SaberFang

Yep, as filthy as we are, I reckon Saints, Pies and Bombers would all feel worse right now.

Haha draw. They were fifty [censored] points up! Unbelievable.

Rhys Mathieson is a moron.

Adelaide might have set themselves up for a win with one quarter to go. Unbelievable Magpies capitulation in the third. Geez that would be devastating for Pies fans.

Eagles are such [censored] downhill skiers. Their entire team is so soft and vanilla. Very lucky they have a young opposition who look set to be blown off the park. [censored] yesterday was so important and we [censored] it! [censored]!

Yep, increasingly looks like a win yesterday would've cemented us in finals. Now we need to win 3 out of 4 to guarantee anything. The last thing we needed in this last month is the added pressure of [censored] up our most successful season in a decade. Next week is crucial, we can't just rely on other results anymore.

Keep it up boys! Could use some good news this weekend!

Surely it's too late for the Pies to make a finals run. Aren't they on 7 wins? So they need to win every game from here and have a superior percentage than any other 12 win team? I'll be [censored] myself if we're both on 11 wins come round 23. Bizarre season.

Dogs winning AND knocking down the Bombers percentage beneath ours would be a small consolation prize for us (admittedly we've already had a good run with results -- Saints choking and Hawks beating Sydney). Shame the Suns/Blues couldn't knock off the Tigers/Cats. Crows/Pies result is pretty irrelevant. Pies won't play finals and Adelaide are already pretty safe in 1st.

Goodwin's on Fox Footy Monday night. I hope Healy and King grill him about the North Melbourne disaster. It's bewildering that we continue making the same idiotic mistakes against a team who've lost 8 in a row and have seemed content about it! Especially frustrating in a year where so many other stupid hoodoos have been knocked on the head. This has the stench of an elephant in the room that will linger all off-season until we can play them again.

Surprised Pedersen hasn't been withdrawn. If he's pulled at half-time I guess we can assume he's playing v GWS next week.

At least they've perfected the art of "if you have a gun key forward who can mark, kick it to them!" It seems to result in goals, which helps win games (unlike handballing in circles through the midfield until you get tackled and turn it over).

Agreed. How can you expect to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past unless your learn from them? 17 losses in a [censored] to that irrelevant mob. Unbelievable. When will it ever end?

The similarities to the Carlton game last year ring very true. Finals on the line, an opening presents itself, and we [censored] the bed. The only thing more disastrous is that this year it's our top 8 spot to lose. I can't imagine anything more embarrassing than missing finals in favour of the [censored] Drug Cheats, which looks a distinct possibility. So far that makes it, what, 4 losses under a goal for the year? We could easily have been 14-4 atop the ladder. Infuriating! Don't care much for Goodwin insisting on the irrelevance of the past. Clearly it is relevant because we continue this trend of dropping games against teams we're supposed to beat. It's habitual. Geelong and Richmond had zero issues last night dispensing of their cellar-dwelling opposition and cementing a place in the top 4. Note we struggled to beat the same opposition when it was our turn. It would be so nice to go into one game this year confident about what we will deliver. I've already marked down the Brisbane match as a likely loss, leaving our finals fate in the result of the final match vs Collingwood. Can only imagine how disastrous that could be; we simply don't cope with expectation and pressure.

"He's struck it welllllllllllllllllll....... it's a point."

Think ol' Timmy needs reminding that the precious club he desperately bends over backwards defending turned his son into a convicted drug cheat, charged by the World Anti-Doping Authority. Ouch!

Just don't let Fremantle have him!

By winning today, Brisbane have opened the door for North to take the spoon if they want it. Conversely, if North win against us next week, they jump up to 16th (pick 3). Gotta wonder what they'd prefer...

Pies are gonna win!!!! Season over for Eagles? Suck it, Schofield.

Pies hit the lead with 2 minutes left!! Please hold on!!!

Pies were close a few minutes ago, now a 3 goal deficit at 3QT. Meanwhile Brisbane are smashing Carlton. Wonder if this impacts on North tanking?

Wasn't sure what outcome I preferred there, but now that Richmond's won I'm shitty. 11 wins for that mediocre rabble, ugh. Will be kicked out of finals in one match, hopefully by us.

Brilliant news. Hope he can get a solid run at it without another concussion. Kid deserves it!

I'm so conflicted about who I want to win this match. Either outcome is bad for different reasons.

Plus a full list and not off 3 consecutive 6 day breaks. That match was always an uphill battle. Saints proving to be mediocre to the extreme. I don't rate their list or youth at all, so it's heartening to see them continue to wallow in No Man's Land. Not sure I'm a fan of the alternative though (Sydney going above us on the ladder).