Competitions How many wins?

[RW]

With 9 rounds to go before the finals, for a bit of fun let's play a little game.

Given our draw below, I ask you, my fellow BF experts, how many more games do you think we will win in the H&A season?

Despite sitting at 10-3, our form hasn't been great since the Hawks game. Will we be found out against better opposition, or will our players rise to the challenge and find form at the right time?

The poll will remain open for a week until the Lions game, then we'll revisit the results at the end of the H&A season to see who triumphed, the naysayers or the true believers.

Time to put your neck on the line and vote!

Personally, I think we will end up on 16 wins. I have us dropping games to West Coast (this could be the year their forward line finally fires against us), Geelong (I know they suck at the moment but I can't tip us with any confidence in Geelong, plus they will be stung by the loss to Melbourne), and sadly Collingwood (their midfield regularly destroys us and are looking ominous at the moment, though not having Bird to "tag" Pendlebury might help our chances).

And Millky95 yes, I do think we will beat Hawthorn, but both sides will still make the top 4.

Brisbane (A)
Hawthorn (H)
West Coast (A)
Adelaide (H)
Geelong (A)
Collingwood (H)
GWS (A)
St Kilda (A)
Gold Coast (H)

 

[ScrewInStuds]

I can see us losing 1-2 of Eagles, Hawks, and maybe Suns if we rest players.

I think we will beat Collingwood at the SCG.

 

[Millky95]

I can see us losing 1-2 of Eagles, Hawks, and maybe Suns if we rest players.

Since it's a competition, this is where I am at. Only worried about the Eagles game but we can win it.

 

[RW]

Thought long and hard about Collingwood, I know it's not at ANZ but their record against us in Sydney is too good to ignore and I've blown too many tips on that fixture in previous years.

 

[Millky95]

Thought long and hard about Collingwood, I know it's not at ANZ but their record against us in Sydney is too good to ignore and I've blown too many tips on that fixture in previous years.

Isn't it because we play them at ANZ? We suck at ANZ against them. Can't remember last time they played us at the SCG

 

[RW]

Can't remember last time they played us at the SCG

2000, and they still won that.

 

[Millky95]

2000, and they still won that.

Yeah but weren't we hilariously shit in the early 2000s and they were building to a flag?

 

[RW]

Yeah but weren't we hilariously shit in the early 2000s and they were building to a flag?

It was Round 4, both teams were undefeated at that stage and Anthony Rocca won it with a goal in the last minute.

 

[Millky95]

It was Round 4, both teams were undefeated at that stage and Anthony Rocca won it with a goal in the last minute.

Awww, well... that's just unlucky haha

 

[PVF]

I can't see us losing more than two games. To be honest all of them are winnable.

Need a good run on the injury front though.

 

[Punts]

upset saints

 

[The King!]

We might lose to the crows

Cats at geelong
Saints in melbourne
Hawks pies eagles


Lots of danger games

 

[Tommy221987]

We will win the next 12 games in a row!

 

[The King!]

Barring no injuries we will win all but one

Ill give them one last chance

Hawks will beat us in 2 weeks

 

[Punts]

Drop , wce , Hawks , pies imo

 

[The King!]

Drop , wce , Hawks , pies imo

Theres a part of me that if i take all the heart out of it agrees

And thinks we drop cats as well

 

[Punts]

Theres a part of me that if i take all the heart out of it agrees

And thinks we drop cats as well

Was gonna say cats , I know they been up and down but they still can turn it on down there

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Barring no injuries we will win all but one

Ill give them one last chance

Hawks will beat us in 2 weeks

Honestly thought we would drop round 8 the week before when we played Melbourne.

Just never know man.

 

[The King!]

Honestly thought we would drop round 8 the week before when we played Melbourne.

Just never know man.

Yep its a guessing game

So what the hell sydney suddenly remember how to play footy is my prediction

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Yep its a guessing game

So what the hell sydney suddenly remember how to play footy is my prediction

Look i think its hard to bring your best every week thats why upsets happen, i remember reading a Jordan blog where he found it hard to get himself up every week especially against weaker opposition.

If we were TRULY shit we wouldnt be 10-3 one way or another at worst we are a contender.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I think we will finish on 17 wins personally

 

[The King!]

Look i think its hard to bring your best every week thats why upsets happen, i remember reading a Jordan blog where he found it hard to get himself up every week especially against weaker opposition.

If we were TRULY shit we wouldnt be 10-3 one way or another at worst we are a contender.

I could play devils advocate and point out who we played to get 10-3 but we already have a devils advocate here


Michael Jordan was the greatest competitor i have ever seen in sports, he dragged the 98 bulls to a title, he was up every game

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I could play devils advocate and point out who we played to get 10-3 but we already have a devils advocate here


Michael Jordan was the greatest competitor i have ever seen in sports, he dragged the 98 bulls to a title, he was up every game

I know but he described in his blog how he found it hard to be up for every game and didnt have as much motivation against shitter sides.

If we are not a contender then we will find out in the next month, just keep in mind last year we beat every single top 4/top 8 side and it didn't mean anything.

 

[SilentHunter_]

Unbeaten run into the finals

 

[MarkP]

We gonna smash them all because I just read the ressies thread and we need some unobjective positivity around this joint.