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NON MFC: Round 17

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Crows making a late charge for 17th place. 

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    Hawks have probably already decided what they're going to do with pick 3 in the draft.  And the Pies to take care of Gold Coast you'd imagine.

    Best chance is Freo against the Doggies next week.  And we still have to beat Essendon next week of course. 

    Footscray being the conduit much like it was in '76 & '87.  Let's hope we get 2 out of 3.

    But in the drafting era clubs put the cue in the rack more often than not.  Hoping for the best and if we get in we might even win a final.  You never know.

    But by gee we've made it hard for ourselves.

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    12 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Crows making a late charge for 17th place. 

    Good on them.  Showing that pride is more important than pick 1 (or they can still get the draftee they want with pick 2).

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    8 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Good on them.  Showing that pride is more important than pick 1 (or they can still get the draftee they want with pick 2).

    Can't see Adelaide beating Richmond next week LH so they'll get pick 1 you'd reckon (unless they beat Carlton by 80+ points!)

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    Crows will have certainly worked out that pick 1-3 is a toss up for them, so would love to finish the season with a string of wins and climbing out of last place.

    Carlton adding to the body of evidence that 'blowing it completely' is the theme of 2020.

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    3 minutes ago, Macca said:

    Can't see Adelaide beating Richmond next week LH so they'll get pick 1.

    I was thinking Crows overtaking North (who play the Eagles next week) on %.  But agree Crows will lose to Rich so probably won't get the % boost to get off the bottom. 

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    Jeez. I'm glad we're not playing Adelaide in the last round. they're red hot at the moment.

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    I think our best chance is the filth losing both games. Of course there is percentage to make up but do able. Dogs won't lose their last 2. And of course there is the fact that we will manage to blow it against the druggos.

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    Just now, Lucifer's Hero said:

    I was thinking Crows overtaking North (who play the Eagles next week) on %.  But agree Crows will lose to Rich so probably won't get the % boost to get off the bottom. 

    The Tigers will beat Adelaide and make sure of it as they could lose the double chance otherwise. 

    But an 80 point win to the Crows today will see them close in on North.  Carlton could rally though ... Crows by 30 and then they'd need a big differential in margins next week

    I remember the days when there would be upset victories towards the end of the season (pre draft era)

    The rumour was always that a team would plonk a fair wad on themselves to pay for the end of season trip.  Ya know,  Captain Groenewegen and all that.

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    First two second half goals to Carlton.

    They've come back from the dead a few times already this year. 

    Would not surprise me to see them close the gap on Adelaide, if not win it.

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    Great goal by Cripps ... having said that he ran about 25 metres (after the bounce) before kicking it.

    Umpires never seem to pay 'running too far' frees.

     

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    5 minutes ago, Stevienic23 said:

    Mckay will be a player. How will they fit Casboult, Curnow, Mcgovern & Mckay in their forward line next year? 

    Well, they caused us all kinds of trouble by sending their tall forwards on long leads up the wing providing marking target after target, and then still having a tall available close to goal.  Could work very well with their little collection of smart zippy types in support, too.

    I'd especially rate Curnow as a player capable of being a marking target but then instantly becoming a tall midfielder if the ball gets loose.

    There's some danger in this Blues squad, even if they aren't quite getting it together just now.

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    9 minutes ago, bingers said:

    Great goal by Cripps ... having said that he ran about 25 metres (after the bounce) before kicking it.

    Umpires never seem to pay 'running too far' frees.

     

    Oh they’re paid it. Against us at least once this year. I vaguely recall a second one against us too. 

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    15 minutes ago, bingers said:

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    Umpires never seem to pay 'running too far' frees.

     

    They do if you change direction. You can run 25m straight but 15.0001m with a hesitation or change of direction and you are pinged.

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    2 minutes ago, sue said:

    They do if you change direction. You can run 25m straight but 15.0001m with a hesitation or change of direction and you are pinged.

    And if you catch the ball that has travelled 11.001m or more off the boot then a Mark is paid

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    10 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Odds on Carlton winning this and trumpeting themselves as being fantastic?

    Media will do that for them.  They are desperate for Carlton to be something half decent and will do all in their power to talk them up after any and every win.

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    Pretty glad not to be running into Adelaide, although it probably doesn't matter who we play next week. 

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    If the Dogs end up 8th, you can put their qualification down, in no small part, to them managing not to drop a game to a rubbish side.

    GWS lost to Adelaide, Carlton lost to Adelaide, and we lost to Sydney. 

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