Certified Legendary Thread Race for the flag, in squiggly lines

[Nodgey]

I note the squiggle sits on 114 correct tips after R19. In our comp, the leader has 117 and we were NOT awarded a point for the draw or the no result Adelaide/Geelong game.

I'm curious as to how the squiggle would be fairing in other comps around town. Anyone care to share?

 

[armpit]

It's definitely shaping up to be an interesting season. The squiggle doesn't show anything about fremantle. Go figure.

 

[A Swallow]

I note the squiggle sits on 114 correct tips after R19. In our comp, the leader has 117 and we were NOT awarded a point for the draw or the no result Adelaide/Geelong game.

I'm curious as to how the squiggle would be fairing in other comps around town. Anyone care to share?

I'm second in my comp, a couple behind the leader on 120. But I think 120 is quite an excellent score to be fair.

 

[SJ]

I note the squiggle sits on 114 correct tips after R19. In our comp, the leader has 117 and we were NOT awarded a point for the draw or the no result Adelaide/Geelong game.

I'm curious as to how the squiggle would be fairing in other comps around town. Anyone care to share?

I'm second in my comp, a couple behind the leader on 120. But I think 120 is quite an excellent score to be fair.

I think 114 is an excellent score when you consider The Squiggle has not watched a second of footy or knows which players are taking the field and in which positions.

 

[Jack Gun Cyril Stun]

Hahaha....hard to argue with. (well not that hard but who'd want to )



I see it slightly differently. Its a test for the eagles as well. They've had a fairly soft draw and a pretty good run with the luck ie faced Sydney with four ?? big names out, GCS with no Ablett etc That said, they've done as well as anybody could expect, so they're definitely holding up their end of the bargain. Against the current top four, they are 0-3, where Freo are 3-1 so its a test for both clubs.

There is a lot on the line for both clubs but particularly West Coast. Lose and they will almost certainly lose top 2, win and they remain in the mix, with the proviso that Hawthorn has a much easier run home than WC. In spite of the current ladder, I'd have Hawks slight favourites to finish second in front of WC. Big favourites if WC lose on Sunday.

Bit at stake for Freo as well. Win and top spot is just about final, top 2 is guaranteed. If they lose, they get another shot the following week. So, overall we have much less at stake except for the fact that its a derby and nobody ever wants to conceded anything to the other. Plus it gives us some momentum if we face them again in September rather than giving them added hope.

Getting Fyfe back will help but I'm not sure how Johnson will go after so long off, especially with McPharlin out. We've both lost an important KPD.

Its gonna be huge.....and we've got our seats!

Squiggle aside for sec as I do love it, all hail the squiggle.. but for mine the Freo demolition of WCE earlier in the year really stands out for me. They humiliated the eagles then put the cue in the rack in the 3rd qtr.
For a side that is 16-2 and clear on top, gee they are underrated. I cant help but feel they learnt a lot from 2013 when a better conversion rate earlier really might have made the GF a cliffhanger....they were also a bit stiff with injuries last year and the sluggish way we played the PF last year who knows how it would have panned out if it was v Freo (if they had converted better against Port in the SF and put the game away).
But maybe this is Freo, maybe their high pressure style can't last for 4 qtrs, maybe their defensive style just doesn't convert enough goals under pressure, maybe they did have an off day in Launceston a few weeks back b/c they were too far ahead at top of ladder.....but there is still time for them to start trending upward in squiggle terms and I think this week would be timely to show that.

Winning flags is about being setup and peaking for finals...plenty yet to still happen...but as this point it looks another FREO V Haw GF

 

[imperial_oz]

Squiggle aside for sec as I do love it, all hail the squiggle.. but for mine the Freo demolition of WCE earlier in the year really stands out for me. They humiliated the eagles then put the cue in the rack in the 3rd qtr.
For a side that is 16-2 and clear on top, gee they are underrated. I cant help but feel they learnt a lot from 2013 when a better conversion rate earlier really might have made the GF a cliffhanger....they were also a bit stiff with injuries last year and the sluggish way we played the PF last year who knows how it would have panned out if it was v Freo (if they had converted better against Port in the SF and put the game away).
But maybe this is Freo, maybe their high pressure style can't last for 4 qtrs, maybe their defensive style just doesn't convert enough goals under pressure, maybe they did have an off day in Launceston a few weeks back b/c they were too far ahead at top of ladder.....but there is still time for them to start trending upward in squiggle terms and I think this week would be timely to show that.

Winning flags is about being setup and peaking for finals...plenty yet to still happen...but as this point it looks another FREO V Haw GF

Much the same can be said for Hawthorn.

Bit of an ordinary start for the year but they are building now and seemingly look to peak at the business end of the season.

In my view, its what you want. You should be looking to peak right at the end and run into the finals at your best. All top four sides have four more games to build to their best and I'm hoping Freo is on that path.

Writing off a side that is 10 points clear 4 games out from the finals might be a tad silly.

Agree that a Hawks Freo GF is a strong possibility. To me they look to be the two best teams over the course of the year considering the relatively more difficult draws (fixtures) but finals are funny things. Anything can happen on the day

 

[Belnakor]

Which option is best depends on how you feel about untold riches and catastrophic losses. But it would be a mistake to do the simple human thing of thinking that Option A is pretty likely to return something good and so no need to consider what happens if it doesn't.

speaking of catastrophic losses - have you got a list of

1) biggest change in the squiggle in one game
2) biggest upsets as per squiggle (ie: the most unlikely results)

 

[CrimsonRaven]

Good round for the squiggle.

