Big games this weekend.

[1jasonoz]

With the tightness of the ladder, we have got a big chance to finish top 4 this year. It was only when i saw a post on the main board that contained the current ladder, and another that contained this weekends games, that i realise that our game against the Hawks is a must win game. Below is why;

Ladder

P W D L F A % Total
1 West Coast Eagles 15 14 0 1 1654 1188 139.23 56
2 Adelaide 15 10 0 5 1364 1084 125.83 40
3 Geelong 15 9 0 6 1484 1322 112.25 36
4 Melbourne 15 9 0 6 1579 1496 105.55 36
5 Sydney Swans 15 9 0 6 1263 1220 103.52 36
6 Richmond 15 9 0 6 1418 1433 98.95 36
7 Kangaroos 15 9 0 6 1369 1393 98.28 36
8 Brisbane Lions 15 8 0 7 1555 1330 116.92 32

9 St Kilda 15 8 0 7 1517 1344 112.87 32
10 Port Adelaide 15 7 1 7 1384 1434 96.51 30
11 Western Bulldogs 14 6 0 8 1469 1463 100.41 24
12 Fremantle 14 5 0 9 1217 1279 95.15 20
13 Collingwood 15 5 0 10 1291 1528 84.49 20
14 Essendon 15 5 0 10 1310 1576 83.12 20
15 Hawthorn 15 3 0 12 1255 1517 82.73 12
16 Carlton 15 2 1 12 1251 1773 70.56 10

this has to be one of the tightest ladder's in a long time with up to 10 teams in the hunt at the moment for finals action.




I think it will get even tighter after this round........

There is 5 big games this weekend that may make the race for the final 8 even tighter after this round.

Hawks v North(our big game, could see us jump more than a few teams).

Richmond V St.Kilda(if the Saints win we will jump the Tigers, if the Tigers win, another side threating to take our spot in the 8 will find this harder to do.)

Geelong V Port(Ports season could end, or we may get one game infront of the Cats.

Melbourne V Sydney92 teams above us on %, whoever losses we may jump ahead of them on points if we win)

West Coast V Brisbane(if the Eagles win and we do to, we may jump 2 games clear of the Lions)

As you can, the ball is truely in our court this weekend, we win, and with most of the other sides we are competiting against for a finals spot playing each other, we could either jump a game ahead, or at worst drop another chance of cementing a top 8(hope for a top 4 spot).

 

[Gumbyroo]

Next four games are pretty big - Hawthorn, Adelaide, Port and Collingwood. Snag three of them and we're well on the way to the 8. Grab all those (and really, we should) and that sets up the St Kilda and Sydney games as a chance at top 4.

After that we have Carlton and should cement our position. So yes, this game against Hawthorn is critical if we want to do more than just scrape in.

 

[kelman]

With the tightness of the ladder, we have got a big chance to finish top 4 this year. It was only when i saw a post on the main board that contained the current ladder, and another that contained this weekends games, that i realise that our game against the Hawks is a must win game. Below is why;

Ladder

P W D L F A % Total
1 West Coast Eagles 15 14 0 1 1654 1188 139.23 56
2 Adelaide 15 10 0 5 1364 1084 125.83 40
3 Geelong 15 9 0 6 1484 1322 112.25 36
4 Melbourne 15 9 0 6 1579 1496 105.55 36
5 Sydney Swans 15 9 0 6 1263 1220 103.52 36
6 Richmond 15 9 0 6 1418 1433 98.95 36
7 Kangaroos 15 9 0 6 1369 1393 98.28 36
8 Brisbane Lions 15 8 0 7 1555 1330 116.92 32

9 St Kilda 15 8 0 7 1517 1344 112.87 32
10 Port Adelaide 15 7 1 7 1384 1434 96.51 30
11 Western Bulldogs 14 6 0 8 1469 1463 100.41 24
12 Fremantle 14 5 0 9 1217 1279 95.15 20
13 Collingwood 15 5 0 10 1291 1528 84.49 20
14 Essendon 15 5 0 10 1310 1576 83.12 20
15 Hawthorn 15 3 0 12 1255 1517 82.73 12
16 Carlton 15 2 1 12 1251 1773 70.56 10

this has to be one of the tightest ladder's in a long time with up to 10 teams in the hunt at the moment for finals action.




