We can win the flag this year

[PaddyO]

For the first time in my memory, we are playing good, competitive, tough, smart football. We are competing with all comers. We are beating teams who would've annihilated us in the past. Since round 7 we haven't really played a poor game. We aren't dropping games against middle of the road sides (Carlton, StK, GWS, Ess). We have beaten Freo, Collingwood and Sydney. We should've beaten Freo on the weekend, but that could've gone either way, and the result's not worth dwelling on.

This Friday night seems like a huge deal. Hawthorn are the yardstick as far as I'm concerned, and they have been for a few years. If we can open them up with fast ball movement, and rattle them early, I've no doubt we can beat them. This is the game. This is the one that our leaders have to stand up in and be counted: Deledio, Cotchin, Martin, Rance, Ivan & Jack. Massive games from all of them. Lids and Martin have to gut run and have to bust Hawthorn's zone.

Come on Tiges. Make this massive.

(Have a massive game Bachar- 30 touches, you've been a gun all year, **** the haters)

 

[no orange peeler]

Not yet we're not ready. Next year on for mine

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Only if all our finals are played outside Melbourne, including the Grand Final.

So no.

 

[prodigy1311]

Not this year! but we will do some damage in september. Teams now fear us and that's where the journey begins..!

 

[Mile High Tiger]

Highly unlikely, but you're right, it's not impossible. If Hawthorn could win in 08, we can win the flag this year, but it would take every little bit of good fortune to go our way. Then again, we're owed about 33 years of good karma.

 

[Groupie_]

Would believe more if it was Pasquali

 

[RICHOLEGEND12]

I still think it's a year a team can steal a premiership. Hawthorn will be the overwhelming and confident favourites, but 3 in a row is a rare rare thing. Can see an underdog taking it out.

 

[Poor Form]

I agree with this, I've been the crazy Tiger supporter in my extended family the last couple of weeks saying that we are 2nd or 3rd best in the league behind hawks and level with WCE (still think we are better than them). People are coming around, moreso because Freo and Sydney are convincing no one and we are beating them, even yesterday only the most ardent hater of tigers would be saying Freo were better than us.

So sure, win 4 in a row is hard, but assuming we don't run into hawks in a prelim we should expect to beat the other 3 on whatever deck we play them. My only fear is if we get shafted and get north in our first final or something stupid.

 

[prodigy1311]

I agree with this, I've been the crazy Tiger supporter in my extended family the last couple of weeks saying that we are 2nd or 3rd best in the league behind hawks and level with WCE (still think we are better than them). People are coming around, moreso because Freo and Sydney are convincing no one and we are beating them, even yesterday only the most ardent hater of tigers would be saying Freo were better than us.

So sure, win 4 in a row is hard, but assuming we don't run into hawks in a prelim we should expect to beat the other 3 on whatever deck we play them. My only fear is if we get shafted and get north in our first final or something stupid.

I would love for us to play norf and spank them hard..! about time we beat those pretenders..! i say bring it on..!

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Only if all our finals are played outside Melbourne, including the Grand Final.

So no.

Have us playing Freo first up.

 

[Spagman]

It all hinges on how we play against the Hawks IMHO as to if we're even a legitimate contender or not.

 

[dean33]

I agree with this, I've been the crazy Tiger supporter in my extended family the last couple of weeks saying that we are 2nd or 3rd best in the league behind hawks and level with WCE (still think we are better than them). People are coming around, moreso because Freo and Sydney are convincing no one and we are beating them, even yesterday only the most ardent hater of tigers would be saying Freo were better than us.

So sure, win 4 in a row is hard, but assuming we don't run into hawks in a prelim we should expect to beat the other 3 on whatever deck we play them. My only fear is if we get shafted and get north in our first final or something stupid.

Just did the predictor which is always fraught with danger but if we lose this week and win our remaining matches and other games favs get up we finish 5th and play north... if we lose to hawks, crows and say north in the run home we finish 8th and play the dogs...

If we beat the hawks this week we could and should finish 4th...

 

[dean33]

I would love for us to play norf and spank them hard..! about time we beat those pretenders..! i say bring it on..!

if we finish 5th and they finish 8th we most likely would be beating them in the last game of the season and then play them the week after. What are the chances we beat a side we haven't beaten for years twice in a row? Maybe i'm just a pessimist however north is a team I would like to avoid.

