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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: yellowandback on May 31, 2015, 02:07:43 PM
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I have reasonably modest expectations for this season - I would say winning 1 final would be "mission achieved" as I'm expecting that this will be the end of season where we commence a more aggressive approach to free agency and trading.
On that basis, last nights win was critical.
If you assumed a loss next week, we go into the bye at 5 & 5 with hopefully a decent %.
After Freo, our next 5 are Eagles, Swans, GWS, Carlton & St kilda.
With home games against the Eagles and GWS, I would be thinking we should be seriously expecting a 4 & 1 split before the final 7 rounds.
At 9 wins and 6 losses and a decent %, we can go 3 & 4 when playing Freo (at home), Hawks, Crows (away), Gold Coast (home), Collingwood, Essendon and the Kangas with 12 wins and % probably getting you in the 8 in an even year.
A loss last night would've made it pretty tough.
A tough run home but there is definitely 3-4 wins there if we can maintain our current effort and intensity which is compensating for a slight lack of class.
Finals again still makes us mid tier but with money, facilities and continued improvement from our younger brigade of Ellis (x2), Menadue, McIntosh, big Benny G and a resigned Alex Rance :pray, there is something to pitch to the likes of Dangerfield, Sheils (if he doesn't resign) or even trading for some of Carltons talent to start building the class and depth which will help us challenge the top 4 sides.
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Top 4 not out of question :shh
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Wouldn't be surprised if we just miss out on 11-11 but we'll see.
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A fantastic win on Friday along with a bit of a margin means we have a great opportunity to set up our season in the next 6 weeks.
We should beat the Eagles and critically have a block of games which are all winnable - GWS, Saints and the Blues.
A record of 10 & 5 almost seems unthinkable from a month ago, my question is whether the team has the maturity and desire to set up another finals appearance while making up ground on Eagles and GWS.
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We have a decent draw coming up. But problem is, over time, we've shown that's our achilles heel..
We can possibly win 15.
West Coast @ home - should win at home
Sydney @ SCG - tough ask, we won their last year but they'll be dirty on that last year. loss
then we go on a nice easy run
GWS at MCG
Carlton at MCG
Saints at MCG
should get 3 wins there and a top 4 will be firming hard.
Freo and then Hawks at MCG. Tough ask to get 2 wins their after playing 3 mediocre teams. We beat Freo at Subi, why can't we beat them at home. Hawks will be a 90k crowd winner possibly gets 3rd or 4th loser may just miss. Think we may lose both
Adelaide away will be a big game again. We won last year. We will bounce back on the road for a win.
Then nice MCG run with Gold Coast, Collingwood and Essendon (who will be tanking) 3 wins.
and then North to finish off, who we just can't beat.
I reckon we will get 8 wins from that. (WCE, GWS, CARL, ST.K, ADEL, GC, COLL, ESS)
If we can knock of the bloody Roos, Hawks, Freo at home or even Syd away again that will give us 15 wins which should be enough for top 4.
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Confident we can stay in the 8 playing like we are, but worried that in some way the Melbourne and bulldogs games will come back to bite us somehow.
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West Coast and GWS are big games. Win those and we're looking pretty good.
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Confident we can stay in the 8 playing like we are, but worried that in some way the Melbourne and bulldogs games will come back to bite us somehow.
Have been really impressed with how we've played and how they've answered the critics week on week.
I do believe though those games will haunt us come seasons end.
There's 12 games left, win 50% and maybe finish 8th.
Win 75% of those games and sure we're knocking on top 4.
Can we keep up our current form to win enough? I hope so
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Gws won't be as easy as people think. Toss a coin
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Gws won't be as easy as people think. Toss a coin
Agreed although I'm holding out some hope that their youngish list might tire a little by the time we get to them.
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Don't forget peoples, it's likely our (and other teams) form will ebb and flow a couple times in the second half of the year. Nothing is set in stone. There are only probabilities and possibilities.
Gws won't be as easy as people think. Toss a coin
Agreed although I'm holding out some hope that their youngish list might tire a little by the time we get to them.
Same here.
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WCE and Giants at the MCG. Should win both.
Sydney in Sydney is the issue. Hopefully that doesn't destroy us...
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Looks like you'll need 13 wins, or at least 12 wins & a high %, to make the Top 8 this year.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG9x_wtUIAANs1u.png)
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Matthew Richardson's ladder predictions for the 2015 AFL season
3AW
June 17, 2015 - 7:25PM
Matthew Richardson believes Hawthorn and Sydney will face-off for the premiership again this year.
The Richmond great took at look at this season's remaining fixtures to come up with his final ladder after 23 rounds.
He then gave his predictions for the finals.
"You can only come unstuck doing this sort of thing," Richo said with a laugh on Sports Today.
But he gave it a crack anyway...
RICHO'S TOP-EIGHT AT THE END OF THE SEASON
1. Fremantle (20 wins)
2. Hawthorn (18 wins)
3. Sydney (18 wins)
4. West Coast (15 wins)
5. Adelaide (14 wins)
6. Collingwood (13 wins)
7. Richmond (13 wins)
8. Geelong (13 wins)
Richo's predicting heartache for fans of North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
He expects the two clubs to miss out on finals on percentage alone.
He also discussed the finals fortunes of Fremantle and West Coast, which led former teammate Nathan Brown to make a bold call about the current ladder leader and their biggest rival.
"I reckon West Coast will be better than Fremantle by the end of the year," Brown said on Sports Today.
"I said three weeks ago Fremantle couldn't win it and people bagged me."
http://www.3aw.com.au/news/matthew-richardsons-ladder-predictions-for-the-2015-afl-season-20150617-ghqlo7
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Matthew Richardson's ladder predictions for the 2015 AFL season
3AW
June 17, 2015 - 7:25PM
Matthew Richardson believes Hawthorn and Sydney will face-off for the premiership again this year.
The Richmond great took at look at this season's remaining fixtures to come up with his final ladder after 23 rounds.
He then gave his predictions for the finals.
"You can only come unstuck doing this sort of thing," Richo said with a laugh on Sports Today.
But he gave it a crack anyway...
RICHO'S TOP-EIGHT AT THE END OF THE SEASON
1. Fremantle (20 wins)
2. Hawthorn (18 wins)
3. Sydney (18 wins)
4. West Coast (15 wins)
5. Adelaide (14 wins)
6. Collingwood (13 wins)
7. Richmond (13 wins)
8. Geelong (13 wins)
Richo's predicting heartache for fans of North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
He expects the two clubs to miss out on finals on percentage alone.
He also discussed the finals fortunes of Fremantle and West Coast, which led former teammate Nathan Brown to make a bold call about the current ladder leader and their biggest rival.
"I reckon West Coast will be better than Fremantle by the end of the year," Brown said on Sports Today.
