Bye Round 11 - Non MFC Games

[CanberraDemon 214]

Can't believe we lost to this Kangapoo side - they really are a terrible team that should be forced to fold so a team can be set up in Tassie!

[spirit of norm smith 16,591]

FFS. how did the Kangas beat us.

Tigers just booked a finals spot.

Only spot by my calcs to be changed from current top 8 is Freo. Have to hope Eagles beat them in their "Derby".

[hells bells 2,023]

I'd love to run into Richmond in the finals.  

[Schneider 220]

22 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Tigers just booked a finals spot.

Only spot by my calcs to be changed from current top 8 is Freo. Have to hope Eagles beat them in their "Derby".

Seems a bit early to predict? West Coke has a hard run in with really patchy form.

23 minutes ago, hells bells said:

I'd love to run into Richmond in the finals.  

I'm still hoping for a fade away and a 9th finish, so I'm more than happy not to see them in the finals (provided we are the ones in the finals!)

[MudDogs Gawn Win.. someday 499]

4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Give up and go on the end of season trip already??

Until we can beat teams we should. Might as well.

[Sir Why You Little 37,166]

Just now, Mud Dogs Gonna Win said:

Until we can beat teams we should. Might as well.

That's Goodwin's Job this year!!

the club CEO said at the years opener that we were playing for finals

12 matches to go. 48 points up for grabs

[Ash35 425]

1 hour ago, Ted Fidge said:

Smashing a plate of chips or whatever is the poor man's passion and leadership. Any idiot can take the easy way out and show pretend passion like that. Doesn't give him any points with me.

So you think Goddard doesn't really care, he just pretends?

[hemingway 7,631]

48 minutes ago, hells bells said:

I'd love to run into Richmond in the finals.  

Well, all credit to the Tiges. So far they have outperformed a lot of clubs including the Demons, and in so doing made many eat their words. 

They are playing well, with some genuinely good players, some stars and a strong belief in themselves. And, you would have to say, well coached.

They seem to be well balanced with a good mix of players doing their job. 

I wrote them off at the start of the season, but they are going very nicely.

[Sir Why You Little 37,166]

2 minutes ago, Ash35 said:

So you think Goddard doesn't really care, he just pretends?

He had a sh!thouse 300th

Brendon cares about Brendon, it's pretty easy to work out

Brendon thinks he is a great leader, but i wouldn't put him in that category. 

[Deestroy All 14,266]

47 minutes ago, Ash35 said:

So you think Goddard doesn't really care, he just pretends?

He's a [censored]. 

Heppell must be embarrassed that he has to babysit a grown man. 

[bandicoot 1,395]

3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

FFS. how did the Kangas beat us.

Tigers just booked a finals spot.

Only spot by my calcs to be changed from current top 8 is Freo. Have to hope Eagles beat them in their "Derby".

Would be thrilled to play Richmond in the finals. Most over rated team in the 8.

freo will struggle to make it and west coast aren't  a  shoe in either. 

They play 7 more games at home and considering their form might only win 5.

That puts them at 11 wins, short of the 12/13 required. Dees fate is in their own hands 

Also leaves the door right open for essendon and saints. Essendon will need to win 7 from 11 and saints like Melbourne 7 from 12.

 

 

Edited June 3, 2017 by bandicoot

[bandicoot 1,395]

2 hours ago, hemingway said:

Well, all credit to the Tiges. So far they have outperformed a lot of clubs including the Demons, and in so doing made many eat their words. 

They are playing well, with some genuinely good players, some stars and a strong belief in themselves. And, you would have to say, well coached.

They seem to be well balanced with a good mix of players doing their job. 

I wrote them off at the start of the season, but they are going very nicely.

And a non existent injury list.

[M_9 2,091]

4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

FFS. how did the Kangas beat us.

...

From memory we didn't have a ruckman. Pretty sure we were missing a key forward also. It would have been nice to see Bernie puke on Higgins, rather than the grass.

[What 18,810]

GWS are 9-2, a game clear on top of the ladder. They have the following players on the injury list - 

Matt Buntine - season

Steven Coniglio - 8 weeks

Brett Deledio -  TBC

Ryan Griffen - 4 weeks

Nick Haynes - 4 weeks

Jacob Hopper - 2 weeks

Steve Johnson - 1 week

Adam Kennedy - season

Rory Lobb - 1 week

Devon Smith - 5 weeks

Will Setterfield - 3-4 weeks

 

This is frightening. They could win the next 6 flags. 

