Round 22 - Around the Grounds

[Jaded No More 68,263]

Is there a single team in the 8 who is actually good?

[Cards13 9,117]

If Norf kicked straight they'd be in front. Swannies need a half time orange to get back on track. 

[John Demonic 5,554]

2 minutes ago, trout said:

Kangaroos getting on top, Buddy struggling with a rib injury

But predictably missing every shot on goal like they do every week when they're on top.

[SaberFang 7,151]

1 minute ago, Jaded said:

Is there a single team in the 8 who is actually good?

Sydney have looked very good but they've had some howlers along the way. Losing to Richmond after the siren was embarrassing, as was that other game they lost in the dying seconds (forget who they were playing). Brisbane nearly toppled them as well, so they're inconsistent.

Not a great day to be inconsistent though, if they give up top spot on the ladder due to Norf they'll never live it down.

[Clintosaurus 7,610]

Norf getting their weekly help from the umps.

[trout 385]

8 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Is this game being played on a wet ground?

It dead set looks like its a slow mo replay. 

Was some rain in the first qtr.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Just now, Clintosaurus said:

Norf getting their weekly help from the umps.

That happens when your whole team is full of divers and the umpires are too incompetent to call it for what it is.

[loges 6,767]

You can never rely on other sides losing

[SaberFang 7,151]

1 minute ago, loges said:

You can never rely on other sides losing

Exactly, it's a bit Richmond-esque to fall into finals off the back of other teams losing. Disappointed if North gets up today, but Sydney will rue the loss more than we will. Could cost them a premiership if they throw away a home final in the top 4.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

13 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Is there a single team in the 8 who is actually good?

If by a miracle we get into the finals we're a chance.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Seriously, why is it at the Olympics I can see the sweat on an athletes eyelash on the replay, but on afl the all important score review cameras are as clear as mud. Like if you are going to employ technology, try googling cameras ffs.

[SaberFang 7,151]

2 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Seriously, why is it at the Olympics I can see the sweat on an athletes eyelash on the replay, but on afl the all important score review cameras are as clear as mud. Like if you are going to employ technology, try googling cameras ffs.

$$$$$$$$

[What 18,810]

Would be nice if Sydney started trying.

[Sir Why You Little 36,701]

Just now, SaberFang said:

$$$$$$$$

Commissioner Wages are more important

[SaberFang 7,151]

3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Commissioner Wages are more important

And Gil's Christmas bonus.

[titan_uranus 24,790]

16 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

A very average/lucky team is going to win the Grand Final this year.  While the season's been even and exciting, there isn't the high quality team or two that we've enjoyed watching for the last ten years.

Someone's gonna get lucky. 

I'd much rather an even and exciting home and away season, finals series and GF than any of those dominated by a dominant Hawthorn, or Geelong, or Brisbane, etc.

There has still been high quality football played this year by each member of the top 8 (except North).

1 hour ago, Petraccattack said:

Hope the Tigers beat the Saints.

Saints can mathematically still make the finals, even though its not being taken seriously.  All they need is to win the next two by big margins (vs Tigers, Lions), and North to lose both by big margins (vs Sydney, GWS) and for us to lose one of the next two.

If they [censored] the Tigers today by a huge margin they will be up and about ...shudder.

St Kilda is -155 in points for vs against, meaning they would have two win their two games by a joint margin of 155 to get their percentage back to 100.

North's points differential is 143 so they would have to lose both games by a joint margin of 143 to get their percentage down to 100.

Long story short, those are not good odds for St Kilda, the more so given the two margins in the two games so far are 12 and 23.

[SaberFang 7,151]

1 minute ago, titan_uranus said:

St Kilda is -155 in points for vs against, meaning they would have two win their two games by a joint margin of 155 to get their percentage back to 100.

North's points differential is 143 so they would have to lose both games by a joint margin of 143 to get their percentage down to 100.

Long story short, those are not good odds for St Kilda, the more so given the two margins in the two games so far are 12 and 23.

Yes, rather predictably Norf have turned today's game into a low-scoring piece of [censored] scrap, to prevent any bleeding of their percentage. They know they'll probably lose both games, so they'll keep the margin as shallow as they possibly can. 

Christ I despite Norf.

[Phadraig 760]

McCartin has broken his collarbone

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

1 minute ago, SaberFang said:

Yes, rather predictably Norf have turned today's game into a low-scoring piece of [censored] scrap, to prevent any bleeding of their percentage. They know they'll probably lose both games, so they'll keep the margin as shallow as they possibly can. 

They're not that clever, they're just rubbish.

[SaberFang 7,151]

4 minutes ago, Rafiki said:

McCartin has broken his collarbone

Geez, feel for the kid. What a horror run he's having this year between concussions and injury.

[rjay 24,660]

Been watching a bit of the Richmond/St Kilda game with a Tiges mate.

I know this gets said a bit but this one would have to be the worst exhibition (I use the word loosely) of football I've ever seen played by supposed AFL teams...

There are not only turnovers but triple and quadruple turnovers...how did the Saints ever beat us???

[Diamond_Jim 12,380]

Big quarter coming up here

Needs to be a 25 point win (75-50) to the Swans

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

18 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

$$$$$$$$

I wouldn't have thought a couple of hi res cameras would be out of the question in a multi million or billion or whatever it is tv rights deal..

[SaberFang 7,151]

2 minutes ago, rjay said:

There are not only turnovers but triple and quadruple turnovers...how did the Saints ever beat us???

Saints are rubbish outside of Etihad, and we played them there twice. If one of those games had been at the G (and not after the NT game) I'm confident about the outcome.

[Demon Jack 6,744]

At the Tigers vs Saints game at the moment with a mate. Richmond just quite possibly played the worst half of any team that I've seen this year. Saints aren't looking too flash either.