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The Run Home

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Our run home is looking harder by the day with the Hawks thrashing the Pies, the Blues in top form and Swans not giving up on a finals spot. 

Finish second and we'll have done exceptionally well.

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    43 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    I think he’s learning on the job. Got some good operators around him and he may still chat with Roos from time to time. I wasn’t a huge fan until the last 6-8 weeks. Thought he was too one dimensional but this year has really changed my thinking. 

    Are you being serious.

    You weren't a fan till the last 6-8 weeks?

    Goody won a bloody flag two seasons back! 

    When did you start supporting the dees? 2022?

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    2 minutes ago, binman said:

    Are you being serious.

    You weren't a fan till the last 6-8 weeks?

    Goody won a bloody flag two seasons back! 

    When did you start supporting the dees? 2022?

    Hahaha, sure but they stuffed up last year and plan B was never his strength. With the list we have Prelims are as low as I’m prepared to go. I didn’t sit through 50 years of garbage to watch us waste a generational list. I reckon Choco had a big part of 21

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    14 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Hahaha, sure but they stuffed up last year and plan B was never his strength. With the list we have Prelims are as low as I’m prepared to go. I didn’t sit through 50 years of garbage to watch us waste a generational list. I reckon Choco had a big part of 21

    C'mon. Choco?

    Wotcha talking about Willis?

    Our most successful coach since norm smith for pete sake.

    The last time we finished top 4 in three consecutive years was 1958-60.

    He stuffed up last year? 

    Waste a generational list?

    I would have thought as a long time dees fans you'd appreciate how hard it is to win a flag.

    We have one. And are likely contenders for several mote years.

    All under goody. 

    Seriously, he deserves more respect.

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    23 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

    Our run home is looking harder by the day with the Hawks thrashing the Pies, the Blues in top form and Swans not giving up on a finals spot. 

    Finish second and we'll have done exceptionally well.

    You want solid competition going into finals. All are winnable games if we take the right attitude. 
     

    The Blues win over Collingwood was good but there is clearly some fitness questions hovering over them atm - we will see their true form v Saints tomorrow. 

     

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    5 minutes ago, binman said:

    C'mon. Choco?

    Wotcha talking about Willis?

    Our most successful coach since norm smith for pete sake.

    The last time we finished top 4 in three consecutive years was 1958-60.

    He stuffed up last year? 

    Waste a generational list?

    I would have thought as a long time dees fans you'd appreciate how hard it is to win a flag.

    We have one. And are likely contenders for several mote years.

    All under goody. 

    Seriously, he deserves more respect.

    He’s slowly getting my respect. If we only win one Flag with this list he’ll lose it fast 

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    If Sydney hold on to beat GWS, they will near-certainly be playing for a finals spot in Round 24 (even if they lose to Adelaide in Round 23).

    That game is going to be brutal, I suspect.

    Our run home isn't as easy as some would think - Hawthorn have the same number of wins against the top 4 as every single other member of the top 4, Carlton's won 6 straight and is playing top 4 quality football, and Sydney are peaking at the right time.

    Meanwhile Port is a goal up on Geelong - likely end Geelong's season but reminds us that we are still favourites to finish 4th, not 2nd (and not 1st either).

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    50 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Hahaha, sure but they stuffed up last year and plan B was never his strength. With the list we have Prelims are as low as I’m prepared to go. I didn’t sit through 50 years of garbage to watch us waste a generational list. I reckon Choco had a big part of 21

    I really, really, don't like this argument - when we do well it's Choco (or Yze, or whoever) but when we do poorly it's Goodwin's fault.

    Goodwin's win-loss record is comparable to the best modern day coaches. He's taken a club that had struggled for decades and has produced 6 winning seasons out of 7, including 3 (and soon to be 4) finals appearances, at least 2 prelims, and a premiership.

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    2nd spot officially up for grabs tomorrow. 
    bring it

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    Still scarred wrote pick 2 Hahaha not 2nd

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    2 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

    Pick 2 officially up for grabs tomorrow. 
    bring it

    Pick 2 AND second spot on the ladder? 😂

     

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    3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Pick 2 AND second spot on the ladder? 😂

     

    Yeah fixed now 🤣🤣🤣

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    20 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    If we finish second we’re guaranteed not to travel at all in the finals. Even if we lose week 1.

    Assuming Collingwood finish first.

    No. If we lose a Qualifying and Collingwood lose the other Qualifying then we would still need to travel for the Prelim.

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    3 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    Can’t take the run home for granted now. 

    As we saw today, even the most lowly of clubs is capable of causing an upset and they all would love to take a big scalp.

    North may have a pick 1, 2 combo in their minds after watching an improved Eagles performance. A wooden spoon strengthens their compensation bid. Call me a pessimist.

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    1 hour ago, Nasher said:

    3 weeks ago, second place seemed out of reach. Now it’s very much in play. Jeez this feels a lot like 2021 with everything starting to fall in place at the right time.

    Stoked to be at Blundstone tomorrow now. There’s a lot at stake!

    You'll see the Dees move to second spot live tomorrow. On % from Lions. 

    Enjoy.

    Then its ours to lose.

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    I reckon top spot is on too. Macrae looked lost for words in his presser today.

    I knew sides would start to seriously tag Daicos in the back end of the year, and that Collingwood are all or nothing, without nuance to their game, or a plan B. 

    Blue print continues to be clog them up at half back, choke them in the corridor and they have few answers.

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    I reckon top spot is on too. Macrae looked lost for words in his presser today.

    I knew sides would start to seriously tag Daicos in the back end of the year, and that Collingwood are all or nothing, without nuance to their game, or a plan B. 

    Blue print continues to be clog them up at half back, choke them in the corridor and they have few answers.

    Pressure is not their friend. They are 13th for contested possessions. Adams and De Goey with only 7 clearances between them. Easy to tag Daicos when nobody is feeding the ball to him. 18-3 centre clearances the Hawks way. 
    26-19 stoppage clearances when we played them (minus Clarry). 28-19 stoppage clearances when they played Carlton last week. 
     

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    2 hours ago, Roost it far said:

    Hahaha, sure but they stuffed up last year and plan B was never his strength. With the list we have Prelims are as low as I’m prepared to go. I didn’t sit through 50 years of garbage to watch us waste a generational list. I reckon Choco had a big part of 21

    Watching Goody today at training I can say with confidence, that you have no clue.

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    5 minutes ago, dworship said:

    Watching Goody today at training I can say with confidence that you have no clue.

    Happy to be clueless in your mind. Ask yourself if this time last year as we played injured players and continued to kick it into the pockets if Goodwin was everything you hoped for.

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    4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Happy to be clueless in your mind

    You're definitely an odd poster mate.

    It's like you've stepped out of a cave in the last 10-15 weeks and realised we're a really good team, with a really good coach, but before that we fluked a flag and then somehow managed to finish 2nd last year.

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