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NON-MFC: Round 19, 2022

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6 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Yes i am well aware of all that

A draw = 2 points 

A Win = 4 points 

no way is that as good as a win, in such a tight season  

You must be a nightmare doing a Tax Return 

You probably pay too much tax...

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    1 hour ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    Jeez Cumberland would have made the distance easy.

    What a silly sausage.

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    35 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Freo have a joke of a round 22 and 23 fixture in WC and GWS so we’re probably going to have to win 4/5 to finish ahead of them.

    Not if we beat them next week, then 3 wins should be enough.

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    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Random  observation:
    Anyone notice Daisy often laughs as she speaks even though she doesn’t find the topic funny.

    For example when she was talking about  the unfortunate injury to McNamara (Melbourne’s women side) on SEN with Whately yesterday she broke into laughter as she was breaking the down the bad news.

    Not sure if it’s on air nerves or just the way she naturally talks.

     

    Yep, have noticed this since day dot! Matthew Lloyd does the same thing. Must just be the way they talk BBP because I’ve never not seen them do it.

    I find it super awkward

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    I reckon the Bombers beat the Pies tomorrow.  Pies scraping over the line against North and Adelaide, Bombers deciding to have a crack once their season is over.  They'd love to dent Collingwood's top 4 chances, and I think they are playing well enough to do it.

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    8 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    “3KZ is Football”

    Captain & The Major. Unfortunately more often than not we'd be the featured game on 3UZ or 3DB which would mean short updates squeezed in between the horse racing. 

    Jack Dyer used to drop some clangers. There's an old book called Boot in Mouth full of commentary faux pas and most are his. 

    He once said in a call that Richmond ruckman Mark Lee's hands reached up like giant testicles and that someone had played for Old Caesarians. 

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    Never mind the Two Ronnies. I find the Two Noahs are the funniest comic duo ever. 😂

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    Typos. It’s early. Haven’t had a coffee yet.

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    11 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Random  observation:
    Anyone notice Daisy often laughs as she speaks even though she doesn’t find the topic funny.

    For example when she was talking about  the unfortunate injury to McNamara (Melbourne’s women side) on SEN with Whately yesterday she broke into laughter as she was breaking the down the bad news.

    Not sure if it’s on air nerves or just the way she naturally talks.

     

    Maybe she is a fan of USA VP Kamala Harris, who cackles and laughs when speaking on such frivolous topics as the Afghanistan debacle, the porous southern border, the Ukraine invasion and school shootings.

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    16 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Maybe she is a fan of USA VP Kamala Harris, who cackles and laughs when speaking on such frivolous topics as the Afghanistan debacle, the porous southern border, the Ukraine invasion and school shootings.

    Agreed - but thankful no “vocal fry”

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    Draw = best possible outcome for the Dees.

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    9 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Not if we beat them next week, then 3 wins should be enough.

    Beat the dogs then Freo and 2 could be enough if the dogs beat Freo round 21. Obviously we’d all prefer to win our next five but if we beat the dogs this week top 4 becomes possible with as little as two wins and top two with as little as 3. Let’s start with a win tonight.

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    38 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Who are the Two Noahs?  And was one of them married to Joan of Ark?

    Messrs Cumberland and Balta. 
    Last couple of minutes of last night’s match = comedy of errors. 
     

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    40 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Maybe she is a fan of USA VP Kamala Harris, who cackles and laughs when speaking on such frivolous topics as the Afghanistan debacle, the porous southern border, the Ukraine invasion and school shootings.

    It’s called a nervous laugh. It’s very common. 
    Hashtag Psychology 101

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    This

    If we win,  we'll be 6 pts ahead and % (as good as 2 games)

    I think its worth 3 games, win tonight they will not catch us whatever happens next week.

     

    Go Dees  B2B

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    4 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Captain & The Major. Unfortunately more often than not we'd be the featured game on 3UZ or 3DB which would mean short updates squeezed in between the horse racing. 

     

    Who can forget trying to listen to a game and as we would be attacking it's off to the fourth from Cranbourne.

    Listening to ABC coverage interstate had a similar issue

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    12 hours ago, Macca said:

    Freo drawing suits us ... serves as a loss for them in all reality.  More so in relation to the teams above them

    If we win tomorrow night and then defeat Freo next week they would then be 2 and a half wins behind us with 4 games to play in the season (instead of just 2 wins behind)

    So the ball is our court ... we control our own destiny as they've just dropped 2 valuable premiership points

    Of course we have to win tomorrow night (first of all)

    Freo drawing is of course a marginally better result for us than them winning, but given they were 12% behind us on percentage (and 5.4% compared to Brisbane, 16.4% to Geelong) it's basically the same as a win compared to the sides above them on the ladder, as they were never going to make up the percentage anyway (definitely in the case of Melbourne & Geelong). A Richmond win would have been so so much better from a Melbourne perspective.

    From a Freo perspective it's the same as a loss to all the teams below them who all have much worse percentages (and possibly to Sydney who have virtually the same percentage). The results against Melbourne and the Bulldogs are crucial over the next 2 weeks.

    12 hours ago, Macca said:

    It's not just our team that benefits from Freo drawing the game

    Freo were 4th heading into tonight's game ... level on premiership points with Collingwood but with a much healthier percentage

    But if the Pies win on Sunday against Essendon and the Lions win (as expected) against the Suns then Freo will drop to 5th and out of the double-chance position (at least, temporarily)

    Therefore, taking their own destiny out of their own hands (at least in the short term)

     

    Our team benefits extremely marginally (see above) but I agree all the teams below Freo benefit significantly. Freo's destiny is still in their hands. Win the last 4 and they finish above Melbourne (assuming Melbourne losses against Brisbane in the last round) which is exactly the same as if they'd won against Richmond.

    11 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Yes i am well aware of all that

    A draw = 2 points 

    A Win = 4 points 

    no way is that as good as a win, in such a tight season  

    You must be a nightmare doing a Tax Return 

    Yes, obviously but the point here is that a draw means different things depending on what your percentage is relative to the sides above and below you. As I've said above, Fremantle's draw is essentially the same as a win against the teams above  them and a loss to the teams below them.

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    "Round the grounds check and it's scores level at the MCG half a second into the first quarter"

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    Hoping the Swans can have one of their inexplicable performances today.

    The Crows have been competitive and will crack in although have struggled to score. Reckon they're an outside chance isf the Swans aren't switched on

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    On the positive side, from a Melbourne perspective I would prefer Richmond not to make the 8 and the draw last night made it much harder for them. Bulldogs, Saints, Port & Suns all have worse percentages so a draw is virtually a loss comparitively for Richmond. It also helps Carlton & especially Collingwood who also have lower percentages.

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    4 minutes ago, BDA said:

    Hoping the Swans can have one of their inexplicable performances today.

    The Crows have been competitive and will crack in although have struggled to score. Reckon they're an outside chance isf the Swans aren't switched on

    Can't see it myself. I reckon Gold Coast have a much bigger chance against Brisbane and Port are a definite chance against Geelong. Gold Coast & Port will be definitely motivated by last night's result (unfortunately so will the Bulldogs!).

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