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Couple of thoughts about that -

Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice... because after it struck the first time, it ain't the same place no more. Top-8 teams are less likely to have return games against top-8 teams because the teams they beat are, obviously, a win down.

Also, if you're in the top-8, you've only got 7 teams to pick from! As much as Melbourne have been said to be playing against themselves too often / there are two very different Melbourne sides!

Finally, of course St Kilda play the top-8 again. Saints are practically the dividing line. You beat them, you'll be a top-8 team. You lose to them, no finals for you.

Right now I'd argue that beating/losing to St Kilda is a more reliable indicator of whether you'll play finals than current ladder position. :laugh:

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    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

     

    I’m trying hard to understand this, but to no avail. If anyone can spare a minute at some point to explain it, I’d be grateful. If not, you’re all dead to me. JK. ?Thanks, in anticipation. 

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    20 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I’m trying hard to understand this, but to no avail. If anyone can spare a minute at some point to explain it, I’d be grateful. If not, you’re all dead to me. JK. ?Thanks, in anticipation. 

    Every team plays 5 teams twice this season, we've got GWS, Hawks, Dogs, Crows and Cats, and at the moment only 2 of them are in the top 8. So it's just showing who's in the current top 8 who teams play twice. 

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    28 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I’m trying hard to understand this, but to no avail. If anyone can spare a minute at some point to explain it, I’d be grateful. If not, you’re all dead to me. JK. ?Thanks, in anticipation. 

    So, St. Kilda have to play five current top 8 sides again and Swans have to play zero. Is that right? 

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    6 minutes ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    Every team plays 5 teams twice this season, we've got GWS, Hawks, Dogs, Crows and Cats, and at the moment only 2 of them are in the top 8. So it's just showing who's in the current top 8 who teams play twice. 

    So, St. Kilda have to play five current top 8 sides again and Swans have to play zero. Is that right? 

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    3 minutes ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    Spot on!

    Awesome! Thank you ? And thanks for not thinking I’m an idi*t for not understanding it. Well, you may’ve thought that, so thanks for not letting on. ?

    ❤️?❤️?❤️?

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    a related question... how many teams in the current top ten do we play in the remaining 11 rounds of the season.

    (undercurrent MFCSS here)

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    2 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    a related question... how many teams in the current top ten do we play in the remaining 11 rounds of the season.

    (undercurrent MFCSS here)

    Well of the top 8 we haven't played Brisbane, PA or WCE. And we haven't played the 9th place Bombers.

    And We play Cats (4th), Dogs (2nd) and GWS (10th) again.

    So 7 of 11 (63%) games against top 10 sides, which account for 52% of the teams (excluding us obviously).

    Slightly harder than average.

     

    But I did notice that we also only play sides below us, and no other team can say that.

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