That does not help us at all.

1 minute ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

So Essendons rubbish % is now irrelevant.    

Suns pitiful choke.

Correct. Given their percentage a draw puts them effectively in the same position as a win. 

Infuriating watching Rankine hold the ball up then stuff the kick.

GGS Sean Lemmens no 23, had no awareness, should have instantly shot at goal.  First instinct was to give off...take your chances son !

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Thoughts on Rankine wasting all that time to stuff up the kick forward?  Seemed like he backed himself to make the distance and got nowhere near it.  Surely he knew there wasn't much time left.

Incredible talent, and I wouldn't put it beyond his capabilities to launch a Jayden Hunt esque torpedo, but considering the situation of match and despite how cliché it sounds, a simple drop punt to the top of the goal square was surely in order.

Just now, Wiseblood said:

Thoughts on Rankine wasting all that time to stuff up the kick forward?  Seemed like he backed himself to make the distance and got nowhere near it.  Surely he knew there wasn't much time left.

If it were Melbourne we'd be livid.

He clearly didn't have the distance and in trying to overkick it hooked it. Needed to take 10-20 seconds off but then ensure it at least reached the goalsquare.

King should have kicked his earlier shot though.

In terms of our competition with Essendon for a finals spot, that's a bad result given we had them covered by 20%. But it's a good result in our competition with Gold Coast, given they're closer to us on percentage.

Essendon still have to play Port, Richmond, West Coast and Geelong, along with St Kilda, Hawthorn and us. If they lose the four harder games, they'd have to win the other three just to get to 8.5 wins. I'm not sure they can win any of those harder four, and indeed I'm not even sure they can compete with St Kilda.

Just now, Meggs said:

GGS Sean Lemmens no 23, had no awareness, should have instantly shot at goal.  First instinct was to give off...take your chances son !

It's a tough one if you don't know how long is left and you kick a point, you risk the other team going up the other end and stealing the game.

7 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

That does not help us at all.

I would imagine it probable makes the scenario towards the end of the year more simplified. As Simon Black said on Triple M the two point draws can help and hinder you. I just really wish the Suns had got across the line, sounded like their two late opportunities were not dissimilar from our stuff ups against the cats and the Lions. 

Edited August 12, 20205 yr by Pates

3 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

If it were Melbourne we'd be livid.

He clearly didn't have the distance and in trying to overkick it hooked it. Needed to take 10-20 seconds off but then ensure it at least reached the goalsquare.

King should have kicked his earlier shot though.

In terms of our competition with Essendon for a finals spot, that's a bad result given we had them covered by 20%. But it's a good result in our competition with Gold Coast, given they're closer to us on percentage.

Essendon still have to play Port, Richmond, West Coast and Geelong, along with St Kilda, Hawthorn and us. If they lose the four harder games, they'd have to win the other three just to get to 8.5 wins. I'm not sure they can win any of those harder four, and indeed I'm not even sure they can compete with St Kilda.

Those teams mean the Dons are cooked and will likely finish around 10th...

they’re really not that good.

Edited August 12, 20205 yr by PaulRB

4 minutes ago, godees said:

Infuriating watching Rankine hold the ball up then stuff the kick.

Sounds a lot like Salem vs the Cats. 

Terrible, feels like an MFC loss. Top of the goal square, should have scored. Dunderheads.

6 minutes ago, godees said:

Infuriating watching Rankine hold the ball up then stuff the kick.

At worst the kick should have gone to the top of the square to try and force a spoil for a point. 

[censored] those peptides [censored] how they get close to sides has got me [censored]

Just now, Nelo said:

At worst the kick should have gone to the top of the square to try and force a spoil for a point. 

Rankine is overrated in love with himself

Rankine only human after al ...

Despite the result I thought that was a good game to watch. If we want to play finals we shouldn’t be hoping results go our way, just keep winning and then other results mean nothing.

2 minutes ago, layzie said:

Terrible, feels like an MFC loss. Top of the goal square, should have scored. Dunderheads.

They've beaten Adelaide, Fremantle, Sydney, North and Collingwood. Still yet to play Port, West Coast, Richmond and Geelong.

If we're worried about making the top 8, we should be more worried about the 8 sides currently in it, or the Dogs (who have 5 wins and are still yet to play Adelaide, North, Hawthorn and Fremantle.

 

2 minutes ago, Pollyanna said:

Rankine only human after al ...

 

Edited August 12, 20205 yr by binman

We will play Essendon  when there players are back

7 minutes ago, trout said:

Despite the result I thought that was a good game to watch. If we want to play finals we shouldn’t be hoping results go our way, just keep winning and then other results mean nothing.

This isn't Trout from TigerLand?  You can't be a Demon supporter with all this positive talk surely.

Edited August 12, 20205 yr by Rusty Nails

2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

They've beaten Adelaide, Fremantle, Sydney, North and Collingwood. Still yet to play Port, West Coast, Richmond and Geelong.

If we're worried about making the top 8, we should be more worried about the 8 sides currently in it, or the Dogs (who have 5 wins and are still yet to play Adelaide, North, Hawthorn and Fremantle.

 

They have had the easiest of draws. I can't wait to put them in their hole when they start to get belted

1 minute ago, Satan said:

We will play Essendon  when there players are back

What players? None of them are any good except Stringer.

Gold coast a little unlucky.

Rankine full of himself.

2 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

This isn't Trout from TigerLand?  You can't be a Demon supporter with all this positive talk surely.

No it’s not I really should change my name.

9 minutes ago, trout said:

Despite the result I thought that was a good game to watch. If we want to play finals we shouldn’t be hoping results go our way, just keep winning and then other results mean nothing.

Not sure about that

MFC has always relied on other teams losing.

1987 is the best example

Nothing wrong with that... the ladder is both up an down