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Mistake by the TAB.

How you could have Melbourne favourites after last week debacle is amazing.

I know WC have more injuries than us, but you can't possibly think we're a chance of winning - based on form.

I thought we had more injuries at Melbourne. Unusual, they have more premiership players taking the field... :lol:

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I know WC have more injuries than us, but you can't possibly think we're a chance of winning - based on form.

I would have thought under normal circumstances, West Coast would be starting slight favourites. We were pathetic and got beaten by a very good side last week, but our form in the preceding weeks was good enough surely to be competitive against the 2nd worst side in the comp who are playing interstate

But surely West Coast are well aware, its not in their best interests to win this one.

Easy money to be made in my opinion

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Mistake by the TAB.

How you could have Melbourne favourites after last week debacle is amazing.

I know WC have more injuries than us, but you can't possibly think we're a chance of winning - based on form.

They will be better at driving the armoured vehicle.

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They will be better at driving the armoured vehicle.

especially with Jimma waving his scraf around suggesting we ought to win, despite the cost ( his words..not mine ) !!..My MY MY..I suppose he has to,. my ...my...myopia !!!

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It's a sad that even if we win on our merits there will be a perception around that WC have tanked and not put in their best side.

Since it makes no difference to us at this stage I hope we thrash them and put the heat right on them, probably very, very wishful thinking <_<

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It's a sad that even if we win on our merits there will be a perception around that WC have tanked and not put in their best side.

ya think !!!!! lol...apparently this http://www.worldwar2aces.com/panzerlied.mp3 is the new West Coast song !! :rolleyes:

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It's a sad that even if we win on our merits there will be a perception around that WC have tanked and not put in their best side.

Since it makes no difference to us at this stage I hope we thrash them and put the heat right on them, probably very, very wishful thinking <_<

I think the best we can do is go out there and play a decent brand of football that hopefully gives the players some confidence. The worst thing would be if we didn't really show anything against a tanking opponent.

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especially with Jimma waving his scraf around suggesting we ought to win, despite the cost ( his words..not mine ) !!..My MY MY..I suppose he has to,. my ...my...myopia !!!

Right Bub!

I've been saying elswhere on this forum that this is the game we should lose!

Then, we can become a football club again an drive all our efforts to win.

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Why on earth would we be trying to lose this week?

Let's say West coast lose both their last two games by 100 points - 150 to 50. That would be enough to bring their percentage down to 65.0%.

If our two remaining games averaged at 75-all draws, our percentage would climb to 65.4%

That is roughly what it would take.

If West Coast is even remotely competitive (by which I still mean 10 goal losses!) in either remaining game, we won't pass them on percentage.

Meanwhile, we would need to win today, win another game, and take it to the wire in a third in order to hold up our part of the bargain.

Fear not. We have the electric spoon (Watts) within our grasp. (Unless we win all three, that would really root us.)

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