We can still make the 8

RudeBoy · Joined: 28 Nov 2005

I certainly don't expect us to make the 8 now, but looking at the ladder I realised that if the Saints, Bombers, Eagles and Dees were to lose 2 of their remaining 3 games, they would end up with 11 wins or 44 points. However, if we were to win all 3 of ours, we would end up with 11 1/2 wins on 46 points.

Duff Soviet Union · Joined: 17 Aug 2010

Port at Port, Geelong, Melbourne. Na.

kymbo5@yahoo.com.au · Joined: 23 Mar 2014

I think the flame still flickers just a tad Rudeboy. The draw against Adelaide and the loss to GWS are hurting now. 6 more points and we'd be right there. We are capable of winning the next 3. I think the melb game might be the toughest for some reason. One at a time tho, hopefully a sore and sorry port adelaide this week.

kymbo5@yahoo.com.au · Joined: 23 Mar 2014

I think the flame still flickers just a tad Rudeboy. The draw against Adelaide and the loss to GWS are hurting now. 6 more points and we'd be right there. We are capable of winning the next 3. I think the melb game might be the toughest for some reason. One at a time tho, hopefully a sore and sorry port adelaide this week.

i hate carlton · Joined: 05 May 2014

Mathematically possible, but that draw has made it unlikely.

I would donate blood if we could get some September action this year.

MatthewBoydFanClub · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: Elwood

I don't care if we make the finals or not. What I care about is that we leave 100% effort out on the field when we come off.

Duff Soviet Union · Joined: 17 Aug 2010

Skids · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:25 pm

I think we'll finish 8th Cool

Crows 66
Tigers 60
Giants 60
Swans 56
Cats 54
Port 48
Dogs 48
Pies 46

The draw with the cows is priceless... makes % irrelevant Wink

4 on 44; eagles, bombers, dees & saints Razz

Johnno75 · Joined: 07 Oct 2010 Location: Wantirna

This is funny shit. Even if we beat Port, Melbourne play Saints and WCE at home to Blues so we will still be 6 points out with 2 rounds to play.

Skids · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:33 pm

Skids · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:39 pm

Woods Of Ypres · Joined: 27 May 2003 Location: Yugoslavia

provided we win all 3 i can't see us going past Essendon unless they lose in an upset to GC or Fremantle. Mel, St.K and WC we can get past.

Piethagoras' Theorem · the hypotenuse, is always a cakewalk Joined: 29 May 2006

yes, we can but we won't Razz

Geek · geek Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Location: Jacana

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

Almost no chance of making it now, but we easily could have. Some key players missing at times and others coming back from long layoffs hurt us, as did missing some gilt-edged chances to win.

There's no doubt we're good enough to play finals in 2018. We were this year as well. With an even comp though, the margins for error are small and we fell on the wrong side this year. If we can add at last one more KPP and improve our forward line we can increase that margin in 2018.

Across the season we've been one of the most competitive teams and have not been embarrassed in any game. The next step is to further tighten our defense and structures and improve our forward line, everything else is in place. The question will be whether we've been waiting too long and improving too incrementally for Buckley to keep his job. I'm undecided on this, but leaning towards thinking he holds on, our failures this year have been personnel related: weak forward line and a defense finding its way (particularly early when we were playing Schade).