Reality is not the same as hopefully when using the predictor.
Reality is not the same as hopefully when using the predictor.
The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.
I just had a dream the swans were going to win the flag this year, so put some money on them at 9-1 on sportstab. Not sure if my subconscious self is seeing our biggest threat for a flag in West Coast fall into a heap and thus conjuring up such high hopes for us, but I think if we can beat the Blues comfortably and then beat the egirls at home (albeit with many of their best out), we will steamroll the Pies and Hawks and be favourites come finals time.
Just about all opposition teams (and their supporters), apart from perhaps Adelaide, will fear us come finals. I feel it guys!
# Team Pl W L D PF PA Pt Perc
1 Geelong 22 18 4 0 2419 1729 72 139.9
5 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 2123 1935 64 109.7
10 Sydney 22 14 8 0 2049 1760 56 116.4
3 West Coast 22 14 8 0 2064 1887 56 109.3
8 Adelaide 22 13 9 0 1966 1772 52 110.9
2 Hawthorn 22 13 9 0 2089 1928 52 108.3
4 Port Adel 22 13 9 0 2242 2093 52 107.1
6 W Bulldogs 22 13 9 0 2287 2229 52 102.6
7 Kangaroos 22 13 9 0 2134 2083 52 102.4
9 Essendon 22 11 11 0 2192 2264 44 96.8
11 St Kilda 22 11 11 0 1907 1986 44 96.0
13 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 2207 2155 40 102.4
12 Bris Lions 22 7 14 1 1929 2085 30 92.5
15 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1878 2386 16 78.7
14 Carlton 22 4 18 0 2118 2739 16 77.3
16 Richmond 22 1 20 1 1912 2485 6 76.9
Well after the WCE loss to Port I know one thing for sure...this game on sat night is going to shape the seasons of both clubs.
WCE lose yet again at home and they can say good bye to a top 4 position and probably kill their confidence
We beat WCE and we can definately win the next 4 games vs richmond, melbourne (in canberra), lions and st kilda leading into a round 20 blockbuster with Collingwood @ MCG (cant wait for that one it'll be a classic).
So if all goes well, a run of 7 in a row since a loss to Geelong can set us up for another flag.
C'MON YOU BLOODZ!!!!
Two games lost by a point and another two by less than two goals... How much are they going to be hurting us when it comes down to deciding the top 4???
our % is 3rd best in the comp and if we can manage to beat richmond and melbourne by a @@@@load then we will really be in good shape to clinch a top 4, or at least a home final.
however, as the pattern has been since 2004: we're 12th in attack and 4th in defence
geelong is miles ahead on both
Unless teams like the Roos and Hawthorn start alternating between winning by 200 points one week, and losing by 5 points the next, it won't matter how much we beat the likes of Richmond and Melbourne by. We have our rivals covered for percentage, just not premiership points. We just need to get the 4 points week-in, week-out.
It may be a blessing in disguise that we have top 4 contenders collingwood and hawthorn in the final 2 rounds.
If we manage to win or get close it will get us hardened for the real thing when finals start.
I'm really worried about the last 4 games though. We may not even win 1 of them all thing being equal.
Geez im a pessimist with the swans at times!
1 Geelong 22 18 4 0 2510 1651 72 152.0
2 West Coast 22 16 6 0 2130 1862 64 114.3
7 Sydney 22 14 8 0 2139 1754 56 121.9
4 Hawthorn 22 14 8 0 2084 1911 56 109.0
6 Collingwood 22 14 8 0 2065 2013 56 102.5
5 Port Adel 22 13 9 0 2248 2142 52 104.9
3 Kangaroos 22 13 9 0 2100 2065 52 101.6
11 Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1958 1807 48 108.3
8 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 1907 1971 48 96.7
10 Bris Lions 22 11 10 1 2101 1927 46 109.0
12 Essendon 22 10 12 0 2194 2277 40 96.3
9 W Bulldogs 22 10 12 0 2179 2367 40 92.0
13 Fremantle 22 8 14 0 2138 2223 32 96.1
14 Carlton 22 5 17 0 2162 2778 20 77.8
15 Melbourne 22 3 19 0 1862 2390 12 77.9
16 Richmond 22 2 19 1 1914 2553 10 74.9
God that would mean another Qualifying Final at bloody Subi, Hammo!!!
If they are lucky and they win away game at the G against Collingwood the there are some remote possibilities that they might finish 4th providing that other results will go our way. But we must not drop any home games, otherwise we're in trouble.
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