Who is the arseiest team in history prior to Collingwood 2022?

[Ambrosia]

There’s a huge amount of luck in these close games but Collingwood have executed well down the stretch and just the level of consistent effort to not have suffered a blow out in 11 games is impress.

 

[Ricketz]

They are a 3-6 team currently sitting 2nd due to luck. Proof will come out in finals. I'd bet on them going out in semi finals

3-6 teams don't beat the reigning premier unless the reigning premier is a 3-6 team too.

Melbourne are fine. Cracking game. Battle of wills and effort.

Could have gone either way, sure. But the Pies deserved to be flipping that coin.

 

[PhatBoy]

Melbourne kick straight it's game over they missed some sodas

But they didn’t. It wasn’t Melbourne missing kicks at the end and Collingwood falling over the line. It was Melbourne dominating for long periods early, Collingwood doing enough to stay in touch and Melbourne missing shots then. From
Half time it was clear Melbourne’s shot at blowing the game open had gone. A new game started. And they still had a head start in that one. And Collingwood ran them down. It was great football.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

You make your own luck. Probably has more to do with moving Buckley on to be honest.

Imagine how Bucks feels :/

 

[Captain_Bender]

Melbourne 2021, would have never won a flag in a non Covid effected year

 

[Veer Right]

As good a football i have seen from any club the last third of the game from the pies. Grand final preview is next week.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Quite possible, & I would like too see it, but they could also quite possibly be there on GF day.

Will be the most remarkable flag in modern times

 

[PerthBoy86]

I think it's strategic. Like, don't expend too much energy trying to blow teams away, but hang in there and chip away. Too many close wins to be pure luck.

 

[smasha]

I would have a squeaky arse if I was a Cats fan.

Momentum is everything.

 

[Ricketz]

Imagine how Bucks feels :/

Heard him last week talk about it. He genuinely loves the club and the players. I'm sure he does think about whatabouts sometimes, but he genuinely seemed to be excited for them.

 

[Wojcinski]

I would have a squeaky arse if I was a Cats fan.

Momentum is everything.

what does Geelong have to do with anything?

 

[CasuallyDressed]

As I write, they are currently busy squeaking it again… against Melbourne . Again.

Has there been anyone luckier?

We just want it more.

 

[Macca180]

Incredible side who is going to stop their momentum?

Geelong and Melbourne if they meet again in finals.

 

[adogsfan5]

Insane lol. I’m now a believer.

 

[STPer18]

what does Geelong have to do with anything?

"We are everyone's Grand Final". Everything comes back to us or something.

 

[RAPPA]

I’m getting bad vibes here. That bad vibe when we were all denying Richmond continuing on from 2017. I feel so dirty with such heinous, impure thoughts. Think I need to put my head in a microwave.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Geelong and Melbourne if they meet again in finals.

Not at the G

 

[Ricketz]

Not at the G

I'm sniffing a corker if Geelong meet the Pies in a final. Love em or hate em, they have a bit of doggedness about them. Geelong have gears - if it happens I will be excited to watch how it plays out.

That game against us early in the year wasn't such an outlier it seems.

 

[golazo]

I would have a squeaky arse if I was a Cats fan.

Momentum is everything.

Cats are about to win 11 in a row themselves.

 

[Bungeye]

We're just a very efficient team!

Kicking at goal is the most underrated stat in footy. We don't kicks staight, we lose!

 

[Aucklander]

Sometimes you make your own luck and they do that by playing with spirit and a belief they can win no matter what the situation. Credit to the coach. Has done an amazing job so far no matter what happens from here on in.

 

[SuperSub17]

Holy shit I love this board.

Virtually everyone tips Melbourne by 30+, then we win and it’s still all luck

 

[GastevsBeard]

the last 5 minutes of this game demonstrated to me there was no luck in this teams ability to prevail in close games

They swarmed every contest & closed everything down - it was near perfect footy in defending a lead

Dimma - take note

 

[Catsnlakers]

I would have a squeaky arse if I was a Cats fan.

Momentum is everything.

You mean like the momentum we have going too?…Very strange comment to single out Geelong considering finals are still weeks away & there’s no guarantee we will even play them, let alone the fact we kicked 7 unanswered goals to steamroll the Pies at the start of the year when we were both not as good as now.

 

[Bazza97]

A little bit of luck helps, but for me they just know how to play and win the close games when they're on the line. It's no fluke, they just keep getting it done and taking the most of their opportunities overall. There will be criticism about their percentage but I reckon they deserve to be top 2 when they know how to win regardless of the margin. Good on them I say.