Fixture Post Bye and End Season Ladder position

[Uncle_Leo]

• Rd 13 Wet Toast. Should win (Ladder 14 points) - Yes should, 50/50 game
• Rd 14 Fremantle. Should lose (14 points) - Definite loss
• Rd 15 Carlton. Carlton beat up on trash teams, 10 goal loss
• Rd 16 Hawks. I still have nightmares about the last round last year, 10 goal loss
• Rd 17 Doggies. Will be pummeled
• Rd 18 Demons. Will lose
• Rd 19 Swans. Its in Sydney, did you see the last time we played them there or at Marvel this year? Pumped
• Rd 20 Cats. Should lose??? Could be 200 points
• Rd 21 Saints. Yeah its winnable, we won't win
• Rd 22 Giants. Winnable? Oh my god. Hogan to kick 11
• Rd 23 Tigers. yeah we smashed them last time by 4 points, sure win

Fixed it up for you, last round against Adelaide will be horrific as well

4.5 wins and 2nd last. At best.

 

[kool kangas]

14	North Melbourne	23	30	87.2	7-15-1

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Don't know why you guys keep doing this to yourselves

 

[Blightys Barrel]

Fixed it up for you, last round against Adelaide will be horrific as well

4.5 wins and 2nd last. At best.

Thanks Uncle_Leo for the addition. Yep the Crows will win unless hell freezes over and pigs fly backwards. I’ll edit the original post.

I am the sad optimist (see Macquarie Dictionary = North Supporter) that thinks at some point in the season we can get on a roll and sneak a win or 2 against a top 8 having a real bad day.

If we can’t win this weekend, then Clarko and Viney should go down to Fremantle and just walk west for 30 KMs!!

 

[Devil Fish]

No more wins, it will be the spoon for us, handing the Tigers the first pick in the draft, together with the third they will have. I have it on good authority (dubious) that they will pick up the next Dusty with Pick 1 and the bloke who will go at 3, looks like the next Bont. Oh well.

But at least we got to sing the song when we beat the Suns to cost us Harley Reid. Set up a winning culture beautifully

 

[gerry101101]

Following up on my prediction from preseason, the first half has gone just as expected.

It was actually better than I expected considering we are literally 3 goals away from sitting 11th right now.

We’ll get 6 more wins in the second half and finish 12th - 14th. But could have been higher.

Laugh all you want, it’s happening.

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[Duck the GOAT]

Adelaide minor premiers, GF appearance in 2017. Subsequently bottomed up, cleaned up the list, wooden spoon in 2020. 2025 back up and competing for top 4.

Not isolated.

Best in class clubs not even bottoming out.

Why is our management so accepting of a the mistruth of the long rebuild.

 

[Mr north man]

Adelaide minor premiers, GF appearance in 2017. Subsequently bottomed up, cleaned up the list, wooden spoon in 2020. 2025 back up and competing for top 4.

Not isolated.

Best in class clubs not even bottoming out.

Why is our management so accepting of a the mistruth of the long rebuild.

Because we have a pathetic group of losers that are weak lying people at our club who believe in Woke ideas and culture who rather push their nice friend lovey dovey garbage.
What is required is crazy SOB to come in and go you you you Fu:k off bring in some freshness otherwise the AFL will step and solve the problem and say to this club from next season you will be playing 11 Home games in either WA,Darwin or Cairns.

 

[Event Horizon]

I'd be incredibly pissed if we couldn't beat WC or Richmond again - that would put us at 4 wins and a draw, still undoubtably shit but our most wins in a season since the absolute halcyon days of 2021 in our first year under Noble and the label of "best wooden spooner ever?"

Prior to the season, I would've be ok with 7-8 wins as a mark of genuine progress - we'd need to find 3-4 more wins on top of WC/Richmond to satisfy that

Going to put the Dogs, Cats and Crows in the "there's more of a chance of me scoring a date with Sydney Sweeney than us winning this game" category. I also can't see us beating Freo, Carlton, Hawthorn or GWS, although these four have been more inconsistent than the Dogs/Cats/Crows so maybe we could catch them on an off-day and surprise? I really doubt it tho

Leaves Melbourne, Sydney and St Kilda as games which we should theoretically have a chance in. After all, we smacked Melbourne by 10 goals earlier in the year but that's looking a distant memory at the minute. Sydney are there for the taking but they were also there for the taking in round 4 and we completely shit the bed and were flogged. Saints haven't been good all year but have the exact type of players and gamestyle that routinely cuts us up

Ultimately, I've got us ending with 4 wins and a draw and battling Richmond for the dizzying heights of 16th, with 5-6 wins as our ceiling. I'd love nothing more than for North to make me look foolish and rattle off a few more wins than that, just have no confidence at all that will happen.

This pretty much sums it up perfectly, except I have no idea who Sydney Sweeney is, and I am not going to bother googling it. But I will quote our captain and say, geez, I hope we will "want it more than the opposition" at least a few times post bye.

 

[disco_cowboy]

i said it at the start of the season and will back myself and the boys in.
2 wins before the bye and then 6-7 after.

