Definitely agree on the above points, the only thing in our favour this year despite the poor MCG record, is that it is unlikely we will have to play an MCG tenant on the MCG, should we make the grand final.
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After Round 8: How Do The Top 9 Teams Stack Up?
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LeverPuller
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The ladder's a bit odd.
- Melbourne sitting on percentage of 111 in 10th; 6th-best in the league.
- Freo sitting on 5 wins/3 losses in 9th with a percentage of 85 - good for 15th-best
- Geelong and Richmond both going from 5-0 to 5-3.
Right now if I'm going to judge the 8...
1. GWS (huge depth will see them through)
2. Adelaide (they'll work it out)
3. West Coast (weak year + Perth advantage)
4. Port (on percentage)
5. Bulldogs (steady but can't catch Port)
Then 6-8 is tough. All of Melbourne, St Kilda, Geelong, Richmond, Freo, Essendon and even Sydney and Hawthorn could sneak in for those three spots. Almost impossible to predict.
- Melbourne sitting on percentage of 111 in 10th; 6th-best in the league.
- Freo sitting on 5 wins/3 losses in 9th with a percentage of 85 - good for 15th-best
- Geelong and Richmond both going from 5-0 to 5-3.
Right now if I'm going to judge the 8...
1. GWS (huge depth will see them through)
2. Adelaide (they'll work it out)
3. West Coast (weak year + Perth advantage)
4. Port (on percentage)
5. Bulldogs (steady but can't catch Port)
Then 6-8 is tough. All of Melbourne, St Kilda, Geelong, Richmond, Freo, Essendon and even Sydney and Hawthorn could sneak in for those three spots. Almost impossible to predict.
Yes it is, however there still seems to be a reluctance by the AFL to fully support a full season of home games for Geelong. At best we're going to get 9, but i doubt we will ever get what the interstate sides receive.
LeverPuller
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That's as much about crowd capacity as anything though. Geelong's membership right now sits at 54,023. Once Stage 5 of the redevelopment is completed, KP holds 40,000. That's automatically 40,000 Geelong members being locked out, and without letting any opposition fans in. Given that the AFL says to interstate sides that the cheer squad of the opposition gets in, as well as a block of approximately 1000 away members, you're looking at ~38,800 Geelong supporters. Automatically locks out 16,000 of them. The reality is that to be able to sell the 3-game memberships as well as to help the club's membership base outside of Geelong itself, there will always be home games in Melbourne.
Jet lag?
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happy for freo to take on the challenge in round 14 even though Im drunk off my guts
- May 3, 2007
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Geelong will always have a good spot in my black heart, 2013 Qualifying final especially. that and that 2013 prelim. yeah im drunk off my guts on a tuesday night nigh but who cares.
SHill Shall
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The three games we have played against bottom nine teams have been Melbourne (top 10), Essendon (4 wins) and North (have been in the hunt in most games).
In our next 4 games before the bye we have Carlton, Brisbane and Collingwood, so the draw opens up a little mid season.
In our next 4 games before the bye we have Carlton, Brisbane and Collingwood, so the draw opens up a little mid season.
- May 3, 2007
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then bash those saints in round 15
Currently 5 times less than West Coast! Jet lag, yeah it's difficult, but with the guarantee of 11 home games plus the return game derby that's 12 at home! The Eagles are doing just fine with it all.
There are many good sides in the comp and even the sides lower on the ladder on their day can beat the better sides. Makes for a good comp.
it is all about banking wins at the minute and all sides are trying to do this. A bounce of the ball could of been the difference between Collingwood and North having 2-3 more wins each. That's just footy.
I don't buy the Eagles can't play on the MCG, it's all in their head and has nothing to do with ground dimensions, that is something they will have to overcome though.
The fixture is so important though and who you play in the last 5-7 weeks can be the difference between finishing 2nd or 10th. It should not be like that but that is the reality.
Bank early wins and hope you have a reasonable draw late in the year.
Come finals time it's anyone's to take.
it is all about banking wins at the minute and all sides are trying to do this. A bounce of the ball could of been the difference between Collingwood and North having 2-3 more wins each. That's just footy.
I don't buy the Eagles can't play on the MCG, it's all in their head and has nothing to do with ground dimensions, that is something they will have to overcome though.
The fixture is so important though and who you play in the last 5-7 weeks can be the difference between finishing 2nd or 10th. It should not be like that but that is the reality.
Bank early wins and hope you have a reasonable draw late in the year.
Come finals time it's anyone's to take.
only because Melbourne led by 5 goals in the second and then regained the lead late in the final quarter.
Freo did well to come back and deserved the win no doubt but the dees would have been really disappointed to lose the game from winning positions
Nightrain
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Trying to make a call based on percentages is useless at this stage. Percentage only tells a story once each team has played each other (or close to).
Nightrain
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I think most would support Geelong having to play all their home games (and home game finals) in Geelong. The way it is at the moment, teams who do have to play down at the cattery are disadvantaged compared to teams that don't.
Nightrain
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You realise we were 4 goals up at 3Qtr time?
LeverPuller
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That's also the worst quarter of footy Melbourne has played all year.
LeverPuller
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...how is that?
Melbourne has played 5 sides in the 8 (Saints, Freo, Geelong, Richmond, Adelaide) and 3 outside (Carlton, Hawthorn, Essendon) for a percentage of 111. That tells me of a side that is competitive in their losses and emphatic in their wins, and has played quality opposition to this point.
Nightrain
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Yeah yeah, and the Tigers worst first three quarters was last weekend.
Similarly, our worst quarter of the year was the last qtr against you guys.... I am kidding but have a listen to yourself.
Nightrain
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Ok lets see how your percentage stacks up after round 17.
LeverPuller
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Actually it's on par with Q4 against Geelong but the Geelong game had Gawn out of the game for 3 quarters.
AdamE89
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Yes, that is true, Freo have to travel down there most years whereas our return game against Collingwood this year will be at the MCG...again!
It's been over 20 years since the Pies, Bombers or Blues have traveled to Geelong. It shouldn't be too much of a problem as we will most likely be easy beats for a few years before returning as any sort of threat.
Nightrain
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Can we claim Ballantyne, A Pearce and Bennell, plus an injured Stephen Hill in the second half? And it's not like Spencer was useless that game. He was probably one of your best so Gawn's absence was negated somewhat.
