Opinion Will We Play Finals

[Bulldog Brent]

I'd take 5th or 6th (home final) and then another Melbourne final if cats and tigers finish 3rd and 4th

This.

 

[The Original Swooper]

I want the 5th/6th option. And I want Richmond in top 4

Home final week 1, then Richmond on their way to straight set losses. A PF VS Adelaide is looming to test our heart strength, and remove the gorilla of 97/98.

GF awaits. The above scenario is a walk in the park vs the finals path of 216

 

[Royale]

Happy to make finals and finish 7th. You just never know what can happen from 7th..

 

[Doggy]

I want the 5th/6th option. And I want Richmond in top 4

Home final week 1, then Richmond on their way to straight set losses. A PF VS Adelaide is looming to test our heart strength, and remove the gorilla of 97/98.

GF awaits. The above scenario is a walk in the park vs the finals path of 216

Could be the plastics at Spotless again.

By then we'd have a backline again.

Lets make finals first by disposing of them in 4 days

 

[_Mike_]

Happy to make finals and finish 7th. You just never know what can happen from 7th..

meh..

No average team has had the ability to win a flag from 7th.

 

[_Mike_]

One irony - 3 more wins and we finish on 14-0-8 for the season. 1 less win than 2016 when we were playing better.

If that did happen, playing like the shit truck of a season we've had - the future looks even brighter

 

[MYOB]

One irony - 3 more wins and we finish on 14-0-8 for the season. 1 less win than 2016 when we were playing better.

If that did happen, playing like the shit truck of a season we've had - the future looks even brighter

I would love to win 14 games and finish 4.
That may silence a few people who said the dogs only finished 7th last year and weren't a good team.

 

[ThirdLegUp]

I would love to win 14 games and finish 4.
That may silence a few people who said the dogs only finished 7th last year and weren't a good team.

I'd rather take the premiership from 8th this time, to hear them scream louder rather then shut them up.

 

[Pugz89]

I'd take 5th or 6th (home final) and then another Melbourne final if cats and tigers finish 3rd and 4th

Fourth or Fifth would be ideal. Means a QF against Crows, or an elimination final on the side opposite them so we would not meet them until the grand final, assuming they win through.

 

[Super Hans]

MRP doing us a massive favor.

Need to beat GWS, Mumford out.
Need Essendon to drop off, Merrett out.
Need Cats to drop off (for top four), Duncan and Hawkins out.

 

[The Inbetweener]

MRP doing us a massive favor.

Need to beat GWS, Mumford out.
Need Essendon to drop off, Merrett out.
Need Cats to drop off (for top four), Duncan and Hawkins out.

Only drama is Grundy also out. He will miss v Port & Geelong

 

[Super Hans]

After doing the ladder predictor I have us getting a home final vs Ess, with the winner of that playing Richmond/Sydney the week after.

 

[Pugz89]

Friday is the biggest game in our run home, win that and we should go through undefeated and give us a run of seven straight win going into finals.

 

[Doggy]

Friday is the biggest game in our run home, win that and we should go through undefeated and give us a run of seven straight win going into finals.

Some backline would help

 

[The Inbetweener]

Lynch out for the Suns sucks. Gave them some chance of beating Essendon up there which would really help

 

[Doggy]

Lynch out for the Suns sucks. Gave them some chance of beating Essendon up there which would really help

Think Essendope were always winning their last 2.

Comes down to this week for them

 

[Pugz89]

Think Essendope were always winning their last 2.

Comes down to this week for them

If they knock off Essendon without their best midfielder, then its an indictment on the Crows. Still have not sewn up top spot yet, so would think they'll still be going 100%.

 

[Doggy]

If they knock off Essendon without their best midfielder, then its an indictment on the Crows. Still have not sewn up top spot yet, so would think they'll still be going 100%.

Also need them to knock out wet toast though

 

[Pugz89]

Also need them to lnock out wet toast though

West Coast have Giants and Crows still to go, not worried about them in the slightest after their loss to Saints.

 

[Doggies_13]

So running through the ladder predictor and trying to be fair with tips ( although who can tip this season.

Round 21
Dogs v Giants
Swans defeat dockers
Cats def by tigers
Lions def suns
Eagles def blues
Bombers def by crows
Dees def saints
Hawks def Roos
Power def pies

Round 22
Crows def swans
Dogs v port
Pies def by cats
Giants def Eagles
Suns def by bombers
Blues def by Hawks
Dees def lions
Dockers def by tigers
Saints def Roos

Round 23
Hawks v dogs
Pies def by dees
Lions def by Roos
Swans def blues
Port def suns
Cats def by Giants
Bombers def dockers
Eagles def by crows
Tigers def saints

With those results if we win 0 games we finish 11th, win 1 game we finish 9th and miss on percentage, win 2 games we finish 8th, win 3 games we finish 4th

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

win 3 games we finish 4th

And play Adelaide in Adelaide...

 

[Pugz89]

And play Adelaide in Adelaide...

Rather play them when we have a double chance, than when we are straight out if we lose.

 

[Super Hans]

Rather play them when we have a double chance, than when we are straight out if we lose.

Haven't you heard? Finishing top four is now a disadvantage.

 

[MJ_Dogs]

Doesn't really matter where you finish. Unless you win the premiership from first, you're not really the best team. So unless Adelaide win we may as well just put a line through this season

 

[ThirdLegUp]

...supporters of a competition that calls the team that finishes first after 23 rounds the "Minor" Premier (ie, Insignificant, not worth remembering, consolation prize), defends this 'Unique' contrast to global league competition to the death, by stating it is what makes our game original, then claiming/complaining that the team that wins the "PREMIERSHIP CUP" meaning the MAJOR prize played off for in a knock out tournament post season, were not the best team that year and thus it doesn't count...

FMD