Game Day R24 Deathride - Hawks, Dogs and Blues edition

[Jezzitizle]

Feel like GWS and Saints are a real shot of getting up.

I would love to get in at the expense of the Blues given the bullshit way they won against us in SA.

A Kangas upset would trigger some epic melts, but probably the least likely route.

 

[kingswood71]

Least likely route I think is brisbane getting thumped by Essendon, the other 3 teams all winning and us thumping Port. 135 odd point turn around needed in that case....Yeah, least likely.
I have had a sneaky feeling Kangaroos may cause an upset for a week.

 

[Perfect Purple]

Agree absolutely Zezzitizle. I have high hopes especially for the Saints game.

After everything that has gone down between Carlton and our team over the years I would see us taking their place in the eight as the ultimate balancing of the ledger.

Seeing that grin being wiped off Vossy’s face is the cherry on the top of course.

 

[Jezzitizle]

Least likely route I think is brisbane getting thumped by Essendon, the other 3 teams all winning and us thumping Port. 135 odd point turn around needed in that case....Yeah, least likely.
I have had a sneaky feeling Kangaroos may cause an upset for a week.

 

[kingswood71]

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Theres always a chance.....until theres not

 

[Jezzitizle]

Saints have 2 big advantages - they can scout how the blues played without McKay and Curnow and plan accordingly, and they perform at their best when the pressure is at it's lowest.

Come on Rosso, kick the door in for your old club. The power of Fyfe compels you.

 

[arsesmart]

I like the odds of having three games to open up a chance crack to storm through. Obviously today's is probably the most slim, but tomorrow's two are fairly reasonable.

Estimated likelihood of a bundle drop would be:
Hawkfawn 10%
Dawgs 55%
Blosers 65%

 

[s_wd6]

Because the last Deathride thread went so well...

You'd almost think this season was scripted tbh. A whole bunch of nothing games Friday and Saturday and then all three games to determine that last spot in finals all on Sunday.

 

[Firesharter]

ideally we’d want the saints to win and for the giants to lose so that port have top two sewn up

 

[Midnite65]

Agree absolutely Zezzitizle. I have high hopes especially for the Saints game.

After everything that has gone down between Carlton and our team over the years I would see us taking their place in the eight as the ultimate balancing of the ledger.

Seeing that grin being wiped off Vossy’s face is the cherry on the top of course.

The Dockery way is that Giants and Saints win but then we lost to Port.

 

[Dirty_banchez]

The Dockery way is that Giants and Saints win but then we lost to Port.

That's what Schofield on his podcast said will happen.I disagree, I think the back page from the West will sting a few of the boys.

 

[#1JohnHuttonFan]

I’d really love the Roos to get up today just so we know well in advance but it probably won’t happen.


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[Alfonz]

ideally we’d want the saints to win and for the giants to lose so that port have top two sewn up

Port won't have top 2 in the bag if Geelong win by a huge amount. Which is very much possible. Geelong needs a 120 point sum from their margin and our margin (if we win) to overtake Port.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

The Hawks/Roos game being rescheduled probably doesn't work in our favour. Roos were already probably planning end of season shit and are more concerned how it effects their night then getting up today. In saying that Clarkson would probably love to knock Mitchell out of finals.

The Giants and Saints both hate the teams they are playing against. I agree with others they are our best shot at keeping the season alive - primarily the Giants in my opinion.

 

[Jezzitizle]

The Dockery way is that Giants and Saints win but then we lost to Port.

After leading in the fourth.

If the game isn’t a dead rubber, and it is close hopefully the crowd gets the boys over the line.

 

[arsesmart]

After leading in the fourth.

If the game isn’t a dead rubber, and it is close hopefully the crowd gets the boys over the line.

Closing out those 4th quarters is the biggest blemish on our form pattern I reckon (and slow starts). That's where the sub needs to be able to bring energetic dynamism to the midfield.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Fisher and Corr are almost always responsible for a good 5-6 goals against between them every time I see North play.

Be incredibly frustrating as a Norf fan.

 

[Quazar2]

Saints have 2 big advantages - they can scout how the blues played without McKay and Curnow and plan accordingly, and they perform at their best when the pressure is at it's lowest.

Come on Rosso, kick the door in for your old club. The power of Fyfe compels you.

lol! Love this sneaky Exorcist reference. Freo's chances feel a bit:

though

 

[Demons09]

Ah well you can take this game out of the equation.

 

[freo_leo29]

Because the last Deathride thread went so well...

You'd almost think this season was scripted tbh. A whole bunch of nothing games Friday and Saturday and then all three games to determine that last spot in finals all on Sunday.

This was by design, they only announced it like 2 weeks ago

 

[Quazar2]

can't envision a scenario where North can do us any "favours" here. Never expected anything other than a Hawks victory anyway. They're looking like a dangerous proposition for anyone going into finals too, maybe off the back of a soft-ending draw but bagging wins and keep that mentality rolling. Hopefully they run out of steam (somehow) quickly, but they're shaping up quite strongly now. Dammit.

 

[Dockeroo]

Let’s be honest the hawks would have been $1.01 to win this.
Tomorrow is the key day for us

 

[s_wd6]

This was by design, they only announced it like 2 weeks ago

could’ve sworn it was announced at least four weeks ago when we were sitting pretty in third. my time perception is all off lol. that makes a lot more sense

 

[s_wd6]

can't envision a scenario where North can do us any "favours" here. Never expected anything other than a Hawks victory anyway. They're looking like a dangerous proposition for anyone going into finals too, maybe off the back of a soft-ending draw but bagging wins and keep that mentality rolling. Hopefully they run out of steam (somehow) quickly, but they're shaping up quite strongly now. Dammit.

They really got so lucky with their draw. Have barely played an in form team all season.

Can’t help but think about how different our season would’ve gone if we swapped our Geelong, GWS and Port games with our Rich, WCE, and Melb games. Injuries have been timed so poorly

 

[ilikepotatoes]

I wish we got the whistle the Hawks do

In saying that it's pretty clear they are coached for it and we probably don't even think about it