The Run Home - predictions

The Normal One · **Joined:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:35 pm **Posts:** 20076

Sydney (away) - Loss
Collingwood - 50/50
St Kilda - Win
North - Loss
Gold Coast (away) - 50/50
Freo (Home) - Loss
Bulldogs - Win
Richmond - Win
Bombers - 50/50
Port - Win

North will beat us through rebound footy.

Swans are too good

Pies/Bombers anything could happen

Freo defensively will stifle us

Gold Coast is a big danger game now.

At best maybe 7 wins and sneak into 7-8th. Otherwise we are a big chance to miss IMO unless we can mentally get over bogie teams and win more than 3 in a row.

yibbida · **Posted:** Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:15 pm

Sydney (away) - 40/60
Collingwood - Win
St Kilda - Win
North - 50/50
Gold coast (away) - 60/40
Freo (Home) - 40/60
Bulldogs - Win
Richmond - Win
Bombers - We will thrash them.
Port (away) - Win

Almost have every player back on deck after the Collingwood game if we get no more injuries. A decent run to the finals with a good mix of tough and easy games. A few will be close (Freo, North & Swans).

We could do some damage in the finals if everything falls our way. We did just only lose to the Premiership Favorites 1 man down for 3 quarters and dodgy umpiring.

dane · **Joined:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 am **Posts:** 22330

I have a good feeling about the run home.
I seriously believe we will beat Sydney. I think that will be the turning point.

GodisNavyBlue · **Posted:** Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:10 pm

dane wrote:

I have a good feeling about the run home.
I seriously believe we will beat Sydney. I think that will be the turning point.

For some reason (not sure logic is involved) I have the same feeling :thumbsup:

padre · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:56 pm **Posts:** 934

I do worry....... Synbad says we cant win....

BrianSetzer1 · **Joined:** Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:00 pm **Posts:** 807

Being optimistic each week then losing is wearing me down. I'll try saying we'll get pumped this week!

Taff · **Posted:** Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:08 pm

Their future is in their own hands. As inconsistent as they were last game, the umpires were irrelevant. Had we taken the many chances when they came our way the result would have taken care of itself. It is all about managing what you can control.
Players win or lose games not officials.

Blue Boys · **Joined:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:35 pm **Posts:** 1233

Taff wrote:

Their future is in their own hands. As inconsistent as they were last game, the umpires were irrelevant. Had we taken the many chances when they came our way the result would have taken care of itself. It is all about managing what you can control.
Players win or lose games not officials.

I don't entirely agree with those sentiments. That might be a phrase you roll out to the players, but in reality a game that's decided by a goal or two, incorrect decisions can have a bearing on the result.

Taff · **Posted:** Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:57 pm

Blue Boys wrote:

Taff wrote:

Their future is in their own hands. As inconsistent as they were last game, the umpires were irrelevant. Had we taken the many chances when they came our way the result would have taken care of itself. It is all about managing what you can control.
Players win or lose games not officials.

I don't entirely agree with those sentiments. That might be a phrase you roll out to the players, but in reality a game that's decided by a goal or two, incorrect decisions can have a bearing on the result.

Yes there is an element of truth to that and we have all seen where a decision decides the game. Basically in the big picture it gets back to making your own luck. Do the right things often enough and you get the right result. Blaming officials is a cop out.

padre · **Joined:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:56 pm **Posts:** 934

If we are good enough we will beat the sides that we need to. They beat us - not good enough.
Luck , the draw etc is just blowing smoke.......

Taff · **Posted:** Sat Jun 22, 2013 6:04 pm

padre wrote:

If we are good enough we will beat the sides that we need to. They beat us - not good enough.
Luck , the draw etc is just blowing smoke.......

Mark J · **Posted:** Sat Jun 22, 2013 6:55 pm

Swans - they'll smash us (Port made em angry) :banghead:

Pies - win :thumbsup:

Saints - payback time :thumbsup:

Roos - nervous
Suns - see Roos
Dockers - we'll win a close one
Dogs - percentage gain
Tigers - win
Bummers - win
Port - prob Lose :banghead:

6-4 or 7-3 for me.

cimm1979 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:03 pm

Whatever confidence I had before today just got flushed away with the Port win.

I can live with the Bombers and Hawks losses but the Tigers and Saints losses are season killers.

September 2014 maybe.

HTP · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:06 pm **Posts:** 3366

Might come down to round 23 versus port.

camel · **Posted:** Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:08 am

I have us going undefeated to the flag!

dane · **Joined:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 am **Posts:** 22330

camelboy wrote:

I have us going undefeated to the flag!

It's the only way!

Donstuie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:53 pm

How I (unfortunately) see the remainder of the year panning out, based on the predictor...

1. Hawthorn 84
2. Geelong 76
3. Fremantle 70
4. Essendon** 68
5. Sydney 66
6. Collingwood 64
7. Richmond 60
8. Adelaide 44
9. Carlton 40
10. West Coast 36
11. Port 36
12. Brisbane 36
13. North 32
14. Gold Coast 28
15. Bulldogs 24
16. St Kilda 20
17. Melbourne 8
18. GWS 0

Being the pessimist that I am, I just can't see us winning enough of those 50/50 games (Norf, Scum, Filth, Tigers and Freo) to get in there. Would love to be proved wrong though...

(how awesome would it be though if we made the finals after Essendon* got kicked out? :grin:

)

grrofunger · **Posted:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:58 pm

Adelaide !?!?

Donstuie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:09 pm

That's how it panned out...

GC (a) W
WCE (h) W
COLL (a) L
GEEL (a)L
FRE (h) L
PORT (h) W
NMFC (h) W
WB (a) W
MELB (a) W
WCE (a) L

Pretty good run, especially at the end.

bluegirl72 · **Joined:** Sat May 23, 2009 8:30 pm **Posts:** 23865

camelboy wrote:

I have us going undefeated to the flag!

excellent.
do you solemnly swear on an unbreakable vow?

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