 

[The Dingrel]

I'd be incredibly pissed if we couldn't beat WC or Richmond again - that would put us at 4 wins and a draw, still undoubtably shit but our most wins in a season since the absolute halcyon days of 2021 in our first year under Noble and the label of "best wooden spooner ever?"

Prior to the season, I would've be ok with 7-8 wins as a mark of genuine progress - we'd need to find 3-4 more wins on top of WC/Richmond to satisfy that

Going to put the Dogs, Cats and Crows in the "there's more of a chance of me scoring a date with Sydney Sweeney than us winning this game" category. I also can't see us beating Freo, Carlton, Hawthorn or GWS, although these four have been more inconsistent than the Dogs/Cats/Crows so maybe we could catch them on an off-day and surprise? I really doubt it tho

Leaves Melbourne, Sydney and St Kilda as games which we should theoretically have a chance in. After all, we smacked Melbourne by 10 goals earlier in the year but that's looking a distant memory at the minute. Sydney are there for the taking but they were also there for the taking in round 4 and we completely shit the bed and were flogged. Saints haven't been good all year but have the exact type of players and gamestyle that routinely cuts us up

Ultimately, I've got us ending with 4 wins and a draw and battling Richmond for the dizzying heights of 16th, with 5-6 wins as our ceiling. I'd love nothing more than for North to make me look foolish and rattle off a few more wins than that, just have no confidence at all that will happen.

 

[marklovesbeer]

Going to put the Dogs, Cats and Crows in the "there's more of a chance of me scoring a date with Sydney Sweeney than us winning this game"

Apparently she lurks on this board, every though she’s a Swans supporter.

 

[marklovesbeer]

But at least we got to sing the song when we beat the Suns to cost us Harley Reid. Set up a winning culture beautifully

Yes, and a 35 game losing streak would have been really good for the culture too.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

But at least we got to sing the song when we beat the Suns to cost us Harley Reid. Set up a winning culture beautifully

harley reid would just be another jhf

 

[Passmore]

We're still moaning about Harley Reid....good grief.

 

[King Hansen]

We're still moaning about Harley Reid....good grief.

Forget about Harley and the number one pick (who cares) but that one win really embedded a strong winning culture from that point didn't it?....not!

 

[Passmore]

Forget about Harley and the number one pick (who cares) but that one win really embedded a strong winning culture from that point didn't it?....not!

Didn't do much of anything.

 

[Its a Process]

If we continue to be injury free and maintain our pre-bye form I think we win 4 games on the run in.

We did draw with Brisbane 3 weeks ago who are 2nd favorites to win the entire comp. Reckon we beat Richmond and West Coast and win two of Blues, Hawks, Dees, Cats, Swans, Saints or Giants...

6.5 wins is my prediction which is roughly where I thought we would be at seasons end.

 

[Event Horizon]

Basically, before the season I would have had roughly the following scale:

2-3 wins - Fail
4-5 wins - barely a pass
6-7 wins - solid pass

8+ - successful season given where we are coming from.

At this point we are still on track for a solid pass

 

[Augustine]

If we continue to be injury free and maintain our pre-bye form I think we win 4 games on the run in.

We did draw with Brisbane 3 weeks ago who are 2nd favorites to win the entire comp. Reckon we beat Richmond and West Coast and win two of Blues, Hawks, Dees, Cats, Swans, Saints or Giants...

6.5 wins is my prediction which is roughly where I thought we would be at seasons end.

I’d take it. Last season my pass mark at the start of the season was 6 wins and we got 3. This season my pass mark was 8 wins. But at this point I’ll take 6.5.

What I really want is to have a few comfortable wins. Build the players confidence that they are capable. These occasional desperate close wins we’ve become accustomed to are not building up the players’ confidence.

 

[My Left Foote]

Basically, before the season I would have had roughly the following scale:

2-3 wins - Fail
4-5 wins - barely a pass
6-7 wins - solid pass

8+ - successful season given where we are coming from.

At this point we are still on track for a solid pass

I'm not sure if we're "on track" for a solid pass but we certainly have the opportunity to salvage the season and finish with a solid pass.

 

[FlyHigh18]

Following up on my prediction from preseason, the first half has gone just as expected.

It was actually better than I expected considering we are literally 3 goals away from sitting 11th right now.

We’ll get 6 more wins in the second half and finish 12th - 14th. But could have been higher.

Laugh all you want, it’s happening.

That’s one of six

 

[FlyHigh18]

Following up on my prediction from preseason, the first half has gone just as expected.

It was actually better than I expected considering we are literally 3 goals away from sitting 11th right now.

We’ll get 6 more wins in the second half and finish 12th - 14th. But could have been higher.

Laugh all you want, it’s happening.

That's two of six you you self loathing masochists.

(honestly should have been 3 tho)

 

[travelli]

Tracking nicely.

I think we'll win 4-5 more from here.

Finish 10th - 14th

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Said eight wins at the start of the season.

Absolutely still is that.