Ted Lasso

Finals start now. Next week vs saints is an elimination final effectively. Very interested to see which demons stand up with finals on the line. We are good enough to win the next three.

I suspect as dazzle is saying he is playing more of an outside role so he can build up his confidence going for the contested balls

While I agree he'd be handy I think they're keen to let him build his confidence back up, on form he should be in the side though

Sounds like Brayshaw played a strong game??

Makes it hard if we hardly get it forward and when we do it's bombed so long and high it comes down with snow on it

6. Gawn 5.jetta 4.vince 3. Oliver 2. Lewis 1. Hibberd

I don't remember a kick from Nathan jones that didn't go straight to a giants player. Was just really dumb footy by us today

I think the way the game is played with zones you're almost happy to go in undersized because any long kick to that big full forward becomes dangerous. If they don't make it guys like hunt and hibberd are able to move it very quickly back the other way and we can score. Lever is an unbelievable reader of the game and will really add to this area.

Midfield depth is back and some of the younger guys will be better for having had the opportunity

Tyson won't leave melbourne, we won't trade him. Even if they offered a straight swap

I think they'll want a pick and a player. And I doubt we'll be keen to ship off both first rounders 2017 second rounder, 2018 first rounder and Alex Neal bullen

Apparently he met with Goody, Todd Viney, Nathan Jones and Jack Viney and we've made a pretty strong pitch. I don't get the sense this is even close to over the line but lots of people are saying our offer is as good or better than any other on the table.

Ignoring that those numbers dropped because most of our midfield has been out. Classic herald sun, happy to ignore common sense to make an article

I personally think Zach Merrett will be right up the pointy end as well.

Clarry might poll a lot better than the media think, kids ultra consistent

If we make a godfather offer to someone tom lynch from the suns would be a good target at the end of next year

But we also beat the power the week before when most had them a lock for top 4

We play one top 8 side and that side is out of form and missing multiple key players. It would take a Richmond sized stuff up to miss finals

Giants looked awful last week and even Deledio didn't look brilliant for them in the reserves i think we should beat them.

Pointless making the 8 if we aren't any threat to the teams in the finals. Right now I doubt any team would go into a game against us feeling confident.

I would much rather beat top 8 sides as consistently as we have and drop the odd game against a bottom side than be totally incapable of beating a good side the way port seem to be

Concerning the amount of passengers we had. When we play our best footy we have 18-22 guys switched in and playing good footy games like that it is more like 8-10 and yet we still could have won. The players seem to have a hard time getting up for games we should win, but love the challenge of better teams

And despite those incredible stats seems to go unnoticed and probably won't be in the votes despite dominating the game.

I think 12 wins would sneak us into 8th but I think we need to keep this one game in context. Our best is good enough to beat any team, our worst we can lose to anyone. This season is so unpredictable that the sides pushing for finals spots probably won't win all the games they're supposed to either. We should beat the pies and lions, and I think that'll be another but if we can best either the giants or saints lock us in. We are a good change in both games with vince and jones back.

I don't see this loss as the end of our finals dream although we now have to win a 50/50 game to lock up our spot. I think we'll knock off the giants, lose to the saints and win the last two