Non Lions Discussion 2024

[M Malice]

We are now only 2 points behind the Pies.

 

[Dalions]

WHAT

Believe it!

 

[HereIGoAgain]

Do we want to see another nail in the coffin of the Cats or keep Essendon within a win on the table?

 

[Section 5]

I think i want Cats and Crows to win tonight.

 

[Squizz89]

Just had a look at the Suns’ run home. They have us, Port and Dees to finish off at home, which given they’re yet to lose down there they would fancy themselves against us all.

As we know their away form is putrid but they still play NM, WCE & Richmond in those away games to finish. There really is no excuses for them if they missed the 8 from here.

 

[Elixuh]

Peak Jezza would have crippled that bomber with his head over the ball

 

[Grasshopper17]

Do we want to see another nail in the coffin of the Cats or keep Essendon within a win on the table?

Essendon should win comfortably tonight just on the strength of being tougher (not necessarily better) than Geelong. Come on Catters

 

[Grasshopper17]

Just went back and watched the last 10 mins of the Suns game. I must admit it didn't look like your normal garden variety end-of-a-collingwood-game. The Suns had plenty of really great chances and frankly could have won by 3 or 4 goals. But they did well to maintain their composure and at least take the chances they did.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Standard areas that Geelong would pick tonight to play like it's dry when it's wet

 

[Grasshopper17]

Meanwhile Adelaide butchering all their chances against the Giants. No doubt getting all that ineptitude out of their system tonight in order to shoot the lights out against us next week

 

[LionsMaw]

Those smug c'wood pricks losing to an irrelevant club like the suns.



Beautiful

 

[luthor]

Just went back and watched the last 10 mins of the Suns game. I must admit it didn't look like your normal garden variety end-of-a-collingwood-game. The Suns had plenty of really great chances and frankly could have won by 3 or 4 goals. But they did well to maintain their composure and at least take the chances they did.

I'm always on the Suns, unless of course they are playing us in which case they can GAGF.

Nice win against the over-hyped Pies tonight.

I'm so over their coming from the clouds to pinch wins and /or umpires not having the guts to actually umpire them in the closing minutes of any given close game (ala the cowardly non -50 to North and two or three blatant "missed" throws in the closing minutes a couple of weeks ago)

i like Craig Macrae but his "we train these scenarios" mantra is just total bullshit.

As if no other club "trains" close finish scenarios.

Eventually they are going to revert to the mean with these close finishes.

You just can't keep pulling them out of your arse forever

 

[Grasshopper17]

Geelong now playing a spare. Wonder if Essendon will take as long as we did to respond to this.

 

[martinson]

Geelong now playing a spare. Wonder if Essendon will take as long as we did to respond to this.

Geelong aren't a threat to anybody any more.

Essendon at least pretend they're on the up.

 

[luthor]

Geelong aren't a threat to anybody any more.

Essendon at least pretend they're on the up.

I think the Bummers may actually be on the up.

Brad Scott seems to have instilled some backbone in defence

 

[Grasshopper17]

Geelong now playing a spare. Wonder if Essendon will take as long as we did to respond to this.

Less than a quarter as it turns out. Essendon also playing with a +1 at the back. It really ain't rocket science.

 

[Nunez]

I think the Bummers may actually be on the up.

Brad Scott seems to have instilled some backbone in defence

Red herring my friend. Scott is getting the most out of an average bunch.

 

[Dalions]

I'm always on the Suns, unless of course they are playing us in which case they can GAGF.

Nice win against the over-hyped Pies tonight.

I'm so over their coming from the clouds to pinch wins and /or umpires not having the guts to actually umpire them in the closing minutes of any given close game (ala the cowardly non -50 to North and two or three blatant "missed" throws in the closing minutes a couple of weeks ago)

i like Craig Macrae but his "we train these scenarios" mantra is just total bullshit.

As if no other club "trains" close finish scenarios.

Eventually they are going to revert to the mean with these close finishes.

You just can't keep pulling them out of your arse forever

A lot of teams practise close finishes these days, that’s just the competition.

 

[Nathan Barley]

How are we stopping Rankine next week?

 

[luthor]

A lot of teams practise close finishes these days, that’s just the competition.

I would say that every team practises them.

If not, that team is not a professional organisation.

It comes down to (a)talent on your list,(b) how the opponents deal with pressure and (c) a fair slice of luck.

I firmly believe you can have (a) and (b) but without (c), you are buggered.

I reckon the Pies have had more than their fair share of (c) in the last two years and it will be interesting to see how they deal with things when (c) runs out

 

[DreadBat5701894]

How are we stopping Rankine next week?

Hopefully Starc can hold him

 

[briztoon]

I would say that every team practises them.

If not, that team is not a professional organisation.

It comes down to (a)talent on your list,(b) how the opponents deal with pressure and (c) a fair slice of luck.

I firmly believe you can have (a) and (b) but without (c), you are buggered.

I reckon the Pies have had more than their fair share of (c) in the last two years and it will be interesting to see how they deal with things when (c) runs out

Who’s the coach at North? When asked last week if North practice close finishes, he said, “no, what’s the point, we’re never involved in close finishes”.

 

[luthor]

Who’s the coach at North? When asked last week if North practice close finishes, he said, “no, what’s the point, we’re never involved in close finishes”.

Well there is that of course.

Still, if that is their attitude, that's totally pathetic

 

[Harris Specter]

I thought Tex was suspended for 3 weeks. Had it been that long already?

 

[BRAB]

How are we stopping Rankine next week?

I might need to kneecap him before the game.