"I said three weeks ago Fremantle couldn't win it and people bagged me."
http://www.3aw.com.au/news/matthew-richardsons-ladder-predictions-for-the-2015-afl-season-20150617-ghqlo7
I'm not sure where this eagles hype comes from. If they beat us on Friday I might take some notice.
2 noticeable scalp so far this season in Port & Geelong (at Domain). The rest of their wins have been against sides that won't feature in finals this year.
If we beat them this week, they will struggle to make finals, let alone top 4.
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Richo try's too hard to hide his Richmobd bias :facepalm
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Matthew Richardson's ladder predictions for the 2015 AFL season
3AW
June 17, 2015 - 7:25PM
Matthew Richardson believes Hawthorn and Sydney will face-off for the premiership again this year.
The Richmond great took at look at this season's remaining fixtures to come up with his final ladder after 23 rounds.
He then gave his predictions for the finals.
"You can only come unstuck doing this sort of thing," Richo said with a laugh on Sports Today.
But he gave it a crack anyway...
RICHO'S TOP-EIGHT AT THE END OF THE SEASON
1. Fremantle (20 wins)
2. Hawthorn (18 wins)
3. Sydney (18 wins)
4. West Coast (15 wins)
5. Adelaide (14 wins)
6. Collingwood (13 wins)
7. Richmond (13 wins)
8. Geelong (13 wins)
Richo's predicting heartache for fans of North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.
He expects the two clubs to miss out on finals on percentage alone.
He also discussed the finals fortunes of Fremantle and West Coast, which led former teammate Nathan Brown to make a bold call about the current ladder leader and their biggest rival.
"I reckon West Coast will be better than Fremantle by the end of the year," Brown said on Sports Today.
"I said three weeks ago Fremantle couldn't win it and people bagged me."
http://www.3aw.com.au/news/matthew-richardsons-ladder-predictions-for-the-2015-afl-season-20150617-ghqlo7
I think Richo is spot on with us with 13 wins. With a 7 and 5 record starting tomorrow night with a win. It really shows how crucial those two loses to The Doggies and Melbourne were. I recon it has cost us a top 4 spot. Anyway, as long as we make the finals and have a win I recon that would be a really good result.
Then get Dangerfield in for a real crack it in 2016.
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Reckon that there are up to 3 sides that could drop out and 4 sides that could still make it.
GWS are in a similar position to the GC last year, they do have a soft draw but surely must tire as the season goes on
Adelaide are still vulnerable, they do have 6 homes games to come
North have 4 very winnable games coming up as do the Bulldogs.
Geelong and Port are just going to be a threat based on their history.
We really need to win 4 of our next 5 to set up our season.
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Just 3 wins out of the last 8 for the Crows and they haven't beaten anyone of note since the Pies way back in round 2. Not the form of a top 8 side at this stage of the year.
GWS looked stuffed without Mumford. As important to the Giants as Ivan is to us in some ways.
We need to win at least one of the next two or we'll be back in the pack at 6-6 fighting for a last spot in the top 8. A win tomorrow night would see us jump up to 6th spot and open up a shot at the top 4 in the upcoming weeks.
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GWS
Adelaide
WCE
Pies
all vulnerable imo, think WCE and pies are most likely to just make it, the other 2 are no chance and will be replaced by geelong and port
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Holy crap Richmond are still in the 8.
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The Bulldogs have such an easy draw!
Friday night has put us back in the pack!
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the only time we have away from the pack was when we were behind it!
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The Bulldogs have such an easy draw!
Friday night has put us back in the pack!
They're the new Port :shh
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Up to 6th after this weekend and our record over the past 12 months is 16-6 :gotigers.
Ladder after Round 13
1: Fremantle 11-1-0 135%
2: West Coast 9-3-0 153%
3: Sydney 9-3-0 131%
4: Hawthorn 8-4-0 152%
5: Collingwood 8-4-0 127%
6: Richmond 7-5-0 109.3%
7: Adelaide 7-5-0 109.1%
8: W/Bulldogs 7-5-0 104%
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9: GWS 7-5-0 101%
10: Geelong 6-6-0 98%
11: N/Melbourne 6-6-0 96%
12: P/Adelaide 5-7-0 97%
13: Essendon 4-8-0 84%
14: St.Kilda 4-8-0 80%
15: Melbourne 4-8-0 78%
16: Carlton 3-9-0 73%
17: Brisbane 2-10-0 66%
18: Gold Coast 1-11-0 66%
https://www.facebook.com/AFLSeasonAndOffSeasonNews/posts/490266471147586
RICHMOND
When the Tigers board a plane they are worth a flutter. Their record in the past 12 months reads 16-6 – top-four standard.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-super-ladder-where-does-your-club-stand-after-round-13/story-fni5f22o-1227419054611
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Bulldogs and Melbourne games may really come back to haunt, even if just missing a top 4 spot. If they can get into some form then I expect Geelong, n0rf and even Port to make a late season charge, most likely at the expense of the Bulldogs but we really can't afford to drop a game we shouldn't.
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we just have to keep winning, i reckon the Crows are the ones treading water, Dogs have a draw that should see them in
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Last year we had to fight like crazy to get into the 8 and we were stuffed at the end of it, hence the Port flogging.
This year we just need to do our thing, keep winning and perhaps get to a stage where we can rest a couple of payers..
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Our Top 8 odds have dropped dramatically after the Sydney win. From $2.10, down to $1.30.
http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/afl/sports-betting/2015/6/richmond-tigers-odds-on-to-make-finals-at-crownbet/
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Breaking into the top 4 is going to difficult after Hawthorn's win tonight unless someone in the top 4 chokes in the last third of the season. Freo, Swans, Hawks and Eagles, all with big percentages, are going to tough to shift as we only play the Hawthorn now and can't take anymore points off the others.
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Terrible loss against west coke really lethargic dumb footy that night.
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Terrible loss against west coke really lethargic dumb footy that night.
Eagles were v good that night. We couldn't cope.
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A tough win last night but completely lacking in class with the exception of Titch. Rance, Jack and the Capt. were also important when the game was there to be won.
Yesterday proved to me that we probably aren't quite good enough for Top 4 which is a shame because this years flag is wide open.
I wouldn't rule out the Eagles who have now taken over from Fremantle as the form side in the comp. Everyone talks up the Hawks but injury and consistency make them a little vulnerable, Swans will need a form spike if they are to challenge and who knows with the purple anchor.
We need to win next 2, simple as that, to set up our season.
Norf, Cats, Bulldogs, Crows have all dropped so called "gimmes" and so it becomes a matter off maturity and focus in the next fortnight.
Would personally like to see us bring out A game and pump Carlton next Friday night.
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We will finish 4th. Watch this space :shh
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Must capitalise on Collingwood losing .
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% is our enemy, games like tonight is where we need to win handsomely.
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Must capitalise on Collingwood losing .
This.
% is our enemy, games like tonight is where we need to win handsomely.
This.
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That.
