EDIT: Fixture Released - Rounds 14-18

[Greg Tivendale]

If we verse you's in QLD at night where it's all dewy or on a rainy day then I back you's to win since we're horrible when the ball is slippery like the Blues were on top of us when the footy was wet and we improved when the sun came out and the rain held out. It be more of an even match up when it's in the dry afternoon though. Your defense matches up perfectly against our forward line Balta would be the perfect match up on Kennedy, Astbury (assuming he comes back) on Darling, Broad on Waterman, Grimes on Allen or Ryan.

I reckon the granny will be held whichever state is the first to remove 50% cap on crowds and allow 100% capacity crowds back.

Think the crowd/revenue will play a huge part in all of this for sure.

Just out of curiousity, how do you have 2 extra teams in Collingwood & Richmond? Surely it's time to bite the bullet and just have the mighty Tiges as your second?

 

[TigerMoz1973]

Its going to be very difficult to make top 4 from here. All four of the current top four are in good form. The cats are really the only one we have a chance of replacing, and in order to do it we'll probably have to win all of our remaining games.

Dropping the GWS game, and the no-show against the Hawks early in the year are going to come back to bite us imo.

We are only two points behind Geelong and West Coast (who do have an extra game up their sleave) so when we play them that is our chance to leapfrog.
Yes it will be difficult but if we win all six remaining matches we will finish top 4.
Interestingly the bookies have us less likely to finish top 4 than to win the premiership

 

[Dr Tigris]

There'll be a few twists and turns to come. Typically teams start out hot and end up cold. I'd expect a few teams to slow down form here.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Its going to be very difficult to make top 4 from here. All four of the current top four are in good form. The cats are really the only one we have a chance of replacing, and in order to do it we'll probably have to win all of our remaining games.

Dropping the GWS game, and the no-show against the Hawks early in the year are going to come back to bite us imo.

We're only 2 points off third FFS.

 

[VB_longneck]

how are pies level with us

oh i know, umps have gifted them 3 wins again and cost us 2

 

[DontArgue4]

can already taste the salt...

 

[peternorth]

We play wet toast at home

 

[HTT]

can already taste the salt...

5 day break ffs

 

[xInfected_Virus]

Think the crowd/revenue will play a huge part in all of this for sure.

Just out of curiousity, how do you have 2 extra teams in Collingwood & Richmond? Surely it's time to bite the bullet and just have the mighty Tiges as your second?

I like the Pies as well and I spend time on the Collingwood board as much as the Richmond board but of course I spend the most time on the WCE board.

 

[Reservoir tiger]

5 day break ffs

Eagles 4 day break...

 

[VB_longneck]

Hahahaha ead e gURLs

 

[HTT]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/485426
14: vs WC MetriconCG, Thursday 27/8, 7.10
15: vs Frem MetriconCG, Wednesday 2/9, 7.10
16: BYE
17: vs Geelong MetriconCG, Friday 11/9, 7.10
18: vs Adelaide, time and venue TBC (but we are listed away so probably AO)

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Geelong in September.

 

[banzai]

No excuses from here. Love Adelaide in the final round incase we need % against Pies.

 

[joelsyt]

Just saw the fixture. We don’t leave qld after Dreamtime unless we play Adelaide in Adelaide. Wonder how WCE fans are reacting to that.

 

[HTT]

No excuses from here. Love Adelaide in the final round incase we need % against Pies.

Tbh I hope they have a win by then. If they don't have one by the last round they will throw everything at us to get it. On the flip side if they get a win by then they might check out and it will be percentage time.

 

[dusty1234!]

Hahahahaha. We vs the WA teams at metricon.

 

[docko911]

Playing Geelong on a 5 day break seems a bit... Get the feeling AFL want both Collingwood and Richmond deep in finals for the tv ratings.

 

[dkalphy]

Hahahahaha. We vs the WA teams at metricon.

Hahah

 

[Tiger71]

No excuses from here. Love Adelaide in the final round incase we need % against Pies.

Spot on. Also the bye is in a perfect place for us, allows guys like Prestia and Edwards after the bye to be back in with 2 rounds before finals.

 

[Dr Tigris]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/485426
14: vs WC MetriconCG, Thursday 27/8, 7.10
15: vs Frem MetriconCG, Wednesday 2/9, 7.10
16: BYE
17: vs Geelong MetriconCG, Friday 11/9, 7.10
18: vs Adelaide, time and venue TBC (but we are listed away so probably AO)

That is a great run home. Breaks work for us. Lovely stuff. Here we go

 

[Barnzy]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/485426
14: vs WC MetriconCG, Thursday 27/8, 7.10
15: vs Frem MetriconCG, Wednesday 2/9, 7.10
16: BYE
17: vs Geelong MetriconCG, Friday 11/9, 7.10
18: vs Adelaide, time and venue TBC (but we are listed away so probably AO)

We should win every game in that lot.

 

[Dr Tigris]

Tbh I hope they have a win by then. If they don't have one by the last round they will throw everything at us to get it. On the flip side if they get a win by then they might check out and it will be percentage time.

Reckon they'll be well and truly over it by then.

If they lost every game I would actually be happy. And if we crush them it'd be a good way to go into finals.

 

[HTT]

We should win every game in that lot.

You’d have us favourites in all except the WC one which would be about evens I reckon.

 

[Michaels]

Spot on. Also the bye is in a perfect place for us, allows guys like Prestia and Edwards after the bye to be back in with 2 rounds before finals.

the bye is what im most excited about, in an odd way..

perfect placement to give guys coming back from injury some time and it's a bit of a buffer for Edwards isolation period for if / when he makes his way up.


it's all on us now to make this draw work for us. all starts Monday night, need to get back on the winners list!