the round 22 game could be footy's first nil-all draw

It seriously has the potential to create widespread public uproar which might 'force' the AFL to 'investigate & take action'

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There's so much I could say...

We're not good enough to tank even if we wanted to, we lose or get thrashed on the merit of our list.

They did include 2005 but we had 4 wins & 1 draw putting us outside the criteria.

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"You can't polish a James Hird"

No dramas, we've got much more to tank for than they have. If we win, they get pick 2 instead of pick 4, whereas we go from picks 1 & 3 to 3 only. So I can see a few "season ending" arthroscopes, and some "general soreness" ommissions. We'll also play anyone yet to pull on the jumper (Raso, Flint, Jamison, Hampson etc), and top it off with our trump card................SUGAR to ruck all day without a break.

Game over. Kreuzing.

One thing I have been thinking about while reading about Port - it is not just which pick you have - it is who you recruit and develop (duuhhh - I know - stating the obvious).
Look at Westhoff and Pierce, maybe we should get Pratt to hire Port's recuiting manager.

SANFL is a nice recruiting area to have as your backyard...Port and the Crows will always have that advantage........and will always be more willing to draft locals......

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"When you have the attitude of a champion, you see adversity as your
training partner."
- Conor Gillen

Maybe we could borrow Brent Bransgrove from the Bullants to play in the ruck

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Cheats never prosper (except in the AFL)

I agree with what 79 Vintage says.

This team is hopeless - next to no proactive footballers - 80% of the time Geelong play on after a mark - ours would be about 20% if we are lucky.

There is no tanking -it is just a shittty team - and more fool for me to keep turning up week after week to watch more of the same.

Last week was the final straw -and this week I refuse to watch Brisbane beat Carlton by 10 goals. You guys are welcome to it.

http://www.theage.com.au/ftimages/2007/ ... 88046.html


Now that's what we wanna see.

Not the filth bit though.

That flowering draw

Just tell the boys to go out do it for Den Den's last game.

Guaranteed loss.

If Fev has a crook knee, now is the time to get it fixed.
If Gibbs has a crook ankle, now is the time to get it rested.
If Walker has a dicky shoulder, now is the time to get it looked at.
Hartlett's hammy, ditto.
Edie's hammy, ditto .
Likewise with any other niggles other players have.
This isn't tanking, it's good team management for 2008.
If it results in losing every game, so be it.
At the same time we will get a chance to look at some players we otherwise wouldn't see.
If we get the PP, it's a bonus.

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

tanking ......PIG"S FARCE !!!!

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NG
S M C , S F L

Which, a sceptic would claim, was the only reason the criteria changed from 5 wins or less to 4 wins or less

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Cer 'ch 'n alluog Blues

Something really worrying tells me we that we will win one of the round 20 (Essendon*) or round 22 games (Melbourne). I pray to God i'm wrong...winning one more game would cap off one of our worst ever seasons.

Surely the club now knows that we cant afford to wn another game.

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Walk on, Walk on,
With hope, in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone,
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!!

08/02/1981 - GATE 7...Our brothers will never be forgotten!!!

Just the Essendon* and Dees games to worry about npw.

If the Demons dont win another game they will come out hard to beat us in the last game of the year.. if they do.... boy..... anything is likely to happen...

Personally i think Kreuzer is ours!!

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I suppose the worst thing that can happen at this dark time in our history os to perhaps get a shred of winning spirit huh?

I will NEVER subscribe to the belief that tanking is the way to go. We'll get another #1 draft pick, but at the cost of about 20+ shattered spirits. Yeah, good for the club indeed.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Not looking good boys.

I think we have 1 more MEANINGLESS win in us this year!!!

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Walk on, Walk on,
With hope, in your heart,
And you'll never walk alone,
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!!

08/02/1981 - GATE 7...Our brothers will never be forgotten!!!

Just saw Port thump the Dee's by 89 points

On yesterday's form I reckon we will kill 'em