The Top 8

[Diocletian]

[rogerd3]

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.

[Jonesracing82]

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

[Eat_em_Alive]

Ok just my thoughts based on teams form over last few weeks, not just the weekend past 
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 

[Francois Jackson]

Pies is a 50/50 proposition. Not sure why everyone's convinced that's a win

[Diocletian]

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.

[Francois Jackson]

Old man dimwit will be feeling the pressure big time which should see Newman and Hampson continue to be selected

[🏅Dooks]

If we drop the gold coast game we are in big trouble

[cub]

I'm more nervous than a ceiling fan storeowner with a comb-over about Gold Coast this weekend.

[one-eyed]

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

[mightytiges]

Only 10 teams left with a chance of making finals now after the Pies loss  . 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.

[Francois Jackson]

Need port to win today to knock another out today

[mightytiges]

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.

[Diocletian]

North are such an annoying non-entity of a club - provide nothing but nuisance value.... just fold already you pack of knob jockeys....

[Eat_em_Alive]

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 

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