So just a thought.

[scazvegner90]

I was trying to find a positive out of saturday nights game and i got one!! Kinda clutching at straws but

In 2007 Port beat Geelong round 21
Port lost gf

In 2008 Hawks lost to Geelong round 17
Hawks won the gf

In 2009 Saints beat Geelong round 14
Saints lost the gf

So therefore

In 2010 Bulldogs lost to Geelong round 20
Bulldogs win gf

thanks for reading!!

*only works if geelong play doggies in the final obviously!!

 

[always right]

I was trying to find a positive out of saturday nights game and i got one!! Kinda clutching at straws but

In 2007 Port beat Geelong round 21
Port lost gf

In 2008 Hawks lost to Geelong round 17
Hawks won the gf

In 2009 Saints beat Geelong round 14
Saints lost the gf

So therefore

In 2010 Bulldogs lost to Geelong round 20
Bulldogs win gf

thanks for reading!!

*only works if geelong play doggies in the final obviously!!

At last...stats that matter.

 

[cosmicr]

what's so funny about this is that when Geelong lost to the pies the media were quick to remind us of those stats, however we lose to Geelong and its season over

 

[Kelvin31]

what's so funny about this is that when Geelong lost to the pies the media were quick to remind us of those stats, however we lose to Geelong and its season over

Very good point Cos. I still cant believe the media are giving this virus/flu no creedence whatsoever. Fickle industry....oh well we'll suck it and see.

 

[Kelvin31]

I was trying to find a positive out of saturday nights game and i got one!! Kinda clutching at straws but

In 2007 Port beat Geelong round 21
Port lost gf

In 2008 Hawks lost to Geelong round 17
Hawks won the gf

In 2009 Saints beat Geelong round 14
Saints lost the gf

So therefore

In 2010 Bulldogs lost to Geelong round 20
Bulldogs win gf

thanks for reading!!

*only works if geelong play doggies in the final obviously!!

Scaz, do you have the margins on these win/losses?
Might make me feel better?

 

[TempleKelvington]

Actually...it's better than that. We have lost to all the main GF candidates, Stkilda, Collingwood and now Geelong. So we have set ourselves up well.

Also, I was told that in 1990 Hawthorn beat Collingwood by 80 or so pts in rd 20 or something and we know what happened in 1990.

The planet are lining up!

 

[Testekill]

Very good point Cos. I still cant believe the media are giving this virus/flu no creedence whatsoever. Fickle industry....oh well we'll suck it and see.

It's partially because Eade has come out and said that the virus is no excuse for our poor performance.

 

[Scroater]

Scaz, do you have the margins on these win/losses?
Might make me feel better?

Well Port lost the granny by 119 points after winning with the last kick of the day during the season.

We lose by 101 points and win on the last kick of the day will do me just fine. Actually that's bulltish, would like to win a little earlier than that.

 

[scazvegner90]

Scaz, do you have the margins on these win/losses?
Might make me feel better?

port won 5points
hawks lost 11points
saints won 6points

prob not gonna make you feel better sorry.. but there is still hope, finals is a totally different ball game..

 

[scazvegner90]

Well Port lost the granny by 119 points after winning with the last kick of the day during the season.

We lose by 101 points and win on the last kick of the day will do me just fine. Actually that's bulltish, would like to win a little earlier than that.

thats just mean im being nice and u say bring up this i have all but wiped the memory of that game from my mind!!

 

[Scroater]

thats just mean im being nice and u say bring up this i have all but wiped the memory of that game from my mind!!

Wasn't haven't a crack at port. Was more thinking about the 124 point turnaround. We only need 102. Help may be needed to find them though.

 

[Fossie 32]

Nice set of figures

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

It's wrong to cling to those sorts of statistics. They mean nothing. Each game is different with different personnel, conditions and other dynamics. Even recent form isn't always a good indicator. It's how each team turns up ON THE DAY - no injuries and with plenty of self belief, skills working and just a smidgen of luck.

I realise we all need some hope but omens and history are not going to get us over the line.

 

[scazvegner90]

Wasn't haven't a crack at port. Was more thinking about the 124 point turnaround. We only need 102. Help may be needed to find them though.

grand final week is a different story + half the team wont be playing coming off a virus and a tough trip to adelaide, conditions werent that good over there it'll be close

 

[cosmicr]

grand final week is a different story + half the team wont be playing coming off a virus and a tough trip to adelaide, conditions werent that good over there it'll be close

thanks for your support scaz

 

[Fossie 32]

It's wrong to cling to those sorts of statistics. They mean nothing. Each game is different with different personnel, conditions and other dynamics. Even recent form isn't always a good indicator. It's how each team turns up ON THE DAY - no injuries and with plenty of self belief, skills working and just a smidgen of luck.

I realise we all need some hope but omens and history are not going to get us over the line.

Very true

Just looking around for more 54 references actually

 

[flamethrower]

Very good point Cos. I still cant believe the media are giving this virus/flu no creedence whatsoever. Fickle industry....oh well we'll suck it and see.

It's partially because Eade has come out and said that the virus is no excuse for our poor performance.

That is because Eade is a football coach and not an infectious diseases physician, and has probably never heard of Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome. It is very common for viral infections, especially those of the respiratory tract, to leave patients with reduced energy levels.

The most common presentation is that the patient can sustain small amounts of effort (say the first 15 minutes of the 1st Q Saturday night), but then is left completely drained (allowing their opponents an air chair ride to kick goals at ease).

 

[Fossie 32]

I would think Rocket fully understands what is going on but is just going along with the mantra of 'once you cross the line you are 100% fit' so we aren't seen to be using it as an excuse and so the players subconciously don't use it as an excuse too.

 

[Testekill]

That is because Eade is a football coach and not an infectious diseases physician, and has probably never heard of Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome. It is very common for viral infections, especially those of the respiratory tract, to leave patients with reduced energy levels.

The most common presentation is that the patient can sustain small amounts of effort (say the first 15 minutes of the 1st Q Saturday night), but then is left completely drained (allowing their opponents an air chair ride to kick goals at ease).

Oh I agree with you completley, half the team wouldn't have been able to train properly last week let alone play a full game.

 

[Werewolf]

It is very common for viral infections, especially those of the respiratory tract, to leave patients with reduced energy levels.

The most common presentation is that the patient can sustain small amounts of effort (say the first 15 minutes of the 1st Q Saturday night), but then is left completely drained (allowing their opponents an air chair ride to kick goals at ease).

Will we be OK for this week then?

 

[Butabi Brothers]

Very good point Cos. I still cant believe the media are giving this virus/flu no creedence whatsoever. Fickle industry....oh well we'll suck it and see.

We'll see how much the media say this week about the flu now that Selwood, Bartel and Ottens have come down with it. If they lose it will be a plague of bubonic proportions that no one could have played with.

 

[mighty seagulls]

Ok useless stats to keep our hopes up...

Every year since 2006 we have beaten the eventual premiers. This year we have lost to the top 3 so unless this year the winner comes from outside the top 4, we might be the team that beats them when it counts.