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4 hours ago, mrtwister said:

Especially if it's at the MCG. They only play there once all season.

That's amazing how that happens seeing as there are four teams whose home ground it is and another four or so who play some home games there.

 

If we lose to Brisbane next week on our home ground it will be an absolute disgrace and a worse loss than the essendon one. We should be able to beat that rabble by 10 goals. 

 
8 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

If we lose to Brisbane next week on our home ground it will be an absolute disgrace and a worse loss than the essendon one. We should be able to beat that rabble by 10 goals. 

 

they'll be looking to 'rebound' next week. we seem to get that a lot.

24 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Geez the lions are copping a pasting. Drag there confidence even lower so they are flat next week.

The tigs are up by 5 points at 1/2 time and the fans are getting excited. We all know the swans will roll over them after 1/2 time and deflate them. By the way I just came home from work and that was around 8 and a tigs fan in a jumper and hat was on my train. Not sure if he was coming home from the game or not. 

Fox had a great graphic last week which showed how Richmond tend to stay in games until about half way through Q3 then completely fall apart. Their scoreworms from multiple games this year all painted the same picture.

I'd bet anything Richmond lose this, and by no narrow margin.


25 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

 

they'll be looking to 'rebound' next week. we seem to get that a lot.

We've got to worry about the dogs first, then shift our attention to the Lions after, hey?

 

I want to see Sydney lose purely because I don't want the teams above us continually winning, but... I also want Richmond to lose. All the time. It's just amazing.

Just now, Sir Why You Little said:

Not a great fan of the Swanettes either...

Me either, but it's Richmond.  My hatred for them is higher than that of the Swans.

1 minute ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Not a great fan of the Swanettes either...

Truly the only positive outcome at this point is a draw.


Just now, SaberFang said:

Truly the only positive outcome at this point is a draw.

Or there's a power outage and they have to call the game a no contest so nobody gets any points

Just as an aside, Luke Parker has royally screwed my Supercoach team tonight.  I was ranked 93... and his rubbish performance, and my dumb decision to make him captain, will finish off my season.  Not happy Jan!

Just now, DemonAndrew said:

impressive, wiseblood.

 

swans-tigers is good to watch, and that's all that matters.

I was ranked 10th last week.  Thought I was going okay.  All gone to pot now!

38 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Hopefully their rebound is amazing as Gold Coast's was.

Or Richmond's, or Collingwood's.

That's three wins, IMO, against sides on the "rebound".

Notwithstanding what happens tomorrow, no excuses next week.


Just now, DemonAndrew said:

swans have not been that impressive tonight.

 

they've done 'enough'. sort of like the hawks earlier today.

Struggled to beat Brisbane a fortnight ago, too, plus couldn't shake Essendon in the first half last week.

Yet, unfortunately, despite playing in close games, Hawthorn is 6-2 and Sydney could well be 7-1 in 10 minutes.

It's an even competition but not yet even enough I don't think.

 

The Richmond game has been terribly over-umpired by paying far too many soft free kicks.

The result is they are missing other soft free kicks and immediately becoming far too inconsistent.


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