Around the League Round 6

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, Petraccattack said:

Can anyone see the Top 8 changing from now til the end of the season?

 

I see it swapping entirely.  Norf, Whorethorn and West Coke won't even make the finals.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Realistically, North only need another 6 wins to play finals. But I agree with the sentiment; they haven't really beaten anyone good and we nearly beat them when we were 'on'.

Gold Coast easily the biggest pretenders though, nowhere near it and we will certainly finish above them on the ladder. 

[old dee 23,492]

After six rounds two things stand out to me.

- how did we let Essendrug beat us

- beating the Tigers now looks like no big deal they are destined for the bottom six.

[What 18,810]

1 hour ago, america de cali said:

WC are preparing Buckley's termination papers.

Not so fast ADC

10 points in it now. I want the Pies to win, can not stand West Coke

[Ethan Tremblay 30,017]

Shuey being tackled around the waste, throws his head and body back and receives a free. When the MRP review the games, the player should be penalised, I thought this was already the case but never seems to happen.

Edited May 1, 2016 by Ethan Tremblay

[SaberFang 7,151]

Shuey is notorious for staging. It's long overdue that the MRP should start dishing out fines for that behaviour.

[What 18,810]

Just now, Ethan Tremblay said:

I don't, that will make them 3-3 with us.

It would also make Meth Coke 3-3 though, and we'd only be out of the 8th by percentage

 

[SaberFang 7,151]

1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I don't, that will make them 3-3 with us.

But it also means West Coast are 3-3 with us and makes our chances of getting into the 8 far greater. So conflicted!

[Ethan Tremblay 30,017]

18 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

It would also make Meth Coke 3-3 though, and we'd only be out of the 8th by percentage

 

I think West Coast will still be up there, they're hard to beat at home. If Collingwood improve we could be fighting them for a spot around the 8-10 mark. I'd prefer Collingwood lose as many as possible, like it or not, West Coast will finish in the top 8.

I was thinking further ahead than just the end of this round.

Edited May 1, 2016 by Ethan Tremblay

[What 18,810]

16 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I think West Coast will still be up there, they're hard to beat at home. If Collingwood improve we could be fighting them for a spot around the 8-10 mark. I'd prefer Collingwood lose as many as possible, like it or not, West Coast will finish in the top 8.

I was thinking further ahead than just the end of this round.

Yeah true that... Eagles are flogging them now anyway,

[Deemented Are Go! 3,676]

Looks like we'll cosy up next to the poos & wees on the ladder. When was the last time that happened I wonder? 

[SaberFang 7,151]

Well, coincidence or not, every team who played Anzac Eve or Anzac Day lost this round.

Edited May 1, 2016 by SaberFang

[Lucifers Hero 38,982]

Ouch!  Big loosers are the AFL! 

4 of there so called 'power clubs' are in the bottom 6!

What's more can't see Ess, Pies, Blues or Tigers getting out of that 6. 

It gives me great joy to look down the ladder at them?

[titan_uranus 24,615]

3 hours ago, SaberFang said:

Realistically, North only need another 6 wins to play finals. But I agree with the sentiment; they haven't really beaten anyone good and we nearly beat them when we were 'on'.

Gold Coast easily the biggest pretenders though, nowhere near it and we will certainly finish above them on the ladder. 

Haven't beaten anyone good?

Only Adelaide and the Dogs.

I don't like North but give them credit, they're flying at the moment. They'll win their next three, too (St Kilda, Essendon, Carlton). It gets harder from there (Sydney (away), Richmond, Geelong, Hawthorn, Adelaide (away), West Coast (away)) and they end with three tough games (Hawthorn, Sydney, GWS) but they'll bank enough wins to make finals easily, top 4 almost certainly and possibly top 2, the way they're playing.

2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Ouch!  Big loosers are the AFL! 

4 of there so called 'power clubs' are in the bottom 6!

What's more can't see Ess, Pies, Blues or Tigers getting out of that 6. 

It gives me great joy to look down the ladder at them?

Collingwood's next two games are against Carlton and Brisbane. The Brisbane game is away but I think Collingwood will win both and be 4-4. Might push them up the ladder a bit.

The way they're playing, Carlton and Essendon won't win many more games for the year other than when they play themselves and Brisbane. They've both already lost to Gold Coast (though Essendon gets them again) and Carlton of course gets us, and we stink in those sorts of games. 

As for Richmond, I can't believe how poorly they're playing. Next two games are Hawthorn and Sydney - they traditionally play those sides well so we'll see what happens this year. Otherwise it will be 1-7 and a trip to Perth to play Fremantle who may well be winless at that point (GWS at home this week, Hawthorn in Tassie the week after).