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I know it's too early to call but if we do finish in the eight. I would to expect to finish between 5 - 8th
We would most likely have an opponent of Pies, dogs, cats, n0rf, port etc.
All bogey teams..... just say in :shh
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Not pretty but the win has at least got us above the Pies and up to 5th.
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How much do freo have to by for fourth?
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Only the 8th time we've been in the top 5 after a round of footy in the past decade.
Ladder after Round 15
1: Fremantle 12-2-0 125%
2: West Coast 11-3-0 156%
3: Sydney 11-3-0 130%
4: Hawthorn 10-4-0 153%
5: Richmond 9-5-0 112%
6: W/Bulldogs 9-5-0 106%
7: Collingwood 8-6-0 121%
8: GWS: 8-6-0 103%
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9: Adelaide 7-6-1 103%
10: N/Melbourne 7-7-0 95%
11: Geelong 6-7-1 95%
12: P/Adelaide 6-8-0 94%
13: St.Kilda 5-9-0 88%
14: Essendon 5-9-0 79%
15: Melbourne 4-10-0 76%
16: Carlton 3-11-0 72%
17: Gold Coast 2-12-0 72%
18: Brisbane 2-12-0 65%
https://www.facebook.com/AFLSeasonAndOffSeasonNews
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Must keep winning
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Must keep winning
That's right. All are must win games! ;D
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Must keep winning
That's right. All are must win games! ;D
Freo and hawthorn next 2
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THE RUN HOME
Rd 16 - Saints ( w)
Rd 17 - Dockers lost 2 of the past 3 to the dockers at the MCG , but I think they have run their race (w)
Rd 18 - Hawks ( L )
Rd 19 - Crows ( w) danger game , but surely Adelaide are gone for the year -understandably
Rd 20 - Suns (w)
Rd 21 - Collingwood , when was the last time we beat them twice in a year 50/50 game (L)
Rd 22- Essendon - percentage booster ( w)
Rd 23 North - we never beat this mob - no matter how crap they are ( L)
13 wins bare minimum - but disappointing
14 wins I reckon
15/16 wins possible and all aboard the tiger train.
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If we can win the next 3, bring on September. BIG IF though considering how clinical they were in dismantling Freo. We did beat them in 2013, and 2012. I think we match up well on them. I think that match is what will shape the 8 the most.
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Swans' percentage fell from 130 to 118% after tonight's flogging and they play West Coast away at Subiaco next week. A Top 4 spot opens up if we're good enough.
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That last quarter cost us about an extra 3-4%.
Ladder - Round 16
1: Fremantle: 13-2-0 - 128%
2: West Coast: 12-3-0 - 156%
3: Hawthorn: 11-4-0 - 159%
4: Sydney: 11-4-0 - 118%
5: Richmond: 10-5-0 - 112%
6: W/Bulldogs: 9-6-0 - 105%
7: GWS: 9-6-0 - 104%
8: Adelaide: 8-6-1- 104%
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9: Collingwood: 8-7-0 - 117%
10: N/Melbourne: 8-7-0 - 97%
11: Geelong: 7-7-1 - 96%
12: P/Adelaide: 6-9-0 - 97%
13: St.Kilda: 5-10-0 - 87%
14: Essendon: 5-10-0 - 78.98
15: Melbourne: 5-10-0 - 76.96
16: Carlton: 3-12-0 - 71%
17: Gold Coast: 2-13-0 - 73%
18: Brisbane: 2-13-0 - 65%
https://www.facebook.com/AFLSeasonAndOffSeasonNews
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wasted a real opportunity with that pox, lazy, big headed crap they dished up in the last.
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wasted a real opportunity with that pox, lazy, big headed crap they dished up in the last.
x 2. Got sooooo full of themselves!
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wasted a real opportunity with that pox, lazy, big headed crap they dished up in the last.
x 2. Got sooooo full of themselves!
x 3
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we were 116% at 3-4 time..... blew a good chance there
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wasted a real opportunity with that pox, lazy, big headed crap they dished up in the last.
x 2. Got sooooo full of themselves!
x 3
x 4
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We were 10-5 two years ago and ended up finishing 5th.
Had an ugly ugly scrappy win over the Gold Coast in Cairns and then we beat the Dockers at the MCG to go 11-6
Maybe that's an omen .
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wasted a real opportunity with that pox, lazy, big headed crap they dished up in the last.
x 2. Got sooooo full of themselves!
x 3
x 4
Felt like a loss in the end after a premature weve buried a team at 3 qtr time. Very dissapointing :(
Maybe a little blessing going into the Freo game?
straws?
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Just did a ladder prediction, admittedly I was conservative giving all the teams around us the wins in 50/50 games but honestly you're going to need 13 wins to make the 8 this year, Adelaide having that extra 2 points will help them if they find form. I had us finishing 9th with losses in the 50/50 games. We could find ourselves falling out of the 8, in all seriousness, and that lost percentage chance may come back to bite us. We have to win games against Collingwood and Adelaide to make sure of it!
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The run home:
Ashley Browne
afl.com.au
July 20, 2015
5. Richmond
40 points (10 wins, five losses) 112.7 per cent
Last year, the great escape saw Richmond power into the finals on the back of nine straight wins. However a week-one obliteration by Port Adelaide suggested there was little left in the tank, and the challenge this year is to hit September running. Doing the double over Fremantle by winning next week would be a huge fillip ahead of a friendly August, and set up a realistic tilt at the top four. There's no shortage of practice at the MCG for the Tigers, who play five of their last seven games at the venue. They missed the chance to gain some additional percentage by easing off late against the Saints on Sunday.
The run home:
Rd 17: Fremantle at the MCG
Rd 18: Hawthorn at the MCG
Rd 19: Adelaide at Adelaide Oval
Rd 20: Gold Coast at the MCG
Rd 21: Collingwood at the MCG
Rd 22: Essendon at the MCG
Rd 23: North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-20/the-run-home-hope-flickers-for-the-cats-and-how-high-can-essendon-still-finish
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Should win our last 5 but couple of bogeys in there make you nervous
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Jeez dropped to 7th and just 2 points ahead of the Cats who seem to be gaining momentum.
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(http://www.shorpy.com/images/photos/ely.jpg)
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Should we really be in this position.
Nope.
Is it the reversal of last year when winning all those games we now limp out of the finals race.
Interesting weeks coming up.
