Round 12: Non-MFC games

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,584]

Freo no gd in the wet, no gd without sandilands they are in massive trouble and guess what we lost two both of them FML???

[What 18,810]

Tipped GOld Coast to make the 8 in the preseason... not looking so ridiculous now they are 5-6 and play Carlton next week at home.

[SaberFang 7,151]

1 minute ago, Win4theages said:

who have they played no one.

Exactly, very favorable draw due to 2016 ladder position and have beaten up on very ordinary teams for the first half of the season.

They're enjoying another false sense of accomplishment, as they did in 2014. Their list is very ordinary once you get past Ryder, Wines and Gray. Wingard epitomises their downhill skiing mentality.

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,584]

and Hawks FML???

[Adzman 2,153]

When you watch these other games you start to realise how much ground we have made up in the past 24 months. Our best footy is up there with some of the better sides.

Port are not the juggernaut their percentage suggests.

[McQueen 17,864]

Toumpas plays in a constant state of self-preservation. 

[Ethan Tremblay 30,033]

I'm glad Basil reminds us twice a minute of Essendon's lead, I'd forget otherwise. 

[dees189227 12,159]

Did you see at the start of the game where the ex bomber players with there kids as part of the James Turd academy? Wonder what that academy involves. Hopefully no needles. 

Well it would be great if melbourne came out on monday and started the game like that. I think port were doomed from the start when there stupid cheersquad didnt have the banner ready and port had to wait. How does that happen by the way? Maybe they were still on sa time 1/2 hr behind. 

But this weekend has been strange. Port getting thrashed, freo getting , sydney doing it easily against the dogs. The way things are going Carlton are a chance to upset gws tomorrow. 

Edited June 10, 2017 by dees189227

[beelzebub 23,200]

The whole competition needs swabbing !!

[SaberFang 7,151]

2 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I'm glad Basil reminds us twice a minute of Essendon's lead, I'd forget otherwise. 

That's the Seven commentator mantra. State the bleedingly obvious.

[McQueen 17,864]

By the looks of the ladder just then, if we beat the Pies by 80 odd points, we should go past Port and end up in 5th position.

 

[SaberFang 7,151]

2 minutes ago, McQueen said:

By the looks of the ladder just then, if we beat the Pies by 80 odd points, we should go past Port and end up in 5th position.

 

Let's just focus on beating them, forget the percentage.

There were identical posts before the Fremantle, Hawthorn and North Melbourne games and look what happened.

[The heart beats true 17,815]

I really hate the way Goddard screams at his teammates. It's totally unnecessary, reeks of self preservation, and displays why he'll never be a leader.

If I played alongside him i'd tell him to pull his neck in (and he'd probably yell back at me 'What the [censored] are you doing out here! You're an overweight 39 year old with no left foot who only runs one way').

Edited June 10, 2017 by The heart beats true

[Nasher 33,607]

1 minute ago, SaberFang said:

Let's just focus on beating them, forget the percentage.

There were identical posts before the Fremantle, Hawthorn and North Melbourne games and look what happened.

To be fair, I don't think it was the focus of Demonland posts that caused those results.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Just now, Nasher said:

To be fair, I don't think it was the focus of Demonland posts that caused those results.

True, I just feel it's just a mindset thing. After so many years of mediocrity, just securing that W is gold.

Like Roosy used to say, the percentage looks after itself (and fortunately ours is quite healthy with all those close losses).

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

1 hour ago, Nasher said:

Yep - it's not possible for Port to lose by enough to get their % down near ours unfortunately, already did the calc.  Such a topsy turvey team, they don't look good enough to have dealt out massive beltings.

I was thinking more about Essdrug %. Really don't want them up near us on 110....or similar..

[Nasher 33,607]

2 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

I was thinking more about Essdrug %. Really don't want them up near us on 110....or similar..

For some reason I thought when I looked before we were a game clear, but no.  So yeah, their % is probably more relevant.

[jane02 3,687]

I really cannot stomach seeing Essendon thrashing any team.

[dees189227 12,159]

the bummers will move into the 8. I cannot stress the importance of how important the win on monday is. Players are u listening? 

[Nasher 33,607]

1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

the bummers will move into the 8. I cannot stress the importance of how important the win on monday is. Players are u listening? 

For what it's worth, on current score, Essendon will finish the round outside the 8 regardless of who wins out of us and Collingwood (unless it's a draw).  If they kick another goal, only an MFC win will keep them out.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Unfortunately Essendon have an advantage over us in the race for a finals campaign: they were gifted an easier draw after artificially finishing dead last in 2016.

That means more games against against crap opposition, more opportunities for percentage boosters and in such an even season that's critical.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

4 minutes ago, Nasher said:

For what it's worth, on current score, Essendon will finish the round outside the 8 regardless of who wins out of us and Collingwood (unless it's a draw).  If they kick another goal, only an MFC win will keep them out.

What's their % now Nash?

[Lord Travis 10,492]

3 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Unfortunately Essendon have an advantage over us in the race for a finals campaign: they were gifted an easier draw after artificially finishing dead last in 2016.

That means more games against against crap opposition, more opportunities for percentage boosters and in such an even season that's critical.

They might have an easy run home, but we were gifted an easy run for the first half of the season. We didn't even have to leave Melbourne for the first two months. The fact we weren't able to capitalise on our easy first half draw is disappointing as we should be well entrenched in the 8 now.

[Nasher 33,607]

1 minute ago, Wadda We Sing said:

What's their % now Nash?

102.62% with Hooker lining up for goal.

[Nasher 33,607]

Just now, Nasher said:

102.62% with Hooker lining up for goal.

Hooker point: 102.71%