What Did You Learn from Round 17

[Tairy Greene]

That running backwards into a pack, getting injured and being out for weeks after, doing something similar at the start of the season that saw you out for 10 weeks might be called courageous, but is it doing your team any good to be on the sidelines for most of the year.

Can't all be squibs like Varcoe. Also, this incident and the one earlier this year aren't even remotely similar.

 

[Twenty 11 Pies]

its all between the ears, has nothing to do with being superior, mentally you have it over us and thats it, you can only come from behind so many times, eventually the other team will find a way to win, once we rectify that im very confident we will beat you guys. We are the last team the cats will want to face in a final, they can carry on about 08 all they like, much more motivation for us to break the psychological barrier since as much for them making up for the 08 gf.

Hawthorn to beat Geelong in the first final would be awesome. Then collingwood can rape the Werribee out of Geelong in the preliminary and finally throw all their over confident supporters on the first train home - and lets hope it is a Runaway train.

 

[NL1994]

Nathan Fyfe will win the Brownlow within the next 5 years

Hayden Ballantyne is the best troll in the game

If West Coast are to become premiership contenders, they must start winning on the road

Collingwoods accuracy may cost them big time and may result in their season ending in a similar fashion to that of Geelong in 2008

A game isn't finished at 1/2 or 3/4 time (Adelaide v Essendon St Kilda v West Coast and to a lesser extent Sydney vs Fremantle)

2011 will more than likely be Geelongs last tilt at the flag for the forseeable future

 

[jonesy86]

Luke Ball loves playing Carlton... now 13-0

 

[ablett09]

its all between the ears, has nothing to do with being superior, mentally you have it over us and thats it, you can only come from behind so many times, eventually the other team will find a way to win, once we rectify that im very confident we will beat you guys. We are the last team the cats will want to face in a final, they can carry on about 08 all they like, much more motivation for us to break the psychological barrier since as much for them making up for the 08 gf.

LOL ,maybe its all between the ears with richmond and port as well

the reallity is that we are the better side and its the same things that keep happening every game, which I just outlined.

I am going to say what a number of Hawthorn supporters said on the hawthorn board after we beat you earlier this year.We (hawthorn ) have too many deficiencies that good sides will always expose .

 

[Rod Stroker]

I was a tad premature in booking a September holiday

Only if you booked it in the first week.

 

[Steeleyourself]

That Travis Cloke owes Daisy lunch for the week.

Also, Steele Sidebottom is God.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Collingwood & Geelong are the best

News Ltd is ****ed, goddam you all to hell.


That's about it.

 

[Rod Stroker]

If West Coast are to become premiership contenders, they must start winning on the road

What do you mean "Start winning on the road"? They've won 3 games on the road this year already.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

LOL ,maybe its all between the ears with richmond and port as well

the reallity is that we are the better side and its the same things that keep happening every game, which I just outlined.

I am going to say what a number of Hawthorn supporters said on the hawthorn board after we beat you earlier this year.We (hawthorn ) have too many deficiencies that good sides will always expose .

Yes a good team like Collingwood who belted us in our key deficiencies. You beat us by under a kick and the game could have gone either way. You aren't that good.

 

[Tatts22]

its all between the ears, has nothing to do with being superior, mentally you have it over us and thats it, you can only come from behind so many times, eventually the other team will find a way to win, once we rectify that im very confident we will beat you guys. We are the last team the cats will want to face in a final, they can carry on about 08 all they like, much more motivation for us to break the psychological barrier since as much for them making up for the 08 gf.

I doubt it - I think they'd rather face Hawks than Pies in a final.

 

[ablett09]

LOL all this talk about it being geelongs last year , people reallity we are just getting ready for sepetember we are 14 wins from 16 games if anything we have gotten better than last year.

geelong along with collingwood are talent machines and have great talent off the field and will just about always be competing for a premiership over the next 10 years.

 

[Breakthelines]

West coast are no chance of winning a final in Melbourne
The whinging about umpiring is becoming embarrassing
Collingwood are beatable
Richmond have bigger problems than we all thought
Essendon are the Jekyl and Hyde of football
Crows can find a way to choke even when enjoying a match winning lead
Suns will be playing in finals very soon
St Kilda can hurt a few teams come finals time
Swans are pretenders

Did you base this on Carlton's 19 point win....oh wait....

 

[ablett09]

Yes a good team like Collingwood who belted us in our key deficiencies. You beat us by under a kick and the game could have gone either way. You aren't that good.

you have played as twice this year ,thrown the kitchen sink at as both times and still come up short.

 

[BomberWatson]

What do you mean "Start winning on the road"? They've won 3 games on the road this year already.

In all fairness, 2 of those were against the 2 SA sides, but they've been competitive in the losses interstate as well (Haw, Ess, Saints to name a few).

