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Why Tanking is Smart: Connolly

Chris
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The one thing that comes to mind around the tanking issue is the 'falsification' for want of a better word that it has at the top end of the ladder which is something that could impact our ladder position at the end of round 23 (for the first time in a long time).

If we are fighting for a spot in the 8 in round 23 teams jostling for lower draft picks that would most likely win but don't  could put us in 9th at the end of the season...

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    15 minutes ago, DeeMfc said:

    The one thing that comes to mind around the tanking issue is the 'falsification' for want of a better word that it has at the top end of the ladder which is something that could impact our ladder position at the end of round 23 (for the first time in a long time).

    If we are fighting for a spot in the 8 in round 23 teams jostling for lower draft picks that would most likely win but don't  could put us in 9th at the end of the season...

    We just keep winning and we go up, not down

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    5 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    We just keep winning and we go up, not down

    That goes without saying but not really my point. 

    Ok. Let's say it's the reason we end up 5th instead of what rightfully should have been a prized top 4 spot.

    Another example. 2016 - tanking at the bowels of the ladder prevents the Bulldogs from making the 8....... 2017 - Bulldogs last premiership.......1954.

    Edited by DeeMfc

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    Just now, DeeMfc said:

    That goes without saying but not really my point. 

    Ok. Let's say it's the reason we end up 5th instead of what rightfully should have been a prized top 4 spot.

    Yes fair point, but each club has it's agenda. All clubs pull up stumps before the end of the season if they are out of contention. Players have surgeries etc. 

    Did we factor in the opposition feelings 10 years ago?

    we can make Top 4 if we win games like today and win them well

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    4 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Yes fair point, but each club has it's agenda. All clubs pull up stumps before the end of the season if they are out of contention. Players have surgeries etc. 

    Did we factor in the opposition feelings 10 years ago?

    we can make Top 4 if we win games like today and win them well

    The bolded above is part of my point. Also read my edited addition above.

     

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    1 minute ago, DeeMfc said:

    The bolded above is part of my point. Also read my edited addition above.

     

    But how do you stop it?

    bottom clubs are out of contention

    they are looking at 2018. That will always exist, unless the AFL offer bottom clubs $$$ Millions as an incentive to stay of the bottom

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    I was never trying to come up with a way to stop it. I was just mentioning the unfair nuance it has at the other end of the spectrum. No more, no less. 

     

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    1 minute ago, DeeMfc said:

    I was never trying to come up with a way to stop it. I was just mentioning the unfair nuance it has at the other end of the spectrum. No more, no less. 

     

    Fair enough. I call it a factor

    you can't get rid of bottom teams

    it's why losses against Freo at the 'G earlier this year makes us angry!!! :)

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    On 28/07/2017 at 6:01 PM, praha said:

    He didn't really do anything. He made a passing comment jokingly which was unprofessional and inappropriate, and granted, it's awkward that he comments on it now. But his comments today are completely reasonable and not at all supportive of tanking. If anything he offers a reasonable alternative to counter it.

    He did a lot at the time in question, along with CS.

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