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From 16th spot ---> 12th spot

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Oh what a strange game. From bottom of the AFL ladder to 12th spot....after a loss. What a game, gotta love it. ;)

Bring on Crows and Tigers..... :wub:

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    its round 2 and we have ZERO wins.

    Yeah, but so does a third of the competition. The difference is, we were "competitive" this week, while others were not. And when you're crap, "competitive" the next best thing to a win.

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    Yeah, but so does a third of the competition. The difference is, we were "competitive" this week, while others were not. And when you're crap, "competitive" the next best thing to a win.

    nope not good enough....onward & upwards

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    nope not good enough....onward & upwards

    Well obviously, but how do we do that? Certainly not by being uncompetitive.

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    Well obviously, but how do we do that? Certainly not by being uncompetitive.

    I am joking, but we should have won yesterday, so i hope the whole team is really peaved off about it.

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    I am joking, but we should have won yesterday, so i hope the whole team is really peaved off about it.

    Had we won the game we would be 11th on the ladder with a poor percentage but in good company equal on points with the likes of Collingwood, the Bulldogs, the Swans and the loser of tomorrow's game but that's crying over spilt milk.

    Although this is still a development year we are in a competition and it would have been handy to have recorded a win. We should face up to Adelaide in that context. We've lost 2, they've lost 2 and we need to maintain the motivation and intensity next week and every week.

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    Woo hoo! If we lose next week we will be in the eight.

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    Oddly enough, if we get a win next week and follow up against the tigers, we will be in the eight for the first time in god knows how long. Stranger things have happened.

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    I was wondering whether it is the greatest ever jump on a ladder without winning a match.

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    And we play Adelaiade, Richmond and North in the next four weeks!

    All teams below us!!!!! :)

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    I was wondering whether it is the greatest ever jump on a ladder without winning a match.

    I think the ladder is ordered by name before the start of round one, so I guess that if West Coast has ever had the best percentage of the losing teams after round one, it would have jumped from "16th" to 9th. Also, a draw is not a win, so if anyone has ever drawn in round one, they could have jumped to eighth.

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    I think the ladder is ordered by name before the start of round one, so I guess that if West Coast has ever had the best percentage of the losing teams after round one, it would have jumped from "16th" to 9th. Also, a draw is not a win, so if anyone has ever drawn in round one, they could have jumped to eighth.

    There is no ladder prior to round 1. :blink:

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    There is no ladder prior to round 1. :blink:

    Really? I'm sure I've seen one on the AFL website prior to round 1. If not, then I guess I'm wrong. Man I hate that silly devil face though.

    But in any case, even if there were a ladder prior to round one, it would be irrelevant, and my post above would merely be technically correct, which (contrary to the beliefs of some) is the worst kind of correct.

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    This place has gone from deseased skanky indonesian jail cell floor to swank luxurious new york appartment in a matter of days. Football evokes strong emotions. It is the thing that divides and brings us together. MFC- Demon lives here...

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    Interesting trivia:

    Our current position of 12th is the highest we've been since the conclusion of the 2006 season (finished the season 7th on the ladder, beat St Kilda and ended up 5th losing to Freo).

    Throughout 2007, 2008 and 2009, we never once made it out of the bottom 4. In 2008 we were 16th for the entire 22 weeks.

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    Interesting trivia:

    Our current position of 12th is the highest we've been since the conclusion of the 2006 season (finished the season 7th on the ladder, beat St Kilda and ended up 5th losing to Freo).

    Throughout 2007, 2008 and 2009, we never once made it out of the bottom 4. In 2008 we were 16th for the entire 22 weeks.

    Wow. Brad Miller was a star. Brock McLean was going to win a Brownlow and Captain the Club. What else were we thinking would happen at the end of that year?

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    Thats the best i have seen Melbourne play in a long time. Very encouraging. If they keep up the intensity this weekend they will beat Adelaide

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    Thats the best i have seen Melbourne play in a long time. Very encouraging. If they keep up the intensity this weekend they will beat Adelaide

    Just for sh!ts and giggles - the AFL website has a ladder predictor. I tried to be as fair, honest and as harsh as I could be, and I'm the first to admit, I don't pick Melbourne every week in footy tipping comps where there is cash on the line (head beats heart everytime!).

    I was quite surprised when I got to the end of round 22 and had the Dee's finishing 10th, with a total of 11 wins. Now, before everyone rips me a new one, I am not getting carried away at last Saturday's game. What I did do was pick us to win in games that I believe are winnable. For example, providing we don't have a week where we played like we did against the Hawks, we wont always need to play at the level we did against the Magpies to beat teams like Essendon, Carlton and even Brisbane at the G. Given our draw, I think we are a realistic chance of winning probably more games than I expected (my preseason estimate was 6-8).

    I did have St Kilda finishing on top without losing a game, and Richmond on the bottom without winning one. For what it's worth, this is what my predicted ladder looked like at the end of round 22;

    St Kilda (88)

    Geelong (72)

    Bulldogs (56)

    Hawthorn (56)

    Lions (56)

    Swans (52)

    Freo (52)

    Pies (48)

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    Port (48)

    Melbourne (44)

    West Coast (36)

    Adelaide (36)

    Carlton (28)

    Essendon (24)

    North (8)

    Richmond (0)

    Give it a go, good for those of us that have too much time on our hands! I'm pretty satisfied with my top 8, even this far out (without taking all the circumstances in to consideration - injuries, suspensions, tanking, etc!).

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    i think 28 points is more realistic at this point. Would love the boys to prove me wrong.

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