Finals - will we make them ??

[mat073]

Ok , so I would rather be in our position than say Essendon , St Kilda or Melbourne.

Still - I'm not convinced it's a foregone conclusion that we will see September action .


Just our luck Hawthorn are having the shortest rebuild in history , We will no doubt be Freos grand final - playing them in their final game at Subiaco. Nervous times ahead.

Ive done a ladder - post round 5

Sydney  9 w  2 L
Adelaide  7w  4L
Port          7w  4L
Melb         7w 4L
GWS         6w 3L 2D
Geel          6w 4L 1D
WCE          6w 5L
Hawthorn  5w 5L 1D

Essendon  5w 6L
Richmond 5W 6L
Collingwood  5w 6L
Bulldogs     4w 7L
Freo              4w 7L
Carlton         4w 7L
North            4w  7L
SUNS            4w   7L
Brisbane       2w   9L


Since our great victory over Melbourne on Anzac eve - we are basically a middle of the road team that is extremely capable of losing to other "middle of the road " teams .

Any one done a ladder predictor ?? Thoughts and opinions ?? How many wins makes the 8 ??

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I'd say the care factor is low 1/ because we ain't winning a flag
2/it's so even that it's pointless talking about for another month

[tdy]

U usually only need 12 wins so yeah we ought to play finals. If we don't then
1 we choked bad to win only 1 out of 6
2 bye bye Hardwick
Our run home isn't easy but we ought to be in every game. None ought to thrash us.

[Diocletian]

No but we'll shape them....

[Gracie]

Yes

[Damo]

We will need to win 13 to make sure of it.

Touch and go.

[Eat_em_Alive]

No but we'll shape them....

Yessssss 

[1965]

Think I might prefer to miss Finals if it means they move Dimma on.


We have two good options already on staff as replacements (Blake Caracella and Craig McCrae)


 

[big tone]

Think I might prefer to miss Finals if it means they move Dimma on.


We have two good options already on staff as replacements (Blake Caracella and Craig McCrae)


 

Well said "65
And I thought you had lost your marbles. 
 

[Simonator]

what if losing dimma means losing martin ?

[mat073]

Think I might prefer to miss Finals if it means they move Dimma on.


We have two good options already on staff as replacements (Blake Caracella and Craig McCrae)


 

I would rather see the coach get sacked than witness the club strive to win a final ( or two )


WOW , UNBELIEVABLE

[tony_montana]

we'll make it - expect us to win 4 of our remianing games.

Don't expect us to do anything in finals though

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Think I might prefer to miss Finals if it means they move Dimma on.


We have two good options already on staff as replacements (Blake Caracella and Craig McCrae)


 

I would rather see the coach get sacked than witness the club strive to win a final ( or two )


WOW , UNBELIEVABLE

I'd rather win a final or 2 period.
I give the coach credit for allowing others to have a say - it's worked.
He won't get a contract extension - even if he gets us into the GF - that's FACT so he'll be forced to back up this year anyway.
It makes me laugh how you blokes wish away our best players best years because you want to see the coach sacked.

[(•))(©™]

The fact that "making finals" has been such a catch phrase in Hardwick's time explains everything.

[one-eyed]

AFL run home, finals, top eight, minor premiers, Richmond, Western Bulldogs, Adelaide

Gilbert Gardiner and Ben Higgins,
Herald Sun
18 July 2017

Gilbert Gardiner has cast his eye over the run home and it doesn’t look good for the Western Bulldogs, despite a predicted four wins in the final six weeks.

With a congested mid-table fight for finals, the Bulldogs are predicted to miss out, along with Essendon and St Kilda.

It would mean the current ladder holds to Round 23 with West Coast holding on to eighth and Port Adelaide fending off Richmond for the double chance.

Adelaide is predicted to finish as minor premiers with just one loss in the run home, ahead of Geelong and GWS.


5. RICHMOND (107.4%, 40PTS)

R18 GWS Giants (MCG) L

R19 Gold Coast (MS) W

R20 Hawthorn (MCG) W

R21 Geelong (SS) L

R22 Fremantle (S) W

R23 St Kilda (MCG) W

GILBERT GARDINER SAYS: Did a job on Port Adelaide behind enemy lines and will need to do the same against Geelong in Round 21 to keep faint top-four hopes alive. The Giants are gettable, but mindful of their midfield class and tall timber forward which could stretch the Tigers.

BEN HIGGINS SAYS: Despite sitting comfortably in fifth, the Tigers are still rated a far from convincing 73 per cent chance of playing finals by Champion Data. On current form only the clash against Gold Coast would be seen as an obvious win. Missing the finals from here would take “Richmondy” to a whole new level. Surely not!

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/is-your-team-a-finals-chance-champion-data-rates-every-team/news-story/46d9da1736bac6c794b7156431fcf780