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we'll rebound from last week, Lids was crook with the flu & i find it hard to believe no1 else had it...
from here 3 wins gets us in, 4 for a home Final.
our destiny is in our hands. our record speaks for itself & the preasure is on now but we'll be right
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Ok just my thoughts based on teams form over last few weeks, not just the weekend past :lol
Green is win
Yellow is 50/50
Red is loss
Richmond: The run home
Rd 20: Gold Coast at the MCG
Rd 21:Collingwood at the MCG
Rd 22: Essendon at the MCG
Rd 23: North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
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4. Western Bulldogs
Rd 20: Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
Rd 21: West Coast at Domain Stadium
Rd 22: North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
Rd 23: Brisbane Lions at the Gabba
5. Sydney
Rd 20: Collingwood at the SCG
Rd 21: GWS at Spotless Stadium
Rd 22: St Kilda at Etihad Stadium
Rd 23: Gold Coast at the SCG
6. North Melbourne
Rd 20: St Kilda at Blundstone Arena
Rd 21: Fremantle at Etihad Stadium
Rd 22: Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium
Rd 23: Richmond at Etihad Stadium
8. Geelong
Rd 20: Hawthorn at the MCG
Rd 21: St Kilda at Etihad Stadium
Rd 22: Collingwood at the MCG
Rd 23: Adelaide at Simonds Stadium
9. Adelaide
Rd 20: Essendon at Etihad Stadium
Rd 21: Brisbane Lions at Adelaide Oval
Rd 22: West Coast at Adelaide Oval
Rd 23: Geelong at Simonds Stadium
10. Greater Western Sydney
Rd 20: Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval
Rd 21: Sydney Swans at Spotless Stadium
Rd 22: Carlton at Spotless Stadium
Rd 23: Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
Reckon we should win 3/4 remaining games but who knows :whistle
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Pies is a 50/50 proposition. Not sure why everyone's convinced that's a win
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None of them are certainties.....
Gold Coast have been a bogey side for us and are full of naturally gifted, highly skilled youngsters and have a lot of pace. All the pressure will be on us. Also pretty sure Hardwick has never beaten Eade.
Collingwood had the wood on us for nearly a decade before this year and won't fear us at all. Still full of experienced big match players and have some quality kids. Still have a faint sniff of September themselves.
Essendon can suddenly pull a win out of their arse no matter how bad they're travelling, will have nothing to lose.
North just downright stuffing own us.
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Old man dimwit will be feeling the pressure big time which should see Newman and Hampson continue to be selected
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If we drop the gold coast game we are in big trouble
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I'm more nervous than a ceiling fan storeowner with a comb-over about Gold Coast this weekend.
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Who does your club want to play, and avoid, in the finals?
Herald-Sun
August 14, 2015 2:21PM
7. RICHMOND (44pts)
Run home: Gold Coast Suns (MCG), Collingwood (MCG), Essendon (MCG), North Melbourne (ES)
Projected finish: 6th or 7th
The best outcome for Richmond would be to pinch fifth spot and for GWS to sneak into the top eight — the Tigers have not lost to the Giants in their five encounters.
The next best scenario is a home clash against Adelaide, although the Crows did put a dent into the Tigers’ top-four hopes with an emphatic six-goal win last week at the Adelaide Oval.
The Tigers defeated the Crows by 38 points the last time the teams met at the MCG in 2013.
If it makes it through the first week Richmond would back itself against most of the top four teams. It has an excellent recent record against Hawthorn and Sydney, and the Tigers would fancy their chances against Fremantle after a stunning win in Perth in Round 10 and going within a disastrous Bachar Houli kick-in of knocking over the Dockers again three weeks ago.
West Coast is a bit of a dicier proposition. The Tigers lost to West Coast by 20 points at the MCG in Round 12, but they have won their past two away games against the Eagles.
The worst-case scenario is a match-up against Geelong in week one. Richmond hasn’t beaten the Cats in its past 11 attempts and has claimed the points in just one of their past 19 games against Geelong stretching back to 2000.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2015-who-does-your-club-want-to-play-and-avoid-in-the-finals/story-fndv8lf1-1227481013502
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Only 10 teams left with a chance of making finals now after the Pies loss ;D. The Swans weren't convincing and were lucky the Pies couldn't kick straight. At least Sydney didn't gain any percentage boost. Top 4 still a chance for us if we are good enough as Smokey said in the non-Rich game thread. First up though, we need to bounce back and get the job done tomorrow.
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Need port to win today to knock another out today
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Today just shows you can't rely on other results going your way to make finals. We can only control our own destiny. Time to stand up and make a statement tomorrow, otherwise we'll be just making up the numbers again even if we fall into September.
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North are such an annoying non-entity of a club - provide nothing but nuisance value.... just fold already you pack of knob jockeys....
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North are such an annoying non-entity of a club - provide nothing but nuisance value.... just fold already you pack of knob jockeys....
Yessssss Big Man :clapping
They are like that annoying guest that wont go home
That booty call that wont take a hint
That lil splash of diarohea under the toilet bowl edgevthat cant be cleaned by brush.
Fmd csnt stand these pathetic poos
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The Hawks did us a favour beating Geelong and keeping them in 9th. Now we need to do our part tomorrow.
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Gained 6 percent today. Up to 114.5% and 6th spot.
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Next week is a must win game . Win and finals is almost a certainty
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All 3 games are must win games.
Everything goes right we finish 4th. Everything goes as I think it may go on the predictor we play Adelaide or Bulldogs. Everything doesn't go to plan we play Norf.
We lose one game and we may Norf or Bulldogs.
But really lets win all 3 games and give ourselves a chance of 4th. But as we know being RFC supporters, all three games are losable games.
Exciting challenges ahead.
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All 3 games are must win games.
Everything goes right we finish 4th. Everything goes as I think it may go on the predictor we play Adelaide or Bulldogs. Everything doesn't go to plan we play Norf.
We lose one game and we may Norf or Bulldogs.
But really lets win all 3 games and give ourselves a chance of 4th. But as we know being RFC supporters, all three games are losable games.
Exciting challenges ahead.
To make the top 4 we need other results to go our, which isn't going to happen.
Let's just lock in finals spot first
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We're playing finals lads, it's who we're playing that's of interest.
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We're playing finals lads, it's who we're playing that's of interest.
Yeah Geelong would have to win all 3 games (St. K, Coll and Adelaide) and we'd need to drop 2 out of our last 3. Could happen but I'd say it's pretty unlikely. I've had a terrible feeling we're going to play North in an EF for a month now and that feeling only grows stronger by the day.
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All 3 games are must win games.
Everything goes right we finish 4th. Everything goes as I think it may go on the predictor we play Adelaide or Bulldogs. Everything doesn't go to plan we play Norf.
We lose one game and we may Norf or Bulldogs.
But really lets win all 3 games and give ourselves a chance of 4th. But as we know being RFC supporters, all three games are losable games.
Exciting challenges ahead.
To make the top 4 we need other results to go our, which isn't going to happen.
Let's just lock in finals spot first
Lol thanks for reiterating my quote.
3 straight wins will be nice. But yes lets worry bout the two rivalries in two weeks. Would love to be unbeaten going against Norf with full confidence.
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We have to get an MCG final in week one. If we stay at the MCG we will win in week one irrespective of the opponent IMHO.
