Win Prizes Port, Pies & Saints 2024 Death Ride

[Snuffaluphagus]

There are some rule changes, as it's my baby and there has been some... disappointing opinions in here. The thread is for cheering on picks, you deathride or you have civil conversations in the non-freo thread.

**** Port, **** Pies, **** Saints!!!!

 

[Joao]

Because the season is so even, middle 10 teams are going to keep knocking each other off, can't rely on any of them

Thats why you'll need some luck with em going the right way

Yeah I understand that, what I want us to do is break free from that group by playing consistently well.

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

We are in complete control of our destiny. Win our own games and we’re not missing the 8

Sir Lachlan, this is the deathride thread of joyous schadenfreude, temporary draft hope and unrealistic predictions of doom for other teams.

As right as you are, please don't bring such rationality into our little thread of riding losing streaks by other teams.

Choo choo choooooo!!!!

 

[FreoGirl]

Port is losing the benefits of its Gather Round - sucked in

 

[King Huskii]

Sooooo Port might not make the 8 if they keep dishing up this garbage. Could be a juicy pick.

 

[freo_leo29]

We are in complete control of our destiny. Win our own games and we’re not missing the 8

Yeah, in an ideal world that happens, its not going to happen though, hence needing things to go our way

 

[freo_leo29]

Yeah I understand that, what I want us to do is break free from that group by playing consistently well.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I want that too

But looking around the competition, it isn't going to happen, we have already had a chance ourselves to consolidate this year and have failed to

 

[dropbear101]

toot toot

also, i wish to file a formal complaint.

carlton are still scum. and we didn't add them to the death ride.

 

[doppo]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I want that too

But looking around the competition, it isn't going to happen, we have already had a chance ourselves to consolidate this year and have failed to

What does the rest of the competition have to do with us playing consistently well? It’s the one thing solely in our control, no?

 

[freo_leo29]

What does the rest of the competition have to do with us playing consistently well? It’s the one thing solely in our control, no?

We play the rest of the competition

They will be up and down just as we have proven to be up and down


If you look at our upcoming games, the majority are against those middle 10 teams, where anyone can win on their day


I'm basing this off of this season, ofc I would love for us to suddenly announce ourselves as a Sydney Tier team and win 90% of our games but this is a thread discussing our future draft picks so I feel I'm being a little more realistic in here.

 

[Ge3ks]

Saints vs Port next week.

 

[doppo]

We play the rest of the competition

They will be up and down just as we have proven to be up and down


If you look at our upcoming games, the majority are against those middle 10 teams, where anyone can win on their day


I'm basing this off of this season, ofc I would love for us to suddenly announce ourselves as a Sydney Tier team and win 90% of our games but this is a thread discussing our future draft picks so I feel I'm being a little more realistic in here.

Sure - but there’s a difference between

A) showing up and performing well, and still losing (Port, Carlton games) and
b) not turning up at all, (Derby, Dogs last week)

We need to eliminate b - It’s about watching one of our games and not thinking “wtf was that!?”, regardless of how up and down the opposition is. That’s entirely on us. Do that and the results will look after themselves

 

[King Huskii]

Saints vs Port next week.

How can they both lose?

 

[apuchar]

How can they both lose?

Would be better for us in two ways if Port lost.

 

[Ge3ks]

How can they both lose?

They can't both win, so we have a guaranteed deathride result.

How can they both lose? Hmmm... massive half time melee. Twenty players from each team all suspended for 6-8 weeks.

 

[Taylor]

Port losing should be priority

 

[oldgoat]

Sure - but there’s a difference between

A) showing up and performing well, and still losing (Port, Carlton games) and
b) not turning up at all, (Derby, Dogs last week)

We need to eliminate b - It’s about watching one of our games and not thinking “wtf was that!?”, regardless of how up and down the opposition is. That’s entirely on us. Do that and the results will look after themselves

This is where we find out if we're really ready or not...next two games!
We need to convincingly best the Suns...
Then upset the would be premiers, who must, by now, be taking a few sips of the bath water?
The boys have got the message, "we haven't won anything yet", thats what we want to see.
But It is hard to get the message "Don't get ahead of yourself" when you've never been there!
Yokai!

 

[Docker82]

Port’s is a first rounder, St Kilda’s a second rounder.

Pretty obvious who we want to lose imo.

That doesn’t even take into consideration Port losing helping our ladder position which isn’t really what this thread is about but still imo relevant.

 

[Taylor]

Port’s is a first rounder, St Kilda’s a second rounder.

Pretty obvious who we want to lose imo.

That doesn’t even take into consideration Port losing helping our ladder position which isn’t really what this thread is about but still imo relevant.

I'm not sure it makes much material difference but it will feel better to have Port lower than Freo on the ladder.

 

[Dockeroo]

Port have a tough run home. Our final home game against them could be huge

 

[Lach72]

Port have a tough run home. Our final home game against them could be huge

In the race for Chad Warner a top 8 pick will be very, very handy, so we want Pooo-rt to implode and us to finish them off

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Port have a tough run home. Our final home game against them could be huge

Honestly think that could be as simple as whoever wins makes the 8.

 

[Docker82]

Really think Port traded quite a lot for three players (and a back up) that are no better than B Graders. I might be proven to be harsh on Ratugolea but for the rest of them I don’t think that’s debatable. I be pissed off if we traded that much for those players and as a Freo fan I’ve seen some pretty bad trades.

 

[Madas]

I'm not sure it makes much material difference but it will feel better to have Port lower than Freo on the ladder.

The melts from the Port fans on BF will be all time if they lose to the Saints
Win Win !
Bring it on !

 

[Joao]

Port’s is a first rounder, St Kilda’s a second rounder.

Pretty obvious who we want to lose imo.

That doesn’t even take into consideration Port losing helping our ladder position which isn’t really what this thread is about but still imo relevant.

It's acceptable to have other reasons in here for wanting a team to lose, as long as them doing so doesn't contravene the prime directive.

Really think Port traded quite a lot for three players (and a back up) that are no better than B Graders. I might be proven to be harsh on Ratugolea but for the rest of them I don’t think that’s debatable. I be pissed off if we traded that much for those players and as a Freo fan I’ve seen some pretty bad trades.

100%

Ken has them wound up so tight none of them even care. As long as he goes they are happy. Where as I was distraught last year when I thought we'd given up a top 3 pick. At least that was for Jackson.

 

[FreoGirl]

The melts from the Port fans on BF will be all time if they lose to the Saints
Win Win !
Bring it on !

a draw would be better