Pick 2 please
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We ain’t that cooked.
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pick 1 come on down
■■■■ you guys are ridiculous
Whilst an element of this joint will implode, I think there is a chance we split the next 2, which would put a definitive line thru us for Finals.
North make some errors, but are playing streets better than last time.
They will prob give us a tougher game than the Crows.
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Yea I still think we’d get done by 40 plus points
I’d rather add another top 10 pick and then have a crack
Shiel, Caldwell and McGrath are coming off very serious injuries, I doubt any of them will play again this year. Perhaps Shiel for a game or 2 but Caldwell is done for the year and I suspect McGrath too
I’m annoyed how long that article took me to scroll past
Winning is far better for the development of our excellent young players s than losing is. We need to win as many of last few games as we can to get them a taste of what can be. There is no way our club would tank for draft picks and they shouldn’t. Next year and beyond is our time. Smart draft and trade now
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And get parish a lifetime player and secure stringer for 3 years
I think they’re both 50/50 games, we haven’t been playing great footy since the bye
The run home for every AFL team in the hunt
By this point in the AFL season, we know which teams are top-four contenders and which teams will end up at the bottom of the ladder. What we don’t know is the fate of the sides in between.
Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, Brisbane, Port Adelaide and Geelong have locked up a spot in the top eight, while Adelaide, Gold Coast, Collingwood, Hawthorn and North Melbourne will not make the finals.
That leaves us with nine teams in the hunt for three finals spots.
Sydney Swans
Western Bulldogs (A), Greater Western Sydney (A), Fremantle (H), Essendon (A), St Kilda (H), North Melbourne (A) and Gold Coast (H)
Currently the highest on the ladder out of these nine teams, the Swans had a quick 4-0 start to the season, in part due to Buddy Franklin returning from injury and have won about the same number of games as they’ve lost.
Playing Western Bulldogs, GWS and Essendon away will be a challenge, however they should be able to win their remaining games with ease and comfortably make the finals.
Still, their form hasn’t been the greatest, so a collapse is possible, but it looks unlikely as they just thumped the West Coast Eagles this weekend.
West Coast Eagles
North Melbourne (H), Adelaide (A), St Kilda (H), Collingwood (A), Melbourne (H), Fremantle (A) and Brisbane (A)
These are all winnable except the away game against the Lions.
The Eagles have one of the best home advantages in the AFL at Optus Stadium, however we cannot be sure that all their remaining home games will be played there. If they are though, then expect West Coast to win their next two home games and go toe to toe with the Demons. If not, their run is tough, as West Coast are known to struggle on the road and we can’t expect them to play well at ‘home’.
GWS Giants
Gold Coast (H), Sydney (H), Essendon (A), Port Adelaide (H), Geelong (A), Richmond (H), and Carlton (A)
Although they started poorly, GWS’s form has significantly improved and they find themselves eighth on the ladder. This looks like a tough run home on paper, as every side they’re playing – except Gold Coast – are competing for or have already cemented a spot in the eight.
If they are to make the finals, they will likely have to beat most of the sides around them – Richmond, Essendon, Sydney and Carlton.
Richmond Tigers
Collingwood (H), Brisbane (H), Geelong (A), Fremantle (A), North Melbourne (H), GWS Giants (A), Hawthorn (H)
Honestly, whether Richmond do or do not make the finals depends upon their form – one of the keys to which is their defence.
Although they’ve lost their last two games to sides currently not in the eight, they’ve still got it this season as they beat the Western Bulldogs and went toe to toe with Port Adelaide. Their game against the Giants could be key in deciding whether they make the eight.
Fremantle Dockers
Hawthorn (A), Geelong (H), Sydney (A), Richmond (H), Brisbane (H), West Coast (H), and St Kilda (H)
Despite being one of the most improved teams on this list, the Dockers have missed out on the finals by a decent margin for the past few years and have a difficult run home, as they play only one team that isn’t competing or has cemented a spot in the eight.
Fremantle have caused some upsets in the past, having beaten Geelong last year and Sydney at home earlier this year, but they are riddled with injuries and will likely have to win every one of their games against the teams around them and upset one of the top-six sides to make the finals.
