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These are our winning/losing streaks as at the start of season 2018

ADELAIDE: Lost the last 1 (Last Win R8 2017)

BRISBANE LIONS: Won the last 3 (Last Loss R19 2014)

CARLTON: Won the last 2 (Last Loss R22 2016)

COLLINGWOOD: Lost the last 1 (Last Win R12 2017)

ESSENDON: Won the last 1 (Last Loss R2 2016)

FREMANTLE: Lost the last 1 (Last Win R16 2016)

GEELONG: Lost the last 2 (Last Win R12 2015)

GOLD COAST SUNS: Won the last 4 (Last Loss R5 2014)

GWS GIANTS: Lost the last 1 (Last Win R1 2016)

HAWTHORN: Lost the last 1 (Last Win R20 2016)

NORTH MELBOURNE: Lost the last 17 (Last Win R20 2006)

PORT ADELAIDE: Won the last 2 (Last Loss R10 2016)

RICHMOND: Lost the last 1 (Last Win R5 2016)

ST KILDA: Won the last 2 (Last Loss R17 2016)

SYDNEY: Lost the last 6 (Last Win R17 2010)

WEST COAST: Won the last 1 (Last Loss R18 2016)

WESTERN BULLDOGS: Won the last 1 (Last Loss R8 2016)

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The North Melbourne one still staggers me. They haven't even been that good in that time! Plus my best mate is a Kangas supporter so that has really caused me some grief. Please, please, please let us [censored] them this year!

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What staggers me is the fact that we lost at the last start to so many teams that missed out on making the finals - Collingwood, Fremantle, Hawthorn and North Melbourne (twice last year) when a win in one of those games would have seen us make the finals. Win 3 of those games well, which is achievable if you aspire for finals footy, and you’re in the running for a top four placing. 

No use crying over spilt milk I guess but you would not want to drop the “easy” ones.

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SYDNEY: Lost the last 6 (Last Win R17 2010)

 

Its strange that the two major capital cities only play each other once a season.

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I'm a little confused by the Sydney stat. If 2010 was our last victory against them (Roos' biggest loss at the helm of Sydney), how come we've only lost 6 in a row? It'd be 7 wouldn't it? Providing, that is, that we've played them once each season since. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

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13 minutes ago, A F said:

I'm a little confused by the Sydney stat. If 2010 was our last victory against them (Roos' biggest loss at the helm of Sydney), how come we've only lost 6 in a row? It'd be 7 wouldn't it? Providing, that is, that we've played them once each season since. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

We Drew with Sydney in 2011.

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14 minutes ago, A F said:

I'm a little confused by the Sydney stat. If 2010 was our last victory against them (Roos' biggest loss at the helm of Sydney), how come we've only lost 6 in a row? It'd be 7 wouldn't it? Providing, that is, that we've played them once each season since. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

I believe we drew with them in near the beginning of a season around 2011? Perhaps that’s why?

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2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

What staggers me is the fact that we lost at the last start to so many teams that missed out on making the finals - Collingwood, Fremantle, Hawthorn and North Melbourne (twice last year) when a win in one of those games would have seen us make the finals. Win 3 of those games well, which is achievable if you aspire for finals footy, and you’re in the running for a top four placing. 

No use crying over spilt milk I guess but you would not want to drop the “easy” ones.

Exactly why i am still filthy on the club for last year. It is as if they didn’t want to have any success, when we all know they had serious ability. 

This is why in my eyes Goodwin is under some pressure this year, he simply has to prepare the players better mentally this season. 

How many first quarters were we flat last season?

far too many. 

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3 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Exactly why i am still filthy on the club for last year. It is as if they didn’t want to have any success, when we all know they had serious ability. 

This is why in my eyes Goodwin is under some pressure this year, he simply has to prepare the players better mentally this season. 

How many first quarters were we flat last season?

far too many. 

 

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13 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Go on.....

He doesn't have to, another topic for you to don the hair shirt and vent, I am sure there are others like me who actually wonder why you support a team that brings you so much angst and misery

Stats above mean sod all to me it's a new season

Barring a bad run of injury, poor umpiring decisions, poor form, serious weather incidents, Darwin, concentration lapses, or a team wide goalkicking malaise setting in, we should be ok this year

 

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2 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

 

Barring a bad run of injury, poor umpiring decisions, poor form, serious weather incidents, Darwin, concentration lapses, or a team wide goalkicking malaise setting in, we should be ok this year

 

My God. That is almost funny Satyr. How do you do it??

With the amount of poor starts to games last year and the fade out at the end of 2016, whilst Goodwin was pretty much running the show, as head coach it is fully his responsibility to have the team prepared correctly

why shouldn’t he feel some heat in 2018

Winning is not easy, anyone can lose

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Geelong, Essendon, Sydney, North, Carlton, Hawthorn are all teams we seem to have a bit of trouble with. I think we must break the North curse if we are to go further (the JLT game doesn’t count.)

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3 hours ago, Cassiew said:

I think we must break the North curse if we are to go further (the JLT game doesn’t count.)

Does the AFLX game count?

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56 minutes ago, Deeman said:

Does the AFLX game count?

I can see you're pondering that !

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The North Melbourne one simply must end this year. We cannot keep losing to that rabble. 

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As long as we beat the drugcheats.

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8 hours ago, Deeman said:

Does the AFLX game count?

Certainly not

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The North Melbourne one simply must end this year. We cannot keep losing to that rabble. 

This. Yes.

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22 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Exactly why i am still filthy on the club for last year. It is as if they didn’t want to have any success, when we all know they had serious ability. 

This is why in my eyes Goodwin is under some pressure this year, he simply has to prepare the players better mentally this season. 

How many first quarters were we flat last season?

far too many. 

Yeah, I'm with you there. Just so many winnable games that were dropped. I had us top 5 but those winnable games cost us big time by the end.

Goody needs to eradicate this if we are to go anywhere.

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4 minutes ago, Adzman said:

Yeah, I'm with you there. Just so many winnable games that were dropped. I had us top 5 but those winnable games cost us big time by the end.

Goody needs to eradicate this if we are to go anywhere.

Sure does.

I hope he does succeed, but it happened too often and in the same ways last year, so i do have some concerns. He has been in the club for 3 years now. 

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