Draw tonight at the dome

[Smoooothy]

We are unfortunately now 1 and a half games behind 9th now

the footy gods don't want us playing finals this year do they!!

 

[Southerntakeover]

What makes you say that?

We likely would have been two games behind 9th had one of them won...

 

[jenny61_99]

Perhaps its because we are 1 and a half games behind two teams instead of only 2 games behind one and 1 game behind another?

 

[Southerntakeover]

Perhaps its because we are 1 and a half games behind two teams instead of only 2 games behind one and 1 game behind another?

*shrugs* we have to make up less points to get to 8th spot. That cant be bad.

 

[Crow Envy]

Its not good for us, it means our percentage doesnt give us an advantage against two competing teams with inferior percentage.

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Geez I thought that was a freakishly good result for us, after we knock off Port we could be in the eight, gold.

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Nope...we'd still be 2 points behind both St Kilda and the Bulldogs.

Doh, forgot to add their two points for the draw...long day.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Its not good for us, it means our percentage doesnt give us an advantage against two competing teams with inferior percentage.

But we have to chase two less points on one of them.

 

[jmorg1]

We won't make the finals this year regardless. I just want to beat Port then rest the injured and play youngsters for the rest of the year.

 

[amer]

Anyone who says the draw was a good thing is kidding themselves. Two teams have gone a further 2 points ahead.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Anyone who says the draw was a good thing is kidding themselves. Two teams have gone a further 2 points ahead.

Its easier to chase two lots of two than one lot of 4...

 

[Blind Fred]

It doesn't really matter. If we win 12 games we will almost certainly finish in the top eight. But if there had been a loser of the St Kilda/WB game, that side would have needed four wins to have any hope, so for these two clubs the draw was certainly better than losing. Believe it or not, mathematically 11wins could still get us in. St Kilda and WB need two wins from their last four games to get above the 44 point (11 wins) line while if we have 44 points Essendon and Brisbane both need to win three more games to stay ahead of us. So it is far from over, especially if we can knock off the Power,

 

[crow87]

I wouldnt blame luck/the "footy gods", when you havnt won for a month it tends to dent your chances of making the finals.

 

[kirky]

I wouldnt blame luck/the "footy gods", when you havnt won for a month it tends to dent your chances of making the finals.

Now ain't that the truth.

But we have been competitive all year which makes it even harder to take. We have yet to be given a right royal caning (tonight it may but I really don't think so as I reckon we are good things - don't know why just a gut feeling). The 31 point loss to Essendon in the first round remains our biggest defeat for the year.

Absolute competitive group of footballers is the AFC.

 

[-VC-]

Its easier to chase two lots of two than one lot of 4...

Depends on what happens for the rest of the year, but at this stage I would agree.

 

[- PC -]

We are the masters of our destiny.... not other clubs.

 

[crowsarethebest]

We're still in it... Just. If we lose tonight we're GAWN. We've lost 3 on the trot and we're still with a very good chance of making it. It will be very very close. Whoever misses out on the 8 will be very unlucky.

 

[- PC -]

Whoever misses out on the 8 will be very unlucky.

Not sure thats correct.

 

[glengowan]

The draw was a bad result for the Crows. Our percentage is better than both teams, so this result was as good as a win for both the Bulldogs and Saints when comparing them to the Crows.

It was a great result for the Lions though, given their percentage now comes into play and is well above both Saints and Bulldogs, the draw last night was no better than a loss when comparing them to the Lions.

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

It's all irrelevant really. It would take a mircale for teams finishing 7th or 8th to get further than, at best, the 2nd week of finals.

 

[CrowHop]

All other results aside, we need to beat the Power and then move on and win 12 games for the year. That should get us in regardless of outside influences.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

The draw was a bad result for the Crows. Our percentage is better than both teams, so this result was as good as a win for both the Bulldogs and Saints when comparing them to the Crows.

It was a great result for the Lions though, given their percentage now comes into play and is well above both Saints and Bulldogs, the draw last night was no better than a loss when comparing them to the Lions.

Correct.

Unless we start winning immediately & playing some decent footy, last night's result will be irrevant to our finals chances.