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Jesus you're so easy to bait.
Take a step back from the keyboard, mate.
Take a step back from the keyboard, mate.
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If my posts offend you, its not hard to find the report button.Jesus you're so easy to bait.
Take a step back from the keyboard, mate.
If my posts offend you, its not hard to find the report button.
I have been suspended for very tame posts on here.
1st of all..... Where in the Australian constitution that I can't defend Freo?They don't offend me at all.
But you take it upon yourself to respond to every single slight on your beloved club, sometimes throwing up stat after stat after stat in response to throwaway one-liners from others. That ladder prediction thread was ruined by you. And you bump up old posts unnecessarily to prove a point that no-one cares about - except you, obviously.
Take a break, man. If I had to respond to everyone that called into question our form last year I would still be responding years later. There's more to life than arguing on the internet. You remind me of this:
No team 0-2 will win the flag in 2019
Dogs have GWS next week, which is a pretty tough game. Sydney and North the weeks after, which they should be winning. Lose any more than 1 of the next 3, and the Dogs can be ruled out of being any serious finals threat I'd think.
Fremantle, Carlton, Adelaide and Bulldogs all starting 0-2.
It's a bad position to start from as it is in any normal season, but with only 17 games being played this year, it's almost season over for these 4 clubs, particularly if they don't win next week.
I think many had some mixture of Carlton, Fremantle and Adelaide in their bottom 4 predictions, but most of us were predicting a top 8 finish for the Dogs. I don't think the right move is to "look to the future" and treat the season as over, but the next couple of weeks will give a very good idea of where these teams are really at. The season is still salvageable, but not for much longer.
Fremantle I can see turning things around in some capacity. Both their losses were close, and came from 2019 finalists.
Dogs have GWS next week, which is a pretty tough game. Sydney and North the weeks after, which they should be winning. Lose any more than 1 of the next 3, and the Dogs can be ruled out of being any serious finals threat I'd think.
On the form so far this H&A season, I'd be picking North as favourites too. Only reason I think it's still winnable for the Dogs is that we beat you in preseason, but preseason games tend to be largely meaningless.On exposed form I would say that North are going to be favourites against the Dogs.
People are underestimating just how difficult that trip for Essendon and North was. Up early, fly, wait, play, wait, fly; all in one day.
Depends what Dogs AND what GWS turn up tbh. Both teams have a tendency to be hot and cold.depends what gws turns up
Freo wont make finals on current form.Fremantle, Carlton, Adelaide and Bulldogs all starting 0-2.
It's a bad position to start from as it is in any normal season, but with only 17 games being played this year, it's almost season over for these 4 clubs, particularly if they don't win next week.
I think many had some mixture of Carlton, Fremantle and Adelaide in their bottom 4 predictions, but most of us were predicting a top 8 finish for the Dogs. I don't think the right move is to "look to the future" and treat the season as over, but the next couple of weeks will give a very good idea of where these teams are really at. The season is still salvageable, but not for much longer.
Fremantle I can see turning things around in some capacity. Both their losses were close, and came from 2019 finalists.
Dogs have GWS next week, which is a pretty tough game. Sydney and North the weeks after, which they should be winning. Lose any more than 1 of the next 3, and the Dogs can be ruled out of being any serious finals threat I'd think.
I don't think it's all doom and gloom for Freo. I think you're just as likely to go 3-0 for the next few games. Most likely result is at end of Round 5, you guys are sitting on 2-3. Not a great position, and finals are a stretch, but definitely not out of the running.Freo wont make finals on current form.
Point is, Had freo wont those 2 close games, maybe the mindset would be different.
However.... I look at Freos next 3 games: Port, Gold coast and Crows. Can easily be 0-5.
I can’t really see you losing against the Crows.Freo wont make finals on current form.
Point is, Had freo wont those 2 close games, maybe the mindset would be different.
However.... I look at Freos next 3 games: Port, Gold coast and Crows. Can easily be 0-5.
Even more true for 2020.
Since the thread was made:
Sydney made finals in 2017 after being 0-2
Collingwood made the grand final in 2018 after being 0-2
Essendon made finals after being 0-2.
Sydney 2017 is obviously the outlier as they started 0-6, but the other two won round 3. So did Sydney 2014.
Dogs need to win this week if they want to remain in the finals hunt, especially considering the shortened season. If they lose to GWS, then it's basically curtains.
Well no Alex Pearce and no Joel Hamling hurts. that meant we have been deprived of freos 2 best and 2 most experienced tall defenders.I don't think it's all doom and gloom for Freo. I think you're just as likely to go 3-0 for the next few games. Most likely result is at end of Round 5, you guys are sitting on 2-3. Not a great position, and finals are a stretch, but definitely not out of the running.
Definitely need Hamling and Pearce to be fit though
- 2017 was the beginning of the end for the Swans. Better off not making the finals that year.
- Pies won the next 3 in a row and were 3-2 after 5.
- Essendon... not been any good in about 20 odd years.
So being 0-2 isnt good. Being 0-3 is disastrous.
I cant rule it out.I can’t really see you losing against the Crows.
Beginning of the end! From 0-6, Sydney went 14-2 for the rest of the home & away season at a percentage of 155%. Then they won 14 games the following year. Most teams would take that kind of disaster.
- 2017 was the beginning of the end for the Swans. Better off not making the finals that year.
- Pies won the next 3 in a row and were 3-2 after 5.
- Essendon... not been any good in about 20 odd years.
So being 0-2 isnt good. Being 0-3 is disastrous.
Beginning of the end! From 0-6, Sydney went 14-2 for the rest of the home & away season at a percentage of 155%. Then they won 14 games the following year. Most teams would take that kind of disaster.
I don't think it's all doom and gloom for Freo. I think you're just as likely to go 3-0 for the next few games. Most likely result is at end of Round 5, you guys are sitting on 2-3. Not a great position, and finals are a stretch, but definitely not out of the running.
Definitely need Hamling and Pearce to be fit though
Sydney were a top 4 team at the end of 2017, though - not on the ladder, because they started 6 wins behind, but come finals, they were a major flag fancy. Won their first final by 11 goals before losing to Geelong in a game they started as red hot favourites.Pretty sure he meant it was the last gasp hurrah of the core group and set back the required rebuild. A poor end to 2017 may have seen the rebuild start a year earlier and perhaps lead to better long-term results. Better to be a club that is top 4 for a couple of years that then goes back to the bottom before rebounding like a yo-yo, than sitting in mid-table mediocrity in perpetuity.