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Norris Lurker
27th August 2003, 10:32 AM
Go to http://www.allthestats.com/stats/ladderpredict.asp then click on the teams you think will win, and it will predict the final ladder.
From there - 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd, 5th v 8th, 6th v 7th.

My tips - Essendon, St Kilda, Sydney, Brisbane, West Coast, Port Adelaide, Kangaroos, Hawthorn.

Which makes my first round of finals:
Port Adelaide v West Coast (Football Park)
Brisbane v Collingwood (Gabba)
Sydney v Fremantle (Stadium Australia)
Essendon v Adelaide (MCG)

j s
27th August 2003, 11:05 PM
Possible final laddders range from....

Port Adelaide 72
Sydney 56
Collingwood 56
Essendon 56
Fremantle 56
Brisbane Lions 54
Adelaide 52
West Coast Eagles 52
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Hawthorn 48
St Kilda 48
Kangaroos 42
Richmond 28
Geelong 26
Melbourne 20
Carlton 20
Western Bulldogs18

...to....

Port Adelaide 68
Brisbane Lions 58
Adelaide 56
West Coast Eagles 56
Essendon 56
Sydney 56
Collingwood 56
Fremantle 52
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Hawthorn 48
Kangaroos 46
St Kilda 44
Geelong 30
Richmond 28
Melbourne 20
Carlton 16
Western Bulldogs 14

....and many points in between. Basically any place from 2-8 is up for grabs by almost any team currently in those places. Collingwood (currently 2nd) can finish as low as 7th and Freo (8th) can get to 2nd (mathematically anyway)!

What I like about these two possibilities in particular though is that both feature a R21 replay at StadeOz but (I believe) with a different result and the crowd even BIGGER (all seats must be paid for - no season tickets - so very few "no shows")

BTW Sydney getting ahead of Collingwood requires the Bombers to win by about 12 goals (not impossible, though unlikely) with Sydney winning by the the same or greater margin (also not impossible) to keep ahead of the Bombers. The other placings will be decided by win/loss unless monstrous winning margins occur.

penga
28th August 2003, 12:44 AM
Originally posted by j s
unless monstrous winning margins occur.

like lions vs dogs?

j s
28th August 2003, 12:53 AM
Originally posted by penga
like lions vs dogs?
I don't think the doggies will win by that much!

DaveW
28th August 2003, 03:39 AM
Originally posted by penga
like lions vs dogs? A draw separates Brisbane from the rest anyway. :p