeling this time of year.

 

[Carringbush2010]

It frustrates me when people say we haven't proven anything yet. We ended melbournes winning streak, we beat adelaide over there, we have won close games that we would've lost last year. We have proven that we will and are building an awesome team and that buckley can coach..don't compare us to anything except our overall performance last year. With just as many injuries. We are top 4 for a lot more reasons than a soft draw.

This is just the start of something special regardless of where we finish this year. Bookmark it.

There's merit in this post, in the bigger picture there's cohesion on and off the field that wants one collective thing. Play contending footy and earn reverence from the rest of the competition then ultimately win the cup.

 

[mike123]

agreed, we can only beat who we play.

And we've played Richmond, Geelong, Hawthorn and GWS and lost to them. Let's not pretend we haven't had a chance to beat more good teams.

 

[domin8tors]

And we've played Richmond, Geelong, Hawthorn and GWS and lost to them. Let's not pretend we haven't had a chance to beat more good teams.

And we beat the Dogs who beat Geelong and we beat Essendon who beat GWS but lost against the hawks who lost against Brisbane who we beat.. again as I said we can only beat who we play. people are happy to come up with excuses for poor Adelaide who's come of a GF and his some injuries or GWS who have some injuries and yet we have more then those two clubs combined.

 

[jmac70]

A tad premature unfortunately.

The vultures are waiting to peck our eyes out.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

And we've played Richmond, Geelong, Hawthorn and GWS and lost to them. Let's not pretend we haven't had a chance to beat more good teams.

Fair point here.

I’d almost put the hawthorn game in the bad debt write off column- was as poor as you’d like to see.

The GWS game we started to get done mojo but maybe the belief wasn’t quite there, rotations were curtailed by two down,pity really.
Certainly competitive.

Richmond we were competitive but that last quarter we learnt how far we can be so at least that set the marker for our team.

Geelong a dumbness that day.
Poor in various aspects didn’t deserve it.

The real pleasing perfirmances was taking the kosh to Adelaide and Melbourne when they were up and about.

On such games seasons can be built.

Still we have at least put ourselves in position which is pleasing.

 

[mike123]

again as I said we can only beat who we play.

And again, we've played good teams and lost to them. This is a non argument.

 

[mike123]

Fair point here.

I’d almost put the hawthorn game in the bad debt write off column- was as poor as you’d like to see.

The GWS game we started to get done mojo but maybe the belief wasn’t quite there, rotations were curtailed by two down,pity really.
Certainly competitive.

Richmond we were competitive but that last quarter we learnt how far we can be so at least that set the marker for our team.

Geelong a dumbness that day.
Poor in various aspects didn’t deserve it.

The real pleading perfornances was taking the kosh to Adelaide and Melbourne when they were up and about.

On such games seasons can be built.

Still we have at least put ourselves in position which is pleasing.

I'm not sure seasons can be built on those types of games. Melbourne flogged Adelaide at home last year as well and look at how they ended up.

I think the games our season will be built on are only just coming up.