Finals - will we make them ??

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I'd rather play at home in Melbourne in week 1.

[pmac21]

I'd rather have 2 shots at it.  I'd love to see us make top 4 and for swans to be eliminated first week.  Pricks. 

[Francois Jackson]

swans if they dont make top 4 will play at the scg and wont be losing that.

On the flip side we will get 2 chances to embarrass ourselves again.

[Diocletian]

Anyone seen the new Fox Footy finals ad yet..? Just as one the players says "Fear is in the mind", they cut to footage of BEllis dropping his head...haha...

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We'll be lucky to make them.

Lol @Ellis

[one-eyed]

The media love trolling us.

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How Richmond Can Still Finish 9th

Richmond supporters - it's probably better you don't read ahead...

Currently sitting a game clear inside the top 4 with only two games remaining in the season, it's hard to fathom that the Tigers could still pull off a dreaded 9th-place finish.

But we've crunched the maths; and it's not as far-fetched as you might think.

RICHMOND

- Lose to Fremantle by 30+ points

- Lose to St Kilda by 60+ points

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/richmond-can-still-finish-9th

[one-eyed]

Round 22 results and how they affect your team

JAMIE TATE,
Herald Sun
19 August 2017

TWELVE teams can still make the finals with two rounds to play.

Six clubs are legitimately in the hunt for a top-four finish and the double chance.

And five sides are fighting for the top two ladder positions that deliver a home qualifying final.

All supporters are desperate for their team to win this weekend, but it’s also time to keep a sneaky eye on those clubs that are around yours on the ladder. A loss by any of those rivals can be of considerable benefit to your favourite team.

In this unbelievably even season, who else should you be barracking for — and against — this weekend?

5. RICHMOND 52, 110.5%

R22 Fremantle (S)

R23 St Kilda (MCG)

We all know of a nervous Tigers fan or three and they chewed down a couple more fingernails on Friday night. A top-four finish is there for Richmond to grab. Should any of the Eagles, Magpies and Bulldogs win on Saturday, it might make turning on the TV to watch Fremantle v Richmond in Perth on Sunday night just a little less nerve-racking for members of the Tiger Army. Then again, probably not!

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/run-home-how-will-results-in-round-22-affect-your-team/news-story/397c3d761e25f9d8227c7a3a9b9dff59

[georgies31]

Simple if we good enough win the next two clinch top 4 anything less is choking.I won't be happy unless it's top 4

[Diocletian]

Should any of the Eagles, Magpies and Bulldogs win on Saturday, it might make turning on the TV to watch Fremantle v Richmond in Perth on Sunday night just a little less nerve-racking for members of the Tiger Army.

0/2 so far....


...on the brightside, we're safely in the eight and can't finish 9th now....

[Slipper]

Simple if we good enough win the next two clinch top 4 anything less is choking.I won't be happy unless it's top 4

I agree that if we think we are good enough, we win our remaining 2 games.

Not sure it will be a choke, and at the start of the season I'd have gladly taken a finals spot, but would be disappointing not to make top 4 from here.

[Francois Jackson]

please.

anything less than a win in september is a choke, its that simple.

Knowing who we will most likely be playing its almost worth missing the top 4, because lets face it this club wont know what hit them in the pressure stakes when they lose that first final.

[Slipper]

please.

anything less than a win in september is a choke, its that simple.

The reference was to our next two games, not finals.

[georgies31]

Simple if we good enough win the next two clinch top 4 anything less is choking.I won't be happy unless it's top 4

I agree that if we think we are good enough, we win our remaining 2 games.

Not sure it will be a choke, and at the start of the season I'd have gladly taken a finals spot, but would be disappointing not to make top 4 from here.

Yeah but considering the season we had and it's in our own hands to make top 4  and teams we should winning against.I would consider it a choke and missing out on the top 4 would put more pressure on us going into finals.Totally agree nothing less then wins in September, this is our fourth attemp under Dimma.

[tony_montana]

We will finish 6th, just cannot see us winning our last 2 in order to finish top 4.

we have history that when the whips are crackin we simply don't, or cannot rise to the occasion.

After all is said and done, it will be a disappointing end to a season that was for the most part pretty exciting.

[Diocletian]

Keep picking Houli, Grigg, BEllis & Edwards and wonder why it keeps happening....insert Einstein's quote here...