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ROUND 19 - Non MFC games

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2 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

An aside... Liverpool played Man U yesterday in a pre season friendly in Michigan.Crowd of 105k at a sold out stadium.

Man U played the kids.

Amazing what people will pay to see these teams play.

Another aside... apparently Mexico plays more times in the USA than in Mexico itself because they make so much more money than when they play in Mexico

Wow 105k for a friendly

amazing

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    2 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Wow 105k for a friendly

    amazing

    I think it was the stadium used by the University of Michigan.Also blows your mind how big College football is as well.

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    My rationale for being happy about the North win is that, given percentage difference, any team on 10 wins at the end of this round would need to win all 4 of their remaining games, while we only win 2, in order for them to pass us. And I'm confident we will manage at least 2.

    North are respectable and the win over West Coast adds some credibility to their claim to play finals, for sure, but I don't think they'll win all 4 remaining games. None are against top teams, but also, even the Lions and Saints have shown they have a bit of fight in them.

    West Coast, on the other hand, are beginning to look just a little shaky and I'd love for that to continue. Ok, they are on 13 wins. But that is 10-1 for the first half of the season, and since then they are 3-4. Funnily enough, the maths for us passing them are the same as the maths for North passing us. Considering all possibilities, it would just fit the OFFICIALLY EPIC finish to the season if our rnd 22 game agaisnt them carried the prospect of jumping them on the ladder.

    Overall, I just want to enjoy the ride of every single game for the rest of the season having both the threat of dropping out of the 8, and the opportunity of climbing into the top 4.

    Madness? Definitely, but at least I'm having fun!

     

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    4 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

     Seriously i know it's a winter sport but why would u put a game on in the middle of winter in ballarat? 

    Its been really warm here last few days.....very unusual.

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    2 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    Its been really warm here last few days.....very unusual.

    Ballarat's got pretty close to hell, the last few years........

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    3 minutes ago, willmoy said:

    Ballarat's got pretty close to hell, the last few years........

    Not sure what you mean by that? ....

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    5 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    Not sure what you mean by that? ....

    You can say and mean anything, if that's where you come from, i would think..........

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    Channel 7 have the wrong game again. On Fox, 6 goals in 6 minutes at Hawks and Freo.

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    Just now, america de cali said:

    Channel 7 have the wrong game again. On Fox, 6 goals in 6 minutes at Hawks and Freo.

    Thanks for the tip, I was just sitting through that monstrosity like a putz 

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    24 minutes ago, willmoy said:

    You can say and mean anything, if that's where you come from, i would think..........

    mmmm....k?

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    56 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Wow 105k for a friendly

    amazing

    Well they are starved of GOOD football.

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    4 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    mmmm....k?

    I'm happy,.......... no hard feelings.

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    1 minute ago, willmoy said:

    I'm happy,.......... no hard feelings.

    Oh of course, no problem W....im not from Ballarat anyway, im from StKilda. I just live here atm. These matches are good for the town tho.

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    Langdon gets it a bit but he continues to be an untidy player. Reminds me of Harmes in his first few years.

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    5 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Gee it would take something pretty special from here. 

    its only a few goals....still most of last q left....still, very low scoring game i guess

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    Just saw that Port have a diabolical run home. Arguably worse than ours.

    Hope those Crows can play for the honour of their jumper etc and do the right thing in the Derby next week.

    Looks like their game in outer space will be a win.

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    If we win the games we should we'll finish from 3 to 5 depending on others results.  Port can possibly just miss out after their run.

     

     

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    26 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    jamie eliott pinged a hammy in the vfl again

    Geez maybe he should give it up, can’t take a trick, surely these injuries start taking there toll at some point they have done well to be sitting top 4

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    Bummer was hoping the one strange upset a weekend we've been getting lately would continue. Unless Freo play out of their skin the Hawks should just control the pace of the game and seal this one. They're experienced and wont get embarrassed again like the Brisband game

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    Have only been flipping channels while cooking but when I did it seemed like Langdon turned it over by foot badly? Was it Langdon or someone else, anyone noticed?

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