Finals 2026

[Reginald0]

New system
Top 10
And a wildcard playoff
7 v 10
8v 9
Which then reverts to the 8

Now..
The Top 6 or 8 are all serious outfits unless a horror injury run…. Tho someone usually cops it
Bris suns Syd Dogs
freo ?
Hawkers cats
Seems reasonable to think
* WC tiggers and blues will have trouble moving up the rankings


Arguably we are in a group with
Port.
Crows
GWS
Ds
St K
Pies

We have to be a shot at beating this lot on our day

The plan is to minimise our thrashings
And hand a few out

It is possible
Believe

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

And

there goes every chance we had

 

[ferball]

One week at a time kids.

 

[scottywiper]

Eags probably thought same until they played one of the better sides.

 

[Frank Thring]

Let's check the optimism after next week

 

[DrZaius]

I'm sure there's no way this thread backfires

 

[Chadwiko]

Divvy.

 

[King Corey]

I'm sure there's no way this thread backfires

Yeh, what have you done Reginald Dwight.

 

[R00StaR]

Then on a high from our come from behind win in the wildcard match we go on to create history and win the flag! Then the following 9 flags.

Its happening!

I was going to say 12 flags, but im a glass half empty type.

 

[Horace]

I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but it was only Carlton. Carlton, folks. Think about that.

 

[ferball]

I'm sure there's no way this thread backfires

Most of us are realistic enough to know how much has to go right for us to play wildcard footy this year.

Nothing wrong with dreaming tho.

 

[Only Forwards]

We’re 3 - 1 with teams that are around us and in two of those wins we were underwhelming for a bunch of the match.

We will know where we are really at by the bye in round 12.

 

[R00StaR]

I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but it was only Carlton. Carlton, folks. Think about that.

Yeah but, Essendon the week before that.

WC are (checks scores)....... wait never mind

 

[JGreezy]

I reckon we're probably 5-8 weeks away from getting too excited about finals potential. And definitely should wait until after next week's game.

Our next run is;

• Lions
• Tigers
• @ Giants
• @ Cats
• Swans
• @ Crows
• Suns
• Dockers

We'd want to win at least 3 games of those to feel pretty good about making it. We'll probably be favourites in only one of them.

 

[Northball]

Just can’t help ourselves when it comes to the bathwater, eh? You’re as bad as the players Reg!

 

[R00StaR]

Just can’t help ourselves when it comes to the bathwater, eh? You’re as bad as the players Reg!

Does it come with ice?

Edit: Never mind, if it didn't JHF wouldn't have left.

 

[Shermanator]

 

[Shinboner Supremacy]

Hold your Horses

 

[shintemaster]

I reckon we're probably 5-8 weeks away from getting too excited about finals potential. And definitely should wait until after next week's game.

Our next run is;

• Lions
• Tigers
• @ Giants
• @ Cats
• Swans
• @ Crows
• Suns
• Dockers

We'd want to win at least 3 games of those to feel pretty good about making it. We'll probably be favourites in only one of them.

Yep.

Looking forward to this section now, we had a few wins that we desperately needed to not feel like every win is a miracle. Now we get a good 2 month block of games to see whether we can scrounge them from teams who would expect to easily have us covered.

 

[Waynesworld]

Wow, somebody actually went there!

 

[ferball]

Does it come with ice?

My kids would hope so. They prefer Ice to Coke.

 

[R00StaR]

My kids would hope so. They prefer Ice to Coke.

Why not both?

 

[Only Forwards]

Wow, somebody actually went there!

Absolute cart before the horse.

 

[shinboner magic]

Love it

Sports are about dreaming - why can’t we do.
Every win builds confidence/chemistry and what to do in the pressure situations

 

[R00StaR]

Love it

Sports are about dreaming - why can’t we do.
Every win builds confidence/chemistry and what to do in the pressure situations

Im feeling a lot more optimistic about my Sydney Sweeny dreams now