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We have to get an MCG final in week one. If we stay at the MCG we will win in week one irrespective of the opponent IMHO.
To do that we can't afford to finish top 4 :snidegrin
Need to finish 5th or 6th to get a home final
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We have to get an MCG final in week one. If we stay at the MCG we will win in week one irrespective of the opponent IMHO.
I'd love us to have a crack at the dockers on Subi. If we didn't choke it up, I reckon we could bring up a Freo choke - we match up well to them
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boys lets just beat Collingwood and then essedon in the next 2 games still have a slight chance of missing out Saturdays game is massive for us as someone has mentioned it could be us and north but they have a tough 3 games dockers,dogs,tigers they could lose all 3 but knowing them they will win all 3 clearly our boggy side...
bulldogs - wce,north,lions
cats- saints,pies , crows
crows- lions,wce,cats
Its going to go down to the last round of footy the only thing certain is the top3 fre,wce,hawks...
GO U TIGERS
:thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
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The Run Home
afl.com.au
August 17, 2015
6. Richmond
48 points (12 wins, seven losses) 114.5 per cent
The Tigers did as was required against Gold Coast, racking up an 83-point win that added six points to their percentage. They need to win two more to absolutely secure their third straight finals appearance but one will likely be enough and with Essendon still on their schedule, that's almost a given. They would need an unlikely stumble from the Swans to sneak into the top four, so a more realistic goal would be to secure an MCG elimination final in the opening weekend. Two wins would help; three would make it a certainty.
The run home:
Rd 21:Collingwood at the MCG
Rd 22: Essendon at the MCG
Rd 23: North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-17/the-run-home-norths-finals-start-now-and-the-crows-biggest-test
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AFL 2015: Your team’s run home with three rounds remaining
Herald-Sun
August 17, 2015
RICHMOND
Ladder position: 6 (48pts, 114.5%)
Rd21 Collingwood (MCG) W
Rd22 Essendon (MCG) W
Rd23 North Melbourne (ES) L
Two out of three ain’t bad, after all, and should assure the Tigers a home final.
PREDICTED FINISH: 6 (56pts)
CHAMPION DATA SAYS: Finals chances gained a 20 per cent boost — now a 94 per cent chance. Top four hopes dwindling on 8 per cent.
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PREDICTED FINAL LADDER
1. Fremantle
2. West Coast
3. Hawthorn
4. Sydney
5. Western Bulldogs
6. Richmond
7. North Melbourne
8. Geelong
QF1: Fremantle vs Sydney @ Domain Stadium
QF2: West Coast vs Hawthorn @ Domain Stadium
EF1: W.Bulldogs vs Geelong @ Etihad Stadium
EF2: Richmond vs North Melbourne @ the M.C.G.
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BETTING
Premiership
Hawthorn $2
Fremantle $4.25
West Coast $5.50
Sydney $13
Richmond $17
Western Bulldogs $17
North Melbourne $21
Adelaide $51
Geelong $101
Collingwood $1001
GWS $1001
To make the Eight
Western Bulldogs $1.01
Richmond $1.02
North Melbourne $1.10
Adelaide $1.28
Geelong $2.50
GWS $11
Collingwood $67
Odds: TAB
http://www.news.com.au/national/afl-2015-your-teams-run-home-with-three-rounds-remaining/story-e6frfkp9-1227487590212
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EF2: Richmond vs North Melbourne @ the M.C.G.
I would love to smash them round 23 then go on and smash them in an EF. Would do wonders for us supporters genuinely believing we are on a good path
Don't see it happening though
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The Hawks are still the favourites for the flag but it's a very open season this year with both qualifying finals most likely now being in Perth.
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A gain of 6% and back up to 5th spot :thumbsup
Ladder - Round 21
1: Fremantle: 16-4-0 122.19% 64
2: West Coast: 15-4-1 150.90% 62
3: Hawthorn: 14-6-0 154.20% 56
4: Sydney: 14-6-0 118.16% 56
5: Richmond: 13-7-0 120.22% 52
6: W/Bulldogs: 13-7-0 116.10% 52
7: North Melb.: 13-7-0 110.91% 52
8: Adelaide: 12-7-1 116.41% 50
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9: Geelong: 10-8-2 101.77% 44
10: P/Adelaide: 10-10-0 101.24% 40
11: GWS: 10-10-0 95.74% 40
12: Collingwood: 9-11-0 104.18% 36
13: St.Kilda: 6-13-1 85.54% 26
14: Melbourne: 6-14-0 76.17% 24
15: Essendon: 5-15-0 73.07% 20
16: Gold Coast: 4-15-1 74.96% 18
17: Carlton: 4-16-0 67.24% 16
18: Brisbane: 3-17-0 66.59% 12
https://www.facebook.com/AFLSeasonAndOffSeasonNews
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eat poo dogs :clapping
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eat poo dogs :clapping
exactly :clapping
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A gain of 6% and back up to 5th spot :thumbsup
Ladder - Round 21
1: Fremantle: 16-4-0 122.19% 64
2: West Coast: 15-4-1 150.90% 62
3: Hawthorn: 14-6-0 154.20% 56
4: Sydney: 14-6-0 118.16% 56
5: Richmond: 13-7-0 120.22% 52
6: W/Bulldogs: 13-7-0 116.10% 52
7: North Melb.: 13-7-0 110.91% 52
8: Adelaide: 12-7-1 116.41% 50
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9: Geelong: 10-8-2 101.77% 44
10: P/Adelaide: 10-10-0 101.24% 40
11: GWS: 10-10-0 95.74% 40
12: Collingwood: 9-11-0 104.18% 36
13: St.Kilda: 6-13-1 85.54% 26
14: Melbourne: 6-14-0 76.17% 24
15: Essendon: 5-15-0 73.07% 20
16: Gold Coast: 4-15-1 74.96% 18
17: Carlton: 4-16-0 67.24% 16
18: Brisbane: 3-17-0 66.59% 12
https://www.facebook.com/AFLSeasonAndOffSeasonNews
St Kilda Sydney
Etihad Stadium
Sun 30 Aug
3:20pm
go sainters :clapping
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Pray for the Saints
Might even go and barrack
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Yep go Sainters next week and Gold Coast the week after. :help
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Pray for the Saints
Might even go and barrack
I think i might also.....
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Pray for the Saints
Might even go and barrack
Go in a saints jumper and boo goodes :shh
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Every time Riewoldt gets a kicks for the Saints , some might think instead of "Roo" there saying "Boo"
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Pray for the Saints
Might even go and barrack
Go in a saints jumper and boo goodes :shh
pretty much my plan too
where does one get a megaphone?
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maverick weller on the radio now
reckons saints will smash swans, good boy :clapping
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I honestly think we'd be a better chance against freo over there than north or adelaide at the 'G.
