Round 18 - How it will play out..?

[PaulRB 6,363]

Ruminating on this weekends scenarios, the Bradbury opportunities we may have and the whims of the football Gods...

 

So figured it was time for a poll!

 

Go Demons!

[Clintosaurus 7,848]

Very confident GWS will get it done tonight. Have won 5 and drawn 1 of their last 7 v the Saints.

[binman 42,972]

A normal smirh intervention should have been an option.

I'm confident 

[Redleg 40,925]

13 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Very confident GWS will get it done tonight. Have won 5 and drawn 1 of their last 7 v the Saints.

I think someone said we need a 50 point differential, in our game and theirs, to bring Saints % below ours and a win by us of course.

[Superunknown 4,217]

24 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Very confident GWS will get it done tonight. Have won 5 and drawn 1 of their last 7 v the Saints.

Wonder how their 7 million dollar El Capitan will go.

They are playing for finals, after all.

[Pickett2Jackson 3,904]

GWS by 29 tonight

Dees by 56 tomorrow

We make it in easy on %.

And then to top it off Freo beat the Dogs on Sunday.  Dees finish 7th and play Collngwood in the Elimination final

Edited September 17, 2020 by Pickett2Jackson

[Kent 2,909]

I like it P2?J

[leave it to deever 17,511]

I think Ive seen this film before.

Saints to lose.

Dees to win. But not enough to give us the % we need.

Therefore Saints to win.

Dees to lose.

Intermission.

2021

Havent I seen this one?

[binman 42,972]

Just now, leave it to deever said:

I think Ive seen this film before.

Saints to lose.

Dees to win. But not enough to give us the % we need.

Therefore Saints to win.

Dees to lose.

Intermission.

2021

Havent I seen this one?

This is the sequel.

Like godfather two a rare example of the sequel being better.

[GCDee 3,199]

I voted that GWS will win and we will win but not make up the % 

It would be so nice though if for once another team can be on the receiving end of a huge choke and miss out on finals by less than 1% getting us in. 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

I was resigned to missing finals after the Freo loss, so even if we win tomorrow and miss out, it won't be unexpected.  

We had the opportunity to cement a spot in the eight and basically render this last round game a moot point as we would have already secured a finals spot, but we don't like doing things the easy way.  It's always the hard way as a Melbourne supporter.

 

[Return to Glory 8,441]

This is where my Demon supporter paranoia comes in. I can envisage a situation where we're gifted an opportunity only to let it slip. The signs are there - articles that Stringer is fat, Woosher's last game and so on and so on. I think i need help.

 

[Wells 11 5,401]

I have this strange confidence that things will pan out well for us and we'll not just play finals but win one also.  As a follower since 71 Im never confident about the dees so its an unfamiliar and  unusual sensation ...could it be a new form of delusion that Im not used to? can it be treated?

Dees to finish top 4. 

 

[Return to Glory 8,441]

1 minute ago, Wells 11 said:

I have this strange confidence that things will pan out well for us and we'll not just play finals but win one also.  As a follower since 71 Im never confident about the dees so its an unfamiliar and  unusual sensation ...could it be a new form of delusion that Im not used to? can it be treated?

Dees to finish top 4. 

 

Yes and no..in that order

[Skuit 10,031]

I fear for the state of Demonland should Melbourne roll over against Essendon or not win by enough if the opportunity presents. With a probable late start next year that's a potential eight months of serious bad vibes on here.

The period between round 1 and 2 was bad enough. We've had a tough year and we've also blown our chances - but we're also still in a development phase thanks to our seniors being shot. I think we'll get the win but narrowly miss out on other results. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,833]

I reckon we'll win tomorrow if St Kilda wins.

I reckon we'll lose if St Kilda loses.

Coz Melbourne.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,240]

Surely, for all the [censored] we MFC supporters suffer, the ducks have to line up .....once. 
 

Is that hoping for too much ..... just [censored] once!!!

[Return to Glory 8,441]

5 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Surely, for all the [censored] we MFC supporters suffer, the ducks have to line up .....once. 
 

Is that hoping for too much ..... just [censored] once!!!

You're being exceptionally greedy there BBO. There's more suffering to be had. That's a whole lot of self - flagellation or so I've been told

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

Someone mentioned last week on here if the Giants win by even 1 point at least we will know what needs to be done tomorrow. I’d much prefer that than having to wait for Crows/Eagles ‘17’ Part 2 on Sunday night.

If it does come down to Sunday night, I’m hoping the Cairns weather brings the Dogs handball/flick throw game undone.

[In Harmes Way 7,783]

Shades of 1987 in this - our captain/ex captain #2 in his last season (presuming this for Jones), who had carried the club on his shoulders through dark times.

Needing other results to go our way.

Don't write us off just yet.

[DubDee 25,867]

I'm tipping the saints to lose, they have been poor. 

what happens against the bombers is anyones guess, bombers winning by 6 goals and Joe kicking 6 wouldnt surprise me. We should win easily.

The weather is dry so that is a positive as we play better in the dry especially during the day with no dew and we scoring should be easier for %

The dogs are in form so a Freo win is unlikely. tonight is our only real chance imo

[Dido 78]

Coniglio has a blinder tonight- Giants romp it in

And for the Dees- Kysaiah starts clucking in the goals, Lever has no dropped marks inside defensive 50, Melksham pulls his finger out and we go all the way

 

[Bitter but optimistic 22,240]

21 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

You're being exceptionally greedy there BBO. There's more suffering to be had. That's a whole lot of self - flagellation or so I've been told

No doubt you are on the money as usual RTG!

I must have had .....  a moment...... as they say. I shall thrash myself immediately.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,833]

20 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Someone mentioned last week on here if the Giants win by even 1 point at least we will know what needs to be done tomorrow. I’d much prefer that than having to wait for Crows/Eagles ‘17’ Part 2 on Sunday night.

If it does come down to Sunday night, I’m hoping the Cairns weather brings the Dogs handball/flick throw game undone.

20% chance of rain on Sunday in Cairns. Was hoping for a wet night.

Assuming we win tomorrow (but we don't leapfrog St Kilda) and the Dogs win, it won't hurt as much that WC V Adel 2017 game because at least this time we upheld our end of the bargain by winning a game we should have in the last round.

[Little Richard 6,262]

56 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

I have this strange confidence that things will pan out well for us and we'll not just play finals but win one also.  As a follower since 71 Im never confident about the dees so its an unfamiliar and  unusual sensation ...could it be a new form of delusion that Im not used to? can it be treated?

Dees to finish top 4. 

 

I'd actually back us to win a final too if we make it. Something to with the lack of expectation...