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Looks like the tigers are gunna get up by 12+ goals.

The question must be asked; have our chances of winning back to back to back spoons come alive?

I'm probably getting carried away, but they have something we don't. A tall forward that can kick goals (Riewoldt).

 

Looks like the tigers are gunna get up by 12+ goals.

The question must be asked; have our chances of winning back to back to back spoons come alive?

I'm probably getting carried away, but they have something we don't. A tall forward that can kick goals (Riewoldt).

We are no chance to win the spoon IMO. The Tigers have rolled Port and the Eagles in Melbourne, 2 of the worst teams in the competition. Nothing to get concerned about.

Looks like the tigers are gunna get up by 12+ goals.

The question must be asked; have our chances of winning back to back to back spoons come alive?

I'm probably getting carried away, but they have something we don't. A tall forward that can kick goals (Riewoldt).

If our forward line kicks no more than 7-9 goals a game from now until seasons end, the MFC are a big chance to collect the spoon again.

Jack Riewoldt has found his mojo, and we should never have let the eagles beat us at home.

Hopefully tomorrow will change my view, but so far this year compared to other sides our forward line is almost a blank page.

Lift Tomorrow Demons.

 

We are no chance to win the spoon IMO. The Tigers have rolled Port and the Eagles in Melbourne, 2 of the worst teams in the competition. Nothing to get concerned about.

We lost to the Eagles in melbourne, quite comfortably if you remember.

I agree that the eagles are one of the 2 worst sides in the league.

We lost to the Eagles in melbourne, quite comfortably if you remember.

I agree that the eagles are one of the 2 worst sides in the league.

True and the same can be said for losing to North but we have been far more competitive than many of the others around us in the bottom 6. We can still win 3-4 games in the second half of the year which will be more than enough!


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Slightly off topic but Riewoldt has just kicked his 9th! My goodness has he found some form!

A win next week over in Adelaide would probably, almost, maybe, possibly, just about put this conversation to bed. Would most definitely need to be at our best to get up in that one though, Adelaide will look it as a real chance pick up the 4 points.

True and the same can be said for losing to North but we have been far more competitive than many of the others around us in the bottom 6. We can still win 3-4 games in the second half of the year which will be more than enough!

Maybe? Our First Quarter efforts are critical. At the moment the team is struggling to break momentum of opposition teams early.

And our draw in the last 10 games is nowhere near as user friendly as the first 12.

Tomorrow's game could tell us a lot, as we do not have our captain or Sylvia. Someone has to really stand up and lead the side.

If we can get Jurrah back to some form towards the back end of the season we'll definitely win some games.

Since Petterd's gone down we've desperately lacked a tall forward target capable of drawing the football. Jurrah's inclusion will also see Watts improve

 

A lot of people didn't rate Jack Reiwoldt until this year. Ten goals today really signals his arrival. Just shows young forwards need patience. Good on you Jack

Think you might need to go to the University of Punt

Professor Redleg will explain why that's not a "trifecta"


Drafted No 13 in 2006.

We took Frawley at 12: very happy with that but it says something about the need for patience.

Think you might need to go to the University of Punt

Professor Redleg will explain why that's not a "trifecta"

Correct Old, it is double back to back or running double twice in a row.

A turkey in bowling speak.

Looks like the tigers are gunna get up by 12+ goals.

The question must be asked; have our chances of winning back to back to back spoons come alive?

I'm probably getting carried away, but they have something we don't. A tall forward that can kick goals (Riewoldt).

Not as long as West Coast & Adelaide put theirs to pasture for the early winter.

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Think you might need to go to the University of Punt

Professor Redleg will explain why that's not a "trifecta"

Excuse the mistake. But you knew what I was talking about.


Looks like the tigers are gunna get up by 12+ goals.

The question must be asked; have our chances of winning back to back to back spoons come alive?

I'm probably getting carried away, but they have something we don't. A tall forward that can kick goals (Riewoldt).

You are not getting carried away, unlike some who think MFC were a top 4 prospect!!! MFC does have tall forwards, but at the moment they are not effective tall forwards (Miller & Watts). Green on 27 goals & then Petterd at 2 with 12 goals os not good enough, considering Petterd has been out for a while now.

Fingers crossed Dunn can kick 8 against the pies tomorrow.

We need to utilise both Dunn and Green as deep forwards, always at least one of them inside 50, and if both, one very deep.

It is still a long season ahead, but I agree that the Tigers are playing some good footy at the moment and will probably be a bigger challenge for us to beat next time around. However, just like us it's unlikely as a young side the Tigers will be unable to sustain their current form for the rest of the season and Reiwoldt will surely begin to get closer attention from now on.

Reiwoldt will surely begin to get closer attention from now on.

He's a pretty good player & seems to hold his own under pressure. The Tigers are playing with a lot of confidence & this shows in they take risks in playing on at all ccosts - which has worked for them.

I'm not very confident of beating them the next time we play.


Three-peat!

God I hope we do not finish last. I cannot handle the dees being the laughing stock of the AFL. Time to start winning again dees!!

I can't imagine us finishing last. Even though West Coast beat us, we're still a better team than them atm. And we're miles ahead of Richmond. We'll get 1-3 more wins for the season, don't worry.

We have our best chance to win at AAMI in 2 weeks in years. We might even go in favourites depending on how we play today. Also, Essendon at the MCG a few weeks later. Also got Richmond, North and Hawthorn, all at the MCG. All winnable. Can't imagine Richmond winning more than 4 games.

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Riewoldt is a perfect example of the need to show patience in young key forwards. Looks like a bit of a [censored] but he is playing some absolutely dominant football the last few weeks.

 

Also got Richmond, North and Hawthorn, all at the MCG. All winnable.

Not a hope in hell! Hawks will kill us like they always do.

Surely Bailey (and a boat load of players) is in a bit of trouble if we win the spoon again, considering he stated to all and sundry that we "can't and won't win the spoon" again.

Winning the spoon is not as impossible as others are suggesting.

Not a hope in hell! Hawks will kill us like they always do.

Surely Bailey (and a boat load of players) is in a bit of trouble if we win the spoon again, considering he stated to all and sundry that we "can't and won't win the spoon" again.

Winning the spoon is not as impossible as others are suggesting.

When did he say that?

Winning the spoon this year would be, not a disaster, but a terrible result nonetheless.

From here that would involve Richmond winning either 2 games more than us and developing a healthy percentage, or 3 games more than us, as well as West Coast and Adelaide winning 1 more game than us. I just can't see that happening.

Our draw is difficult, but I can see us winning 2-4 more gams, which makes Richmond's chances of going past us basically impossible.


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