chookrat 4,268 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Looked at the ladder today and we're only 4 games + percentage behind Adelaide who are in the 8. If we win our last 4 and everyone from 16 - 8th lose all of their remaining games and we can make up 20% percentage we could still theoretically play finals. Throw in a couple of doping investigations and we will rocket into the 8 and as the doggies demonstrated in 2016 and with May, Tmac, Weid, Jetta, Vanders, J Smith to come back in the remaining rounds anything is possible. Stay positive! 1 1 8 Quote
Frustrated Demon 252 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 [censored] me. If there was ever clutching at straws then this is it. I do like your optimism mate. 2 Quote
Demonstone 23,587 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Clutching at too many beers, not straws. 3 Quote
Red and Blue realist 2,063 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Sorry mate, Adelaide and the dogs play in the last round, so even with a draw one of them will be above us. Looking good for 9th though 1 1 Quote
chookrat 4,268 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:15, Red and Blue realist said: Sorry mate, Adelaide and the dogs play in the last round, so even with a draw one of them will be above us. Looking good for 9th though Expand What if both sides play so bad that they both lose? 1 1 Quote
Red and Blue realist 2,063 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:17, chookrat said: What if both sides play so bad that they both lose? Expand Surely that could only happen in games we're involved with??? 1 Quote
Moonshadow 17,678 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) On 03/08/2019 at 07:17, chookrat said: What if both sides play so bad that they both lose? Expand Yeah, like neither side turns up, like, at all.... ? Edited August 3, 2019 by Moonshadow 1 Quote
chookrat 4,268 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:20, Moonshadow said: Yeah, like neither side turns up, like, at all.... Expand Kind of like when Essendon fly to a JLT match in regional Victoria. There is a precedent. 1 Quote
Moonshadow 17,678 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:21, chookrat said: Kind of like when Essendon fly to a JLT match in regional Victoria. There is a precedent. Expand I'm on board Chookrat! Let's book finals tickets. Wooohooo!!! 1 Quote
Diamond_Jim 12,773 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) On 03/08/2019 at 07:21, chookrat said: Kind of like when Essendon fly to a JLT match in regional Victoria. There is a precedent. Expand I'm thinking the mass disqualification route. Would need to be a good one to knock out 10 clubs Edited August 3, 2019 by Diamond_Jim 1 Quote
Moonshadow 17,678 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 To be honest, this thread is a humerous breath of fresh air around these parts. Snowflake's hope in hell, though.... ? 1 1 Quote
chookrat 4,268 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:23, Diamond_Jim said: I'm thinking the mass disqualification route. Would need to be a good one to knock out 10 clubs Expand Absolutely, I considered including an accident like a plane crash or a bus down a ravine as a scenario but that would have been in poor taste. 1 Quote
Diamond_Jim 12,773 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:28, chookrat said: Absolutely, I considered including an accident like a plane crash or a bus down a ravine as a scenario but that would have been in poor taste. Expand Yes perhaps in poor taste but how about Mebourne on the road. A minor pandemic hits Melbourne (no deaths) but the city is quarantined. Only the interstate teams and Melbourne can play and all finals are moved to Alice Springs. (Alice in Wonderland allegories appreciated.) As there are 8 interstate teams we would need to knock GC off somehow. There are probably TV shows with stranger plots ! 2 Quote
Dee Zephyr 19,312 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Have a few spare membership barcodes if anyone is keen. 1 3 Quote
chookrat 4,268 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:33, Diamond_Jim said: Yes perhaps in poor taste but how about Mebourne on the road. A minor pandemic hits Melbourne (no deaths) but the city is quarantined. Only the interstate teams and Melbourne can play and all finals are moved to Alice Springs. (Alice in Wonderland allegories appreciated.) As there are 8 interstate teams we would need to knock GC off somehow. There are probably TV shows with stranger plots ! Expand That would have to happen in the final round when we play North overseas in Tassie. 1 Quote
ding 5,126 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:15, Red and Blue realist said: Sorry mate, Adelaide and the dogs play in the last round, so even with a draw one of them will be above us. Looking good for 9th though Expand Fantasic news if we can make it to 9th IMO. Look at what happened to Richmond after finishing 9th a few times... PREMIERSHIP CUP HERE WE COME!!! 1 Quote
At Least I Saw a Flag 5,353 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Steven Bradbury says hi 1 1 Quote
david_neitz_is_my_dad 4,084 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 I did notice that even after a shocking year we are only a handful of games outside the eight. Its quite funny actually. 1 Quote
Sir Why You Little 37,458 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Cool I must remember to Renew MCC Membership on Monday, now I actually have a reason!! 1 Quote
chookrat 4,268 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Posted August 3, 2019 In seriousness, I'm looking forward to tonights game. Kids in bed, wife out for dinner with our eldest and me with a couple of glasses or red to watch what we are trying to do with no expectations. 1 Quote
Dee Dubya 220 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 On 03/08/2019 at 07:01, chookrat said: Looked at the ladder today and we're only 4 games + percentage behind Adelaide who are in the 8. If we win our last 4 and everyone from 16 - 8th lose all of their remaining games and we can make up 20% percentage we could still theoretically play finals. Throw in a couple of doping investigations and we will rocket into the 8 and as the doggies demonstrated in 2016 and with May, Tmac, Weid, Jetta, Vanders, J Smith to come back in the remaining rounds anything is possible. Stay positive! Expand Yes. And OMac will win the Brownlow. Quote
Little Goffy 14,969 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Unfortunately we passed into the sad realms of "Mathematical Impossibility" last round. Our maximum possible number of wins is 9. Crows, Port and Bulldogs all currently on nine must win no more games. Crows play the Bulldogs. On 03/08/2019 at 07:15, Red and Blue realist said: Sorry mate, Adelaide and the dogs play in the last round, so even with a draw one of them will be above us. Looking good for 9th though Expand Oops, yeah, what he said. Right on the money, actually, we could, conceivably, make 9th. All it would take is for two teams to win no more games and a further five teams to only win one game each at most, including of course the issue of games against others int he same group. I would be, hmm, satisfied isn't the word... if we were able to pass Sydney and also finish with our perfomance after the bye round being ahead of Collingwood. Come to think of it, we could have a shot at injury-pillaged Magpies, Sydney on a bad day, and Kangaroos for an end of season laugh. Do that and we could even slip ahead of St Kilda on percentage, provided they win no more games. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE SEASON IS OVER THIS IS ALL JUST PRESEASON FOR 2020. Quote
Mazer Rackham 14,972 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 By round 30 we will be pushing for the 8. GO DEMONS! 1 Quote
Diamond_Jim 12,773 Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 took a dive tonight but I'm still pushing the national pandemic to get us over the line 2 Quote
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