 

[citizen-erased]

Pendlebury is edging closer to the Ablett/Judd category. Amazing player with amazing skill.

North are the kings of the bogey team.

Richmond have some serious issues. And its not clear where they start to sort them out. Capitulated against the Suns desire to keep playing. Something just isnt right.

The blues are a very decent team. Return of Jamison & Waite will make them a force in finals. Held up well against brute force of the pies' best.

Dons are too frustrating to watch. Exhilarating when on. Downright motionless when off. Will have to start watching games from 3/4 time onwards.

 

[BomberWatson]

-Essendon are a form side. Utter crap when without momentum and struggle to get it. In form today, not convinced until I see tomorrow

Barring the Hawthorn game (which was the last loss in our losing streak btw), we were a chance of winning during the last quarter in all of those 5 losses on the trot. Saying we were rubbish during that stretch is an overstatement; we weren't playing fantastic footy, but we were competitive.

Not to mention the fact that form dictates how well almost all teams play, so I fail to see what you're getting at here.

 

[LongBomb]

That Collingwood are very beatable. All of the top 5 are capable of knocking them off.

Also that with Geelong's run home Pods is a very real chance for the Coleman.

 

[JuddsABlue]

Collingwood fans claiming theyre still yet to play at their best are pretty delusional. Its round 16, if you havent played at your expected level by now, I think you need to reasses your expectations.

Form cannot be switched on and off, and if you're waiting/expecting to see something you havent seen all year to arrive on grand final day, you might just be left stranded at the station....

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quaks like a duck, its a ****ing duck.

On other notes
Umpires finally getting the hiding theyve deserved all year. The 'reverse racism' umpire love because theyre job is soooo hard is blinding people from the truth, the current standard is unacceptable

Ross can deliver Saints deep into finals with some minor tactical changes

Carlton are much, much better team at the G and can play better than on Saturday there, but cant in any way imagine beating Collingwood this year. That scalp belongs to somebody else

West Coast are actually in 4th spot at the moment with the Carlton bye coming up. They should consolidate with their draw (shit I hope they dont)

The bottom 4 of the top 8 could be a major chook raffle and more pointless than ever, such is the gap from the best and them

Most teams are their own worst enemy

 

[4evablues]

Carlton......Not only from round 17 but from the last few rounds, we need a big forward.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/118692/default.aspx

For us to win the big games, we need a big forward to take some of the ball and kick some goals. To be a contender for the title and beat the top teams consistently.

Lets bring back the ol' faithful Kernahan. I love that man!!!! Wish we had him in our team.

Cmon "sticks"...come out of retiremnet

 

[Present Not Past]

we have got second spot wrapped up, resting/ getting prepared for finals

we had one of the toughest draws in the AFL and won 13 straight.

use your common sense and logic, what team thats slowing down wins 13 games straight? thats premiership material, teams that are slowing down play like st kilda have this year

if st kilda make it they will just be making up the numbers, they arent better then any side in the top 8

Whoever plays Geelong in week 2 of the finals will get a free ride into the preliminary finals. Hoping that will be the Saints.

 

[Falchoon]

Can't all be squibs like Varcoe. Also, this incident and the one earlier this year aren't even remotely similar.

wow, just saw that Varcoe 'effort' on Foxtel.

I'd be very surprised if he plays next week.

 

[rufus t firefly]

=vWestCoast;21655744]St Kilda play the most boringest footy I have ever witnessed.
Umpires are a disgrace and decided the result of games this round.
West Coast will make the 4, came back from 44 points down in melbourne to lead. Don't worry about the loss we were never going to win every game for the rest of the season. It was the loss we had to have.

It was a great game and St Kilda's first quarter was as good as I've seen from anybody this season. We were pointless in Q3 because WC were superb.

You are a pathetic bitter little "man" but, thankfully, not representative of the Eagles fanbase who are the best I've encountered this season. Despite you being a Grade A arseh*le, I hope the Eagles win the flag this year with St Kilda obviously not being a realistic chance.

You're right about the umpires though - shockingly pro WC on Saturday.

 

[Mark25Jackson]

have you? if you lost today you most certainly would not have 2nd spot wrapped up, not that it matters but anyway. Id be preparing for the brown and gold if i was the cats because its looking more and more likely its going to happen. You can only ride your luck for so long against us.

you havet beaten Geelong since 08, and wont in the finals. Looking at the draw, id have $1000000 on the Eagles finishing 3 and Hawks 4. You wont get to lose to us until the Prelim...

 

[mickelboy182]

I'd just like to say, Collingwood kicked a whopping 2 more behinds than the Blues....
They certainly outclassed us but I don't see it's fair to say their poor kicking prevented a bigger margin, especially when you consider the fact that we hit the post 6 times...