Game Day R24 Deathride - Hawks, Dogs and Blues edition

[DQ 4EVER]

Can we add Richmond to this?
Just thinking Tigers get the spoon
We trade 2 of our firsts for Bolton & their 2nd
Which if they win the spoon is that lovely pick immediately after round 1

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[BeinPurplenGreen]

I think they’ll play both on next year.

I do hope so, I am just so worried both will retire early.

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

What are you rambling about. They are both contracted for 2025. Their last games will be next year some time. They'll get a fitting send off when the time is right.

Thanks mate, appreciate your careful, reasoned and very carefully expressed views.

I do hope you are correct and both play on next year.

 

[Outshined]

North...fmd.

Didn't expect them to get close but by my count that makes 15 wins in 5 seasons.

Basketcase.

 

[s_wd6]

North...fmd.

Didn't expect them to get close but by my count that makes 15 wins in 5 seasons.

Basketcase.

How would you even find the motivation to go to work every day. You really just have to have no emotional investment and treat footy as a job.

 

[malpaso]

North...fmd.

Didn't expect them to get close but by my count that makes 15 wins in 5 seasons.

Basketcase.

How they get players to re-sign is the remarkable story..

 

[Outshined]

How would you even find the motivation to go to work every day. You really just have to have no emotional investment and treat footy as a job.

Possibly part of the problem too - that lack of investment shows on the field. Freo are hardly a beacon of success but you can't really question the commitment of leaders like Serong and Brayshaw.

I don't know their list profile that well but it's hard to see a rapid rise up the ladder.

 

[nurries]

How they get players to re-sign is the remarkable story..

It’s called a salary cap. Players are getting paid well under false pretences

 

[freodog]

You’d think they would prefer the Swans, no travelling and Swans have been average. Port in form.

Yeh GWS might think if they can't get win & get 2nd. Lose play Sydney at the SCG. Win or lose that home final.

Then Saints may not be inspired to win because that'll push their 1st pick back & their compo pick for Battle.

 

[malpaso]

It’s called a salary cap. Players are getting paid well under false pretences

It's more like as a player, why would you re-sign with them? Not very ambitious.

 

[malpaso]

Yeh GWS might think if they can't get win & get 2nd. Lose play Sydney at the SCG. Win or lose that home final.

Then Saints may not be inspired to win because that'll push their 1st pick back & their compo pick for Battle.

Have a lie down..

 

[Dockeroo]

How impressive at the Geelong football club though? They just find ways to win. All the time.
A lot of draft and equalisation believers would logically think that teams such and North, suns, GWS, even ourselves will make a lot more finals appearances over the next 10 years than they will.

What’s the over/under on finals appearance from the cats over the next decade?
I’d say 7 out of 10 years they will play finals.

I’ll be surprised and quite impressed if we do the same to be honest.

 

[Wray27]

You’d think they would prefer the Swans, no travelling and Swans have been average. Port in form.

They win and go to second and not travelling either and the chance for a home prelim.

 

[bone2468]

Saints will beat the blues

 

[BStaff17]

The AFL love it.

Makes me think they want 1 upset tomorrow so it goes down to the last game.

Just like 2017 when West Coast beat Adelaide to scrape into the 8 at the last match at Subi oval

 

[BStaff17]

Yeh GWS might think if they can't get win & get 2nd. Lose play Sydney at the SCG. Win or lose that home final.

Then Saints may not be inspired to win because that'll push their 1st pick back & their compo pick for Battle.

GWS come 2nd there is a fair chance even a loss in week 1 they don't leave Sydney for the whole finals series.

 

[Joao]

Makes me think they want 1 upset tomorrow so it goes down to the last game.

Just like 2017 when West Coast beat Adelaide to scrape into the 8 at the last match at Subi oval

They absolutely want the Dogs to lose so our game is live. They won't want the Blues to lose because that's more eyes on the finals.

 

[Jezzitizle]

If the Blues sneak in, they will get smashed week one of finals.

 

[freo_leo29]

all the non finals teams getting smoked :\

 

[s_wd6]

all the non finals teams getting smoked :\

It's not like any of them were ever really a chance to being with though...

 

[Joao]

Yeah totally surprised that noted "high performing", "unconditional" sides like West Coast, North and Essendon couldn't get up for a final round dead rubber in a match up that they'd lose by 5 goals + even at their best.

The reason the Saints (probably) won't fold is that they know they can win. I'd be staggered if more than 2 or 3 players on any of the above really thought they were a chance.

 

[johnnycjay]

Good evening my slightly more sophisticated wharfie cousins.

This ladder and round is fascinating. I was thinking tonight, the only way GWS can guarantee 2 finals in Sydney is to lose tomorrow!

Win and the run a 50/50 chance of coming to Adelaide.

Just another quirky thing in a weird year.

 

[Purple Suit]

Thanks mate, appreciate your careful, reasoned and very carefully expressed views.

I do hope you are correct and both play on next year.

I can understand the reaction since so many people around here read one post and act like it’s happening. Like Sturt & Switta are now being traded too according to 1 or 2 rumours which turn out to be made up opinions.

Both are contracted and both have filled a role this year which will be required in some form next year. Of course they could just pull the pin if they wake up and think I’m done. But until that day, it’d be nice not to read about it every 5 minutes like it’s happened.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

I can understand the reaction since so many people around here read one post and act like it’s happening. Like Sturt & Switta are now being traded too according to 1 or 2 rumours which turn out to be made up opinions.

Both are contracted and both have filled a role this year which will be required in some form next year. Of course they could just pull the pin if they wake up and think I’m done. But until that day, it’d be nice not to read about it every 5 minutes like it’s happened.

Which players haven't we lost that have been rumoured to be traded on these boards?

I can't recall one in recent memory that wasn't reported by posters on here in similar manners.

 

[Purple Suit]

Which players haven't we lost that have been rumoured to be traded on these boards?

I can't recall one in recent memory that wasn't reported by posters on here in similar manners.

Henry wanted to go a year early and never got traded. Switta has a contract too.

Sturt doesn’t have a contract yet so it’s easy if he wants to leave = rumours.