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This umpiring... wow. I would want to kill myself right now if I was a Richmond supporter, I don't think Richmond have had one free kick all quarter? And North have had about 10?

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LOL

That was so much fun.

It was cruel. You have been watching too much GoT.

The Roos let Tigers fans think they had a good team for a quarter and then the Roos quartered them.

It was sadistic.

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junk time Jack Riewoldt

Worst Coleman medalist ever

Brett Deledio is an absolute frointrunning pea heart

Cotchin not far behind

As bad as its been in the last few years to follow the MFC I would never trade places with a Richmond supporter

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It was cruel. You have been watching too much GoT.

The Roos let Tigers fans think they had a good team for a quarter and then the Roos quartered them.

It was sadistic.

'Watching too much GoT" may be the dumbest thing you've ever said on here, rp'.

Excellent metaphor though, North were Ramsay Snow letting theon off the cross in the first half.

You are very right! I took too much joy out of Richmond's misery. I'm still reading puntroadend's match day thread with a maniacal grin.

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I'll be sick of Riewoldt wins the Coleman this year. He's a deadset [censored] and only scores at the end of games when the opposition has taken their foot off the pedal, and the outcome is set in stone.

Where's his leadership through the rest of the game? Pfft, and he wonders why they turfed him out of the leadership group.

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Thank god they made finals last year. It was clearly an abberation and they all believed the hype! It set them back a few trade seasons with re-building their list because they actually thought it was quality.

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I feel like it might be the most even flag race we've had in years. Sydney, Port Adelaide, Fremantle and Hawthorn (at full strength, anyway) are up there, and though Geelong's form is currently pretty poor, they're 8-3 and they've been written off before. Throw in Collingwood, who are also 7-3, plus the giant killer in North Melbourne (beaten Sydney in Sydney, Fremantle in Perth and Port Adelaide) and there's a legitimate 7-horse race for the flag.

Which of those clubs miss the top 4? Right now you'd say Geelong's not good enough, but if they finish 5th or 6th, who knows what they could do. Ditto North, who play their best against the best.

This comes up most years around this time. When the GF is run and won it's always seemed obvious who the premier would be. You can bet in the weeks leading up to finals that the media will again hype up teams outside the top 4 as legitimate chances, they aren't and never will be with the current finals system.

Sydney were the flavour of the month around this time last year until injuries hit home. That's going to be crucial as it always is. So whoever finishes top 4 (preferably top 2 with home advantaged interstate clubs involved) with a fit list will win it.

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This comes up most years around this time. When the GF is run and won it's always seemed obvious who the premier would be. You can bet in the weeks leading up to finals that the media will again hype up teams outside the top 4 as legitimate chances, they aren't and never will be with the current finals system.

Sydney were the flavour of the month around this time last year until injuries hit home. That's going to be crucial as it always is. So whoever finishes top 4 (preferably top 2 with home advantaged interstate clubs involved) with a fit list will win it.

And what happens if 2, 3 or all 4 of them finish with a fit list?

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Thank god they made finals last year. It was clearly an abberation and they all believed the hype! It set them back a few trade seasons with re-building their list because they actually thought it was quality.

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We leapfrogged them in the blink of an eye

Quite amazing considering where each team sat after 22 rounds last year

Melbourne were in the football wilderness coming off a deplorable 2 win, 50% season and had no coach and no hope, while Richmond had gone a very impressive 15-7 and were warming up for an Elimination final

Now we have Roos, a very solid list and a team that competes hard each week

Meanwhile Richmond are up [censored] creek without a paddle, an ordinary coach and a list full of recycled rejects

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And what happens if 2, 3 or all 4 of them finish with a fit list?

It will make for a very good last two weeks of the finals like 2004, 2005 & 2010. Although 04 & 05 for us as Dees were not good finals going straight out in elimination finals

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Actually on Sunday I was told (confidentially) that the Cats had pencilled in the 3 lossed before the season had started. The Swans loss was simply an abberation that happened. He conceded that Sydney do look like they are building a strong team. This 'insider' confidently predicted that the draw now opens up for the Cats and he figures on only 2 more losses between now and the end of the home and away. A Swans Cats grand final beckons apparently. No other team has the credentials I'm told. Hawks are done, Pies are not ready and Freo is too inconsistent away from Perth.

Apart from Season 2014 being just a 2 horse race the other key message for the football public is that Geelong will never bottom out, they will continue to be top 4 team for the foreseeable future as lifestyle (there's not much else to do down at sleepy hollow) and the plethora of outstanding local talent continues ad infinitum.

Anyway I thanked this Cats supporters for his pearls of wisdom and wondered what it would like to talk to a Dees support in 1963.....

lol... So your insider doesn't consider Port a chance?

Its a Port v Sydney grand final for me...

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