Our First Finals Opponent?

[Tarkyn_24]

Yes that's the only likely scenario that we can win a premiership.
Beat Saints or Cats week 1 of finals. Critical.
Then hope that the Saints/Cats other game they win week 1 of finals. Critical (it was Port who stuffed that up majorly in 2003 costing us a real run at the flag).

Win after a week's rest against a Bulldogs/Freo. Not a simple game but we have the ability to win in a fairly easy fashion.

Then play a GF hopefully after the most physical gut busting and suspension generating Prelim of all time.

Otherwise, not a great chance lads to even make the GF, it's Saints and Cats move along, nothing to see here.

But yeah Round 23 is the real one we have to be preparing for. Get ourselves playing one of the current top 2 at absolutely full strength and leave nothing in the kit bag or on the park. Completely smash that game to bits!

I rated Sydney over Port in 2003, as their game stood up under pressure (beat Brisbane x2, nearly pulled off a third). But the idea's basically right and what I was getting at.

If we lose that QF, it's almost curtains, although at least we get a second shot at a StK/Geel.

 

[Markfs]

First and second are basically the same. They are both guaranteed to play home. Third and Fourth might play "away", which might mean very little this year. However, if St. Kilda finishes second and we finish third, St. Kilda will probably ask the AFL to play the game at Docklands, because playing it at the MCG would give us a homeground advantage.

I would prefer to finish top and hope that Freo can hang on to fourth.

 

[TradeDraft]

If we lose that QF, it's almost curtains, although at least we get a second shot at a StK/Geel.

Agree winning the QF will give us the Best Chance at the Flag with the Week-Off and if we lose the QF it could be another PF Exit

 

[Snag Breac]

Wow, this thread just reminded me I had a dream we beat Geelong by... we were up by 86 points I think, although the game hadn't ended (it reminded me, in dream, of the previous belting we gave them). And Beams kicked 5 goals. I thought it was Swan kicking it from where I was sitting, but obviously it couldn't have been Swan kicking goals, and then confirmed it was Beams.

So if that happens in 3 weeks, I'm gonna freak out.

Edit: Actually it was a day game, so could be the gf. Would prefer that anyway.

Excellent scenario. If it was Beams who kicked 5, how many possessions would Swan have got in that game?

They would never hold a final at Skilled Stadium, would they?

 

[beez]

First and second are basically the same. They are both guaranteed to play home. Third and Fourth might play "away", which might mean very little this year. However, if St. Kilda finishes second and we finish third, St. Kilda will probably ask the AFL to play the game at Docklands, because playing it at the MCG would give us a homeground advantage.

I would prefer to finish top and hope that Freo can hang on to fourth.

Umm...no. They wouldn't even bother asking.