Opinion How confident?

How confident are you?

  • 100/10 - out of this world

    Votes: 9 6.0%
  • 10/10 - Tigers? You mean kittens!!

    Votes: 2 1.3%
  • 9/10 - Should be a walk in the park

    Votes: 4 2.7%
  • 8/10 - If the boys are focused this is ours

    Votes: 67 44.7%
  • 7/10 - Yeah we probably should win

    Votes: 21 14.0%
  • 6/10 - I think we will win

    Votes: 27 18.0%
  • 5/10 - 50/50 chance

    Votes: 13 8.7%
  • 4/10 - I think we will just lose

    Votes: 2 1.3%
  • 3/10 - Richmond home ground and lots of fans

    Votes: 4 2.7%
  • 2/10 -We are no chance

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 1/10 - No point. When was the last time we won 3 finals in a row?

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 0/10 - Sack our coach!!!

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • Total voters
    150

come on oliver

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Yes, I'm a bit less confident this morning, after reading that Clarkson is Hardwick's mentor, and they've been chatting together about the game. That's a worry.

What a joke. Haven't heard of that happening before. Are we having a chat to Blighty.
 
Jun 6, 2010
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I am confident to the extent that our best football is 5 x better than Richmonds when we are on. We have more class all over the field. What worries me is whether Richmond get a jump on us and then can shut down the game which is a possibility. Richmond however, must not give us the time and space they afforded GWS in the prelim or we will cut them up. In a big expanse like the MCG it will be tough. They got away with it against Geelong because Geelong play a similar game style and aren't really a hard running fast ball movement team. GWS should have won their game their game as well. Had arguably way more opportunities but blew it.

It's hard to believe we are the best team going into a grand final. So this is all new. When it comes down to it though, this GF is for us to lose.

Prediction, Adelaide by 35
 
Jun 6, 2010
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Yes, I'm a bit less confident this morning, after reading that Clarkson is Hardwick's mentor, and they've been chatting together about the game. That's a worry.

Meh, i dont think they will magically turn into Hawthorn. He would just be advising him on how to deal with the pressures of the day.
 

kiwicrow

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10 - I honestly think that apart from individual brilliance from Martin and Cotchin, that we can cover, Richmond do not have the structures or discipline to go with us for four quarters. Both finals we have been clinically precise, and brave, we'll grind them down over four quarters and win comfortably, I'm absolutely certain.
 
Sep 7, 2005
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Still calm and collected

But the nerves are slightly starting to come to the top. But i still think we have this

Have a shortish day at work today, then off tomorrow for leave as me and my son fly to Melbourne in the afternoon. I think it'll really kick in then
 

MarcusP2

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Sep 21, 2009
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The Collingwood game is actually something that will ease my fears if we fall behind. This group won't quit no matter the score. If they get off to a flyer I'm 100% we'll pull it back. If we do that to them however I don't have faith that they'll be able to come back.
They completely folded against St Kilda. I hope we can induce the same.
 

StickerMan

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Jun 10, 2005
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I think if Hardwick is talking to Clarkson and they are formulating a plan to beat Adelaide then we have won already.

Too late in the year to change up game plans and if he is going into the game trying to work out a way to beat us, then we have won already.

Stick to our structures and what we know works for us and bring it to the best of our ability and we win.

If Tiger players are given very different roles to play this opens up more room for errors.

I am more toey than a roman sandal.
 

krankychops

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Aug 15, 2009
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I think if Hardwick is talking to Clarkson and they are formulating a plan to beat Adelaide then we have won already.

If Hardwick is talking to Clarkson then I'm almost certain they'll try to rough us up. As long as it's tough stuff that's OK, if it causes us to be one player down early on though it's a problem.
 

beartoo

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Jul 27, 2004
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If Hardwick is talking to Clarkson then I'm almost certain they'll try to rough us up. As long as it's tough stuff that's OK, if it causes us to be one player down early on though it's a problem.

Cotchin has permission from the AFL to do as he pleases.
I hope someone does that sniper over early in the piece.
 

hey shorty

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Heading into enemy territory this arvo to catch up with family in Swan Street, if I get out alive I'll be an 11 !!!
 
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