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I didn't say we should win our remaining 3 games. That would be stupid. I said we should play like we are trying to win the remaining 3 games. That plan would hopefully net us 1 win (vs Freo) and 2 competitive losses (v Carlton and St Kilda).

Do you honestly think that we are good enough to beat Carlton (bearing in mind the match is at Etihad) or St Kilda?

We shouldn't win oour last 3 games but we should play like we are trying to win 3 games. :huh: Why tempt fate?

Two weeks more and the whole issue is academic and whether we are good enough to beat St Kilda becomes irrelevant.

Hang on course.

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We shouldn't win oour last 3 games but we should play like we are trying to win 3 games. :huh: Why tempt fate?

Two weeks more and the whole issue is academic and whether we are good enough to beat St Kilda becomes irrelevant.

Hang on course.

So you think, if we tried our very, very best, we can beat Carlton? I just don't think that's possible. Which means we don't run the risk of finishing with too many wins. Which means we can give the last three games our best shot.

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So you think, if we tried our very, very best, we can beat Carlton? I just don't think that's possible. Which means we don't run the risk of finishing with too many wins. Which means we can give the last three games our best shot.

Yes its possible depending on what sort of mood Carlton is in. FWIW, just because you didn't think it possible is no comfort whatsoever. There were 3 upsets last weekend (WCE, Freo and Carlton) all pulled off wins few would have predicted.

Why tempt and risk an upset when you have come so far?

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I expect us to go all out against Freo and "play to win" at all costs. Throw absolutely everything at them.

If we do get up then i'd like to think, just to err on the side of caution, that we'll go back to the "experimentation" in the final two rounds.

As unlikely as it might be that we would beat StK or Carlton, best to take the risk of a possible shock upset out of the equation. As RR correctly pointed out, last weekend there were 3 upset wins out of nowhere. Who knows what Carlton side might show up, the one that beat the Cats, or the insipid team that lost to the Bombers and nearly got overran by the Roos, etc?

The Saints could well be 21-0 when we play them, and resting several stars in preparation for finals. The pressure of going thru a whole season undefeated might just get to them, as well as the lack of respect they might have for us, being the wooden spooners. Who knows...??

That said, if we lose to Freo, then play to win against the Blues. And if we lose to the Blues, go with a 'win at all costs' mentality against the Saints. In my eyes it's all dependant on getting that 4th win, which many of us agree should come against Freo. But judging by how they went last week, even that might not be certain.

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Yes its possible depending on what sort of mood Carlton is in. FWIW, just because you didn't think it possible is no comfort whatsoever. There were 3 upsets last weekend (WCE, Freo and Carlton) all pulled off wins few would have predicted.

True. I'd still like us to have a good crack against St Kilda and maybe Carlton, but the priority remains finishing on 4 or less.

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