YearOfTheDees

Good to see The Tigers doing it for their retiring champions.

And just like that we now have to win tomorrow "not that we won't"

Time for Ump watch, how bad do the AFL want Carlton in the finals. Shouldn't think that way but it's hard not to.

If the Suns keep going our top four spot is set. So I take that for starters.

Need The Swans to beat us in the last game to get Carlton out of the eight.

Both finished on 123.2% so if the Pies fail next week and Lions win they go top.

How many UNLIKELY outcomes have we had in the last five weeks. No team is easy.

This team has beaten them six times straight, if they needed to prove something it was tonight.

We can still finish 2nd but it is going to be tough. At least we will know before our Sunday game what we need to do.

Might need third for that.

Lions percentage higher the the Pies. They might finish on top.

Lions have beaten the Pies the last five times they have meet, you would think the Pies want to stop that run.

Pie --- I hate you but please win Tigers -- Suns -- Love to see the Blues lose the next two and miss out again Giants -- Cats -- - Crows -- Dogs --- Cant be as bad as last week looked. Dees -- Freo -- Stuff draft picks I want 2nd place. Ps if the Lions win then come on Port.

Wonder if they have spelt Hibberd wrong.

Hibberd is not in the 26.

I do not want to play Port in the first week of finals. Give me a home final or Brisbane at the Gabba any day.

That a few now, why don't they play to seasons end.

Ok I have a twisted mind. Be great is we could thump the Hawks on Sunday and both Port and Brisbane lose putting us back in second. Carlton to lose to the Suns. Following week both Lions an Port lose again meaning we finish 2nd. But wait, in the Swans game we are 4 points in front, Swans kick for goal after the siren and Max just touches the ball though the sticks, Max turns to the ump and say gee I just missed that and a goal is paid. The blues then lose their last game and finish 9th. Ok silly but I love karma.

What no vote for the goal Ump.

Paddy McCartin has joined him in retiring today. Best thing he could do for his health.

Great player would have loved to seen him in a Dees Jumper.

One more ARK complaint - the number of times this year a decision has gone to The ARK and they have checked the wrong thing. I remember one earlier this year that might have gone our way when they checked for a goal-line touch when the Upm had asked to check if ball was touched off the foot. We just need set rules and I would rather a rule where the Goal Umps only problem is did the ball go though the goals or points, leave the rest up to Ark. ie it's a goal but please check if it was touched.

I got sick of the holding on every time we did take a mark "not that we took many" thought that was an instant 50.

Just sew up a top four finish next week and let the rest take care of its self.

They also have a habit of putting in a shocker every few games, lets hope next week is one of them.