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Poll Time: The Run Home

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  1. 1. We are sitting on 6 wins and 5 losses. We have 11 matches to go in the Home and Away season. How many wins will we end up with?

    • 16 +
      1
    • 13 - 15
      89
    • 10 - 12
      108
    • 7 - 9
      4
    • 6
      2

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Next 3 weeks are ENORMOUS. If we can't win at least 1 there's no chance we are a finals team

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    50% of voters are selling us short. There is no reason to lack optimism this season. 

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    Yep know more next week

    We can win them all just need the players to recognise that.

    They play with the same endeavour and determination for 4 quarters that they display for some periods and the coaches select and set strategies for specific opponents. What could be easier?

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    4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Who said 6???

    I for one did.  it's classically 50/50 atm.  Very easy to mount a case to say we might win 7/8 I understand however the season is THAT even that games against the Bullies, Weagles, Port, Swannies  arent a gift.  Carlton are starting to play a decent game..dont ink that in straight away..Should win....but there's lots of games we SHOULD win  I expect to beat the Aints...again :)  danger game...Pies last round..we'll be playing for a decent spot in finals perhaps..they will wont us as a scalp seeing they WONT make finals.

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    Just so hard to put a finger on it.

    Going by recent form and the way we deal with expectation against better sides, we might end up winning another 7.

    Or we could crumble. 

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    32 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

    Next 3 weeks are ENORMOUS. If we can't win at least 1 there's no chance we are a finals team

    At the start of the season I pencilled in the next month as being a barometer of where we're at regardless of how many wins we're on at the time. 10-12 for mine.

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    who'd put there house on winning 8 ?   7?   :unsure:

     

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    I voted 7 - 9 because I didn't read the poll question correctly.

    I think we will win 7 to 9 more games in a really st one finish to the year.

    Please edit if possible.

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    I think we are a chance to win the next 2, if we did that imagine the crowd on a Friday night v the swans would be a massive game 

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    In some years of past there might simply be a nod to Mfcss in not considering a healthy finish to a season. In many seasons there are distinct trends. Teams have played,won, lost according to the nap of the play, as it were. This year is just bizarre. Pick A ...bound to be B etc. Anyone and everyone is winning/losing against conventional opinion.

    Tossing coins is proving as accurate a method as any.

    Picking the run home ? :rolleyes: ... Where's the dartboard ?

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    54 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    I for one did.  it's classically 50/50 atm.  Very easy to mount a case to say we might win 7/8 I understand however the season is THAT even that games against the Bullies, Weagles, Port, Swannies  arent a gift.  Carlton are starting to play a decent game..dont ink that in straight away..Should win....but there's lots of games we SHOULD win  I expect to beat the Aints...again :)  danger game...Pies last round..we'll be playing for a decent spot in finals perhaps..they will wont us as a scalp seeing they WONT make finals.

    We're already on 6 so by selecting 6 you're saying we won't win another game.

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    1 minute ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    We're already on 6 so by selecting 6 you're saying we won't win another game.

    There are twelve games left !

    Not sure about your maths Dr

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    Just did the AFL.com ladder predictor (a flawed exercise I know).  Tried to be as realistic as possible

    Had the Demons finishing 6th with 12 wins and 112%

    It was a scary exercise though, as the 8 changes so much from week to week.  For example with three rounds left I had us in 11th position before winning the last three games.  Going into Round 22 with two games left,  Essendon, Collingwood and West Coast were all in my eight.

    After the last game all three were out, replaced by Melbourne, Gold Coast and Richmond.

    This is gonna be a scary run home, but awesome too. Just thank heavens were are in the hunt finally after a decade.

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    I think we have 4 games we should win and 4 more we are a good chance in so I went for 6 more wins.  that would see us have a bad patch coming up, being out of the 8 but then maybe sneaking in at the end.  

    Gawn and Hogan are the X factors that can get us more consistent and winning more

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    47 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    Just did the AFL.com ladder predictor (a flawed exercise I know).  Tried to be as realistic as possible

    Had the Demons finishing 6th with 12 wins and 112%

    It was a scary exercise though, as the 8 changes so much from week to week.  For example with three rounds left I had us in 11th position before winning the last three games.  Going into Round 22 with two games left,  Essendon, Collingwood and West Coast were all in my eight.

    After the last game all three were out, replaced by Melbourne, Gold Coast and Richmond.

    This is gonna be a scary run home, but awesome too. Just thank heavens were are in the hunt finally after a decade.

    We can't afford a hiding in any of the remaining games as percentage is going to be so, so crucial this year.

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    1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

    There are twelve games left !

    Not sure about your maths Dr

    Bub, I think the poll question is how many wins in total at the end of H&A 2016; not how many games between now and end of H&A.

    I for one had to read it twice, then realised we couldn't get 16 wins from the last 11 games.  

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    6 minutes ago, small but forward said:

    Bub, I think the poll question is how many wins in total at the end of H&A 2016; not how many games between now and end of H&A.

    I for one had to read it twice, then realised we couldn't get 16 wins from the last 11 games.  

    Ah...i see. 

    I read it (poll ) same...how many by the eos.

    I answered for 12... hence the 6 more wins.

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    2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    I for one did.  it's classically 50/50 atm.  Very easy to mount a case to say we might win 7/8 I understand however the season is THAT even that games against the Bullies, Weagles, Port, Swannies  arent a gift.  Carlton are starting to play a decent game..dont ink that in straight away..Should win....but there's lots of games we SHOULD win  I expect to beat the Aints...again :)  danger game...Pies last round..we'll be playing for a decent spot in finals perhaps..they will wont us as a scalp seeing they WONT make finals.

    So you think we will 6 more or 6 total?

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    4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    Ah...i see. 

    I read it (poll ) same...how many by the eos.

    I answered for 12... hence the 6 more wins.

    Yep, me too! Should be good enough for me to have to cancel my overseas September holidays (Mrs. Small not going to be happy with that!!!)

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    We need some of our players to have a purple patch as the finals approaches.

    In our glory days I can recall the Feebey twins coming out of their shells and playing repeated blinders.

    I will be looking to Salem, Hunt and Petracca to deliver that magic. There is some real potential upside in this team.

    Darwin presents a real problem as a game on the road played in atrocious humidity. If we are doing well at that stage it will be interesting to see how we manage that game.

    By the way I voted for 5-6 more wins so I really have no idea.

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    2 hours ago, Chris said:

    So you think we will 6 more or 6 total?

    See above

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