Had a quick look at games to come for teams fighting for the last 3 spots in the 8

Most teams have 4 tough games and 2 easy games

So we are no guarantee at all

A lot of those 4 tough games are against each other too which means one will win and other will lose (unless a draw).
Still reckon 12.5 will get us in, but would like 13.5 just to be certain.
The way we're playing currently, I reckon we can win all 6 but clearly that'll be an incredibly tough ask so dropping one or two would not come as a shock.

Which of the teams we face will beat us?
Well, we will just have to see.

I reckon we will end up higher than Saints, Effendopes, Crows & Dogs.

Can see Carlton, GWS & Cats making the 8.

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Obvs we need to beat the Eagles this week (I’m most worried about the games we ‘should’ win).
Then it would be nice to beat the Pies but that would be a bonus.
After that, we play the Saints - winner on track for finals/loser will be struggling.
Then the Dees - again a bonus opportunity…
Then GC away which is a must win.
And, assuming we’re still in the hunt, the final game against GWS may determine whether we play finals or they do.
Inverse of last season…
Would really help if we can pinch one from the Pies and/or Dees games b/c I feel like we could easily drop one of the games against Saints or more likely GC or GWS…


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I reckon 4 wins will almost definitely get us in. The game vs GWS could be a decider between us and them though. If that is one of our 4 wins then I think we're a lock.

FWIW bookies have us favoutites to make the 8 now along with Geelong, Dogs, and Cheats. Personally I can see the cheats missing and GWS taking their spot, but I am incredibly biased against them.

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Quite likely our Rd 24 game is a decider, at least for one yes. Prob a small chance it's a dead rubber and both teams are in/out regardless.

Essendong play WBD this week which is gonna be pivotal and GWS host GC.

WBD then play GWS the following week (in Ballarat tho).

I can see us beating Weagles, Pies and Dees.
We will get up for the games against Top 4, and they are set in the 4, playing for a home Final, which for the Dees is a brifge too far away imo.

Its the Saints, GCS and GWS games that may challenge us to focus for 4 quarters.

I expect Boydy, naturally, Harry & Kennedy to be back for the last 2 games, and like last year, Marchbank finding a bit of form that can't be ignored.

Come on Blues.

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I plugged into the ladder predictor a few days ago and had Essendope slipping out of the 8 (to St K) by a minimal percentage after the last round. I'm no mathematician so no deliberate rigging there - pleasant surprise. We were in comfortably, but I think I gave us a win against Melbourne.

I have to go back and try again...much like Carlton.

Crazy days.

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Good outcome with Melbourne managing to hold on against Adelaide. Now we just need North to hold on against st kilda


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Norf are bloody useless!

Norf, Dorks, Tiggers, almost Crows...

We gotta do it ourselves.

Starting this Friday.

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Would be funny if we don't end up in the 8 until the last 2 minutes this year lol.

Absolute dicktease from North & Hawks this round

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Last round of the year needing to beat GWS for spot in finals. Go into the last quarter 4 goals up Newman has held Toby Greene to 2 disposals all game. Newman limps off with suspected calf strain in the opening minutes of the last. Toby gets off the leash and kicks 4 last quarter goals . Breaking the hearts of those long suffering Blues supporters again.

You can just see it

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Is there any possibility GWS could be cooked by that game?

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IF....

we win all
Melb lose to us, Richmond, Sydney
plus other 'reasonable' results

...Blues can (mathematically speaking) jag it for 4th.

Alternatively, one loss could still result in 5th which will be important as it avoids a Preliminary against Colli-filth

No problem:

GWS will lose two of WB, Port, Syd and that will be it for them.

Port - tick
Eagles - tick

For the worry-warts re missing finals:

Winning the 5 in a row sets a demarcation point - have only missed twice ( '74, '92 ) in sixty years after doing that but made 21.

and of course picked up 8 flags.