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finish 5 boys play crows here beat them then fall into the freo v swans bracket go to Sydney beat them head to wa to tackle West Coast or a Friday nite at the G against the hawks beat them then arrive at the G to tackle freo big show go u tigers :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup
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I honestly think we'd be a better chance against freo over there than north or adelaide at the 'G.
+1
we suck vs. norf
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo will ramp things up in september.
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
PLEASE!!! We were never in that game, we should have been flogged by 100 points or more....They killed us. Don't write them off anywhere!! :snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
PLEASE!!! We were never in that game, we should have been flogged by 100 points or more....They killed us. Don't write them off anywhere!! :snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
I'm not "writing them off." Just saying that I think we would beat them at home. Obviously, no finals game will be easy.
And please don't abuse the :snidegrin emoji. You're ruining it for the rest of us.
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
PLEASE!!! We were never in that game, we should have been flogged by 100 points or more....They killed us. Don't write them off anywhere!! :snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
I'm not "writing them off." Just saying that I think we would beat them at home. Obviously, finals game will be easy.
And please don't abuse the :snidegrin emoji. You're ruining it for the rest of us.
:snidegrin :snidegrin :snidegrin
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
I think we'd beat Adelaide and Geelong (i know we never beat them but i don't think they're particularly good. WB would have me apprehensive and I dread the thought of playing Norf.
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
What GF were you watching :huh :huh
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
What GF were you watching :huh :huh
:lol :lol :rollin.....
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
What GF were you watching :huh :huh
Whoopsy daisy.
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Nah, we'd roll Adelaide at the G I reckon. We were so off when we played them a couple of weeks ago. They were playing their t@s off, yet we were still in it in the last quarter.
Freo made GF last year for a reason. They will ramp things up in september.
What GF were you watching :huh :huh
Whoopsy daisy.
Don't worry I have done it twice this week... :lol
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While Willy watched Freo vs Sydney vs Hawks in the grand final, WAT was watching Eddie kick an almost bag on Morris in the VFL :shh
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While Willy watched Freo vs Sydney vs Hawks in the grand final, WAT was watching Eddie kick an almost bag on Morris in the VFL :shh
:lol
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Finals crystal ball: Week one
afl.com.au
August 25, 2015
5. Richmond
52 points (13 wins, seven losses) 120.2 per cent
The run home:
Rd 22: Essendon at the MCG
Rd 23: North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
Their biggest win over Collingwood for nearly 40 years means the Tigers will play three straight finals series for the first time since 1977. They're unlikely to overhaul the Hawks or Swans for fourth, but one more win should be enough for an MCG home elimination final. And that will be epic.
Predicted finish: Fifth
Predicted final match-up: Richmond v North Melbourne, first elimination final, MCG
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-23/finals-crystal-ball-week-one-finals-predictions
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Looks like another first round exit :banghead
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The Herald-Sun is tipping us to finish 6th and play North in an Elimination Final at the 'G:
RICHMOND
Ladder position: 5 (52pts, 120.2%)
R22: Essendon (MCG) W
R23: North Melbourne (MCG) L
Predicted finish: 6th (56pts)
We say: The Tigers have unlocked scoring power to go with a stingy defence. Needs to win both and hope Sydney falters to pinch fourth place.
Champion Data says: Round 21 results saw Richmond secure their place in September and are locked in a battle with the Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne for spots 5-7. The Tigers sit just four points behind Sydney in fourth but are 22 per cent chances to earn at double chance. An elimination final against the Bulldogs looms as the most likely.
PREDICTED WEEK 1 FINALS
QUALIFYING FINALS
Fremantle v Sydney (Subiaco)
West Coast v Hawthorn (Subiaco)
ELIMINATION FINALS
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide (Etihad Stadium)
Richmond v North Melbourne (MCG)
BETTING
Premiership
Hawthorn $2.50
West Coast $4.00
Fremantle $4.50
Sydney $9
Richmond $13
Western Bulldogs $26
North Melbourne $26
Adelaide $51
Geelong $151
http://www.news.com.au/national/afl-2015-the-finals-are-almost-upon-us-where-will-your-team-finish/story-e6frfkp9-1227499783045
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Waste of Herald Suns time writing these articles
Especially if the Saints can beat the Swans on Sunday
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If we end up playing the Bulldogs, then the final will be at the 'G, even if it's the Dogs' home final.
Gil McLachlan told Neil Mitchell a clash with Adelaide was the only way the Bulldogs would be any chance of playing at their home ground in September.
The Bulldogs have won 10 of their 12 games at Etihad this season.
McLachlan said the league had looked at the "Melbourne" scenarios and said any final against Richmond would almost certainly be at the home of football.
http://www.3aw.com.au/news/gillon-mclachlan-all-but-rules-out-home-final-for-western-bulldogs-at-etihad-stadium-20150828-gj9rof.html
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If we end up playing the Bulldogs, then the final will be at the 'G, even if it's the Dogs' home final.
Gil McLachlan told Neil Mitchell a clash with Adelaide was the only way the Bulldogs would be any chance of playing at their home ground in September.
The Bulldogs have won 10 of their 12 games at Etihad this season.
McLachlan said the league had looked at the "Melbourne" scenarios and said any final against Richmond would almost certainly be at the home of football.
http://www.3aw.com.au/news/gillon-mclachlan-all-but-rules-out-home-final-for-western-bulldogs-at-etihad-stadium-20150828-gj9rof.html
:clapping Give this man a cigar :whistle
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Oh when the saaaaaaaints
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If Collingwood beat the cats then we can no longer mathematically miss. So far looking good.
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If Collingwood beat the cats then we can no longer mathematically miss. So far looking good.
I still can't bring myself to hope for a Collingwood win.
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If Collingwood beat the cats then we can no longer mathematically miss. So far looking good.
I still can't bring myself to hope for a Collingwood win.
Completely understand the feeling. I know them winning is a good thing, but I'm getting zero satisfaction from watching it.
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At least this will mean one less bogey side we'll have to worry about in the finals.
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At least this will mean one less bogey side we'll have to worry about in the finals.
Somehow i get the feeling that they wouldn't be our bogey side for much longer if they did make the finals.
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At least this will mean one less bogey side we'll have to worry about in the finals.
Somehow i get the feeling that they wouldn't be our bogey side for much longer if they did make the finals.
Hopefully GR12, that's true from now on :pray but we've been owned by them for the past 30 years :banghead.
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If Collingwood beat the cats then we can no longer mathematically miss. So far looking good.
I still can't bring myself to hope for a Collingwood win.
