Prediction Premiership 2016? (OP updated to add poll)

[RW]

I miss Clinton Grybas

 

[Troystenvic]

Yeah they always find a way to steer things around back to Hawthorn. Even in games not involving the Hawks.

"Geez they're missing a lot of shots today, gotta capitalise on inside 50s like the good teams do. That's what Hawthorn have been good at for so long." (Yes because it's remarkable they kick so accurately in an era that's been symbolised by the 30m-directly-in-front kick being the most difficult of all.)

"Beautiful kick inside the corridor" "Yeah those kicks can be risky, we've seen Hawthorn do it well over the last ten years." (Because apparently shite kicking is the standard in a game called FOOTball and beautiful kicks are trademarked by Hawthorn Football Club.)

"What a tackle! That was almost Cyril-like!" (Did you know Cyril Rioli tackles too?! Arguably the greatest tackler of all time. Even ahead of Jude Bolton and Brett Kirk who laid approximately 1246897532468643 more tackles than Cyril and in EVERY game. But again, tackling is a trademarked property of the Hawthorn Football Club.)

Cyril rarely tackles. He does the one arm grab and yank of the arm.

 

[The Swans Blog]

I miss Clinton Grybas

Clinton Grabass?

 

[Troystenvic]

Wouldnt mind finishing second with Crows on top. I prefer playing Cats then Scum. (Cats have been atrocious post byes) There is no way Scum beat Crows over there

 

[CD__]

Wouldnt mind finishing second with Crows on top. I prefer playing Cats then Scum. (Cats have been atrocious post byes) There is no way Scum beat Crows over there

We'll play the Cats if the Crows lose...

 

[Number37]

Out of Cats, Crows and Hawks the Hawks are clearly the weakest team.
Would do wonders for our premiership aspirations confidence wise if we knock the Hawks off in the first week.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Crows 3% behind us, thanks Power!

 

[The Swans Blog]

So who's down on this weeks podcast.

Mod edit: Play the ball, not the man.

 

[Punts]

If we were to make I would be still very worried about our young guys

Can't buy enough experience

 

[The King!]

If we were to make I would be still very worried about our young guys

Can't buy enough experience

We purchased 182 games experience a few years back

Hawks experience is their big x factor imo, they know how to win and have home ground advantage

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

We purchased 182 games experience a few years back

Hawks experience is their big x factor imo, they know how to win and have home ground advantage

So if finals were next week we would play Hawks at ANZ where they beat us by 15 goals just over a year ago, different circumstances but yer still be a nervous wait.

 

[The King!]

So if finals were next week we would play Hawks at ANZ where they beat us by 15 goals just over a year ago, different circumstances but yer still be a nervous wait.

Yep i hope we win, but crows win by enough to pass us

 

[Punts]

We purchased 182 games experience a few years back

Hawks experience is their big x factor imo, they know how to win and have home ground advantage

Hawks still seem to trouble is with the uncontested game

We always seem to get away then there back in it within 10 mins

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Yep i hope we win, but crows win by enough to pass us

Yep let someone else deal with Hawthorn if possible, some might say im a negative nancy but i just think Clarko is a master coach and knows how to exploit our lack of experience just like in 2014.

I want a flag dont care about settling scores or whatever.

 

[The King!]

Hawks still seem to trouble is with the uncontested game

We always seem to get away then there back in it within 10 mins

I just want to see which hawthorn shows up in the finals

Rather someone else test them first

 

[Angry Red Bull]

IMO hawthorn are gone. personally I think they are the weakest of the top five teams and are extremely lucky to be in the four. I don't think they can win the premiership.

At this stage, it looks like we play them in first final. 1 v 4.

Their past exploits preceed them but that won't help their legs which are old and slow. A 33 yo can't match a 25 yo with same ability. The signs have been there all year that they are on the slide confirmed if by nothing else than their low %.

IMO we will destroy them. Bold prediction maybe but I honestly believe that.

 

[RW]

So if finals were next week we would play Hawks at ANZ where they beat us by 15 goals just over a year ago, different circumstances but yer still be a nervous wait.

I'm not too worried about facing the Hawks this time, I don't think we played well at all in Round 17 yet they still needed the umps to get them over the line. You can't write them off, but their results this year haven't been as good as their premiership years imo. We struggle the most against teams with multi-pronged attacks who can isolate our defenders one-on-one and this year the Crows are the team most likely to be able to do that as they did in Round 4.

 

[The King!]

I'm not too worried about facing the Hawks this time, I don't think we played well at all in Round 17 yet they still needed the umps to get them over the line. You can't write them off, but their results this year haven't been as good as their premiership years imo. We struggle the most against teams with multi-pronged attacks who can isolate our defenders one-on-one and this year the Crows are the team most likely to be able to do that as they did in Round 4.

Their umps worry me
You seen the umpiring in a hawks final?

 

[RW]

Their umps worry me
You seen the umpiring in a hawks final?

God and you call me obsessed with the Hawks!

I was pissed off with the umpiring after our last loss to them, but having calmed down since then, we really should have won that game regardless of any actual or perceived umpire bias. Also swansfan51 doesn't like it when we whinge about the umpiring as it is beyond our control and often evens out over time as we saw in the Saints game. Good sides just take the good decisions with the bad and get on with the job.

 

[The King!]

God and you call me obsessed with the Hawks!

I was pissed off with the umpiring after our last loss to them, but having calmed down since then, we really should have won that game regardless of any actual or perceived umpire bias. Also swansfan51 doesn't like it when we whinge about the umpiring as it is beyond our control and often evens out over time as we saw in the Saints game. Good sides just take the good decisions with the bad and get on with the job.

The hawks were carried to a grand final in 2012 and 2014

heck the umpires

 

[RW]

The hawks were carried to a grand final in 2012 and 2014

glory be the umpires

We also lost the free kick count in the 2012 grand final by more than double (21-10) but still came away with the win, if we are good enough, it won't matter. I rest my case.

 

[The King!]

We also lost the free kick count in the 2012 grand final by more than double (21-10) but still came away with the win, if we are good enough, it won't matter. I rest my case.

U changed cases

Originally they needed the umps to win in round 17

But yeah agree

 

[RW]

U changed cases

Originally they needed the umps to win in round 17

But yeah agree

No, I said we lost because we didn't play well enough.

 

[The King!]

No, I said we lost because we didn't play well enough.

Id like to ask the judge if i can approach the bench please

 

[RW]

Id like to ask the judge if i can approach the bench please

Denied!