St Kilda Saints
Brisbane (A), Port Adelaide (H), West Coast (A), Carlton (H), Sydney (A), Geelong (A), and Fremantle (H)
After making finals for the first time in more than ten years last season, the Saints have taken a backward step in 2021. Although they’ve won their last two games, it is unlikely that St Kilda will be making the finals as they have to overtake two other teams to do so, which would involve winning most of their games and their run home is brutal – they’ll be lucky to win three more games.
Essendon Bombers
Adelaide (H), North Melbourne (A), GWS Giants (H), Sydney (H), Western Bulldogs (A), Gold Coast (A), and Collingwood (H)
The Dons have probably the easiest run home out of all the teams vying for a spot in the eight and it is possible that they lose only one game for the rest of the season. However, whether Essendon make the finals or not will likely depend upon how the teams above them perform in their remaining games, as three teams separate them from the top eight.
Carlton Blues
Geelong (H), Collingwood (A), North Melbourne (H), St Kilda (A), Gold Coast (H), Port Adelaide (A), and GWS Giants (H)
Carlton were widely expected to make a leap this season but they haven’t thus far and will likely have to win most – if not all – of their games in order to make the finals.
This is a tough ask, as they have to play two sides in the top five and two other teams also contending for a spot in the top eight, but they looked impressive against the Dockers on the weekend and have the potential to cause multiple upsets if they continue to play that way.
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We cop Sydney or GWS at their best form this year it’s probably curtains on finals. Those two we need to find a win in both.
Doggies will beat us in a canter. Our list just isn’t where it needs to be.
Every other game is there for us if we are good enough.
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I doubt there is any value bringing them back this year. Big pre-season awaits them and THE REST OF OUR PLAYERS IN 2022. We need several mature and good players to complete our team, we are not there yet. It will be interesting to see what rabbits jackets pulls out of the hat.
I think as a young team, several of our players are very much feeling the worse for wear.
Its been a very long season for them and an important one too. A full pre-season in 2022 will undoubtedly make a big difference. I think 2023 will be the year when we take giant strides in moving up the ladder and playing some really good footy. So what happens between now and the end of the year, is not of great important but provides our players with the opportunity to keep on doing what they’ve been doing well.
Whether we win or not is not the bees knees. What is important is that our players keep on doing what they do well and play together. Patience is a virtue and our time will come.
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Im triggered
Only have a losing to Footscray (LID OFF)
Had us smashing North, GC and the Klan
Narrow wins the rest
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Port away with Fletch out suspended for attempted demonstrative body language and hirdy playing on one groin
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Not for the first or last time, I’m gonna point out that was a pretty expensive 17 points from four games.
Could have been 11-9 and a lock for finals.
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One thing not really considered (that could go in our favour) is the current NSW lockdown and the likely further extensions to this as (unfortunately) the situation seems to be getting worse up there…
After North, we have both GWS and Sydney in consecutive weeks at home. The other club to do so.
There is already talk, after over 3 weeks on the road in a hotel ‘hub’, that a few players from both clubs are getting understandably restless and missing their families back in Sydney.
By the time our games against these two clubs come around, it will be 5 weeks (GWS) and 6 weeks (Sydney) ‘away’ from home.
If families are allowed south, they will need to do 14 days quarantine. If players decide to return home and eventually come back, they will also need to do the 14 days quarantine. So there is no quick fix.
I am not expecting any sort of mass exodus type situation but the fact it is already being discussed a couple of weeks out from our games means it may become a factor sooner rather than later.
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IF we make it you know we’re getting bin chickens or port away. Bring the lube.
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I don’t think we will be making it (and really don’t want to especially with the point you’ve made above) but I would love to end the season on a high note with a number of wins and confidence heading into the 2022 pre-season… rather than just fade quietly and meekly into the night like some previous years.
Whether we end up with Pick 7 or Pick 10 or whatever in the draft first up, we’ve seen for countless years this isn’t always a guarantee on the quality of player you’re going to get…