Who's gonna finish 8th?

[Ed_Gein]

And geelong and freo and GC and WCE.

Yeah i mentioned Freo and GC in another post. I never seen the WCE game, but i think Geelong had you lot at arms length all day.

 

[RickSanchez]

Saints should be in the 8, umpires robbed them every time they lost.

 

[The Dice Man]

Yeah i mentioned Freo and GC in another post. I never seen the WCE game, but i think Geelong had you lot at arms length all day.

Scores were level around 10 minutes into the last 1/4 in that Geelong game. We've had our chances this year. Just hope they've taken something and learnt for next year

 

[Malifice]

Carlton knock off Essendon by more than 6 odd goals tomorrow, and Richmond do the Dockers, then Carlton hit 8th by the end of the weekend.

With games against GC and then the Saints to follow.

Touch ****ing wood.

 

[Hodge is God]

Fremantle.
WCE will finish 5th and we will have a WCE/Freo elimination final

 

[MadBomberman]

Screw Melbourne. What are the chances of them completely lying down for Fremantle to give them a finals birth at the expense of us?

First they beat us and now this. If only we didn't lose that day. Could cost us a finals berth

 

[Bluelegs]

Screw Melbourne. What are the chances of them completely lying down for Fremantle to give them a finals birth at the expense of us?

First they beat us and now this. If only we didn't lose that day. Could cost us a finals berth

If that win causes Essendon to miss finals I will cherish that game for a very very long time, then again I'd rather just beat freo. But that won't happen.

 

[Hodge is God]

If that win causes Essendon to miss finals I will cherish that game for a very very long time, then again I'd rather just beat freo. But that won't happen.

Best non-Hawks game of the season for me. I will never forget it.

 

[iGNITER]

Freo.

Hopefully see a Derby for an Elimination Final.

 

[free at last]

Fremantle.
WCE will finish 5th and we will have a WCE/Freo elimination final

West coast are good chance to finish 6th and freo 8th.

 

[Madtiger2006]

They didn't last time and we have Fyfe this time, with Richmond it's always about potential though isn't it?

The wet weather suited you guys perfectly with your 22 taggers out there. We're a big chance tonight imo

 

[tigs2010]

Freo would probably be in the best position. Home game vs Tigers plus Melbourne, they will likely lose to us in between those.

Richmond is the wildcard, if the planets align they could sneak in but more importantly, they play Fremantle and Essendon in the next two games, if they win both of those then they will throw the cat amongst the pigeons in terms of who is within striking distance.

I think we needed 11 games to have perfect results with absolutely no margin for error. So far it's 4 from 4. Need Essendon and ourselves to win today.

Next week: You guys over Freo and us over Essendon

Last round: Pies over Ess, Us over Port and Carl over St.K.

Pretty much the only ones I'm worried about are our own. Especially the Port one when we have to win to make it (Epic choke and lulz to be had.)

 

[Hodge is God]

West coast are good chance to finish 6th and freo 8th.

Who would you say will finish 5th? Geelong?

 

[MadBomberman]

If that win causes Essendon to miss finals I will cherish that game for a very very long time, then again I'd rather just beat freo. But that won't happen.

Before that loss, Melbourne were my second favourite team. Now, they run the risk of being one of my hated teams. Make no mistake, looking forward to our game next year. Hope it is round one and a complete annihilation. Revenge for destroying our season

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Before that loss, Melbourne were my second favourite team. Now, they run the risk of being one of my hated teams. Make no mistake, looking forward to our game next year. Hope it is round one and a complete annihilation. Revenge for destroying our season

I'm sure they are shaking in their boots at the prospect of that!

 

[Bluelegs]

Before that loss, Melbourne were my second favourite team. Now, they run the risk of being one of my hated teams. Make no mistake, looking forward to our game next year. Hope it is round one and a complete annihilation. Revenge for destroying our season

I reckon there'd be a good chance we could continue our streak to four years.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

As mentioned above, Tiges are in an interesting position with two important "eight point games" coming up. Beat Freo away this weekend ( a huge ask) and they could smash it right open.

In fact according to my ladder predictor this single game could make the difference between them finishing 12th and 8th, due to their very good percentage compared to their rivals.

That said, Fremantle is most likely imo, but StKilda Essendon and Carlton are all in the running along with the Tiges. The fight to be eliminated by Geelong is hotting up.

North look to be safe, they can lose two of their next three and still make finals.

 

[Kram]

The wet weather suited you guys perfectly with your 22 taggers out there. We're a big chance tonight imo

Yeah I have noticed that Richmond don't seem to like playing against contested and accountable footy sides.

