5th and 8th are the only realistic finishes I think. If we lose to GWS, Geelong beating GC by about 50 points gets the job done for them on percentage. 

Collingwood losing to Freo is a nice dream, but it’s just that - a dream. The cue will be well and truly in the rack for the Dockers. They’re terrible even with cue in hand.

History in the making. The clash between St Kilda and North Melbourne will be the last game at Etihad before the Stadium’s renaming after the Marvel Comics franchise. 

Goodbye Etihad. Hello Captain America.

29 minutes ago, Nasher said:

5th and 8th are the only realistic finishes I think. If we lose to GWS, Geelong beating GC by about 50 points gets the job done for them on percentage. 

Collingwood losing to Freo is a nice dream, but it’s just that - a dream. The cue will be well and truly in the rack for the Dockers. They’re terrible even with cue in hand.

The cue might well be in the rack but there is such a thing as pride Nasher. ?

Seriously though, the question is worth asking as to whether it’s possible for teams to come back after a thrashing like the 133-point Fremantle debacle.

What happens next?

The commentators have latched onto the Round 23 game from 2016 when Sydney beat Richmond by 113 points. A week later, the Swans lost their Qualifying Final game to the GWS Giants by 36 points at ANZ Stadium although they did recover in time to make the Grand Final which they lost to the Bulldogs. The Tigers’ next match was the opening game of 2017 in which they beat Carlton by 43 points and, by year’s end, they were the premiers.

On the way to winning that flag Richmond played St Kilda in Round 16 when the Saints won by 67 points at Etihad Stadium after leading 14.8.92 to 1.4.10 at half time when a pall of smoke from plastic melting in microwaves hung over Melbourne. The Tigers won 9 of their next 10 games including the return game v the Saints by 41 points and of course, the grand final. 

And what happened to St Kilda in the game immediately after their big win over Richmond? They returned to Etihad and endured a 10 goal defeat to Essendon.

But the most outstanding comeback would have to be in Round 18, 1979 when Melbourne beat Essendon by 29 points after suffering the biggest defeat in VFL/AFL history by 190 points one week earlier to Fitzroy at Waverley. That’s a turnaround of 219 points - a result that would give great solace to those of us who are hoping against hope that the Dockers can make a similar recovery and beat the Pies at the weekend.

Not to mention, the Cats falling from grace and losing to the Suns to allow Port Adelaide back into the premiership race.?

Anything could happen!

The final round of the home and away season often turns up shock results - see Port drawing with (I think it was) Richmond a few years back (2012?), Melbourne dropping the game to the filth last year etc.

Bears and the Shockers absolutely could get it done...here’s hoping they can, and we do the right thing by society and knock off that franchise on our home deck

All we need to do is concentrate on the only thing we can control

Smash GWS at the G and get some real momentum going into finals

The rest doesnt matter whether we play Richmond Geelong or Gws  in the first final

The Game restarts again. That is our biggest test.

Does anyone know who we want to win out of Hawthorn and Sydney?

1 minute ago, Tom Dyson said:

Does anyone know who we want to win out of Hawthorn and Sydney?

If we lose to GWS but somehow Geelong doesn’t pass us on percentage, we’ll finish 7th and play the loser of Sydney-Hawthorn.

If we beat GWS we’ll finish 5th, or if we lose and Geelong pass us and we finish 8th, if we win our first final we get the loser of Richmond v the winner of Syd-Haw. 

So I suppose it depends on whether you see us beating GWS or not.

6 minutes ago, Tom Dyson said:

Does anyone know who we want to win out of Hawthorn and Sydney?

The ambulance.

The Dockers will be pumped up this weekend. Do it for Danyle Pearce......he’s  retiring i believe....hopefully they play him. 

1 hour ago, Tom Dyson said:

Does anyone know who we want to win out of Hawthorn and Sydney?

Hoping Hawthorn win and they finish 4th.

We'll either finish 5th or 8th, and if we win week 1 we'll play Hawthorn at the G (assuming they lose to Richmond) in week 2 as opposed to Sydney up there.

59 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

The Dockers will be pumped up this weekend. Do it for Danyle Pearce......he’s  retiring i believe....hopefully they play him. 

Given that Collingwood are playing a non top 8 side, they'll [censored] them.

1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Given that Collingwood are playing a non top 8 side, they'll [censored] them.

Ha Ha, I’m also thinking a back to back triple margin loss for the Dockers.....might get two quarters out of Freo this week.

Do you reckon Hawks fans will be a bit peeved?

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-08-22/dud-against-hawks-kennett-pokes-the-buddy-bear#/

Def want Hawks to win for once in my life 

Freo not likely to do it. 

What is best week 1 for MFC?

MCG v Cats, GWS?

8 minutes ago, radar said:

Freo not likely to do it. 

What is best week 1 for MFC?

MCG v Cats, GWS?

Cats, if we win we finish 5th. 5 v 8. Lose and we're away to GWS 5 v 8. I'd prefer Cats at the G, just to drive the dagger into Chris Scott.

10 minutes ago, radar said:

Freo not likely to do it. 

What is best week 1 for MFC?

MCG v Cats, GWS?

Cats for sure.

If we beat GWS and finish 5th should we lobby the AFL to play elimination final at Edihad?  While the thought of playing a home final away from Our Home is not very palatable, the wasteland seems to suit our gamestyle. In any case if we finish fifth I will look forward to our vengeance on Geelong. 

13 minutes ago, chookrat said:

If we beat GWS and finish 5th should we lobby the AFL to play elimination final at Edihad?  

If we beat a very good GWS team at the MCG this week, we can beat anyone there.

Yes, even Richmond.

On 8/20/2018 at 11:32 AM, spirit of norm smith said:

If Pies lose and Dees win

I’ll Run naked across Goschs paddock   midnight on Sunday night

I hope you don't do it if hawthorn and sydney draw, we'll be 5th & Pies 6th.

Edited August 22, 20186 yr by johndemonic

I hate the filth so much ... totally off the scale.

12 hours ago, bingers said:

I hate the filth so much ... totally off the scale.

Thats right. I will be barracking for Freo like no tmrw on Saturday.

On 8/22/2018 at 7:32 AM, Whispering_Jack said:

 

But the most outstanding comeback would have to be in Round 18, 1979 when Melbourne beat Essendon by 29 points after suffering the biggest defeat in VFL/AFL history by 190 points one week earlier to Fitzroy at Waverley. That’s a turnaround of 219 points - a result that would give great solace to those of us who are hoping against hope that the Dockers can make a similar recovery and beat the Pies at the weekend.

 

You can put that miraculous turnaround down to the amazing feats of the MFC Team Manager at the time, a genius of a man.

Oh, wait a minute, that was me. 

5 minutes ago, Redleg said:

You can put that miraculous turnaround down to the amazing feats of the MFC Team Manager at the time, a genius of a man.

Oh, wait a minute, that was me. 

So who was responsible for the 190 point loss in the first place?

42 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

So who was responsible for the 190 point loss in the first place?

The Coach and the Players. 

The Team Managing was sensational.