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2025 Draw - hoping for MUCH softer
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Did lol at your opening post being a complaints letter though.
FR0GGY
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Someone’s cooked and it’s not him.
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If Nicks isnt 3-1 minimum after 4 rounds he should be sacked because that is about as good as you can hope for to start a season. You dont want totally soft kills but ylu dont want tough teams and we get a couple right after.
Otherwise we get a couple of patches where we barely travel and have some good games prior to end of season. Leading into bye could be tricky but that could be the making of us.
No excuses.
Otherwise we get a couple of patches where we barely travel and have some good games prior to end of season. Leading into bye could be tricky but that could be the making of us.
No excuses.
El Doederino
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What’s started? Expecting my team to beat North and West Coast? Coz that’s been in place for a while now.
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How often does any team travel to Perth twice in a season?
Melbourne definitely got the most favourable double up draw.
However they could easily implode as they could end up top 4.
The competition does seem quite even in that a good 16 teams could beat each other on any given day.
I would have preferred a GWS or even Brisbane as a double up over Hawthorn who have been a bogey side of ours for what seems like a decade.
But the draw itself is quite good for us, I'm extremely happy with 3 MCG games.
I feel our recent string of very close games against Collingwood Melbourne Carlton and Essendon in Melbourne probably helped us get MCG games against the big clubs.
However they could easily implode as they could end up top 4.
The competition does seem quite even in that a good 16 teams could beat each other on any given day.
I would have preferred a GWS or even Brisbane as a double up over Hawthorn who have been a bogey side of ours for what seems like a decade.
But the draw itself is quite good for us, I'm extremely happy with 3 MCG games.
I feel our recent string of very close games against Collingwood Melbourne Carlton and Essendon in Melbourne probably helped us get MCG games against the big clubs.
The logo is better than 2010-2024, but not as good as 1999-2009.
23 games we need to earn next year.
It won't be easy. There will be obstacles in the way, a desperate opposition, pressure, expectation.
Let's say we are in 8 games decided by less than 10 points and can win 6 of them, we're a finals chance.
Need to defend the home ground better. We were terrible at home last season, played better on the road although fell short quite a few times. But pulled out a couple a crazy wins by less than a kick.
My prediction of the gather round game vs Geelong was correct. Really good choice. The Cats are going to be a real contender next year so a great challenge for us.
23 games we need to earn next year.
It won't be easy. There will be obstacles in the way, a desperate opposition, pressure, expectation.
Let's say we are in 8 games decided by less than 10 points and can win 6 of them, we're a finals chance.
Need to defend the home ground better. We were terrible at home last season, played better on the road although fell short quite a few times. But pulled out a couple a crazy wins by less than a kick.
My prediction of the gather round game vs Geelong was correct. Really good choice. The Cats are going to be a real contender next year so a great challenge for us.
And don't forget about Collingwood. Our all time bogey side.
No match at GMHBA, thank goodness for that.
It's not just four out of our first six games at home, it's also six games out of our first nine at Adelaide Oval (one of which is a Port home game). We play 13 games (out of 23) at Adelaide Oval over the course of the season and are never on the road in consecutive weeks.
whilst I hate playing there, and it's definitely a good thing,
It's another year that we will not break the hoodoo
I would be perfectly happy to bulldoze the stadium tomorrow and let the hoodoo stand for eternity.
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Our double up games have the potential to turn into a nightmare draw once it's reassessed after the 2025 season.
Port, Hawthorn, Gold Coast and Collingwood will all be either in the 8 or around the mark.
It could easily end up that we play 4 teams twice that will finish in the top 8.
Port, Hawthorn, Gold Coast and Collingwood will all be either in the 8 or around the mark.
It could easily end up that we play 4 teams twice that will finish in the top 8.
Honestly, I wouldn't mind that. Either we will make some strides forward next year and should want to be facing better sides anyway, or else we won't make strides forward and may as well get smacked around for a better draft pick and more pressure on the administration.
Eddie Murphy
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Could say that about most teams draws. It’s pot luck at this stage.
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It is to a degree, but there are sides that didn't make the 8 that have the potential for a far bigger upside in 2025 than others.
If you could swap a Collingwood double up for Essendon or St Kilda you'd take it any day of the week.
How does Port not get a Friday night game lol
Draw is pretty damn good and early season momentum is crucial and the draw gives us some chance to get it
Time to beat collingwood so glad we play them twice
We have no excuses next season
Going to Perth twice is good as we want to play the eagles twice
Freo will be top 4 next year so that won’t be fun
Time to beat collingwood so glad we play them twice
We have no excuses next season
Going to Perth twice is good as we want to play the eagles twice
Freo will be top 4 next year so that won’t be fun
Kane McGoodwin
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Only playing Richmond twice would have improved our draw...
Yep that was the sad part although they beat us last year
Ideally though you want to play the bottom side away and a team like gws at home and hope you win them both and we got that scenario
