Diamond_Jim

28 still leaves room for manipulated blockbusters that will see MFC disadvantaged. 34 games or a rolling fixture 2020 was a simple 17 game fixture yet even then the AFL played with it so the power clubs got the ratings sponsors etc Happy as long as we negotiate a level playing field. This could be our last chance.

Dogs have played several times in Cairns over the years just to add to the equation. Can we..yes Will we...no The question really is .. will we even win another game?

Looking at the alternatives of 5 weeks in the Qld hub vs a possibility of two must be tempting. Sure it comes at the cost of a four game finals comp v a possible 3 with a double chance but given the fluctuations in Eagles performance when in a long term foreign hub...............

Eagles originally asked for the game against North to be played in Perth. They shaped the playing field and got the compromise of the Thursday fixture.

Looking a lot better this morning. Last night the right hand highlights section was taking up almost half my screen. Now it looks back to normal size. Thanks

A very brutal screen with far too much dominance of the various updates on the right of the screen which IIRC were at the bottom of the page. Good luck but sorry don't like it.

Not much use screaming about this now Mc Guire etc would have been on the front foot weeks in advance with a well orchestrated media run. Hell if we had known, crowd funding would have paid for the flight. Amateur club = !!!!

Eagles loss last round combined with Tigers win means no top 4 for them. The plus is that 5 or 6 gets them their first final in Perth. Fourth would see them play all finals outside Perth. I think they are content with going home to Perth for almost three weeks and then return to Brisbane or even better Adelaide for the second round of the finals as compared to five more weeks post end of the home and away in the Qld hub. Their last game for the home and away season is on Thursday night which means they will comfortably make the two week WA quarantine. Of course their competitor is another matter

To me it has been a push and switch style followed by the usual bomb to the pocket. Other than it rarely working I've never thought of it as defensive but who knows. To beat GWS you usually need a high tackling close checking team

Didn't watch the GWS game last night but I have watched them several times. In general the teams that are successful against them force the game to be played around the boundary line and deny room to the outside runners by blocking the corridor. It makes for an ugly game but so be it. Will Goodwin back his usual gameplan or go defensive.

WOW

why are they doing this to us. I was well into my annual grief management process !!!

Hawthorn are probably looking to move on from Clarkson but are naturally concerned by his payout. There's a deal to be done here if we play our cards right. Mind you MFC are not known for their negotiating ability

He's a third tall forward and our master coach has variously played him as a backman and a lone forward. Like most on our list has actually gone backwards each year

It will be a farewell match for so many

2020 At least we beat Collingwood I'm off now

Bad as we have been by a miracle we are still in it,

In case anyone is wondering last scoreless first quarter for us was against Geelong in 2008

because we have a surplus of gun forwards

light winds (15-20kms) and 23

I see we're rated a 7/4 chance to make the 8. Lousy odds considering our win probabilities

Probability of making finals is around 0.28 in my guess based on 70% win probability tonight 50% against GWS and 80% against the Bombers Would be interested to know what odds the bookies are giving for us to make the 8.

Almost a 50% probability. When you remember it included GWS and GCS in their formative years it really is a rubbish record.

add in the Geelong loss perhaps

depends if you now follow the new group think that he was never for 2020 anyway. I have already identified the theme of this year's excuse for our general under performance ..(screwed by travel and scheduling) PS..made a relatively innocuous comment BTL in the Guardian on Dan's plan. Boy the responses I got back from the Defenders of Dan made the posters on here look so friendly. Back into my bubble I go !!