Missed the first 1/2 of seven news tonight so presumably Clarry was a lead story...BUT

The main AFL news at the back had serious time on the club, and importantly, this lead angle was about this is a tough month that will decide are we Top 4.,  from Mark Stevens.

Not  - will we make the 8 ?  Why is this important.?

Just thought this was interesting , but more fodder for self belief on what's possible and the image of a club going somewhere.

The payoff is the reinforcement of the concept now the Demons are a " destination " club..

All this talk about the top 4 and winning the premiership is over the top.  

Tbh I am just want to make the 8 first then look at where we finish. 

We cannot get ahead of ourselves cause we all know what happens then. 

 

I don't think we will finish Top 4, but at the same time we deserve to be in the conversation for finishing there.  On our day, and without so many injuries, we can beat any of them and if I were the other 7 clubs in there at the moment I'd be worried about playing us come September.

We may not make it due to circumstances out of our control, but if we can win 1 of our next 2 games against two Top 4 sides then we are right in the hunt.

Having said that I'll be content with making finals this year!

Who cares what the media say? Seriously forget it. Let our work on the field do the talking. Everything else is pap.

I think we are good for another 3-4 wins. If that gets us top 8 I'll be happy. Any extra wins are probably a bonus from where we are 

To make top 4 we have to win 15/16 games which means we probably need to win 6/7 of our remaining 7 games.

To make it with less would require Port, Richmond and Saints to all have a lesser run and then there is Sydney .. one game behind us with a better percentage.

I just cannot see it happening

12 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

To make top 4 we have to win 15/16 games which means we probably need to win 6/7 of our remaining 7 games.

To make it with less would require Port, Richmond and Saints to all have a lesser run and then there is Sydney .. one game behind us with a better percentage.

I just cannot see it happening

Actually 14 wins with good % should get you in the top 4 this year. The key would be beating Port in addition to winning 4 other games. Certainly not impossible.

Brisbane, Filth, Aints and Norf are one's we have to win to be any chance of pushing for top 4 (and more importantly, also securing us a finals birth).

We'd need to win 2 out of Crows, PA and GWS to make the top 4. Probably beyond us, but you never know.

We're probably more likely to take a scalp from those 3 and drop one against a team we should beat.

Jesus this is so much better than talk of delistings and draft picks.....

 

 

Edited July 10, 20178 yr by Rocknroll

19 minutes ago, Rocknroll said:

Jesus this is so much better than talk of delistings and draft picks.....

 

 

Haven't cared about the draft for 2 years now. Didn't know too many player's in last year's draft, know even less in this years draft. The only kids i have really heard of are Rayner and Davies-Uniacke.

It's nice not to look at the draft until draft day!

I'm just glad we have improved, which is what i was hopping for this year; so any thing from here on in is a bonus

2 hours ago, DemonOX said:

All this talk about the top 4 and winning the premiership is over the top.  

Tbh I am just want to make the 8 first then look at where we finish. 

We cannot get ahead of ourselves cause we all know what happens then. 

 

Not a hell of a lot football-wise.  I'm pretty sure the posters on this board getting ahead of themselves will have little to no impact upon the team. 

6 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

Not a hell of a lot football-wise.  I'm pretty sure the posters on this board getting ahead of themselves will have little to no impact upon the team. 

This argument falls in deaf ears, Ralph. 

There's posters on this forum who actually believe that the root cause of us being irrelevant for so long is because the fans don't "demand better".

Collectively, we highly overrate our own influence on the club, even if some of us individually facepalm at the notion.

Fans, members, supporters: get as carried away as you want! Dream of a 2017 flag and share it with your fellow Demons if you want. The only thing at stake is your own emotional wellbeing; you are welcome to gamble on that if you want.

Or alternatively you can all wallow in your MFCSS

We are as likely, if not more, to miss the finals altogether than make the top 4.

