Demon17

Great post response to a a ridiculous comment on the 2021 season being a "myth". Just finished a 16 win streak from last season into nearly mid-2022. Last season and the falg wasno fluke - neither is this year. I think the team is even better given its consolidated belief in winning.

Thats for sure. Petty took up the May/final sweeper role soon as May went off and was doing OK. Then injured and we lost all back shape. But up to then it was winnbale.

Fully agree with all of the above ElD. Its nearly been an all-season issue inside 50. The 12 goals to 1 is such an outlier though as I said its almost not worth considering the scale, except there are lessons to be learned and yesterday's defence won't be the one at the sharp end of the seson. Your comment i highlighted above is spot on when compared to what the dogs did to the eagles last night. Not an outcome we seem to be capable of .

Our premiership defence and team overall was outscored 1 goal to 12 after half time. Absolute outlier of a result even missing may and salem. Freo are kidding Themselves if they think this will happen again. As are we from our side. 25 % of premiership team missing. Have faith for when the cavalry arrive. But we learned a bit more about weid(prior to his compulsory shift to defence) and dunstan. And play BBB Like the suns did to naughton and He's in a bit of trouble unless We can fix it also.

Correct. Which is why when before start of the match the umpires walk out the siren is blown and the umpire in charge signals by a hand up that he/she has heard it as a signal to the timekeeper.

Well described Redleg. I was in the pocket and heard the siren which made the whole experience surreal - as well as heartbreaking.

This isn't new. Poor umpiring indisputably cost us the Crows game last season. Move on tiges. The Dees did. It happnes , but the laughable angle is listening to the umpires attempts at justification. It was common sense last night, just don't try and get any at other times mid-games often, especially the insufficient attempt rule when the ball goes out of bounds.

The Dees are not IN the window, whatever that means. We ARE the window. Thus not applicable to us.

Spot on BAMF. Rising Star award now is more of a retrospective thing given the above re: young Jake. In the GF he was serious star material already with his cool-headed pass to Brayshaw, outlet work in defence (Lever to Bowey in 3rd 1/4 to slow down game, then correct decsion to May), ability to fearlessly contest, again in third 1/4,..................................................... 17 disposals, four 1 percenters (4th highest in the team),.....etc.

Nice to seer peer recogniton from Ryder for Jackson. But Jackson plays ruck in the manner of a basketball centre, aiiming for top of the throw but with excellent follow up on the ground which most rucks don't have. I suspect Ryder rated this as a quality.

Gleeson did say May was "elite". I think the article while debateable about who is best focussed also on weitering 's absolute importance to blues defence which is true. Whately said this morning that Oliver is so good 45 possessions from him isn't newsworthy anymore. Same with May. He can't get any better so let's talk about someone else....Weitering.

It means for example his kick into Fritta in the final 1/4 of the GF. Got the ball from Trac outside 50 then nicely honoured Bailey's well-timed lead at about 30 meters from goal. Game then over.

Great post on Spargo. His teammates have said he's the club's best kick inside 50m, but its his eleite decision-making I like before he executes and in split second time. Never makes a wrong call. The delivers the pass accordingly.

Good pick up Garbo. There were a couple of outliers I missed but odds of change still a few chances out of 240 in that time. Its like the AA team. We all have players who should be selcted, but then the question is who do you then drop. I reckon the 8 now has the best 8 teams in it. Like for Ed Langdon, - should have been AA last year for sure, but who goes out? If the AA team was picked on position, which it isn't, then Ed's a certainty this year.

Sorry to be pedantic but in 1994 the Top 8 started. west coast, Blues, North, cats, dogs, hawks, DEES and pies in that order, then started off with 4 Qualifying finals. Unless the AFL Tables site is wrong of course.

My gf quote tied in with my original assertion on the final 8 system which commenced 1994. Hard to have a final 8 with only 12 teams. So my broad comment was wrong and should have noted the 4 cases since 94.. Or noted 86% of the period saw gf losers not make it next season. Still reckon the 8 is set. But lets see in round 24. And again the tiges progress will be fascinating. Nice work back to the 19th century though Katrina.

Good call but I am looking at the modern afl era from 1992

Great example. 1 out of 240 chances over 30 years. The premise still stands with the odd outlier.

30 years of history says otherwise but there’s a firsy time for everything I guess

Fair points and I reckon the tigers meetings against Top 4 rivals will be the most fascinating aspect of the run home. I much prefer them as a club to the Cats so hope they at least keep them in lower end of the 8

Agreed with your Top 3 view. But I reckon the Tiges comments are based on when they were scary-good from 2017. Understandable too. Dees, Lions and Freo have so much class now all 3 of us can take care of any team. Tiges will give it a crack but we have the 'Hibberd' solution for Dusty, and I'm sure Lions and Dockers do too. If the Cat's don't now see the slide is on, they never will. A random meeting with a mad cats supporter this week at Catland repeated other fans calls for the umpteenth time, Scott should finish up.

Over the last 30 years, the Final 8 is settled by Round 9 and only the order of the 8 changes. Thus we can say now the Pies, Power, Dogs and Hawks have missed out. And the average annual movement in and out of the 8 is 2.8 teams, rounded up to 3. So this year is an outlier with 4 new teams from last year. My argument there is that in 2021, the Dons were a false dawn and should not have made the 8, so they don't count this year as a failed finalist, and the Tiges are back where they belong talent-wise anway. Great to see Freo make it.. And the Dogs slip up. But again, never has a losing GF team made the GF the following year. In other words when the Dees beat you, you stay beaten.

Final 8 now set. Historically after Round 9 it doesn't change, just the order of the top 8. Thus pies and Dogs are missing the finals this season.

Not Necessarily true about support. I understood it was Freo people backing us, including their cheer squad. Optus is called Boo stadium for a reason and no sympathy here for any Eagles types.

Tim Gossage is a cheer leader for Eagles. Nothing more, nothing less. Move on.