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Jaded No More
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Can't believe there are a stack of threads here that say we will have 4 wins with an average losing margin of around 40 points, but that our defence will improve!! Does not make sense... I am hoping for 10 wins. the team has been training since october. The Board even Longer.We must improve and not accept loss. Our new Sponsors will weant Good exposure..

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    Can't believe there are a stack of threads here that say we will have 4 wins with an average losing margin of around 40 points, but that our defence will improve!! Does not make sense... I am hoping for 10 wins. the team has been training since october. The Board even Longer.We must improve and not accept loss. Our new Sponsors will weant Good exposure..

    And the board is training hard!

    We're crap, and thankfully for Bailey and the players, most of us our realists.

    4-7 wins is where we will be i'm afraid.

    And the reason why most posters say 4 wins instead of 7 is because they would prefer 4 wins to 7 wins as it will get us 2 picks in the top two or three in the last uncompromised draft.

    The rules have made us negative...

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    And the board is training hard!

    We're crap, and thankfully for Bailey and the players, most of us our realists.

    4-7 wins is where we will be i'm afraid.

    And the reason why most posters say 4 wins instead of 7 is because they would prefer 4 wins to 7 wins as it will get us 2 picks in the top two or three in the last uncompromised draft.

    The rules have made us negative...

    That will Just give us another crap Sunday fixture in 2010 Hidden away on Foxtel. This club can ill afford that. We are not crap, there is Talent in this side, depends on whether the players are prepared to show it, or continue to make excuses.

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    Number of wins: All of them

    Average losing margin: nil

    Average winning margin: 62pts

    B&F top 3: 1. Green 2. Garland 3. McLean/Rivers

    Leading goal-kicker: Newton 75 (he finally worked out why he was getting paid)

    All Australian representatives: The whole team

    Top votes at the Brownlow: Rivers and wins it

    Best first year player: Spencer

    Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Miller (58 goals)

    Disappointment of the year: Dees have no more room on the jumper for 15th major sponser

    Biggest area of improvement: Crowds top 80,000 each home game

    Surprise packet of 2009: Sylvia 53 goals and 2nd in brownlow

    Headline of the year: The real fairytail - Spooners to Premiers

    Best win of the year: Grand Final

    Worst loss of the year: n/a

    Final membership numbers: 65,000

    And just for fun...

    Number of times Bailey will use the word 'competitive' in 2009: once - Colling@#$% were competitive until quater time in the GF

    Number of games until Rivers and Moloney both break down with injuries: n/a

    Number of weeks until Sylvia makes headlines for being a tool again: he will become a responsible member of society.

    Number of weeks suspension served by Spencer for whacking someone on debut: 0 (the umpies will fall in love with him)

    Number of times Aussie does the 'frog leap' in 2009: lots

    Number of "when is Jack Watts going to debut?" threads on Demonland: Won't matter - we won't need him this year.

    Ahhh, a man can dream can't he?

    This is the most beautiful post I've ever read in my life ... if it comes true I'm almost prepared to die and go to .... hell!

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    Number of wins: 6

    Average losing margin: 36 points

    Average winning margin: 15 points

    B&F top 3: 1 - Davey 2 - Mclean 3 - Green

    Leading goal-kicker: Bate - 29

    All Australian representatives: Davey

    Top votes at the Brownlow: McLean

    Best first year player: Jetta

    Breakthrough year (first-year players do not count): Grimes

    Disappointment of the year: Newton, again.

    Biggest area of improvement: Midfield, getting the likes of McLean, Moloney, and Davey back on the park for the year will keep us competitive

    Surprise packet of 2009: Stef Martin

    Headline of the year: QUICK AS A FLASH - Aaron Davey sets MCG on fire on Queens Birthday

    Best win of the year: Queens birthday

    Worst loss of the year: Tigers

    Final membership numbers: 32002

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    A very entertaining post Jaded.

    But considering the inexperience of our developing list and the experimentation DB will employ this year I reckon:

    3/4 wins, most losses by 30 points or under, ('competitive'), a couple of close ones and at least 3 thumpings depending on our injury list.

    I'm not praying for a bad year, I just think it's reality given where we're at.

    The draft picks will be a bonus for a team with that dreaded word 'potential'.

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    Wow! I had forgotten this one! How things change in 5 months, even in my own head!

    I will say one thing though. When i wrote those comments we were without any major sponsors, & i didn't think we could afford the "bottom out"

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    A very entertaining post Jaded.

    But considering the inexperience of our developing list and the experimentation DB will employ this year I reckon:

    3/4 wins, most losses by 30 points or under, ('competitive'), a couple of close ones and at least 3 thumpings depending on our injury list.

    I'm not praying for a bad year, I just think it's reality given where we're at.

    The draft picks will be a bonus for a team with that dreaded word 'potential'.

    That's some crystal ball there Bob, I particularly like the "experimentation" part.

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    Close on the wins, no idea about the win/loss av margins, not bad on Petterd for break out year

    Think I was jibbed on Cheney as he was dropped when I did not think he should have been.

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