I think (unless they get injuries) Sydney will most likely be in the GF, but it looked like it was going to be Geelong a few weeks ago. That's the insanity of this season.
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Yeah man, a big win into the bye really sets the place up for a crash. Seems we are in "lid off" or "burn the place" with nothing in between
from the last half of the Collingwood game they seem to have fixed a few issues
this was shared in the media thread, but worth listening to
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Listen to former AFL Assistant Coach Mark Stone break down last weeks round of football with a focus on our WA teams and what worked and what didn't for the Eagles and Dockers.
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Stats become very unreliable in a limited sample size though and Melbourne were really really bad. We shouldn't be drawing anything specifically from that gamefrom the last half of the Collingwood game they seem to have fixed a few issues
this was shared in the media thread, but worth listening to
Stone Cold Stats with Mark Stone - Wide World of Sports 6PR
Listen to former AFL Assistant Coach Mark Stone break down last weeks round of football with a focus on our WA teams and what worked and what didn't for the Eagles and Dockers.
well, we will know by this time next week - we looked more cohesive and like Stone said, "there were no passengers"
we are yet to lose a match in Victoria this year, so we aren't phased by travel - 2 games in Adelaide were close. WCE was just a shocker, and Sydney had its reasons. & and 4 is amazing, especially with our percentage.
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Yeah that's more like it, the form over the whole season is worth getting excited about, and the future is worth getting excited about but we do quickly jump from "excited" to playing in a GF on these wins haha
Sorry the GWS game is in Sydney, but we still get 12 home games at Optus just like we did last year
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That was designated as a home game but we still get 12 games at Optus this year just like we have every year in the recent past
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We like living on the edge baby
You need to count them again, the Adelaide teams actually get 13 games at home (1 more than pre gather round) and we get 12 as we always have
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Agree with this! I think we are positioned to give the top four a shake and that this year is a fun year. Before we go in with higher expectations next year.
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I think Carlton and Swans will likely finish top 2 and should be favourites for the GF.
I think we are a red hot chance for a prelim though, which we wouldn’t be without a hope of winning.
If we can knock the Swans off at the SCG in a few weeks, then that changes things, but the Swans look fantastic so it’s a massive ask. Can’t wait, have tickets to the game.
A prelim would be a great achievement, especially if we can avoid losing any players over the offseason we are right in the hunt.
I think we are a red hot chance for a prelim though, which we wouldn’t be without a hope of winning.
If we can knock the Swans off at the SCG in a few weeks, then that changes things, but the Swans look fantastic so it’s a massive ask. Can’t wait, have tickets to the game.
A prelim would be a great achievement, especially if we can avoid losing any players over the offseason we are right in the hunt.
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Normal is 22 games per year, 23 rounds with a bye
This year;
23 rounds + Opening Round + Gather Round (25 rounds)
- Minus 1 normal bye, 1 opening round bye
- Which is the usual 22 games + Gather Round
TLDR; nope 11 home games for us
12 home games, 11 real home games, 12 home state games
And we’d lose 8.22 vs 12.3 following Owies kicking one from 70m on the boundary after the siren
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For Freo to make the grand final we would have to finish top 2. It's there if the team is consistently good enough.
However our inability to back up a great performance after the byes in recent times has me worried.
Beat the Dogs and its on like Donkey Kong.
However our inability to back up a great performance after the byes in recent times has me worried.
Beat the Dogs and its on like Donkey Kong.
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I mean we set ourselves up for disappointment, but I’m pretty sure that is a prerequisite for being a Freo supporter.
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Don't have to finish top 2 but you definitely have to win the QF as a WA team (notwithstanding Eagles lost it in 2006 but they didn't have to travel til the PF)
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