Who do you think will or want to win the 2017 flag?

[Giant Pete]

But they rely on Sloane. So that should rule them out under that criteria.

I know when he got tagged they also didn't play well. I think come september that won't be the case.

 

[God Mode]

I know when he got tagged they also didn't play well. I think come september that won't be the case.

So he won't be tagged in September? What a relief for Adelaide!

 

[Giant Pete]

So he won't be tagged in September? What a relief for Adelaide!

I'm saying him getting tagged wasn't the reason they played poorly.

 

[Janus]

At Round 17:

 

[sloppyjoespizza]

GWS

 

[swansfan51]

In 2014 you were bullied by Hawthorn. That was when they were pretty 'unsociable' and i think the intention was to knock you about as much as possible physically with very little regard for the consequences. I think it was partly because you were such a young side as well.

Our 2014 side was the exact same age as Hawthorn's. There were, and are, absolutely no excuses for the "effort" that was served up.

 

[JayJ20]

At Round 17:

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We're heading towards the premiership zone!

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Adelaide. Cant see them losing it tbh.

 

[Crowbots are dead]

But they rely on Sloane. So that should rule them out under that criteria.

Much less so than 6 weeks ago. Crouch brothers have gone up a gear

 

[scott_the_man]

Geelong. Dangerwood will step up big time in September

 

[demondavey]

Our 2014 side was the exact same age as Hawthorn's. There were, and are, absolutely no excuses for the "effort" that was served up.

You couldn't match their intensity at the contest or man.

 

[winty]

Weren't West Coast top 8 at the time?

Eagles were in 9th position heading into that game.

 

[drazah]

Much less so than 6 weeks ago. Crouch brothers have gone up a gear

You're not wrong. Didn't think it would happen but somehow it did.

 

[drazah]

Adelaide will win it. I think if you're a team that heavily relies on one or two players you won't win.

The only teams in the Top 5 that don't rely on one or two players are GWS and Port.

Crows: Sloane
Geelong: Dangerwood
Sydney: Buddy and Kennedy

Meanwhile Port are struggling to get a single player in the rolling AA team despite being top 4, and GWS have 22 stars on field when fully fit.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

The only teams in the Top 5 that don't rely on one or two players are GWS and Port.

Crows: Sloane
Geelong: Dangerwood
Sydney: Buddy and Kennedy

Meanwhile Port are struggling to get a single player in the rolling AA team despite being top 4, and GWS have 22 stars on field when fully fit.

Every side in the league relies on their best players.

The myth that Geelong are a two man team is the gift that keeps giving.

One of the more uneducated theories that keeps getting repeated.

 

[Crow till I die]

Geelong. Dangerwood will step up big time in September

Unless someone unfortunately stomps on Dangerfields bone bruised foot this Friday if he plays..

 

[Crow till I die]

The only teams in the Top 5 that don't rely on one or two players are GWS and Port.

Crows: Sloane
Geelong: Dangerwood
Sydney: Buddy and Kennedy

Meanwhile Port are struggling to get a single player in the rolling AA team despite being top 4, and GWS have 22 stars on field when fully fit.

Sloane had the least amount of possessions against Melbourne on the weekend (he played until nearly 3/4 time) and the team won by 8 goals. The crows have 2 crouch brothers who have been ball magnets all season and add into that a number of very fast outside players - they are going to cope fine if sloane is tagged. They could even decide to use sloane to run with the oppositions best player rather than let him get tagged himself

 

[drazah]

Sloane had the least amount of possessions against Melbourne on the weekend (he played until nearly 3/4 time) and the team won by 8 goals. The crows have 2 crouch brothers who have been ball magnets all season and add into that a number of very fast outside players - they are going to cope fine if sloane is tagged. They could even decide to use sloane to run with the oppositions best player rather than let him get tagged himself

That's because the Dees also rely on one or two players: Jones and Viney.

 

[Go the Guts]

You're not wrong. Didn't think it would happen but somehow it did.

It was always going to happen, once both of them were on the park for long enough together. Brad has been on an upward trajectory for the last 10 weeks, he will be a weapon come finals. It's the first season he's had a decent run at it.

 

[sjohns12]

But they rely on Sloane. So that should rule them out under that criteria.

Early on yes, but lately we're starting to learn how to play without him, and the Crouch boys have stepped up especially.

Big test is can we do it without him against a top side, considering he might not get up this week we may find out on Friday night.

 

[drazah]

Every side in the league relies on their best players.

The myth that Geelong are a two man team is the gift that keeps giving.

One of the more uneducated theories that keeps getting repeated.

The distribution of Port's and GWS' talent is considerably more leptokurtic than that of the Crows, Geelong and Sydney however.

Someone did an analysis earlier in the year that found that Port and the Bulldogs have the smallest GINI coefficients, i.e. the least variance in player ratings between their best 22.

 

[sjohns12]

The only teams in the Top 5 that don't rely on one or two players are GWS and Port.

Crows: Sloane
Geelong: Dangerwood
Sydney: Buddy and Kennedy

Meanwhile Port are struggling to get a single player in the rolling AA team despite being top 4, and GWS have 22 stars on field when fully fit.

By that logic GWS are the only team that can win, as Port, despite not relying on a few players, have failed to beat anyone decent yet.

 

[GeelongFTW]

The distribution of Port's and GWS' talent is considerably more leptokurtic than that of the Crows, Geelong and Sydney however.

Someone did an analysis earlier in the year that found that Port and the Bulldogs have the smallest GINI coefficients, i.e. the least variance in player ratings between their best 22.

wouldn't that have a lot to do with Dangerwood; Sloane + Buddy/Kennedy being so much better than the rest of the comp; let alone their own teammates?

 

[74561347]

The distribution of Port's and GWS' talent is considerably more leptokurtic than that of the Crows, Geelong and Sydney however.

Put back mummy's thesaurus when you're finished.

 

[Jase Cutler]

The only teams in the Top 5 that don't rely on one or two players are GWS and Port.

Crows: Sloane
Geelong: Dangerwood
Sydney: Buddy and Kennedy

Meanwhile Port are struggling to get a single player in the rolling AA team despite being top 4, and GWS have 22 stars on field when fully fit.

On the Swans front, it's Buddy, Kennedy, Rampe (and arguably Parker). The 0-6 result was due to many factors; Rampe out was a big factor. I'd say he is as important as Kennedy.