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The Significance of 9 Wins in a Row

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One Flag and I am cured of MFCSS . The MFC army IS mustering after a long furlough . The members was packed . As the season goes on more will join and other teams supporters will jump on for the finals . We are 4 games ahead of Richmond in 8th . Pinching myself so often to make sure I am not dreaming that I am red and blue on the outside . 

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    Looking at the season from afar and if all lists are healthy coming into september.TO me it's a race out of 5 teams this year

    Dees,dogs,port, tigers and cats

    Just all comes down to the top 4 and where everyone plays 

    Anyone can knock anyone off on the day ATM but if the interstate teams don't make the top 4 it's going to be tough for them 

    The only real smokey at the g is the Swans it suits there game but I think the kids will run out of legs in a long season

    Just hope like hell we keep doing what where doing

    go demons 

     

     

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    I would drop the Tigers ( said after 2nd round they would be lucky to make the 8 ) and put in Brisbane . Hoping Lions also  tire at season .

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    The only significance of 9 wins in a row is that it is one more than 8 wins in a row.

    One week at a time. First make the eight, then the four, then the two.

    Have been through too many false projections.

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    3 minutes ago, tiers said:

    The only significance of 9 wins in a row is that it is one more than 8 wins in a row.

    One week at a time. First make the eight, then the four, then the two.

    Have been through too many false projections.

    Sadly I agree with you tiers however I do enjoy 9 zero more than any other result at this point. And we still haven’t beaten anyone above us!

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    I've always had the view that it's not a bad thing if you’re not playing your best football this time of year.  I just worry that we've peaked too early.

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    Already won as many as last season.

    I've been to 7 wins this season, loving it.

     

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    We need to finish top 2 to give us the best chance of winning the flag.  This season it is likely that 16 wins will secure top 2.  As such the only significance of our 9 - 0 start is that we now required just 7 wins from the last 13 games to achieve this.  

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    21 minutes ago, one_demon said:

    I've always had the view that it's not a bad thing if you’re not playing your best football this time of year.  I just worry that we've peaked too early.

    I don't think we've peaked at all.  Working out what is our optimal forward set-up is very much work-in-progress.

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    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    Sadly I agree with you tiers however I do enjoy 9 zero more than any other result at this point. And we still haven’t beaten anyone above us!

    regualtion 10-0 by next Saturday night OD...?

    the fun begins the week after

    Not too worried about the Dogs.. can stand a loss

    It's the Bears in Alice that is shaping as a big game

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    4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    regualtion 10-0 by next Saturday night OD...?

    the fun begins the week after

    Not too worried about the Dogs.. can stand a loss

    It's the Bears in Alice that is shaping as a big game

    What's the chances both games will be FTA? 

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    6 minutes ago, old dee said:

    What's the chances both games will be FTA? 

    Adelaide is Saturday at 5pm AEST so no way.

    Bears is Friday night game so ..yes

    PS sorry just realised you meant the Dogs... 

    Edited by Diamond_Jim

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    12 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    regualtion 10-0 by next Saturday night OD...?

    the fun begins the week after

    Not too worried about the Dogs.. can stand a loss

    It's the Bears in Alice that is shaping as a big game

    Been to any Casey games DJ? I am thinking  of the Footscray game. 

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    Just taking it one game at a time, no point in stressing ahead of time, enjoying the serenity of it all and we still haven’t played our best Footy yet. Each win puts us that much closer to Finals footy and how we all loved 2018 and we are now a better team. 2021 roll on and on.!!!!

    Go Dee’s...!!!!

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    14 hours ago, Bleed red and blue said:

    After 40 years all I want is one just one time to see them lift the cup 

    Just one time

    I think you're asking too much

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    17 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Been to any Casey games DJ? I am thinking  of the Footscray game. 

    was intending to go on Saturday but the weather and drive put me off.

    Bulldogs is a real possibility.

    Would love a game at Preston/Windy Hill/Coburg or Port.

    Seems that the VFL draw pits the AFL related teams against each other.

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    The streak is challenging for mental state. Increasingly I've found myself going to the footy hoping not to lose rather than to win. Makes it slightly less enjoyable when we do inevitably grind out our predictable 4-5 goal win.

    Such strange times! Loving it though, can't wait to see how we go in the Bulldogs game. Every chance they get roadblocked by our impenetrable defensive walls and our big boys turn on up the offensive hurt factor.

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    I’d like to know the significance of 9-0 for other teams in recent history i.e. last 20 years. How many teams that went 9-0 ended up winning the premiership?

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    20 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    we still haven’t played our best Footy yet.

    we keep saying this but starting to wonder if they can improve greatly.

    You don't improve forward delivery overnight for example. 

    Goals v Behinds is 50% luck... just ask Dusty

    The fringe players are contributing well

    Probably LJ has the greatest upside

    Sure there is scope for improvement but not sure it will come.

    Of course our present standard has been good enough so far

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    8 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    was intending to go on Saturday but the weather and drive put me off.

    Bulldogs is a real possibility.

    Would love a game at Preston/Windy Hill/Coburg or Port.

    Seems that the VFL draw pits the AFL related teams against each other.

    Yes I could handle a coburg lager! 

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    2 hours ago, old dee said:

    Sadly I agree with you tiers however I do enjoy 9 zero more than any other result at this point. And we still haven’t beaten anyone above us!

    I think there is a case to be made, OD, that we have beaten everyone above us ...

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    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    Yes I could handle a coburg lager! 

    just noticed we have a VFL game against the Swans on Sunday at 1pm at Casey.

    Assuming the sub and the emergency are back from Adelaide it could be a strong Casey side.

    Sunday weather looking not too bad.. 18 fine and a medium breeze

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    10 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    just noticed we have a VFL game against the Swans on Sunday at 1pm at Casey.

    Assuming the sub and the emergency are back from Adelaide it could be a strong Casey side.

    Sunday weather looking not too bad.. 18 fine and a medium breeze

    Sadly Casey is the other end of the earth from me in the north west DJ. Hopefully that game is on tv.

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