I believe Cooney will be back for his birthday party again

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Cheats never prosper (except in the AFL)

I don't always agree with you but I am on this train.

Time to start the end of season review and play the future. The preseason for any injured players should start tomorrow. Or today. We gain nothing by finishing 9th. Better to finish 14th with next year in mind and then do a Collingwood/WCE and storm up the ladder next year with a fit and hopefully much bigger bodied list.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

Well we nearly all agree now, someone tell Ratts please.

Yeah Nah
Early doors

We will lose to the dogs I think.

We should beat gold coast,
and we are a good chance against Brissy at home....

But the rest would be a fluke.
The Tigers will go mental when they beat us

After early setbacks with some shonky trading
As well as a shit coach.

Brissy have been recruiting some pretty good players....

How good is Zorko???

Anyway.. its a 50/50 game now....

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It was very clear on Friday night, he players' confidence (in them selves and each other) is at a very low ebb, Garlett a case in point). Amazed we did so well last week. Given the run with injuries and possible suspension to key players and the second and third tier players struggling, we will be lucky to win a couple. Sad end to the season coming up. My other prognostication is Ratten will not be sacked. The boys' club is alive and well.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

If Judd is rubbed out for 3-4 games, we'll be lucky to win a game all year.

If we keep losing, what's the highest draft pick we could get?

With our luck; we'll get done for Salary Cap overs.....

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No ones listening till you make a mistake.

Todays match against the Swans is prob our season defining game.

So tell me, if that happens and our a season is shot,

What if the MC decide to book in early and get those in need of minor surgeries done now, to be ready
for preseason.
Bleed some of those younger players with games till the seasons end.

Would this be considered as tanking ?

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By whom?

The official AFL line is that tanking has never happened in the AFL. We could literally swap our Northern Blues team with our AFL side, put Jeannie Pratt in as coach, blindfold her assistants, and start Garlett in the ruck and the AFL would still deny that clubs throw games.

tbf, I'd start Kade in the ruck.

He played under 10 there.

4 winnable games to come.

Season is still alive.
Must win next 4 - no if's but's or maybe's.
Essendon* need to beat Kangaroos however.
Collingwood need to beat Kangaroos.
Fremantle need to beat Kangaroos.
Richmond need to beat Essendon*.

If all of the above happens we get in by a game.
If Essendon* beat Richmond it comes down to % - same goes for Kangaroos / Fremantle game.
Season not over but we need things to fall our way now.

alas poor yorrick i knew him well.........

tis' the end my fellow blue blues..........

time to be philosophic..........................

and if I hear theyre going to qatar again, or any other high altitude bullshit camp, ill bloddy well spew.

we seriously need to get TOUGH.

really pathetic thinking surrey. very steven bradbury of you.............
'if' this 'if' that, 'if' we make the finals, we dont deserve to be there and will get THUMPED

really pathetic thinking surrey. very steven bradbury of you.............
'if' this 'if' that, 'if' we make the finals, we dont deserve to be there and will get THUMPED

each to their own I guess.
can't all be mr positive like you JD.