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Offline Fishfinger

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #150 on: August 19, 2010, 07:40:07 PM »

After the Melbourne win last year I felt gutted but that win was a loss for me. A win is when you are a success - when a victory reduces you chances of future success its no longer a win to me - its meaningless, its a loss.

As the old saying goes - 'Win the battle, lose the war'. Is wins ever meaningless - you bet.

Why would that win feel like a loss?  ???
It made no difference to our ladder position or a PP. Close all day. Long bomb goal after the final siren to clinch it. If you couldn't enjoy that win I've got no idea what wins you could enjoy.

Out of interest, what do you do straight after one of these wrongly called meaningless wins?

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #151 on: August 19, 2010, 07:56:48 PM »

After the Melbourne win last year I felt gutted but that win was a loss for me. A win is when you are a success - when a victory reduces you chances of future success its no longer a win to me - its meaningless, its a loss.

As the old saying goes - 'Win the battle, lose the war'. Is wins ever meaningless - you bet.

Why would that win feel like a loss?  ???
It made no difference to our ladder position or a PP. Close all day. Long bomb goal after the final siren to clinch it. If you couldn't enjoy that win I've got no idea what wins you could enjoy.

Out of interest, what do you do straight after one of these wrongly called meaningless wins?



Actually this is a good point.
You probably can't call them meaningless wins because during and just after the game you want to win/enjoy the win.
They are just not relevant to the team in the way say the Demons wins in the past 12 weeks have been.
So they are not relevant to the team given it is so late in the year and in 2 weeks time the players are on holiday for 6 weeks.

Look at the Eagles - beat us by 80 points in R22 last year, how did that win in any way help them for 2010?

I'd love to win both games and stay 15th but we won't so I hope the Lions win on the weekend and we spank the Power in R22.






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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #152 on: August 19, 2010, 07:56:53 PM »
would any of you trade the pick?

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #153 on: August 19, 2010, 08:49:17 PM »
would any of you trade the pick?

not if your life depended on it

clubs dont make many mistakes inside the top 10 so getting rid of that would set us back big time.

big no for me.
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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #154 on: August 19, 2010, 08:50:00 PM »
No-way  ( maybe for Gaz)- Atley or maybe Gaff, possibly Day welcome to Tigerland

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #155 on: August 19, 2010, 09:17:04 PM »
would any of you trade the pick?
Yes, for Josh Toy. ;)

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #156 on: August 19, 2010, 09:29:54 PM »
would any of you trade the pick?

for buddy in a heartbeat.  :wallywink


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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #157 on: August 20, 2010, 06:36:20 AM »
A question for the "meaningless win" proponents - a win on Saturday would be classed as "meaningless"?

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #158 on: August 20, 2010, 09:17:30 AM »
would any of you trade the pick?
Yes, for Josh Toy. ;)

this was the answer I was looking for  :thumbsup

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #159 on: August 20, 2010, 10:05:05 AM »
pick has no chance of being traded


only players aquired during trade week will be like for like players Ie trade bait Mcmahon Mcguane et all or via the pre season draft

Dont forget we are the 1st Melboure club that has a pre season draft pick

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #160 on: August 20, 2010, 10:25:32 AM »
A question for the "meaningless win" proponents - a win on Saturday would be classed as "meaningless"?

no absolutely not

im sick to death of losing to those 1 premiership  "alleged rapists

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #161 on: August 20, 2010, 11:23:05 AM »
A question for the "meaningless win" proponents - a win on Saturday would be classed as "meaningless"?

yes

more so if we lose pick 6

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #162 on: August 20, 2010, 11:29:03 AM »
It would be similar to beating hawks at the end of 2008.

Feels good for 24 hours, but does not set us up for the following season

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #163 on: August 20, 2010, 12:36:15 PM »
It would be similar to beating hawks at the end of 2008.

Feels good for 24 hours, but does not set us up for the following season

Considering we haven't beaten the Saints since 2003, and have been on the receiving end of countless hidings from them in those 7 long years, I can tell you that getting that particular Gorilla off our back would feel good for more than just 24 hours.
In fact, not under any circumstances would such a win be considered meaningless. But it's all academic anyway, as we don't have a snowflakes chance in Hell of getting anywhere near the Saints tomorrow, unfortunately.

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Re: Almost guaranteed now a top 8 pick
« Reply #164 on: August 20, 2010, 12:37:46 PM »
pick has no chance of being traded


only players aquired during trade week will be like for like players Ie trade bait Mcmahon Mcguane et all or via the pre season draft

Dont forget we are the 1st Melboure club that has a pre season draft pick

Blaisee but Im sure youve seen the speculation about this from various areas thats all but if its not happening then its not happening  :gotigers