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Something worth celebrating, even though the competition hasn't been top-shelf.

Maybe five years since we were this high?

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    Also we'll stay there for another week (unless Bulldogs beat Freo in Freo then we are 8th)

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    Something worth celebrating, even though the competition hasn't been top-shelf.

    Maybe five years since we were this high?

    2006 we got in the finals. seems so long ago.

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    Also we'll stay there for another week (unless Bulldogs beat Freo in Freo then we are 8th)

    That won't happen.

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    Read carefully...

    It

    is

    round

    4.

    WAY too early in the season to care about ladder position, other teams have already had byes, no point "celebrating" this.

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    Don't be such a negative nancy. No-one's claiming it means anything, it just is what it is. We're in the 8.

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    Calls to "celebrate" that we're in the 8 after 4 rounds of bye effected football are just flat out silly, especially when you consider how we've played so far, it's beyond meaningless.

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    Calls to "celebrate" that we're in the 8 after 4 rounds of bye effected football are just flat out silly, especially when you consider how we've played so far, it's beyond meaningless.

    Given we've won 2.5 of 4 games, it's pretty likely we'd still be in the eight if there were no byes.

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    We've won 8 of 16 quarters

    Now that is one stat that is worth looking at. Bailey kept crapping on for the last 2 years about winning quarters

    Looks like we are actually starting to do that

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    Calls to "celebrate" that we're in the 8 after 4 rounds of bye effected football are just flat out silly, especially when you consider how we've played so far, it's beyond meaningless.

    Thanks Dean Bailey. I'm sure we're getting in the players head. After 6 years of spending only consecutive weeks with a spoon of the wooden variety you'd think supporters would be able to enjoy any success, but nope stuie is here to shut every one down.

    Cheers buddy.

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    Weagles, Adleaide @ G, then North mean the next month contains three winnable games that would start to make our position in the 8 more secure. Win all 3 and we'll hit the Saints, Carlton, Essendon and the Pies with some confidence and momentum...

    Great draw this year.

    Carn the Dees

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    Calls to "celebrate" that we're in the 8 after 4 rounds of bye effected football are just flat out silly, especially when you consider how we've played so far, it's beyond meaningless.

    I would also argue that calls to criticise Bailey and the FD for this up and down start is 'beyond meaningless' considering the AFL season is a marathon and that we expected (well the brighter ones) another up and down year from this (even) young(er than last year) team.

    I mean, we aren't playing great footy.

    We aren't a great footy team.

    Get over it.

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    Weagles, Adleaide @ G, then North mean the next month contains three winnable games that would start to make our position in the 8 more secure. Win all 3 and we'll hit the Saints, Carlton, Essendon and the Pies with some confidence and momentum...

    Great draw this year.

    Carn the Dees

    5.5 - 1.5 would be an incredible position to be in, be 2nd or 3rd on the ladder, it is doable

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    To use video game parlance, we have got through "Level 1" ( the first 4 games) with a score, 2.5 wins, slightly above expectations. We now come to level 2 (Weagles to North)... then Level 3... long season, etc... but we're doing OK.

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    Thanks Dean Bailey. I'm sure we're getting in the players head. After 6 years of spending only consecutive weeks with a spoon of the wooden variety you'd think supporters would be able to enjoy any success, but nope stuie is here to shut every one down.

    Cheers buddy.

    Mate, if we're in the 8 after round 10 the beers are on me, just think you need to look at the circumstances so far.

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    Right now we honestly need to look at winning at least 2 and possibly all 3 of the next 3 games. Wet Coke are the obvious possible loss, they're playing really well, but Adelaide and Norf are both highly beatable right now.

    If we drop two or god forbid all three the finals are a write-off.

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    Mate, if we're in the 8 after round 10 the beers are on me, just think you need to look at the circumstances so far.

    We have been poor and we have taken 10 points from a possible 16...

    Circumstances are telling me that there is plenty of improvement to be had, and that the players, while being poor, have not torpedoed their season, they have found a way to stay in games and found a way to, despite their poor form, draw, win, and win.

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    Listening to Aaron Davey it became apparent that they shall be setting another goal for the next set of games from Weagles (Rd 5) through to the next Bye (Rd 16).

    If we can win 5 of these 10 games we should still be in the hunt.

    Gonna have to improve...

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    We have been poor and we have taken 10 points from a possible 16...

    Circumstances are telling me that there is plenty of improvement to be had, and that the players, while being poor, have not torpedoed their season, they have found a way to stay in games and found a way to, despite their poor form, draw, win, and win.

    Think it's Demitriou that has kept our season alive so far... If we start hitting decent teams with our current form we could be in trouble

    Very handy draw, could be the thing that helps us find our feet this year, let's hope

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    Think it's Demitriou that has kept our season alive so far... If we start hitting decent teams with our current form we could be in trouble

    Very handy draw, could be the thing that helps us find our feet this year, let's hope

    I think the Fat Controller has been very impressed with the Jim Stynes led recovery, so we have been given some chances from above. Small but there...North Melbourne on the other hand.....

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    Yeah, I don't see the need to care where we're on the ladder at round 4. I'll wait until round 15 to get excited at any possible top-8 positioning.

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