They finish higher on the ladder, worse draft pick which sets us up to get Treloar
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Assuming swans beat saints I would think we would be cheering for north so we lock in a MCG game
An Etihad final would be a disaster
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Assuming swans beat saints I would think we would be cheering for north so we lock in a MCG game
An Etihad final would be a disaster
We won't be playing at Etihad
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Assuming swans beat saints I would think we would be cheering for north so we lock in a MCG game
An Etihad final would be a disaster
We won't be playing at Etihad
Yep absolutely a no way we would have to play at Etihad
The league want big crowds for the finals, guarantees us MCG finals in Melb
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Assuming swans beat saints I would think we would be cheering for north so we lock in a MCG game
An Etihad final would be a disaster
We won't be playing at Etihad
Yep absolutely a no way we would have to play at Etihad
The league want big crowds for the finals, guarantees us MCG finals in Melb
dont think anything is certain with these flogs running the show here especially if we finish 8th and dogs 5th
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If we play at the G in the finals we want to hope it isn't raining. We are certainly useless in the wet.
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dont think anything is certain with these flogs running the show here especially if we finish 8th and dogs 5th
We can't finish 8th unless Norf flog the living crap out of us next week (almost 100 pts).
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FB J Webster H Goddard S Fisher
FF S Reid L Franklin I Heeney
HB J Geary S Dempster D Roberton
HF A Goodes K Tippett J McVeigh
C L Montagna S Gilbert J Newnes
C L Jetta J Kennedy G Rohan
HF M Weller N Riewoldt J Bruce
HB J Laidler H Grundy R Shaw
FF A Schneider T Hickey D Minchington
FB D Rampe T Richards N Smith
Fol J Holmes J Steven S Ross
Fol M Pyke D Hannebery K JackW
Interchange
S Savage
L Dunstan
D Armitage
B Murdoch
Ins
A Schneider
S Dempster
D Armitage
D Roberton
Outs
F Ray
C Shenton
J Saunders
T Membrey
Interchange
H Cunningham
B Jack
Z Jones
T Mitchell
Emergencies
J Lloyd
J Rose
D Towers
Ins
L Franklin
G Rohan
T Mitchell
Outs
D Towers
J Lloyd
J Rose
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dont think anything is certain with these flogs running the show here especially if we finish 8th and dogs 5th
We can't finish 8th unless Norf flog the living crap out of us next week (almost 100 pts).
AFL have already said the only way there will be a final at Etihad is if Bulldogs are drawn to Adelaide
All Melb finals will be at the MCG
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dont think anything is certain with these flogs running the show here especially if we finish 8th and dogs 5th
We can't finish 8th unless Norf flog the living crap out of us next week (almost 100 pts).
AFL have already said the only way there will be a final at Etihad is if Bulldogs are drawn to Adelaide
All Melb finals will be at the MCG
just make up rules to fit around the afl biggest club :clapping
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dont think anything is certain with these flogs running the show here especially if we finish 8th and dogs 5th
We can't finish 8th unless Norf flog the living crap out of us next week (almost 100 pts).
Sweet. Yeah I didn't realise % was that much of a difference
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Tigerites I have an awful feeling we will go down Nought with Adelaide winning their last two and the Bulldogs beating Brisbane.
Bulldogs 60
Adelaide 58
Richmond 56
Nought 56
Leaving us to pack our bags with another away final in Adelaide. :-\
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Tigerites I have an awful feeling we will go down Nought with Adelaide winning their last two and the Bulldogs beating Brisbane.
Bulldogs 60
Adelaide 58
Richmond 56
Nought 56
Leaving us to pack our bags with another away final in Adelaide. :-\
Crows up 60-34 on the Eagles at half-time. So the above scenario is a real possibility :-\.
We need to win next week or hope the Saints beat the Swans today.
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Adelaide, Norf, dogs will thump us. I fear.
We'd beat freo I reckon
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Cant believe the great Tyrant joseph Stalin ,the hero for the battle for Moscow ,admitting defeat to these teams
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Adelaide it is. Might as well start booking accomodation
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Cant believe the great Tyrant joseph Stalin ,the hero for the battle for Moscow ,admitting defeat to these teams
If it snows, we have a shot
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just revert back to lethals comments from years ago.....if it bleeds it can be killed
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Unless we play the crows
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beat north and we play a home final....
unless of course geelong somehow beats crows at home...
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Adelaide it is. Might as well start booking accomodation
I agree that we will play Adelaide in Adelaide :surrender
Bulldogs will smash the Lions because they'll want a home final and avoid Adelaide.
The Crows want a home final and will smash the "we're already on holiday" Cats.
That leaves Friday nights game with the option winning for a home final at the G against the Roos or lose and having to travel to Adelaide to play the Crows. :help
With that on the line I can't see us winning next week to be honest
The frustration continues. :banghead
just revert back to lethals comments from years ago.....if it bleeds it can be killed
He also said Richmond were like an egg.....
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Swans smashing the Saints
Bye bye top 4, not that we were a real chance
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I made some tongue in cheek comments in another thread however I should say this..
Its pretty much a double edged sword
Beat norf rd 23 and play them the week after in week 1 of finals.
Positive- gets the mozz off our back
negative- they pick apart our gameplan during that week and use it against us in week 1 of the finals possibly ending in loss.
Lose to norf in rd 23:
positive: roadtrip :cheers
negative: travel to adelaide against an in form Crows, who are not unbeatable at all. But already started the finals campaign on a bad foot by travelling, good side, and a REAL home ground advantage and plus we would probably cop all of Stevic, Mciinery and Razor in the one umpiring squad :help
Personally I think we should have more faith in the boys next friday, though Im used to waiting for the punchline which involves me disappointed
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Must win Friday Night
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Non negotiable from now on. Only a win will do. :gotigers
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If they're not ready to beat anyone now, they can go stuff themselves.
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Richmond 5th (North Melbourne, Friday night at Etihad Stadium) (56 pts, 121.4%)
The good news is that the Tigers will be in the finals for the third straight year. The bad news is that they'll probably still miss the top four again, even if they can beat North on Friday night. Would only make the top four if they defeat the Roos and Sydney lose to Gold Coast, and even then Richmond could still be usurped on percentage by the Dogs. By winning against North the Tigers would secure a home final at the MCG, but lose and they might have to travel to Sydney or Adelaide.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-finals-2015-how-things-stand-entering-round-23-20150830-gjb5b9.html
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I made some tongue in cheek comments in another thread however I should say this..
Its pretty much a double edged sword
Beat norf rd 23 and play them the week after in week 1 of finals.
Positive- gets the mozz off our back
negative- they pick apart our gameplan during that week and use it against us in week 1 of the finals possibly ending in loss.
Lose to norf in rd 23:
positive: roadtrip :cheers
negative: travel to adelaide against an in form Crows, who are not unbeatable at all. But already started the finals campaign on a bad foot by travelling, good side, and a REAL home ground advantage and plus we would probably cop all of Stevic, Mciinery and Razor in the one umpiring squad :help
Personally I think we should have more faith in the boys next friday, though Im used to waiting for the punchline which involves me disappointed
There's a third option - rest all our stars as Ross Lyon did with Freo a couple of years ago and go the tank :whistle. Let North win by 10+ goals and let them jump above us on %. That would mean North head to Adelaide while we get an 'away' EF home at the 'G against the Dogs.