I think it will get even tighter after this round........

There is 5 big games this weekend that may make the race for the final 8 even tighter after this round.

Hawks v North(our big game, could see us jump more than a few teams).

Richmond V St.Kilda(if the Saints win we will jump the Tigers, if the Tigers win, another side threating to take our spot in the 8 will find this harder to do.)

Geelong V Port(Ports season could end, or we may get one game infront of the Cats.

Melbourne V Sydney92 teams above us on %, whoever losses we may jump ahead of them on points if we win)

West Coast V Brisbane(if the Eagles win and we do to, we may jump 2 games clear of the Lions)

As you can, the ball is truely in our court this weekend, we win, and with most of the other sides we are competiting against for a finals spot playing each other, we could either jump a game ahead, or at worst drop another chance of cementing a top 8(hope for a top 4 spot).

Oh ******** Jase, I was confident before I read that...now the Hawks - the pathetic, soft, front-running Hawks - have me shaking in my boots.
The stakes are too high for this time of year.
Too many let downs in the last couple of years.
Too much deja vu.

I feel sick.

 

[Ghostwriter]

Perhaps someone should get in touch with Laidley and remind him of how big the game is this W/E, he might not realise its importance, in fact why not get in touch with the whole team and ram it home.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Always nice to drop in here for a friendly chat with fellow supporters. Honestly, if we steered clear of things our coach and players already know more about than we do, we wouldn't have much to talk about.

Thanks for taking the time to work through the permutations of this round, Jason - we've got quite a few interesting (nerve-wracking) weeks ahead.

 

[wakeboardandy]

If we win by less than 10 goals I will be dissapointed....

I'm guessing about 74 points... we need it for our percentage... Anything less than 10 goals is a waste of a great opportunity.

 

[daggles]

i went through each team in contentions last 7 round s today and it's too early to tell who will finish where. Very few obvious results. We just have to keep on winning and hope the others all fall over. Surely the Football Gods will be withus this year after recent fade outs. With 7 rounds to go last year we ended up beating all the teams we had to but lost to those we were expected to beat. So lets start this weekend with a big win. With 5 games at Telstra and one in Canberra we must make the most of our opportunities!

 

[wakeboardandy]

I'm just hoping that for the first week of finals that we play Friday night or Sunday... As my cousins wedding is on the saturday... I will be devastated if I miss our first final in 3 years.

 

[Woodson]

Re: You are allowed to marry in the off-season

I'm just hoping that for the first week of finals that we play Friday night or Sunday... As my cousins wedding is on the saturday... I will be devastated if I miss our first final in 3 years.

You can rule out Friday night IF we get there. North play Carlton in Rnd 22 on a Sunday. I've already missed a 'registry wedding' this season. I still believe I made the right decision. We beat the Tiges ! In days gone past, also missed another friends wedding >>> remember that day Longmire slotted 14 vs the Dees !? great day at the footy !! co-incidently the grooms of these weddings were so-called North supporters. Pffft ! soft c*** imho.

 

[Chadwiko]

I'm just hoping that for the first week of finals that we play Friday night or Sunday... As my cousins wedding is on the saturday... I will be devastated if I miss our first final in 3 years.

This is not the right attitude to have in the slightest. It is sentiments like these that make it even worse should we lose.

This game will not be easy by any stretch of the imagination. We've seen what Hawthorn can do when teams under-estimate them.

The Kangaroos have never been a cocky, arrogant team. We aren't Collingwood. Lets never ever become them.