I'm confident, though, that so long as we finish in the top 8 we can do damage. We can win a final from 8th, even if we are on the road (6-1 away from the G this year and 3-0 interstate so far).

3 hours ago, DemonOX said:

All this talk about the top 4 and winning the premiership is over the top.  

Tbh I am just want to make the 8 first then look at where we finish. 

We cannot get ahead of ourselves cause we all know what happens then. 

 

We cannot put a cap on things we all know what happens then.

2 hours ago, Rocknroll said:

Jesus this is so much better than talk of delistings and draft picks.....

 

 

only a couple of years ago we knew not only the names but heights weights and positions of every kid looking to go top 50. last year all of a sudden - no care factor... in Taylor we trust (fark he's been a huge get!) no need to fret our recruiters can do they're job. Even less care factor about the draft this year - only thoughts going forwards are how do we get Lever across and can we snag Jones jnr as well, all safe in the knowledge we will get the best kids we can.. not reach for someone that will still be available 2 rounds later.....

I had another crack at the ladder predictor and had us finishing 3rd behind gws and crows. I thought there's no way that's possible until I noticed who was in 9th.  Yep, you guessed it, tigers. It's a sign, it must be right, get excited people!

2 hours ago, Nasher said:

This argument falls in deaf ears, Ralph. 

There's posters on this forum who actually believe that the root cause of us being irrelevant for so long is because the fans don't "demand better".

Collectively, we highly overrate our own influence on the club, even if some of us individually facepalm at the notion.

Fans, members, supporters: get as carried away as you want! Dream of a 2017 flag and share it with your fellow Demons if you want. The only thing at stake is your own emotional wellbeing; you are welcome to gamble on that if you want.

The negatives will denounce our garbage management until the cows come home

The happy clappers will pronounce the past decade was all about heading towards the here and now.

 

It all means fark all when viewed through the Roos/Goodwin/Taylor lense.

If this team has a full list available, playing our brand of footy, at 100% for an entire game, we can raise the cup THIS YEAR, not next, or the one after that.

Times over the past decade, I honesty doubted I would ever think that again.

Its nice to put your arms around the missus, and scream your team home more often than not.

Party time 9 times this year and counting.

Happy days.

21 minutes ago, faultydet said:

The negatives will denounce our garbage management until the cows come home

The happy clappers will pronounce the past decade was all about heading towards the here and now.

 

It all means fark all when viewed through the Roos/Goodwin/Taylor lense.

If this team has a full list available, playing our brand of footy, at 100% for an entire game, we can raise the cup THIS YEAR, not next, or the one after that.

Times over the past decade, I honesty doubted I would ever think that again.

Its nice to put your arms around the missus, and scream your team home more often than not.

Party time 9 times this year and counting.

Happy days.

Your missus owes me a hug for the Jesse Hogan badge i sent her.

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

...

It all means fark all when viewed through the Roos/Goodwin/Taylor lense.

If this team has a full list available, playing our brand of footy, at 100% for an entire game, we can raise the cup THIS YEAR, not next, or the one after that.

...

Fixed it for you faultydet:

we can raise the cup THIS YEAR AND next AND the one after that

(You're welcome )

7 hours ago, faultydet said:

Its nice to put your arms around the missus, and scream your team home more often than not.

Lucky you.  My missus won't even sit in the same room as me while the demons are playing.

2 minutes ago, BigFez said:

Lucky you.  My missus won't even sit in the same room as me while the demons are playing.

My wife has turned to power off at the mains once to curtail my lunacy. I was getting a bit overwrought and emotional. It wasn't my fault though it was some umpires fault. 

2 hours ago, BigFez said:

Lucky you.  My missus won't even sit in the same room as me while the demons are playing.

Im usually ordered out of the room before quarter time 

2 hours ago, BigFez said:

Lucky you.  My missus won't even sit in the same room as me while the demons are playing.

This. I'm not complaining or blaming her, though, I do tend to carry on like a raving lunatic. It would be unpleasant if you're not invested in the same way.