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That's what I'd do
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yep me too.
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Swans smashing the Saints
Bye bye top 4, not that we were a real chance
Hasn't really changed our chances of finishing top 4. Maybe a slimmer chance (was already very slim) but we can still do it if we win by enough next week and they lose by enough next week (roughly 20 points) so not entirely unrealistic but very unlikely
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Ladder after Round 22
1: Fremantle: 17-4-0 - 125.10% 68
2: West Coast: 15-5-1 - 143.00% 62
3: Hawthorn: 15-6-0 - 156.77% 60
4: Sydney: 15-6-0 - 124.11% 60
5: Richmond: 14-7-0 - 121.39% 56
6: W.Bulldogs: 14-7-0 - 116.76% 56
7: Adelaide: 13-7-1 - 119.10% 54
8: Nth Melbourne: 13-8-0 - 109.08% 52
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9: Port Adelaide: 11-10-0 - 103.24% 44
10: GWS: 11-10-0 - 100.39% 44
11: Geelong: 10-9-1 - 98.92% 44
12: Collingwood: 10-11-0 - 106.76% 40
13: St.Kilda: 6-14-1 - 81.74% 26
14: Melbourne 6-15-0 - 74.73% 24
15: Essendon: 5-16-0 - 72.72% 20
16: Gold Coast: 4-16-1 - 74.25% 18
17: Carlton: 4-17-0 - 65.55% 16
18: Brisbane: 3-18-0 - 65.34% 12
https://www.facebook.com/AFLSeasonAndOffSeasonNews?fref=nf
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Won't happen. North will want to win but keep the margin managable so percentage does not become a factor. That is why the start on Friday will be critical because if we can break away to an early lead it will make it harder for them to reign us in and manage it to their advantage.
Hopefully we can hold them at bay and they can resign themselves as the game goes on to the fact they have to front up to us again in successive weeks but this time on our home patch. We have only played them once at the G since 2010 and that was a 4 point loss in 2012 when we should have won.
I see it is as a two legged cup tie. Get the result away from home on Friday if you know what I mean, get the Nought monkey off our back and our momentum might be like a runaway freight train in week 1 against them.
No excuses. To overcome our fear we have to face it, embrace it it and beat it.
The same sort of stuff we used to say about Round 1 and Carlton every year.
Kill the Nought monkey on Friday. Kill the finals monkey the week after.
It's money time Tigers. Show up or shut up. :gotigers
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AFL website is backing us to win on Friday night and play North again in first week of the finals ...
5. Richmond
56 points (14 wins, seven losses) 121.4 per cent
The run home
Rd 23: North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium
If the Tigers win next week:
- They finish fourth if Gold Coast upsets the Sydney Swans
- They finish fifth as long as the Bulldogs don't thrash the Brisbane Lions by around 90 points
- They'll finish sixth if they only narrowly beat the Kangaroos and the Bulldogs thrash the Lions by around 90 points
If they lose next week:
- They'll finish sixth if Geelong beats Adelaide, but would still host an elimination final
- They'll finish seventh and travel to Adelaide Oval for an elimination final for the second straight year, this time against the Crows, if the Crows beat the Cats next week.
Predicted finish: Fifth
Predicted final match-up: Richmond v North Melbourne, first elimination final, MCG
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-30/finals-crystal-ball-doubleheader-shaping-up-for-tigers-roos
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Why would the Bulldogs play at Etihad? Aren't they all at the MCG?
Must Win match against North!
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Why would the Bulldogs play at Etihad? Aren't they all at the MCG?
Must Win match against North!
As WP said Etihad game is only of Bulldogs are drawn the Crows
Any other game at the G
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If we loose to the Roos how the hell do the crows end up with a home final and we travel ??.Nothing short of a joke by the afl.
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If we loose to the Roos how the hell do the crows end up with a home final and we travel ??.Nothing short of a joke by the afl.
If we lose to North then the Crows will jump above us on the ladder if they beat Geelong.
Currently:
5. Rich 56 121%
6. WB 56 117%
7. Adel 54 119%
8. Nth 52 109%
If North def. Rich, Adel def. Geel and WB def. Bris
5. WB 60 117+%
6. Adel 58 119+%
7. Rich 56 121-%
8. Nth 56 109+%
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If we loose to the Roos how the hell do the crows end up with a home final and we travel ??.Nothing short of a joke by the afl.
Easily, the higher you finish = home final
For the first week of the finals
Finish 1 or 2 you get a home final
Finish 5 or 6 you get a home final
Been in place a while, not sure why the angst
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yeah correct that's footy wed travel crows will have to do the same at the end of the day the worrying thing for me is can we beat our boggy side north twice in 2 weeks mmmmm
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Could Norf tank this week? :shh
They'd probably prefer to play us in the finals over any other team.
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One thing for certain
We must win
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yep me too.
Great minds think a like
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One thing for certain
We must win
Why?
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Go Cats. Hopefully playing at the Cattery. Geelong will be looking to end year on a high.
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Go Cats. Hopefully playing at the Cattery. Geelong will be looking to end year on a high.
And maybe they announce during the week that it is the last game for a few of the older guys and they play out of thier skins for them. (Johnson, Enright, Bartel, Kelly, etc)
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Geelong will beat Adelaide this week. They go well in milestone or celebration games.
Put money on it
Won't matter as we will punish the Kangas 2 weeks running.
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MLO is that we play Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in week 1 of the finals. Hope there isn't a breeze.
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Geelong will beat Adelaide this week.
dont think so
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Geelong will beat Adelaide this week. They go well in milestone or celebration games.
Put money on it
They honoured Enright's 300th against Melbourne
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Can only hope that Adelaide have a hangover after the big win, like how clubs like us and norf and stuff tend to do. We should be winning this week though and not leaving it up to what other sides do.
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Geelong will beat Adelaide this week. They go well in milestone or celebration games.
Put money on it
They honoured Enright's 300th against Melbourne
boooed him :snidegrin
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Dogs up by 5 goals at 1/4 time despite only having one more scoring shot than Brissy (8.0 to 2.5). They'll jump above us if they win by around 20 goals.
Adelaide is 31 pts down at half-time at the Cattery.
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Only 10 points in the Dogs game now..
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Lions up by 11 now.. :clapping
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Massive momentum swings in both games.
Dogs up by just 8 pts at half-time and only due to their accurate goalkicking (11.2 to 8.12).
Crows down by 11 pts at 3/4 time at the Cattery.
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We ended up with a better percentage than the minor premiers. Richmond 123% - Dockers 118
When was the last time that happened ?
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We ended up with a better percentage than the minor premiers. Richmond 123% - Dockers 118
When was the last time that happened ?
1942
1. Essendon 12-3 127.1%
2. Richmond 11-4 134.5%
http://afltables.com/afl/seas/1942.html#lad
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