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3 hours ago, sue said:

History buffs: Has there ever been a team in the top 4 so late in the season with a percentage below 100?

Yes absolutely.

Geelong after round 17 2000 had a percentage of 96.8, and had a 9-7-1 record. Yet they were 4th on the ladder at the time.

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I hate essendon.

Tough Kent
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For the first time in a long time I’m not looking at the impact of different results on the ladder. I’m not looking at what we need to do, or who we need to beat to finish top 4, or even in the 8. I a

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Even if absolutely nothing else good happens this year, I hope we rip Essendon a new one to the point where the entire football world calls them out for the pretenders they are, and their rancid, smug

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2 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

100% this.

Carlton - Cripps, Curnow, McKay, Wetering & Walsh

Brisbane - Neale, Dunkley, Daniher, Andrew, Cameron

Bulldogs - Bont, Libba, Naughton, Jamarra, English

Pies - N Daicos, J Daicos, Moore, Pendlebury, Sidebottom

Swans - Gulden, Warner, Heeney, Papley and up until this year Franklin

Every side in the top 8-12 teams atm has genuine stars running around. It just takes a bit of luck and to get your game going at the right time to win a flag.

For 4-5 years it's been fairly unanimous in the media & opposition supporters that we have had the competition's best defence, the top ruckman, in Brayshaw, Clarry, Trac & Viney the best midfield going round & some quality forwards.

With all this Goodie has delivered 1 flag which is a massive underachievement.

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3 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

100% this.

Carlton - Cripps, Curnow, McKay, Wetering & Walsh

Brisbane - Neale, Dunkley, Daniher, Andrew, Cameron

Bulldogs - Bont, Libba, Naughton, Jamarra, English

Pies - N Daicos, J Daicos, Moore, Pendlebury, Sidebottom

Swans - Gulden, Warner, Heeney, Papley and up until this year Franklin

Every side in the top 8-12 teams atm has genuine stars running around. It just takes a bit of luck and to get your game going at the right time to win a flag.

For 4-5 years it's been fairly unanimous in the media & opposition supporters that we have had the competition's best defence, the top ruckman, in Brayshaw, Clarry, Trac & Viney the best midfield going round & some quality forwards.

With all this Goodie has delivered 1 flag which is a massive underachievement.

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3 hours ago, ANG13 said:

All I need now is Jaded No More to say that her husband is going and well look out Sportsbet. Can’t lose with that combination. 

He’s unlikely to attend, but I will let you know tomorrow whether you need to place your bets. 

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18 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

He’s unlikely to attend, but I will let you know tomorrow whether you need to place your bets. 

Tell him we all insist.

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2 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

For 4-5 years it's been fairly unanimous in the media & opposition supporters that we have had the competition's best defence, the top ruckman, in Brayshaw, Clarry, Trac & Viney the best midfield going round & some quality forwards.

With all this Goodie has delivered 1 flag which is a massive underachievement.

Voss has a side with 2 Coleman medalists and a Brownlow medalist and they’ve done nothing. A couple of stars doesn’t always mean a flag.

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12 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Voss has a side with 2 Coleman medalists and a Brownlow medalist and they’ve done nothing. A couple of stars doesn’t always mean a flag.

we have never had a forward line, ever. bbb was the closest thing to a pure forward we had to compliment Fritsch..

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3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

For 4-5 years it's been fairly unanimous in the media & opposition supporters that we have had the competition's best defence, the top ruckman, in Brayshaw, Clarry, Trac & Viney the best midfield going round & some quality forwards.

With all this Goodie has delivered 1 flag which is a massive underachievement.

It’s been well known that our forward line has been a mess… so while I agree our defence and midfield has been in the top 5, our forward half would probably have been mid table at best 

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3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

For 4-5 years it's been fairly unanimous in the media & opposition supporters that we have had the competition's best defence, the top ruckman, in Brayshaw, Clarry, Trac & Viney the best midfield going round & some quality forwards.

With all this Goodie has delivered 1 flag which is a massive underachievement.

Re-written for you.

Setting the bar at multiple flags for any side is unfair and unrealistic.

Winning flags is hard. There isn't a single person associated with football who says otherwise. 

It's generally only done on here by the overwhelming angry/pessimistic. Your username checks out on this point. 

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29 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Re-written for you.

Setting the bar at multiple flags for any side is unfair and unrealistic.

Winning flags is hard. There isn't a single person associated with football who says otherwise. 

It's generally only done on here by the overwhelming angry/pessimistic. Your username checks out on this point. 

...except this guy 😟:

Gale guided Richmond out of debt and into financial stability, and boldly predicted in 2010 that the club would claim three flags by 2020. His words would eventually ring true when, after taking out the 2017 flag, the Tigers and coach Damien Hardwick also claimed back-to-back premierships in 2019 and 2020.10 May 2024
Edited by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew
'Just sayin' with this. I'm not in the camp of 'we've underchieved'. I agree (a) they're hard and (b) there are many reasons for 2022 and 2023. Not so sure about 2024...
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7 hours ago, Binmans PA said:

I'd love to know, it's become incredible this stat to me.

I keep expecting them to [censored] the bed, but they still haven't yet.

They haven't really got into the bed yet.

Six wins were WC (twice, and 6 points first time and equal scoring shots second time) North, Richmond (by only 2 goals), Saints and Adelaide. Bulldogs (9.13) had more scoring shots. Credit for GWS win, but their (rematch-after-the-draw) win last week, over tonight's losers, might be colouring the footy world's perception.

Tomorrow is 'Ninight' time.

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