 

[THRILLHO]

The North game will be a massive test, it's going to come down to the midfield as both Petrie and Pav could be entirely shut out. McPharlin kept Petrie goalless last time Etihad. And Pav will get double tagged, I guess..

North fans would take a Petrie/Pav nil-all draw in a heartbeat. At least one or two of our triple towers will hit the scoreboard and Freo are too one-dimensional in their forwardline.

As mentioned above, Tiges are in an interesting position with two important "eight point games" coming up. Beat Freo away this weekend ( a huge ask) and they could smash it right open. In fact according to my ladder predictor this single game could make the difference between them finishing 12th and 8th, due to their very good percentage compared to their rivals.

That said, Fremantle is most likely imo, but StKilda Essendon and Carlton are all in the running along with the Tiges. The fight to be eliminated by Geelong is hotting up.

North look to be safe, they can lose two of their next three and still make finals.

Richmond can't make it. They need to win all three games plus have five results go their way. Granted, those five results are expected but it's still too much needed to go right in a very unpredictable year.

Besides, they only win when the pressure is off. If they need a win round 23 to make it, I'd back their opposition by 39+ (or a kick after the siren).

 

[Madtiger2006]

Yeah I have noticed that Richmond don't seem to like playing against contested and accountable footy sides.

Nah the slower, defensive sides are helped by the rain

 

[kaiserchief13]

Freo will make it and then they'll knock the Eagles out in the first week.

Nah they will knock out the Pies

 

[Hodge is God]

This is my predicted top 8:
Adelaide
Collingwood
Hawks
Swans
Eagles
Geelong
North
Fremantle

Week 1:
QF's:
Adelaide vs Sydney at AAMI: Sydney by 17
Collingwood vs Hawthorn at MCG: Hawthorn by 15

Eliminations:
Eagles vs Freo at Subi: Freo by 7
Geelong vs North: Geelong by 12

Week 2:
Semis:
Adelaide vs Fremantle at AAMI: Adelaide by 19
Collingwood vs Geelong at MCG: Collingwood by 6

Week 3:
Prelims:
Sydney vs Collingwood at ANZ: Sydney by 5
Hawthorn vs Adelaide: Hawthorn by 33

Week 4:
Hawthorn vs Sydney at MCG: Hopefully the Hawks.

 

[Bigeasy]

Seeing as only 1% separate Freo and essendon a 12 point win could be counted as a percentage boost

You'd make a great CEO.

 

[Roobs321]

Oh god, cant believe im saying this, but a 5 goal win over Port will feel like a loss. We probably need to negate that loss in percentage to Freo to feel safe in regards to percentage. Port are hammered with injuries and struggling, but it's Hocking's first game as coach at home, and Port are traditionally our bogey side, so I wont take anything for granted.

Freo are definitly in the boxseat. Their ceiling at the moment isnt quite as high as some other teams imo, but they are healthy and just getting the job done week after week. Carlton still worry me, I can sense a bradbury run for 8th from them.
I still would like to see St Kilda make it. All season, I have had the feeling that the saints can give anyone a shake on their day. They could possibly (very unlikely) win a flag from 8th, where I cant see the other sides like Freo, Carlton, current Essendon doing it. So on that note, I think St Kilda are deserving, but that home loss to Freo (not to mention the Port loss) will come back to bite them im afraid.

In 1996;
Sydney finished top
West Coast, North, Geelong, Essendon, Carlton and Hawthorn all made finals
St Kilda & Richmond just missed the 8
Melbourne & Bulldogs in bottom 4.

Similar type of season. I remember thinking 2009 was a little like 1997 as well.

 

[Hard_to_Beat]

This is my predicted top 8:
Adelaide
Collingwood
Hawks
Swans
Eagles
Geelong
North
Fremantle

Week 1:
QF's:
Adelaide vs Sydney at AAMI: Sydney by 17
Collingwood vs Hawthorn at MCG: Hawthorn by 15

Eliminations:
Eagles vs Freo at Subi: Freo by 7
Geelong vs North: Geelong by 12

Week 2:
Semis:
Adelaide vs Fremantle at AAMI: Adelaide by 19
Collingwood vs Geelong at MCG: Collingwood by 6

Week 3:
Prelims:
Sydney vs Collingwood at ANZ: Sydney by 5
Hawthorn vs Adelaide: Hawthorn by 33

Week 4:
Hawthorn vs Sydney at MCG: Hopefully the Hawks.

That's how I see the ladder panning out.

If we can get over Geelong then we are an even money chance of rolling the Crows.