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Heard an interview with Peter Gordon on SEN this morning talking about all the things he has to do as President to get all the off-field things and people set up for the GF. 

I think he said that Hawthorn are helping him.  Did anyone else hear that? 

I don't like giving Hawthorn credit for anything but if they are helping Gordon it is very magnanimous of them and great sportsmanship. 

 
  On 26/09/2016 at 00:45, Lucifer's Hero said:

Heard an interview with Peter Gordon on SEN this morning talking about all the things he has to do as President to get all the off-field things and people set up for the GF. 

I think he said that Hawthorn are helping him.  Did anyone else hear that? 

I don't like giving Hawthorn credit for anything but if they are helping Gordon it is very magnanimous of them and great sportsmanship. 

Yeah I heard it, and it's exactly how you say. Gordon admitted that there are numerous off-field things to put in place, and the Hawks are helping them out, as they have staff who are experienced with GF week. Great gesture by the Hawks. 

 

  On 26/09/2016 at 00:25, daisycutter said:

where does this 1 game in a month come from? they had 2 weeks not playing. that's 2 games in a month

Geelong played on 27 Aug, 9 Sep and 23 Sep.

That is pretty much 1 month with 1 game.

 
  On 26/09/2016 at 01:01, jnrmac said:

Geelong played on 27 Aug, 9 Sep and 23 Sep.

That is pretty much 1 month with 1 game.

you've lost me jnr :huh:   4 games in august, 2 games in september

Have to feel for Bob Murphy.  Heart and soul, loyal as they come.

Would be like us getting to the GF and Jonesy missing out.  Unimaginably heartbreaking.

 


 

  On 26/09/2016 at 01:01, jnrmac said:

Geelong played on 27 Aug, 9 Sep and 23 Sep.

That is pretty much 1 month with 1 game.

 

  • They along with GWS also played 0 games in 1 month in September 2015, might have also been a factor. Both preliminary final hosts were 10th and 11th the year before
  • Both away winning preliminary finalists were in the finals last year and have better win/loss records over 2 years.
  • Geelong and GWS last regular season game at the MCG and Spotless respectively, weren't very good performances. Geelong dismal against Richmond. GWS losing to WCE
  • 1-6 was separated by 4 points for the first time ever. 7th 4 points below 6th.
  • 7th had the same points as Brisbane in 2003

There are so many variables in this debate that make the one years sample size irrelevant. This was always going to be the most likely year we see two teams with the week off, losing. Need a bigger sample size to judge the effect of the bye week.

BUT if the incentive is to reproduce the incredible week 1 spectacle of fresh clubs going hard at it with 3 of the best matches of the year and discover if preliminary final was an anomaly or unfair to the prelim hosts, then it's a far better incentive than kneejerk scrapping the bye because two home preliminary finalists lost

  On 26/09/2016 at 01:20, daisycutter said:

you've lost me jnr :huh:   4 games in august, 2 games in september

Not sure whether you are taking the mickey or not but there are a number of media commentators who are using that analogy. If you can't see that there is almost a 4 week period where they played 1 game I can't help you :)

  On 26/09/2016 at 05:08, jnrmac said:

Not sure whether you are taking the mickey or not but there are a number of media commentators who are using that analogy. If you can't see that there is almost a 4 week period where they played 1 game I can't help you :)

no mickey, jnr. i just can't see it. i can't see a period of time between 2 games of nearly a month. maybe you were listening to brian taylor?

 
  On 26/09/2016 at 06:04, daisycutter said:

no mickey, jnr. i just can't see it. i can't see a period of time between 2 games of nearly a month. maybe you were listening to brian taylor?

This might help you.

https://www.calendar-12.com/days_between_dates

1 game in 3 weeks and 6 days. You should have studied harder in school :roos:

  On 26/09/2016 at 06:30, jnrmac said:

This might help you.

https://www.calendar-12.com/days_between_dates

1 game in 3 weeks and 6 days. You should have studied harder in school :roos:

actually it's 3 weeks and 5 days (the day before the next game)

and on that day it becomes 2 games in 3 weeks and 6 days which is still less than a month

and on that day it also becomes 3 games in 3 weeks and 7 days which is also less than a month (an avg month in football season being 4 weeks 2.5 days)

 

so, i find it very misleading to say 1 game in a month conveniently ignoring the day before and after, and still being short of a month

anyway, i now know where you are coming from. (btw i didn't need to study hard at school ;)

 


Good to see someone from inside the kennel give Macca due credit for positioning the dogs for their GF tilt: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/western-bulldogs/jason-johannisen-says-former-western-bulldogs-coach-brendan-mccartney-had-big-influence/news-story/38a0017a2ed6234ffd2867c70d607c22

“Macca had a big influence on the young players because he did have a good game-style and he taught us a lot about contested ball, which we pride ourselves on...“He had a big impact on that. The foundation was there and Bevo (Luke Beveridge) has put that extra touch and extra belief into the players that we can play some good footy.”

It seems that what Beveridge brought to the dogs was his relationship skills with the players.  By all accounts Goodwin has that with our players.  Goodwin and Macca: the yin and the yang. 

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