Edited June 3, 2017 by Petraccattack

[brendan 3,437]

I hope GWS win the flag this year for the simple fact that once they do I think you will see players wanting to come home to vic, makes it much easier to leave for money once you have a flag under your belt 

[monoccular 17,588]

10 hours ago, hells bells said:

I'd love to run into Richmond in the finals.  

I'd love to run into anyone in the finals, because it would mean we were back into finals after far too long.

[Adzman 2,154]

7 hours ago, bandicoot said:

Would be thrilled to play Richmond in the finals. Most over rated team in the 8.

freo will struggle to make it and west coast aren't  a  shoe in either. 

They play 7 more games at home and considering their form might only win 5.

That puts them at 11 wins, short of the 12/13 required. Dees fate is in their own hands 

Also leaves the door right open for essendon and saints. Essendon will need to win 7 from 11 and saints like Melbourne 7 from 12.

 

 

Agree. Richmond are just a turd rolled in glitter right now. Our best Vs our is a no contest.

Essendon won't make it. They are as overrated as anyone in the AFL right now. Saints have shown glimpses just like us, and should push for a spot in the 8.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

9 hours ago, hemingway said:

Well, all credit to the Tiges. So far they have outperformed a lot of clubs including the Demons, and in so doing made many eat their words. 

They only beat us because we were down two players including our ruckman.

This is the most even season in living memory, Richmond aren't as good as their position suggestions and Sydney aren't as bad.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

2 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

GWS are 9-2, a game clear on top of the ladder. They have the following players on the injury list - 

Matt Buntine - season

Steven Coniglio - 8 weeks

Brett Deledio -  TBC

Ryan Griffen - 4 weeks

Nick Haynes - 4 weeks

Jacob Hopper - 2 weeks

Steve Johnson - 1 week

Adam Kennedy - season

Rory Lobb - 1 week

Devon Smith - 5 weeks

Will Setterfield - 3-4 weeks

 

This is frightening. They could win the next 6 flags. 

The scary part is they have butchered a few drafts along the way too.

[Nasher 33,617]

2 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

GWS are 9-2, a game clear on top of the ladder. They have the following players on the injury list - 

Matt Buntine - season

Steven Coniglio - 8 weeks

Brett Deledio -  TBC

Ryan Griffen - 4 weeks

Nick Haynes - 4 weeks

Jacob Hopper - 2 weeks

Steve Johnson - 1 week

Adam Kennedy - season

Rory Lobb - 1 week

Devon Smith - 5 weeks

Will Setterfield - 3-4 weeks

 

This is frightening. They could win the next 6 flags. 

Because Coniglio, Lobb and Smith are injured? The rest are past it old guys, run of the mill players and people the average fan will never have heard of.

[What 18,810]

40 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Because Coniglio, Lobb and Smith are injured? The rest are past it old guys, run of the mill players and people the average fan will never have heard of.

Well yes, add those three guys to a 9-2 team and it becomes even more dominant. 

Hopper and Setterfield are very talented, if they played for the MFC we would be talking them up as future superstars.  

[Sir Why You Little 37,166]

5 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Well yes, add those three guys to a 9-2 team and it becomes even more dominant. 

Hopper and Setterfield are very talented, if they played for the MFC we would be talking them up as future superstars.  

How marvellous....

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

10 hours ago, Ash35 said:

So you think Goddard doesn't really care, he just pretends?

I'd be more impressed if he went out and grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck, scored a goal, created a few more, generally revved up his team mates and dragged them over the line. Or died in the attempt.

The kind of thing that Danger, Kelly, Grey, etc, might have done.

Instead he jumper punched a plate of food. (It's a one percenter that doesn't show up on the stats sheet.) Then probably pointed at the broom cupboard and yelled at his team mates telling them how to hold the mop.

[Gator 17,500]

Haynes goes under the radar.  He's a big GWS out.

That said, the hype on GWS is overstated.  If anything they're overrated.

There's no standout team in the competition.  Even the notional top 4 are ordinary compared to previous years when there was a clear divide.

[Adam The God 30,451]

4 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

GWS are 9-2, a game clear on top of the ladder. They have the following players on the injury list - 

Matt Buntine - season

Steven Coniglio - 8 weeks

Brett Deledio -  TBC

Ryan Griffen - 4 weeks

Nick Haynes - 4 weeks

Jacob Hopper - 2 weeks

Steve Johnson - 1 week

Adam Kennedy - season

Rory Lobb - 1 week

Devon Smith - 5 weeks

Will Setterfield - 3-4 weeks

 

This is frightening. They could win the next 6 flags.

Didn’t you say the complete opposite yesterday?