Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 23

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Freo did it much more blatantly last season

Knowing they almost certainly couldn’t be budged from third place on the ladder and facing another trip back to Victoria the next week to open the finals, the Dockers rested 12 players - Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Hayden Ballantyne, Nick Suban, Stephen Hill, Michael Walters, Zac Clarke, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne and Nat Fyfe – and then lost by 67 points to the 16th-placed Saints

How is it aceptable?

[beelzebub 23,382]

Load up!

it's Etihad...and Nth on a roll

I'll take your money...hey at least it'll come to another Dee !! lol

[old dee 23,870]

Watts to kick 5 goals and BOG.

The trade watts thread to be abandoned until round 2 next year.

Not sure what you had for morning tea BBP but don't have it again.

It is seriously affecting your judgment

[WhyAlwaysMe 237]

why doesn't the media s--t all over North for this, this is tanking in a far more more blatant way than what we were accused of

oh sorry is it only a bad thing to do if you are a truly carp side

pathetic

its only Tanking if you attempt to loose to gain an advantage ( i think) otherwise its match fixing. North have rested players to gain a advantage for next week, so it could be argued it is actually Tanking. Fast bowlers are regularly rested so are many other sportsmen in various other sports, seems ok to me as long as the players selected play to win.

[Redleg 41,409]

Freo did it much more blatantly last season

Knowing they almost certainly couldn’t be budged from third place on the ladder and facing another trip back to Victoria the next week to open the finals, the Dockers rested 12 players - Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Hayden Ballantyne, Nick Suban, Stephen Hill, Michael Walters, Zac Clarke, Garrick Ibbotson, Chris Mayne and Nat Fyfe – and then lost by 67 points to the 16th-placed Saints

When are they paying their $500k fine for that and having officials suspended?

[nutbean 8,838]

its only Tanking if you attempt to loose to gain an advantage ( i think) otherwise its match fixing. North have rested players to gain a advantage for next week, so it could be argued it is actually Tanking. Fast bowlers are regularly rested so are many other sportsmen in various other sports, seems ok to me as long as the players selected play to win.

Its only tanking if you actually lose.

[WhyAlwaysMe 237]

Its only tanking if you actually lose.

what happens if 2 teams attempt to lose the same game, 1 team would be guilty of Attempted Tanking, so I guess your rite.

[CityDee 738]

Last time for the year that I will believe that we can win . Against all common sense and probably dipping my toe in insanity juice I give us a chance. I enjoy being disappointed and having at least 1 day on the weekend ruined.

Goldstein is a decent out. Remember the game near end of season last year against the dogs, we showed some spirit. Id like to see that again malee or whatever it takes as well as competing like we should. If we do and hit the scoreboard early ( what am I saying ) we can win.

Regards in advance

Convalesced

[What 18,810]

has a team ever gone through an entire season without scoring 100 points in a match?

[picket fence 17,481]

Whooooaaaaaahh sheeit .....where was I ?????

I just dozed of and had an "Ariel"

"A strange Fantastic Dream"

I dreamt we not only won the game.... But Jordy"Skills" Mc Kenzie kicked 5 goals in a BOG Performance!??

Cheezus I must Nap more often after Dinner!!

Edited August 29, 2014 by picket fence

[Earl Hood 6,101]

Its only tanking if you actually lose.

From a goal after the siren!

[samcantstandya 1,057]

Its only tanking if you actually lose.

Exactly. Remember when Richmond won after the siren. We orchestrated that right???

[Pipefitter 2,163]

North could field 2 less players and still win by 10 goals. If we brought the effort that we had in the first half of the year we would be right in this but as usual the players have given up again in the last qtr of the year as we always do. It's amazing that happens when so many careers are on the line.