one_demon

Thank you. Case closed.

Looks like Kozzie4PM has given you your answer. Thanks for your time.

How many in the last one hundred years became premiers?

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I never said teams who win heaps of games rarely win premierships, I said teams who start strongly like 9-0, rarely win premierships

Yes all teams play twenty-two games, I can't argue with that, but you can end up in a situation where you've only lost three games in the home and away season and then go out it straight sets because you weren't able to play your best football comes finals time. This is why teams who start the season strongly like we have, rarely win premierships. I'm using history as a guide.

Usually teams that go 9-0 are playing at their peak

Yes that's possible. It's also quite possible that we have indeed peaked. Premierships are rarely won with a 9-0 start because those teams runs out of puff come finals time.

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9-1 and losing to lowly Adelaide. We all would've taken that at the start of the season.

I think you're asking too much

What if that was the last shot a goal to win The Grand Final

I've always had the view that it's not a bad thing if you’re not playing your best football this time of year. I just worry that we've peaked too early.

Good point. I think I'm remembering the Roos years where there was a period where they kept beating us even thought we were the better team.

We're going to lose

I kind of agree that we're due for a loss. We've been creeping towards a loss that last two games and Carlton are our bogey side. Plus they've been under pressure this week.

Don't flirt with form

One player I think needs to work on his set shot routine is Pickett. He just takes a few steps and looks too casual.

Tom McDonald. Beautiful, simple technique. Drops the ball very low, minimising the chance for the ball to move out of position before being struck by the foot.

It's difficult to predict fifty years into the future

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Only forced changes

Please don't play Petracca if he has a corky. We need him cherry ripe for tougher games coming up.

Lucky we didn't play McDonald in defence

Is that the same Goodwin who's selections got us to 7-0?