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18 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

one of the clubs i truly envy

meth coke have an amazingly strong record of being a finals side  - they've only finished outside the 5 / 6 / 8 nine times in their existence (twice in their first three years), and even then they've only dropped into the bottom few on half those occasions (and used that as an opportunity to 'bounce' back up the ladder quickly with good drafting and trading)

they've already been rumoured to be 'into' tim english from the dogs and logan mcdonald from sydney, have a heap of players due to roll off big salaries soon, and are, arguably, the wealthiest club in the competition

 

Did they win the 2021 flag though?

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The past tense of Grind is Ground
Grinded is NOT a word. 
*adds this to her ever-growing list of reasons for hating Essendon*

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8 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

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The past tense of Grind is Ground
Grinded is NOT a word. 
*adds this to her ever-growing list of reasons for hating Essendon*

Tx WCW. Demonstone would be proud.

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So, the Demons have finally been knocked off their perch after the Dockers thrashed the Eagles yesterday. The thrashing in Perth assured Freo of top spot on the 2022 pre season ladder with only today’s Richmond v Geelong blockbuster replay of the 2020 grand final to complete the opening round. 

Fremantle 1 - - 141 44 320.5 4
Melbourne 1 - - 132 44 300.0 4
Brisbane 1 - - 138 49 281.6 4
Collingwood 1 - - 111 45 246.7 4 *
Gold Coast 1 - - 76 55 138.2 4
GWS Giants 1 - - 126 95 132.6
Carlton 1 - - 67 60 111.7 4
Essendon 1 - - 81 75 108.0 4 

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Western Bulldogs - 1 - 75 81 92.6 0
St Kilda - 1 - 60 67 89.6 0
Sydney Swans - 1 - 95 126 75.4 0
Port Adelaide - 1 - 55 76 72.4 0
Hawthorn - 1 - 44 111 39.6 0 *
Adelaide - 1 - 49 138 35.5 0
North Melbourne - 1 - 44 132 33.3 0
West Coast Eagles - 1 - 44 141 31.2 0

* The anomaly of the round was the Collingwood v Hawthorn game played over six quarters (sixths) which ended in a 141 all draw but I’ve only counted the serious part which was the first three quarters that saw the Pies well in front at the not so final siren. The rest of that game was a bit like this series - somewhat Mickey Mouse. 

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1 hour ago, Demonstone said:

I've heard that Grindr can get pretty tense at times.

You’ve “heard” 😏

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The Tigers win over the Cats sees the Bombers fall out of the top 8.

Fremantle 1 - - 141 44 320.5 4
Melbourne 1 - - 132 44 300.0 4
Brisbane 1 - - 138 49 281.6 4
Collingwood 1 - - 111 45 246.7 4 
Gold Coast 1 - - 76 55 138.2 4
GWS Giants 1 - - 126 95 132.6 4
Richmond 1 - - 110 92 119.6 4
Carlton 1 - - 67 60 111.7 4
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Essendon 1 - - 81 75 108.0 4 
Western Bulldogs - 1 - 75 81 92.6 0
St Kilda - 1 - 60 67 89.6 0
Geelong - 1 - 92 110 83.6 0
Sydney Swans - 1 - 95 126 75.4 0
Port Adelaide - 1 - 55 76 72.4 0
Hawthorn - 1 - 44 111 39.6 0 
Adelaide - 1 - 49 138 35.5 0
North Melbourne - 1 - 44 132 33.3 0
West Coast Eagles - 1 - 44 141 31.2 0

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53 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

May as well not even bother with 2022. Mick Malthouse has said the bombers will win the flag. 

Couldn't pick a winner in a one horse race.

 

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3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

The Tigers win over the Cats sees the Bombers fall out of the top 8.

Fremantle 1 - - 141 44 320.5 4
Melbourne 1 - - 132 44 300.0 4
Brisbane 1 - - 138 49 281.6 4
Collingwood 1 - - 111 45 246.7 4 
Gold Coast 1 - - 76 55 138.2 4
GWS Giants 1 - - 126 95 132.6 4
Richmond 1 - - 110 92 119.6 4
Carlton 1 - - 67 60 111.7 4
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Essendon 1 - - 81 75 108.0 4 
Western Bulldogs - 1 - 75 81 92.6 0
St Kilda - 1 - 60 67 89.6 0
Geelong - 1 - 92 110 83.6 0
Sydney Swans - 1 - 95 126 75.4 0
Port Adelaide - 1 - 55 76 72.4 0
Hawthorn - 1 - 44 111 39.6 0 
Adelaide - 1 - 49 138 35.5 0
North Melbourne - 1 - 44 132 33.3 0
West Coast Eagles - 1 - 44 141 31.2 0

Are you sure that the tigers beat the cats?

 

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21 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

one of the clubs i truly envy

meth coke have an amazingly strong record of being a finals side  - they've only finished outside the 5 / 6 / 8 nine times in their existence (twice in their first three years), and even then they've only dropped into the bottom few on half those occasions (and used that as an opportunity to 'bounce' back up the ladder quickly with good drafting and trading)

they've already been rumoured to be 'into' tim english from the dogs and logan mcdonald from sydney, have a heap of players due to roll off big salaries soon, and are, arguably, the wealthiest club in the competition

 

And their supporters are insufferable. And 1990, 1991, 1994 & 2018 - that's why they're one of my most hated club's.

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I guess it is pretty early to make judgements but having watched most of these 

practice games all the other teams apart from ours looked very disorganised.

Our systems are looking strong like our playing list

As someone mentioned on this thread the only team

I thought had outplayed us last yr was GWS. They were cruelled by

injuries last year.

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Watched the highlights of Cats and Tigers. Geez the Tigers looked like they took a step back in time. Cats have seriously adjusted their game plan too but not sure it will be enough. Both look the goods for 2022. I get it’s only praccy matches but I think On that performance they are both a top 8 side.

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