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Great post.

Agree with others above re: what we will do.

Likely:

Collingwood - Win / Port (Away) - Loss/ Saints - Win / Freo  - Win / Dogs - Win / Cats (away) - Loss / Crows - (Away) Loss / Suns - Win / Swans - Loss /  Eagles (away) - Loss / Giants  - Win

But the way we're playing, it could very very feasibly be as below - remembering we stole the WCE win at Subiaco last year and flogged the Crows at AA and we're a better team this year (even without Lever).

Collingwood - Win / Port (Away) - WIN / Saints - Win / Freo  - Win / Dogs - Win / Cats (away) - Loss / Crows - (Away) WIN / Suns - Win / Swans - WIN (yes, this could happen) /  Eagles (away) - Loss / Giants  - Win

Of course, as MFC supporters with MFCSS we know it could easily go like this

Collingwood - Loss/ Port (Away) - Loss / Saints - Loss / Freo  - Loss / Dogs - Loss / Cats (away) - Loss / Crows - (Away) Loss / Suns - Loss (by 100 points) / Swans - Loss /  Eagles (away) - Loss / Giants  - Loss

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    I’m glad we have a tough run home. If we are a serious finals chance, then I’d prefer we are exposed to other finalists than teams on the bottom half of the ladder; better than going in feeling too comfortable after a few more thrashing’s of also-rans.

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    We might scrape into 4th if we can maintain healthy percentage.

    If not we finish 5th or 6th

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    10 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

    We might scrape into 4th if we can maintain healthy percentage.

    If not we finish 5th or 6th

    Any chance we could have that home final at Etihad? We're flying there this year ?

     

    I kid of course.

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    Our run home will be a huge test from an injury perspective. We’ll get to the point where we’re fighting hard against strong opponents and it’s likely that in that fight we’ll inevitably get one or two players out for some time. If anything, this should drive our 2’s players pushing up for selection. But I must admit it does worry me..

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    The run home looks fairly even for all the top clubs except the Dorks. They must have the easiest draw for the season, rarely travel to foreign territory, take the interstaters down to Tassie, play the rest at the Gee. So I am guessing we can expect them to finish around 4 to 6 and again be a good chance in a very even season. 

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    4 hours ago, DeeZee said:

    We might scrape into 4th if we can maintain healthy percentage.

    If not we finish 5th or 6th

    4th would be lovely. We still have some unfinished business against West Coast from 1994, well I do. :laugh: 

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    Winning these early season games and building percentage has been crucial because of what is to come, not just the opponents but the travel.

    We still need to win 5 games to ensure we make the top 8. Top 4 will take additional effort on top.

    Hawthorn has a great run home so will challenge one of the current top 8 for their spot. Let's hope we win the games we should win so that it's not us who comes under pressure.

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