Finals. Get On!

[carmi99]

Who hid the bloody lid?!

 

[toddy104]

I jumped on the bandwagon 3 weeks ago...But no one would jump on with me!!! ha

I can't wait to go see the Richmond and Collingwood games.

I have got Blockbuster fever!!!

BRING IT ON

 

[stugots]

enjoy the remainder of the season for what it is - the development of an exciting new side that should go places 2009 & on

as for finals this year, the pain of probably just missing out will be the spur to go that much better next year

 

[Rik E Boy]

Greetings Bombers pardon the intrusion. Watching you blokes last night I thought you guys were a bit 'Cat like' in the way you won the centre, owned the corridor and played on a lot after taking a mark. This is good football to watch and while sometimes you can cough up goals as you master this type of game style, it DOES put pressure on the opposition. Better this than running around worrying about Simon Black and the two power forwards.

I laughed out loud when I heard Knights was appointed but I have now dined on the all too familiar dish of humble pie and the guy deserves some credit. Essendon are now two games outside the top eight with seven to play. One thing that does confuse me is that one or two Bomber posters appear to be worried about the Crows when they have NEVER defeated you in Melbourne.

Make no mistake, Melbourne will be a tougher opponent for you than the Crows will be. They are an absolute rabble at the moment. Good luck and................Believe!

regards,

REB

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Greetings Bombers pardon the intrusion. Watching you blokes last night I thought you guys were a bit 'Essendon of 2000 like' in the way you won the centre, owned the corridor and played on a lot after taking a mark.

Fixed

Cheers for the sentiments, but finals from 2-9 is perhaps a bridge too far. We're two years behind Hawthorn as I've been saying all year. It's looking good for the future.

Having said that, with big game players like Lloyd, Lucas and Fletcher still capable of producing genuinely good football, perhaps they can lift the kids up when they inevitably come up flat in one of the games in the run home.

I've missed finals.

 

[VelvetSledge]

I can't say that I think we won't make it... Because, for some strange reason... I think we will.

I'm tipping on the Bombers to win at least 4 or 5 of the coming 7. If we're lucky, 6, and if the Bulldog's bus explodes, 7.

Wishful thinking? Maybe.
Hopeful? Damn right.

 

[Special Guest]

I love the optimism but think being 3 games (8 points plus decent %) out from 8th spot, we are really going to be up against it.

I would think that we would have to win 6 out of our last 7 to sneak in and while that's not out of the question, it's a big ask from a young list like ours.

Time for a cliche - every game is a final for us now and probably has been for the last month. The boys have shown they're up to it so far.

Personally, I would love more than anything to see us knock Collingwood off in a fortnight and put them back in their place but let's build it up with some revenge over the Tiges next weekend.

 

[Bomber57]

Pies and Doggies are the make or break games, must win one of those to have any chance of September action, fingers crossed

 

[adamcf]

7 more wins.. then I'll consider whether we can make the finals.

 

[bossco]

Need to win 6 out of 7 to make it. Winning 5 will not be enough with our poor percentage.

 

[DonMania#5]

I think in the end the loss to Adelaide will cost us, we need to win 6 out of our next 7 with games against Collingwood, Bulldogs and St.Kilda. Doubt it.

 

[adamcf]

May not make the finals, but there's all possibility that we will finish above Carlton. This with the BS about Carlton's list, will please me.

 

[Valve Bounce]

Don't burn your bridges before you cross your chickens.
I prefer to remain silent rather than hoodoo our chances.

Having said all that, I'm just so happy our team is playing good footy again.

 

[Walesy]

I have bolded the two that I expect us to win!! and have underlined the ones that are 50-50 with only game I would expect us to lose is the Bulldogs game! so if I'm right that will be six more wins that would give us 12 wins!

On this forecast I expect us to finish one or two games outside the eight!! but as long as we are winning we are a chance!

one or two games out? nah, I don't think 8th has *ever* needed 14 wins. Heck, there have been seasons where 14 wins will get you third.

Over the past 10 years.
2007 - 12 wins
2006 - 13
2005 - 11
2004 - 12
2003 - 13
2002 - 11
2001 - 12
2000 - 12
1999 - 11
1998 - 12
1997 - 10

the kicker however, will be our percentage... so we need to smash teams.

The door has been left ajar, but I certainly won't be jumping on it until we are undefeated through to round 21...

That said, finishing on 12 wins, 1998 style, would be quite exciting...

 

[warney7]

Take it a week at a time guys.

This week we need to beat Richmond.......nothing more!

 

[hulld]

adelaide, carlton, brisbane and north all have tricky draws. that being said, 11 wins will probably get us 8th spot.

although winning 5 of our remaining games will be tough. if i was a betting man i would guess we will win 4. but in saying that, on our day we could beat any of the sides we play besides the dogs.

at least our destiny is in our own hands. the sides we play are the sides we will need to lose to get above them on the ladder.

if we win this week.......watch out

 

[warney7]

adelaide, carlton, brisbane and north all have tricky draws. that being said, 11 wins will probably get us 8th spot.

StKilda is the team we'd be looking to displace.

But being 19% behind them, we'd need to win 3 more games than them out of the last 7.

The Saints play West Coast and Freo in Subi and play Port here.......so there's 3 wins already.

But 7 wins would book us a place for sure, so you could say that Essendon can control their own destiny.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

No chance, and I really do not want to come 9th!

 

[Walesy]

StKilda is the team we'd be looking to displace.

But being 19% behind them, we'd need to win 3 more games than them out of the last 7.

The Saints play West Coast and Freo in Subi and play Port here.......so there's 3 wins already.

But 7 wins would book us a place for sure, so you could say that Essendon can control their own destiny.

The lions have a shocking run home, and are coming of loses to us, and the BOTTOM SIDE.

Adelaide are also in shocking form and I can easily see them dropping their last 3 games...

Both of these teams are vunerable at the moment.

 

[bomber69]

One interesting fact, the only game that I would expect us to really struggle with (against the dogs) will be Lloyd's 250th game. Draw some inspiration there, and hopefully if we were on a roll we can continue it!

 

[Walesy]

No chance, and I really do not want to come 9th!

Yeah, but you seem to be of the opinion that high draft picks are all you need to be successful.

Yanno what you really need to be successful? success.

Carn you bombers@!

 

[Ben the Gooner]

One interesting fact, the only game that I would expect us to really struggle with (against the dogs) will be Lloyd's 250th game. Draw some inspiration there, and hopefully if we were on a roll we can continue it!

Like Hird's 200th, Hird's farewell?

 

[Fraz]

One interesting fact, the only game that I would expect us to really struggle with (against the dogs) will be Lloyd's 250th game. Draw some inspiration there, and hopefully if we were on a roll we can continue it!

He actually plays his 250th the week before, against the Crows. Definitely winnable. The following week however...

 

[Thrust]

this will be over when we lose to richmond next week...

 

[hulld]

maybe so, but until then....