I’d take a premiership with the blues making the finals over a failed finals campaign with the blues not making it every single time.
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I’d take a premiership with the blues making the finals over a failed finals campaign with the blues not making it every single time.
Fourth ain’t sure, but we are finishing on top.
Bombers have beaten the bottom 2 sides by under 2 goals in two weeks.
Surely we got them.
Bombers have beaten the bottom 2 sides by under 2 goals in two weeks.
Surely we got them.
Port are not gaining 20% on us in 3 games. Ain’t happening.
The whole point of score review is to take human error out of the equation, instead we have a review system that’s afraid to over rule the umps and defer to them anyway rubber stamping the very errors it’s supposed to eliminate. A more pointless system you could not design.
18% but agree, very unlikely. Still not a lock until it’s a lock.
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It is unbelievably useless. Why bother? We haven't even half-arsed it - quarter-arsed it maybe
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You are being reasonable and logical. But the thought of Carlton making top four drives all logic away for me.
Forget anyone else. We don’t leave Melb for finals thats so big with bris and port top teams. We don’t leave the MCG at all. HUGE
No chance. Can’t score without curnow. Ditto Melb. No scoring power. This was proven tonight
That would legit be worse case scenario. But they are the form team of the comp. Beating all of us, Port and Melbourne recently.
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In the event that Port are able to make up 3 games (possible) and 18% (catastrophically unlikely) over us, then it’s a bit moot us finishing 3rd because with that form we’d be no chance of going far in finals.
Ideal scenario is
1. Pies
2. Lions
3. Melbourne
4. Port
That's still alive. Tonight made it more likely for Lions to be 2nd but less likely for Port to be 4th. Not a huge impact.
We could also finish 2nd and face Port in 3rd.
1. Pies
2. Lions
3. Melbourne
4. Port
That's still alive. Tonight made it more likely for Lions to be 2nd but less likely for Port to be 4th. Not a huge impact.
We could also finish 2nd and face Port in 3rd.
Agree. It’s entirely unlikely that it falls that way. But just pointing out the tiny possibility.
That's fanciful, 18 percent swing ain't happening.
The low scoring was due to the enormous intensity of the game. With Petty and Fritch back Melbourne will be very dangerous up forward and Carlton have Mckay to come back as well. Both teams will be a bloody handful in the finals.
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I think Carlton's forward line works better without McKay
Agree. Would take port winning by an average of about 10 goals per game x 3 and us losing by an average of 10 goals x 2. Very unlikely.
Anyway we can’t miss top two now.
Only Brisbane can knock us off top but we get to play then and can control it.
Port can catch us on points but won’t catch on percentage.
So top two now
A win to Brisbane and minor Premiership will be
Only Brisbane can knock us off top but we get to play then and can control it.
Port can catch us on points but won’t catch on percentage.
So top two now
A win to Brisbane and minor Premiership will be
Disagree on soft call for goal reviews. It's needed. Reviews were brought in to eliminate howlers not those where you can maybe tell on the vision if you squint just right. Keep the human element and go with the onfield umps if the vision is not definitive. Same protocol the cricket has been using for many years.
Wouldn’t think so. We’d need two massive losses and they three massive wins. Percentage doesn’t change as much at this end of the season.
Could leave Melbourne if we lose week one.
Might come via a prelim in Brisbane or Adelaide then if one of them wins their first final.
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