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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-16/i-expected-to-play-finals-adams-lets-rip

COLLINGWOOD'S players believe they deserve to be featuring in the AFL finals, and are p***ed off they aren't.

"We know we've put in a power of work over the last couple of years and we thought we deserved some results and some on-field success," Adams told RSN.

 

'Deserved'.

This is exactly why they aren't playing finals. (Along with their rubbish list and coach.)

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56 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-16/i-expected-to-play-finals-adams-lets-rip

COLLINGWOOD'S players believe they deserve to be featuring in the AFL finals, and are p***ed off they aren't.

"We know we've put in a power of work over the last couple of years and we thought we deserved some results and some on-field success," Adams told RSN.

 

'Deserved'.

This is exactly why they aren't playing finals. (Along with their rubbish list and coach.)

Hahahaha! This is gold

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It sounds like if he or any of those nancy boys are pi**ed off they should be pi**ed off with each other. I can say that I 'deserve' 20k more on my salary because I work damn hard and be 'pi**ed off' but that does not make it factually correct

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Have been mucking around with ladder predictor if we win our next 2 games there are not many scenarios that don't have us playing port Adelaide or Sydney, if both swans and port win both there remaining games and Richmond lose 1 it's possible we play tigers 

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5 minutes ago, brendan said:

Have been mucking around with ladder predictor if we win our next 2 games there are not many scenarios that don't have us playing port Adelaide or Sydney, if both swans and port win both there remaining games and Richmond lose 1 it's possible we play tigers 

Would love to get Port.  We play the Adelaide Oval very well and they are a bloody average side who have beaten up on the bottom 4 and beaten nobody in the top 8.

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5 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

So far the AFL have sort of indicated that a Thursday night final would be most likely played in Adelaide. There's a belief that Thu night footy is better suited to Adelaide or Perth.

So if we played Port, I'll take a punt and say we'd be playing them on the Thu night. I reckon they would put Adelaide v's Geelong or Richmond on the Friday night.

If we play Sydney, I have a gut feel it will be a Saturday arvo at the SCG or possibly night. They never have an elimination final on a Friday night.

**Knock on wood we make it** 

You're probably right about that, although if Richmond somehow slip to 5th and host an Elimination Final that will probably be the Friday night game.

Last Elimination Final on a Friday night was in 2009 (when Adelaide belted Essendon by 96 points).

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3 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-16/i-expected-to-play-finals-adams-lets-rip

COLLINGWOOD'S players believe they deserve to be featuring in the AFL finals, and are p***ed off they aren't.

"We know we've put in a power of work over the last couple of years and we thought we deserved some results and some on-field success," Adams told RSN.

 

'Deserved'.

This is exactly why they aren't playing finals. (Along with their rubbish list and coach.)

Almost as deluded as the "EssUndone innocents" and their backers. 

Have they been, or have they not been, all season "doing it for Bucks"?  Only when it suits them it seems. 

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Stupid words from Adams to say they deserve to play finals. You deserve it when you've won enough games, not before and certainly not when you're as infinitely average as the Pies are.

I feel like they're going to linger where they are for a while, maybe sneaking a finals spot at some point, but really there are a lot of teams ahead of them in terms of talent and ability.

As for us, we just need to win our final H&A games and make sure we make it. Whoever we play doesn't bother me, sort it out when the time comes.

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Taylor Adams finds new ways to embarrass himself! 

First his comment about Dunne enjoying being at a 'successful' club.  Well that ended up with much egg on his face.  Now this we 'deserve' to play finals.  The arrogance and sense of entitlement is gobbsmacking!

So he thinks they have put in the hard work?  Obviously not hard enough.  As long as they feel 'entitled' they won't ever work hard enough.

And, Treloar must be feeling a bit of a dill, having chosen Pies over Tigers because he thought Pies had the better list (and implied closer to a flag).

Aren't one or both in their in their leadership group.  If that is there attitude they will burn another coach.

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18 hours ago, DubDee said:

have to go to China soon and work have suggested the first week in September [FFS!]

current flights have me arriving back in Melb in Friday 8th - does anyone know (assuming of course we make finals which is not locked in yet) what the odds would be of the Dees playing on Thursday night?  I know there was some talk of it earlier in the thread

If I missed our first final in 11 years I wouldn't be able to live with myself. I could possible change it to the following week but you know... then I might miss the next final  **cough**   not jinxing it ***

I have read that on the Port Adelaide forum that they believe Adelaide would host the Thursday night, apparently Adelaide fans like the home Thursday night games, but guess the AFL will do what's in their best interest. Couldn't imagine them putting Richmond on the Thursday night though so if we play Port over there most likely could be thursday night (unfortunately). Having said that you'd think the AFL wouldn't have bacm to back Adelaide oval games from a logistical point of view. So if we played Thursday night, it might rule out Adelaide for the Friday night so they may prefer an Adelaide/Richmond Thursday night. It will be interesting if it is Adelaide/Richmond over there aswel flights & accommodation will be madness for 2 vic teams heading over on the same weekend!

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All the more reason to completely [censored] Collingwood  and make a statement and I mean FLogg!!!!!

I am still not sure this team has enough killer instinct yet

I hope I am surprised on the day

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Richmond is the dream scenario for me. First final in 11 years, MCG, 80,000+ and also after that Anzac Eve pain a potential grudge match. Could not think of anything better.

After that I'd take Port in Adelaide over Sydney in Syd by the stretch of the Hume Highway.

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If Port beat WB this week and IF (a big if) we win all our remaining games, I reckon we play Sydney (6th) in Sydney.

Port have the biggest percentage booster (GC at home) you could ever imagine in round 23 so should finish above Sydney who will host an honest Carlton to end the H&A.

I'm assuming Geelong and Richmond will stay top 4.

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9 minutes ago, hells bells said:

I had us playing Port at Adelaide, winning.

Then playing the Tigers in a Semi Final at the MCG. The Tigers lose their first final to GWS. 

We beat the Tigers, then have to beat Adelaide in Adelaide in the Prelim to make the Grand Final.

This.

(that's my enlightened contribution)

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47 minutes ago, hells bells said:

I had us playing Port at Adelaide, winning.

Then playing the Tigers in a Semi Final at the MCG. The Tigers lose their first final to GWS. 

We beat the Tigers, then have to beat Adelaide in Adelaide in the Prelim to make the Grand Final.

I think both port and Sydney will lose this week which means that whoever wins by more in the last round will finish 5th. Swans play Carlton and port play GC. Could both be 100 point wins. 

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54 minutes ago, bandicoot said:

I think both port and Sydney will lose this week which means that whoever wins by more in the last round will finish 5th. Swans play Carlton and port play GC. Could both be 100 point wins. 

You'd imagine Port would smash GC more than Sydney over Carlton.

Hence Port finishing 5th.

 

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3 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Sydney and GWS are the only two teams that I don't think we could beat.

For GWS we would perhaps need to change our game plan and be more defensive forcing them wide and slowing their forward delivery. Carlton did it well against them at docklands as have other teams.

 

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