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The March to the finals- 2015.

DirtyDogTiger said:
Our first 11 games -
we conceded 121 goals at an AV 11 per game

Since then - 88 from 10 games. AV 8.8
We've lost just 2 games: Freo (12 goals) and adelaide -11 goals.

A big warning sign for us is 10 goals.
We've only won two games where we've given up 11 goals (swans and Collingwood r7).

Now the bulldogs, Suns, swans, Adelaide & hawthorn have all beaten North by keeping them to 10 goals.

We've improved defensively so we need to keep the brakes on their scoring and keep them under 11 goals.

Get the handbrake on Petrie brown Nahas and Thomas.
And it has to start in the midfield
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Defense is without doubt the key. Since the first Collingwood game we have only conceded an average 64.5 points. We have also had 20 or more scoring shots in all bar 1 game this year (Adelaide) so if we kick straight and defend well then our gameplan should win the game.

I'm mainly concerned about how we deal with their talls, we struggled for match ups in the first game, from memory Batchelor was on Brown, which wasn't a great matchup, though we lost the game through turnovers which resulted in our defensive 50 being really open. I don't expect this to occur again on Friday, we have been far better at keeping the ball since then.
 
Twitter suggesting North will rest 8-10 players this week.

God imagine if we lost.
 
Earlier in the week, we were worried that if the Roos beat us, and Adelaide beat Geelong, we'd have to travel to Adelaide for the first week of the finals.

Lets just beat the Roos this week, and hope for no injuries.
 
Western Bulldogs should be the ones most concerned about resting players. The way it's panning out, they will be the ones who play Adelaide in the first round.
 
AcKeR said:
Western Bulldogs should be the ones most concerned about resting players. The way it's panning out, they will be the ones who play Adelaide in the first round.
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Actual be a good game to watch.
 
Whenever I try to imagine the mindset of our players leading up to this final... I reckon they'll kill anyone who crosses their path.

We will come to play there's no doubt about that.

Can't wait.
 
Chimptastic said:
Whenever I try to imagine the mindset of our players leading up to this final... I reckon they'll kill anyone who crosses their path.

We will come to play there's no doubt about that.

Can't wait.
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Have that feel about them this year, don't they. For what it's worth both King and Manure had us making the prelim against the Hawks on 360 last night.
 
Chimptastic said:
Whenever I try to imagine the mindset of our players leading up to this final... I reckon they'll kill anyone who crosses their path.

We will come to play there's no doubt about that.

Can't wait.
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That's the spirit

The tiger train express is leaving the station
 
BrisTiger24 said:
Do the swans go the tank this week to get a home final and avoid backing up in week 2 from a trip to Perth?
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No chance. They go to free. They try to win if not they go home and get ready for us.
They won't lay down..
Too many *smile* sides in the comp.
 
I'm staggered that 2 prominent PREnders who seem to know a fair bit about the game would suggest Sydney might wanna lose this week and finish 5th indeed of 4th. Which team is their right mind would ever contemplate giving away the double chance?
 
Ian4 said:
I'm staggered that 2 prominent PREnders who seem to know a fair bit about the game would suggest Sydney might wanna lose this week and finish 5th indeed of 4th. Which team is their right mind would ever contemplate giving away the double chance?
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Agree, finishing 5th is significantly worse than 4th.

In fact, the only advantage 5th has over 8th, is you get to play at your home ground (admittedly a large advantage to interstate teams)

I hope this resting issue results in a better final system in future years.
 
Ian4 said:
I'm staggered that 2 prominent PREnders who seem to know a fair bit about the game would suggest Sydney might wanna lose this week and finish 5th indeed of 4th. Which team is their right mind would ever contemplate giving away the double chance?
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I'm staggered you think I know a fair bit about the game!!

Anyway, out of interest, I played out the various scenarios in the ladder predictor:

Sydney finish 4th:


Week 1 v Freo (away)
Week 2 v Richmond (home)

Sydney finish 5th:


Week 1 v North (home)
Week 2 v Richmond (away)

I'm assuming they/Richmond lose to Freo week 1. I'm also assuming, they/we beat North in week 1.

Interestingly, we will play Sydney week 2 regardless of 4th v 5th finish, only difference is where it is played.

I maintain Sydney will be better off finishing 5th.

Richmond have beaten Sydney in Sydney last 2 times the teams have met - Sydney doesn't appear to have a distinct advantage in that area.
Also, Sydney will be facing Richmond on the back of a trip to Perth in week 1 against a Richmond side not scared of playing in Sydney.

Richmond v Sydney is the same game regardless of where it's played. If I'm Sydney, I'd rather play Richmond at the G on the back of beating North at the SCG rather than on the way back from a bruising encounter v Freo in Perth.

Just me and I don't think any team would play with fire like this in the finals but just an interesting observation.
 
Sydney won't be so dismissive of their chances of beating Freo and getting a home prelim to set themselves up to win the flag.

Didn't Freo go out in straight sets last year?

And the cost of taking that chance is getting a home final vs Richmond compared to getting an away final vs Richmond.

Not sure they'd want an away final badly enough to throw away a chance at a flag.
 
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