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10 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Did our fwd line look totally inept to anyone else?

How are we going to score in the finals?

Is it all on Fritta?

Is Tommo an option?

Anyone else concerned about this?

Grundy is definitely not the solution. 

Carlton has the best forward in the league and looked far more inept.

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    4 minutes ago, praha said:

    Carlton has the best forward in the league and looked far more inept.

    They outscored us.

    And we have one of the best backlines in the league.

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    1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

    They outscored us.

    True, but fewer scoring shots. Depends what you like to favor

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    I get that it’s frustrating to lose such games but at the end of the day it means little. Finish 4th, beat the Pies get to the Prelim. That’s all we have to do

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    Next weeks games are huge 

    we need to beat hawks

    pies need to beat lions 

    freo needs to beat Port 

    for us to have any chance at 2nd spot 

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    Port look to have their game back. I think it’s either port away or Pies at the MCG for us (assuming we win one of our last 2)

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    Just now, dees189227 said:

    I know they've been other games but after our loss to Essendon, I thought I hope this loss doesn't come back to bite us 

    Freo??

    GWS??

     

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    I expect Port to beat Freo next week. But playing Port or the Pies is achievable if we can find another tall forward in the next 3 weeks.

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    Well that was a fun weekend, not!!! Those losses to Essendon, Fremantle and GWS are coming home to roost. And now we have so really tough two games to come. It’s just been a real spluttering stop start sort of season, we haven’t really shown any domination at any period. And just when we start to show some genuine firepower up forward, it get shot in the foot (pardon the pun). 
     

    Let’s face it, the past few games haven’t exactly been emphatic have they? Great comeback against Brisbane, but they switched off, let Adelaide almost sneak in, Tigers up for 2.5 quarters ( and there recent form has been big ordinary), trail the second bottom team at half time, then out muscled by the in form team of the competition.

    I feel bit sick at the moment, can honestly see us missing top 4 if we continue this patchy form. Hope I am wrong.

     

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    God some of you lot go to water quickly. It’s trench warfare we’re in. Blues through the whole lot at us and literally sneaked over the line. 95/100 times we win that game. 

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    9 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    God some of you lot go to water quickly. It’s trench warfare we’re in. Blues through the whole lot at us and literally sneaked over the line. 95/100 times we win that game. 

    In all honesty, 9 times out of 10 they probably pay it a goal as well.

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    1 minute ago, layzie said:

    In all honesty, 9 times out of 10 they probably pay it a goal as well.

    Damn straight. As my new to football partner said “What so we don’t even protest!”

    I remain confident of success

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    1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

    I get that it’s frustrating to lose such games but at the end of the day it means little. Finish 4th, beat the Pies get to the Prelim. That’s all we have to do

    True. I was thinking about what if they actually called it a goal and what would that change? Just the 4 points really. Doesn’t change that we didn’t play great and our forward line has massive issues.

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    Must beat the Hawks of course. 

    If we don’t, and the Blues win up in the GC - that Sunday night back back of us in Sydney and Carl against GWS at home will be 4 teams playing for quite a bit. 

    I don’t want to be playing for anything.

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    5 minutes ago, Kozzie4PM said:

    Equal silliest thing I've seen written on this website.

    What's the equal?

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    6 minutes ago, Kozzie4PM said:

    Equal silliest thing I've seen written on this website.

    I agree.

    Frittata is far better hot than cold

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    6 hours ago, M_9 said:

    For anyone who didn’t see Casey today, forget TMac and Schache. Probably 20 disposals, 5 marks and one goal between them (my guess).

    Why are you guessing? Just check the stats.

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    12 minutes ago, layzie said:

    What's the equal?

    Someone the other day said Lever often makes bad decisions and should stop yelling so much and concentrate on his own game. And last night someone said our players don't work for each other. 

    Fair dinkum gobsmacked how some manage to tie their shoes in the morning. 

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    So my understanding is this:

    1. If we go 2-0, we could finish 2nd (Brisbane loses at least once, and we maintain our percentage lead over them, and Port loses at least once), 3rd (either Brisbane wins out, or Port wins out), or 4th (both Brisbane and Port win out, meaning that we can't catch either of them)
    2. If we go 1-1, we can also finish 2nd but requires both Brisbane and Port to go 0-2. If one goes 0-2, we finish 3rd. If both win at least once, we'd finish 4th
    3. If we go 0-2, we'll finish 4th if Carlton lose at least once, but we'll finish 5th if Carlton win both games. 

    I think Brisbane will lose to Collingwood next week, but I think Port will beat Fremantle and Richmond. That means I think 2-0 most likely gets us 3rd (hard to see us going 2-0, Brisbane going 1-1, and yet our percentage dropping below theirs). That would see us playing Port in Adelaide in the QF.

    If we go 1-1, IMO we play Collingwood in the QF.

    If we go 0-2, IMO we finish 5th (I doubt Carlton lose again) and play someone like Adelaide or St Kilda, with a SF against Collingwood or (more likely) Carlton, with the reward being a PF on the road to Port or Brisbane.

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    1 hour ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

    True. I was thinking about what if they actually called it a goal and what would that change? Just the 4 points really. Doesn’t change that we didn’t play great and our forward line has massive issues.

    ?????

    It would have assured top 4. Right now we are anything but assured. Not sure it "wouldn't have changed anything". Hasn't top 4 been the aim of the entire season to-date? 

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    11 minutes ago, Kozzie4PM said:

    Someone the other day said Lever often makes bad decisions and should stop yelling so much and concentrate on his own game. And last night someone said our players don't work for each other. 

    Fair dinkum gobsmacked how some manage to tie their shoes in the morning. 

    Haha that's hilarious, can't believe I missed that!

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    Just now, layzie said:

    Haha that's hilarious, can't believe I missed that!

    Yep, literally one of the best intercept defenders of all time makes bad decisions. And the captain of our defence - arguably the best defence of all time in 2021 - should keep his mouth shut. Jesus wept.

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