Toast Reasons for Optimism

[Piggy Smalls]

Based purely on scores for and against Essendon look like a bottom six or seven team. It will be interesting to see how they finish the year. I expect us to beat them at Marvel by 5 goals.

It's at the G. We will beat them by 7 goals.

 

[mattis117]

Pies are playing finals at a minimum. I think best case is they lose a semi. That would still be a great result for Schultz tbf.

Port however, are absolutely no locks for finals. Cheer on every opponent they have as hard as you can!

I'm not convinced they are yet, can see them finishing 9th with GC coming in.

 

[james haish]

Pies are playing finals at a minimum. I think best case is they lose a semi. That would still be a great result for Schultz tbf.

I dunno, the first two years under Macrae Collingwood won a lot of close games they often had no right to. That magic has departed them this year.

They’re a very old team at their core that stays in games for longer against younger teams that lose their nerve. But at some point the dam wall breaks.

 

[Spirit Level]

Ah, 'we're better than last year, even though last year was worse than the one before.'

Pathetic standards.

You realise peoples opinions on how the club is performing have absolutely no effect or bearing on how the club actually performs right?

None

 

[errant bounce]

You realise peoples opinions on how the club is performing have absolutely no effect or bearing on how the club actually performs right?

None

But when I yell at the tele, they can hear that right?

 

[Fred Ziffel]

You realise peoples opinions on how the club is performing have absolutely no effect or bearing on how the club actually performs right?

None

Of course.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

There would be enough there to grab Warner I would have thought.. It would be insanity. Absolute, delightful madness.

What's also insane is that we just beat the top team away from home with a key position group of Davies, Draper, Amiss and treacy. Im confiident that would be the youngst key position foursomes in freo history. With Draper coming in for Moose I'd be surprised if our team that played Sydney wasnt one of the three youngest teams playing this round. Happy Days.

 

[james haish]

But when I yell at the tele, they can hear that right?

You are a loser

 

[dropbear101]

What's also insane is that we just beat the top team away from home with a key position group of Davies, Draper, Amiss and treacy. Im confiident that would be the youngst key position foursomes in freo history. With Draper coming in for Moose I'd be surprised if our team that played Sydney wasnt one of the three youngest teams playing this round. Happy Days.

hadrill, pav, sandi, mcpharlin gotta be close

 

[Joao]

I dunno, the first two years under Macrae Collingwood won a lot of close games they often had no right to. That magic has departed them this year.

They’re a very old team at their core that stays in games for longer against younger teams that lose their nerve. But at some point the dam wall breaks.

The trend is still positive for them this year, happy to be proven wrong.

 

[doppo]

What an outstanding group of young men. This photo to me just rams home how young we are, I can’t remember ever having a team that just oozed love for this footy club as much as this group

 

[Joao]

Geez, they do look young there.

 

[freo84]

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What an outstanding group of young men. This photo to me just rams home how young we are, I can’t remember ever having a team that just oozed love for this footy club as much as this group

Switta with the staunch stance hahaha

 

[Minz]

You are a loser

That is NOT very optimistic.

 

[Minz]

… but, for optimism, Jye Amiss appears to have fixed his run-up! Between games! Just ran straight at goals and popped it through!

 

[BettercallSaul]

You realise peoples opinions on how the club is performing have absolutely no effect or bearing on how the club actually performs right?

None

That’s you Garlick isn’t it.

 

[poshman]

You are a loser

Not really the vibes for this thread.

The good news is we have a decade of being a dominant team and we are just at the beginning. So much to be happy, gracious and optimistic about!

 

[Megalon]

Switta with the staunch stance hahaha

Noticed Switta is wearing a black armband, other players not. Not having a go, I thought the same before I saw the armband

 

[Megalon]

Back to the optimism: Amiss kicking straight again, Johnson and O'Meara had great games, Draper was epic in the 4th, overall team effort. That really was an epic win against Sydney and their talented list.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

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What an outstanding group of young men. This photo to me just rams home how young we are, I can’t remember ever having a team that just oozed love for this footy club as much as this group

Yeah considering until recent weeks our team for most of ths year has had Alex Pearce ad Michael Walters in it we've gone from a young team to basically a very young team while the two vets are out.

 

[Tundrawolf]

We kicked the 4th highest score of the round, away, against the ladder leaders and statistically the best defence in the league.

 

[freo84]

Noticed Switta is wearing a black armband, other players not. Not having a go, I thought the same before I saw the armband

Yeah I only saw the game today on a replay.

 

[james haish]

The trend is still positive for them this year, happy to be proven wrong.

They were first at this stage last year, better percentage. I'd still hate to meet them in finals and won't write them off, but they aren't the same side they were last year and suspect most clubs are confident they'll have their measure late in games.

 

[Joao]

They were first at this stage last year, better percentage. I'd still hate to meet them in finals and won't write them off, but they aren't the same side they were last year and suspect most clubs are confident they'll have their measure late in games.

100% agree on not wanting us to play them in a final.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

100% agree on not wanting us to play them in a final.

Certainly not at the G at least