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Offline Hard Roar Tiger

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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2017, 07:10:29 PM »
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“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2017, 09:16:35 PM »
Hard to say

Like it or not but "medal gate photo" could impact our start

We lose multiple players than it's going to be a great test of our depth

Even without "medal gate" think our start is going to be so important

Quote from: Go Richo 12 on October 14, 2017, 09:15:38 PM
Top 8 and see what happens. Tougher draw and other sides will have done their homework.

Reckon this is so true, draw is goingto be so interesting

We also had a great run with minimal injuries this season

Want top 4, but reckon top 8
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2017, 08:30:44 AM »
I'm thinking flag.
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2017, 09:45:26 AM »
We still have the best key backman in the league, a FF who kicks 50 odd goals a year without being a primary target, a very underrated captain and some tattooed guy for the team to rally behind. I don't think Houli will play as well as he did in the GF ever again (which I don't mind because he was amazing when it mattered the most) meaning 2018 is the year someone like Short or Markov can make a statement to try and force him out of the side.

Caracella isn't stupid and he probably knows all and well a lot of teams will try and counter the fast "undersized" pressure cooker gameplan but I back him, Leppa and Dimma to develop the younger brigade and produce another strategy to send us in the top 4 again.

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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2017, 11:20:51 AM »
Everything clicked from the second quarter against Freo. They realised they were a great side and could go all the way.

It reminded me of the time the Cats thumped us by 150+ and hardly lost a game from that moment on.
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2017, 11:46:00 AM »
top 4.
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2017, 10:58:32 PM »
Top 8 I still reckon were a middling list with holes but we have our stars and some good depth. But it could still fall apart if jack or Rance got injured.
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2017, 11:12:50 PM »
But I was totally wrong this year so what do I know.
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #23 on: October 17, 2017, 09:20:10 AM »
Quote from: tdy on October 16, 2017, 10:58:32 PM
Top 8 I still reckon were a middling list with holes but we have our stars and some good depth. But it could still fall apart if jack or Rance got injured.

If we are a middling list, what does that say about the rest of the competition- especially the top 4 whom we beat by an average of 8 goals through the finals
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“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #24 on: October 17, 2017, 11:51:35 AM »
Quote from: lamington on October 16, 2017, 09:45:26 AM
We still have the best key backman in the league, a FF who kicks 50 odd goals a year without being a primary target, a very underrated captain and some tattooed guy for the team to rally behind.

In order of importance to the team how would you place out top 4, I would have

Rance
Martin
Cotchin
Jack
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2017, 02:05:25 PM »
Quote from: Chuck17 on October 17, 2017, 11:51:35 AM
Quote from: lamington on October 16, 2017, 09:45:26 AM
We still have the best key backman in the league, a FF who kicks 50 odd goals a year without being a primary target, a very underrated captain and some tattooed guy for the team to rally behind.

In order of importance to the team how would you place out top 4, I would have

Rance
Martin
Cotchin
Jack
I'd swap Jack and Cotchin around. But that's about it.
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #26 on: October 17, 2017, 05:26:46 PM »
Quote from: Dougeytherichmondfan on October 17, 2017, 02:05:25 PM
Quote from: Chuck17 on October 17, 2017, 11:51:35 AM
Quote from: lamington on October 16, 2017, 09:45:26 AM
We still have the best key backman in the league, a FF who kicks 50 odd goals a year without being a primary target, a very underrated captain and some tattooed guy for the team to rally behind.

In order of importance to the team how would you place out top 4, I would have

Rance
Martin
Cotchin
Jack
I'd swap Jack and Cotchin around. But that's about it.

Does it matter? We are a middling list
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #27 on: October 17, 2017, 06:20:32 PM »
Need at least three talls in the forward line or it won't work
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #28 on: October 17, 2017, 06:39:37 PM »
Quote from: Willy on October 17, 2017, 06:20:32 PM
Need at least three talls in the forward line or it won't work

Vickery might be gettable if we play our cards right.
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Re: Expectations for next year
« Reply #29 on: October 17, 2017, 06:40:46 PM »
Quote from: Hard Roar Tiger on October 17, 2017, 09:20:10 AM
Quote from: tdy on October 16, 2017, 10:58:32 PM
Top 8 I still reckon were a middling list with holes but we have our stars and some good depth. But it could still fall apart if jack or Rance got injured.

If we are a middling list, what does that say about the rest of the competition- especially the top 4 whom we beat by an average of 8 goals through the finals

Says we just gelled well and the rules atm favour a short running team. If you has the choice of Geelongs back line in its great era or Hawthorns or ours which would you pick? You might say Rance is the best player in all 3 but our other 5 backs wouldn't be in the top 6 I'd bet. Yet we didn't leak. As a collective we gelled.
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