Jaded No More

I take joy in 3 things and 3 things only 1- Melbourne winning 2- Geelong losing 3- Death riding Freo

Hey Einstein, we could absolutely finish top 2 with our percentage gap. Port winning today makes it much less likely. If a side like Essendon get out spot in the top 4, we can’t win the flag anyway, so what does it matter?

Top 2 is a better goal. Let’s not be cocky and think that playing Port in Adelaide or Pies in week one is going to be a better result than a home final in week one ffs!

Honestly anyone who wanted Essendon to lose doesn’t understand how this season could play out. Very poor result for us.

Damn. Was hoping Port lose. Lucky.

Agreed. We realistically cannot finish first. The game and percentage gap between us and Pies is too great. However if we only lose one more game from here on, and it’s entirely possible with our draw, we can definitely overtake Port on percentage and Lions on points. Especially if we beat the Lions in 2 weeks time. Finishing second would be the absolute best possible outcome as we stay at the G and avoid Pies.

It is entirely plausible that if Port lose today we could finish as high as second. They have 3 tough games from here they could definitely lose - Pies, Adelaide and Geelong in Geelong.

They looked amazing against witches hats. As did we against North. As did Swans against West Coast. Gold Coast had a do not enter policy in the corridor today. It was one of the most putrid coaching display I’ve seen in a long time. Pies just waltzed the ball from end to end uncontested. It was a goddamn training run.

I was feeling jealous of everyone making the trip, as it’s definitely on my list of must attend games, but definitely not in the budget right now. But seeing the weather, has eased that jealousy quite a bit.

I mean we barely got out of Metricon alive. But the Suns don’t play second halves of seasons. The bye is their end of season trip.

Goodwin said he can train but can’t do any contact work due to risk of further damage. So essentially he won’t lose fitness but he gets a month off to freshen up before finals. Not the worst.

I am unsurprised by this. A good time to try and get him on the cheap. We were very keen to draft him and just missed out.

Suns allergic to manning the corridor

He’s OOC so not really. If he wants to go Freo can’t do much.

You cannot compare the intensity of VFL to AFL.

I disagree. I am not against resting him, but competitively he’s been very good and I think he is part of our best 22.

Has been ruled out already. Might be back next week. Might not be.

I honestly can't see how he gets back to full fitness this year. The only thing that would get him a game right now is his incredible aerobic ability to cover the ground, and it would be a minor miracle for him to regain that having missed half a pre season and half a season. He was in poor form earlier in the year even before this latest setback, and we are already carrying an underdone Gawn. Two big men who can't get out of first gear is hardly ideal. Add to that BBB, and you are left with a very immobile and slow forwardline. As for JVR, I would rest him for rounds 21-23 and bring him back ahead of finals. He is giving us a good contest, and of all the forward this year, he has been the one to nail crucial shots on goal at critical times. I reckon he would thrive in finals, and it would be a mistake to drop him. If he has a stinker in week 1, then you can review it. But he deserves to play. I also want to see him play alongside BBB. I think the protection another really big body will afford him, will totally change his game.

100% agree Only injuries should prevent us from making a grand final. Anything less than that is a failure and should be reviewed as such by the club. It's why we have to get Oliver right. We won't win a flag without him and Trac fit and firing in September. We have a list right now that is capable of winning 1-2 more flags. I hope we go hard for another developed tall (doesn't matter if they are a defender or forward) in the off season to extend that window even further.

I’ll believe it when I see it. He’s been a chance every week for 3 weeks.

Because we learnt from last year that flags aren't won in round 10

Yeah nah. I’ve seen enough of him this year to know he is cooked. Can’t bend down. Can’t chase. He is basically a more expensive TMac.

There have been far far dirtier players than him. What he did was totally unacceptable, but I truly believe it was a brain fade. He has never been a dirty player.

That incident ruined his career

People look at the prelim and grand final in 2021 and somehow think this level of perfection is sustainable or even repeatable. It is not. We were never this good during the H&A season and we will probably never be this good again. It was a freak performance that was up there with one of the greatest finals performances of all time. The more we expect to see it again, the more disappointed we will be.