Really comes into its own in the back half of the year.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Best remove Freo from the flagpole. Will be the worst minor premier since Geelong in 1980.

 

[silverscope]

Best remove Freo from the flagpole. Will be the worst minor premier since Geelong in 1980.

Well at least we can add something to our cabinet and all you pricks can't take it away from us!

FREMANTLE 2015 PREMIERS*




*minor

 

[Paul Kersey]

Well at least we can add something to our cabinet and all you pricks can't take it away from us!

FREMANTLE 2015 PREMIERS*




*minor

North and Port won't be pushovers.

 

[TheFourPillars]

So the hawks are now best both defensively and offensively according to squiggle

 

[d33my]

Damn. The Dees really looked set to escape the clutches of that group of bottom four teams. Not so.

 

[eaglespremiers]

Are Freo now equal 8th on the flagpole?
"I think so"

 

[Art OF war]

Squiggle aside for sec as I do love it, all hail the squiggle.. but for mine the Freo demolition of WCE earlier in the year really stands out for me. They humiliated the eagles then put the cue in the rack in the 3rd qtr.
For a side that is 16-2 and clear on top, gee they are underrated. I cant help but feel they learnt a lot from 2013 when a better conversion rate earlier really might have made the GF a cliffhanger....they were also a bit stiff with injuries last year and the sluggish way we played the PF last year who knows how it would have panned out if it was v Freo (if they had converted better against Port in the SF and put the game away).
But maybe this is Freo, maybe their high pressure style can't last for 4 qtrs, maybe their defensive style just doesn't convert enough goals under pressure, maybe they did have an off day in Launceston a few weeks back b/c they were too far ahead at top of ladder.....but there is still time for them to start trending upward in squiggle terms and I think this week would be timely to show that.

Winning flags is about being setup and peaking for finals...plenty yet to still happen...but as this point it looks another FREO V Haw GF

Talk about being premature....

 

[Hawkk]

So the hawks are now best both defensively and offensively according to squiggle

If we miss the top 2 from here those Essendon, GWS and Sydney losses are going to hurt a lot

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

If we miss the top 2 from here those Essendon, GWS and Sydney losses are going to hurt a lot

I am only bummed that I won't be able to attend the QF. We should easily account for WC

 

[Hawkk]

I am only bummed that I won't be able to attend the QF. We should easily account for WC

Still no guarantee that the Eagles will defeat Adelaide and the Dogs

By the same token there is no guarantee that the Hawks will defeat the Eagles (easily the number 2 team in the league) home or abroad

 

[The King!]

I think a week one away final could be the extra spur the hawks need to get to the three peat

 

[CobberRodgers]

Still no guarantee that the Eagles will defeat Adelaide and the Dogs

By the same token there is no guarantee that the Hawks will defeat the Eagles (easily the number 2 team in the league) home or abroad

You're right.

But, there's also no guarantee that Freo will beat both North (Etihad) and Port (AO).

If Freo drop the North game in Melbourne next week, Mr Lyon's bum will start tightening right up..........

 

[Borderline]

Hawthorn fans are unnaturally obsessed with Freo.

Why are you so scared of travelling?

 

[nameless]

Hawthorn fans are unnaturally obsessed with Freo.

Why are you so scared of travelling?

They're being compassionate so you don't waste $200 on a ticket to see your team lose.

 

[Borderline]

They're being compassionate so you don't waste $200 on a ticket to see your team lose.

Implying you won't beat them and then Richmond beat them in the semis

 

[WWSD]

You're right.

But, there's also no guarantee that Freo will beat both North (Etihad) and Port (AO).

If Freo drop the North game in Melbourne next week, Mr Lyon's bum will start tightening right up..........

I had feeling we'd miss the top 2 when we lost that game to Essendon back in Round 2. There was 2 minutes left in the game and we were leading by 16 points. Luke Breust had the chance to win the game against Sydney in Round 8 and missed a shot on goal. We only have ourselves to blame.

If it's an away Qualifying Final against West Coast, then so be it. That's the likely situation we now find ourselves in. If we are good enough and play to our ability then we will win. If we don't win and we get beaten by the Eagles in Perth then season 2015 is over. In saying that our players don't fear any team and we will give it a real crack. We'll treat our Qualifying Final as if it's a Grand Final knowing we get a week off if we somehow manage to win and a home Preliminary Final.

 

[jod23]

I had feeling we'd miss the top 2 when we lost that game to Essendon back in Round 2. There was 2 minutes left in the game and we were leading by 16 points. Luke Breust had the chance to win the game against Sydney in Round 8 and missed a shot on goal. We only have ourselves to blame.

If it's an away Qualifying Final against West Coast, then so be it. That's the likely situation we now find ourselves in. If we are good enough and play to our ability then we will win. If we don't win and we get beaten by the Eagles in Perth then season 2015 is over. In saying that our players don't fear any team and we will give it a real crack. We'll treat our Qualifying Final as if it's a Grand Final knowing we get a week off if we somehow manage to win and a home Preliminary Final.

If the ladder remains the same which is unlikely but if it does and Hawthorn have to travel in week one and lose the QF in Perth against us then all is not lost. Win your semi, then Freo in Perth.

Freo like to shit the bed in big moments. Wouldnt be surprised to see Hawthorn beat Freo at Subi in a Prelim. You absolutely smashed Freo earlier this year.

Then you probably beat us in the Granny.