Bizarre round. The positive thing for the demons is that our defence is very good. Hopefully that will stop teams getting a run on us and we can grind teams down with behinds ?
The Dogs bottomed out after their flag 5 years ago? Please. They have pretty much the same team. Struggled for a couple of years but are still on the same path
Any other year I reckon Melksham and Hibberd come straight in. No working off past performances anymore.
I like this from Goodwin and the match committee. Make them earn their spot.
Not kidding - if the Pies had Treloar on the ball tonight I reckon they win. they really lack a fast mid
The boy Bailey has balls of steel! what a finish. and to think he SHOULD have had two winning kicks after the siren in back to back round. never been done I am sure
Hard not to like the bears. hard at it. McClullage is a gun. if he could kick for goal he would be a star
Half a dozen good players, a few quality kids and that’s it. Looking at their 22, GWS should be bottom 6 this year. The guts have been ripped outta them.
Dees by 4 pts
Aside from one, I think all of Fritsch’s shots on the weekend were gettable angels. He just choked on the kicks. It’s 100% in his head. One came off the side of his boot
one things for sure, we won't be dropped T Mac if he keeps up this form. I expect him to get better over the nextr couple of weeks as his confidence grows too
yes, I see your point.
I still think the trend is there. Hawks got one early in 08 and then dominated when their players were in their prime '12-'14. Bombers were an anomaly and Brisbane were not young if I recall correctly. they fell off a cliff after 2004.
Very difficult to win one without having a bolus of the team in the right age and experience bracket. even tougher if the talent is not there
therefore these stats should indicate a team has a sizeable group of good players that have a better chance of winning the flag, proving the OP's point, no?