 

[Truetiger]

Want to make the finals first. Lose to hawthorn then we most likely be 7th-8th. Have to win 3 most likely suns and two others. Adelaide will be important then guess all games are.

 

[dean33]

Want to make the finals first. Lose to hawthorn then we most likely be 7th-8th. Have to win 3 most likely suns and two others. Adelaide will be important then guess all games are.

if we we lose this week we'd need 3 wins from crows, pies, suns, bombers and kangas. If we can't find 3 wins from those we really shouldn't bother.

 

[SpudsLoveChild]

Only if all our finals are played outside Melbourne, including the Grand Final.

So no.

We might win it if all the finals are milestone games for the opposition.

 

[SdKfz 181]

Call me pessimistic, but I still think we are a chance to miss the eight.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

Call me pessimistic, but I still think we are a chance to miss the eight.

Agree we will have to play well to make finals , if we do and make them anything is possible as we have somewhat of a disrupted season with injuries and hopefully all will be ready come finals .

 

[living_in_syd]

We gotta fix that forward line atm and get the goal kicking right.

Right now, it is as reliable as the australian dollar.

Basically our games are decided by whether our goal kicking is gonna turn up or not.

 

[Boob_Radley]

I liked comments from all sides in this thread: we're great, like; we're a chance to miss the eight, like; we're coming next year, like; we need lots of luck, like...

I think Saturday's game ****ed me silly and I can't think straight.

 

[This Is Anfield]

We can, but a few things would have to go very right for us to pinch one:
1. A full complement of fit players to choose from, this includes Hampson, Conca, Edwards, Knights, C Ellis.
2. Top four is a must, could make a prelim from 5th etc but would be a miracle to go further.
3. Avoid WC/Haw until GF day, will beat Sydney/Freo anywhere.
4. Umpires with us not against us!!!!!
5. Hodge/Roughead/Lake, Fyfe/Mundy/Sandilands, Kennedy/Gaff/McGovern all to go down before September.
6. Luck.

 

[TheDyerLegacy]

For the first time in my memory, we are playing good, competitive, tough, smart football. We are competing with all comers. We are beating teams who would've annihilated us in the past. Since round 7 we haven't really played a poor game. We aren't dropping games against middle of the road sides (Carlton, StK, GWS, Ess). We have beaten Freo, Collingwood and Sydney. We should've beaten Freo on the weekend, but that could've gone either way, and the result's not worth dwelling on.

This Friday night seems like a huge deal. Hawthorn are the yardstick as far as I'm concerned, and they have been for a few years. If we can open them up with fast ball movement, and rattle them early, I've no doubt we can beat them. This is the game. This is the one that our leaders have to stand up in and be counted: Deledio, Cotchin, Martin, Rance, Ivan & Jack. Massive games from all of them. Lids and Martin have to gut run and have to bust Hawthorn's zone.

Come on Tiges. Make this massive.

(Have a massive game Bachar- 30 touches, you've been a gun all year, **** the haters)

I am with you.. really think we will give it a real crack this year..

 

[timper12]

For the first time in my memory, we are playing good, competitive, tough, smart football. We are competing with all comers. We are beating teams who would've annihilated us in the past. Since round 7 we haven't really played a poor game. We aren't dropping games against middle of the road sides (Carlton, StK, GWS, Ess). We have beaten Freo, Collingwood and Sydney. We should've beaten Freo on the weekend, but that could've gone either way, and the result's not worth dwelling on.

This Friday night seems like a huge deal. Hawthorn are the yardstick as far as I'm concerned, and they have been for a few years. If we can open them up with fast ball movement, and rattle them early, I've no doubt we can beat them. This is the game. This is the one that our leaders have to stand up in and be counted: Deledio, Cotchin, Martin, Rance, Ivan & Jack. Massive games from all of them. Lids and Martin have to gut run and have to bust Hawthorn's zone.

Come on Tiges. Make this massive.

(Have a massive game Bachar- 30 touches, you've been a gun all year, **** the haters)

I like your optimism but I dont know how you can talk flags when we havent won a final yet... Flags arent just won because of some good home and away performances.

Can we win a final and go deep? That, is something we can do...

 

[Brad_12345]

Love the optimism on here but realistically no we cant, we can trouble teams in September but we won't go all the way, ill be happy to win a final first, next year for mine

 

[Frustrated Tiger]

We might win it if all the finals are milestone games for the opposition.

Isn't it Clarko's 250th in charge this weekend?