DemonWA

Same experts that potted TMac for 'having the turning circle of the Titanic' or Ben Brown for having concrete hands. All of these players are clearly so much better than their understudies at Casey that picking minor flaws in their game is laughable. Talk about not being able to see the Forrest for the Trees.

Eh this thread is just like the Jackson one; Hero 'fans' potting the players skills and value in an attempt to soften their own personal blow if they are to leave us.

I've enjoyed the year to date. Our finals form at the end of last year set an unrealistic expectation for many. I'm able to see that as a but of an outlier so I've been comfortable with where we're at, although the next month will ultimately determine whether we've had a good year or not. If we finish top 4 we'll have had a ripper season

Wonder how this rating is calculated. Given we have lots of I50s and were 2nd on the ladder I'm not surprised to see us rank poorly, especially our talls. Also, if the stat is a function of whether a player is able to apply pressure when they're near the ball the ranking makes more sense. All over the ground our team will back 1 player to win a contest while the other players set up to receive/ release. When that player doesn't win the contest we look like our players didn't compete. It's a fine line because in years gone by we would complain about our players all going for the same ball like auskickers.

You had me nodding along about the mental fatigue, but you loose me thereafter. Still, your opinion has merit and you've made some good points. I'll also be sad if Gus leaves

Young ones quote?

Jeez, are people are trying to play down his footy to make his departure easier to take? Some of these posts are ridiculous. Clearly the most explosive and promising young talent in the ruck position since Nic Nat. I don't believe some of the money that's being spoken about but Dockers would be silly not to at least have a go.

This. Can't believe the amount of 'fans' who think it's their right to watch a unprecedented dynasty unfold before their eyes because we were sh1te for decades too. Throw the toys out of the pram after every loss!

That added consideration is where I'm unsure and perhaps where I think the whole loading discussion becomes a bridge too far for me, but hope you're on the money. It must be said we played out of our skins through the last finals series and it would be nice to think it wasn't all by chance. As I've said a few times before I feel as though our side had a heap of confidence last year which is a distinguishable difference between the 2 seasons; We beat contenders and hung on in the tight games. Collingwood's ability to get the 4 points in the close ones reminds me of our year last year - everything that could go our way seemed to go our way at times.

Of all the teams that you mention I would suggest our form has been the most 'off', which is probably why mo64 suggests we'd need a miraculous turn around (more than most). Brisbane have had covid, cats aren't loosing and Freos best isn't as good as ours so the magnitude of their comparable slump doesn't seem as severe. I don't think we're that far off decent form (we played a good bulldogs team yesterday without a few pretty key KPPs and only lost it in the lastfew minutes), however I'm worried about having to try to do some damage in the finals from outside the 8.

Looks at the form lines and the home ground advantage. I'd be surprised if the odds have us as evens at bounce down

No logic here. Just observation. You can see the spirit that a close come from behind victory helps to foster within a group. That was my point.

Me too. Hope to see a nice win against the odds. It's good being able to measure ourselves against some very good opposition in the run home but I can see us picking up plenty of battle scars along the way - both physical and to a lesser extent mental. Dogs win yesterday was not all that different to our final round win against the cats last year. Lots of sore bodies after that clash.

Last week we won thanks to Kozzy Last night they won due to Ugle Hagan. Dogs played a good game and one player was the difference.

There are some crazy emotional posts in this thread. Fit BBB and Lever would come in, but I do t think you need to change much. Jamara played a blinder and was the difference.

Fitsch tried to center to ANB in that last when he should have had a ping. Media wins

Tough game. God damn. Glad that wasn't a sudden death final. Onwards and upwards

I expect a similar plot line to the port game. Tough, tight game. Dees win

Hard to argue with that logic. But how does Gus fit into this theory?

Spoken like a man with an Electric Wizard Avatar. *slow heavy music playing*

Freo have prior. Handing out B and Fs to Pav to make him stay in WA etc.

Go well Sam. The fast pace of matches at Marvel might help him. Coupled with the fact he will be the primary target in F50.

I guess I must just hate watching games there because it feels like a shoot-out on the smaller ground

Yes mate, I'll be there. I wouldn't count on a big contingent of dees support tho. Was at the Eagles game earlier in the year and thought we might have a decent showing of fans but it was relatively small amount - perhaps all of the finals converts were Eagles fans?!

I must be scarred because I'd feel alot more comfortable if the game was being played at the G