The run home

[Melb Blood Bro]

The last game against Richmond might be a worry if they are fighting it out for 9th.

The last round is usually littered with upsets too. The teams that have no chance of making the finals fly caution to the wind and often play out of their skins as they have nothing to lose.

[DK_]

If we win all these games, plus all the games we play in September, we've got a pretty good chance of being premiers

Any team that wins all its games in September (assuming they get that far) will be premiers by definition...

[Melbourne_Blood]

Thanks for clearing that up DK

[liz]

The last game against Richmond might be a worry if they are fighting it out for 9th.

The way they are going, they are more likely to be fighting to avoid the wooden spoon (or to "earn" the first draft pick!)

[Big Al]

The last game against Richmond might be a worry if they are fighting it out for 9th.

Very old but always brings a smile to the face.

New Richmond theme song "We Finished 9th again" - YouTube

[tasmania60]

So tough Freos back tight hard footy, Hawks are just cruising, a worry , Port wont be able to carry its game to the finals .Sydney on a good day can win against the 3 . Great chance to grab one but its all got to go right ?

[Faunac8]

Well played Roos great victory on our behalf

[Melb Blood Bro]

Lets hope Port can lose too.

[YvonneH]

Good result re: Hawthorn, but now we need to keep up our end of the bargain by winning. We can't rely on other results, we have to keep doing what we are doing.

[aguy]

Good result re: Hawthorn, but now we need to keep up our end of the bargain by winning. We can't rely on other results, we have to keep doing what we are doing.

That's exactly right. The door is open for 1st or second place by the end of the round but it's up to us to take

[Ampersand]

With Rioli out, Sewell probably gone, Brian Lake suspended (what a massive brain snap!) and Hannebery back in the squad I rate our chances against the Hawks in a couple of weeks.

[aguy]

With Rioli out, Sewell probably gone, Brian Lake suspended (what a massive brain snap!) and Hannebery back in the squad I rate our chances against the Hawks in a couple of weeks.

I hope Hanners is gonna be back then. There is also a chance that shaw will be back too

We can also hope that port stumble a bit because their defensive stocks have taken a bit of an Injury hit.

But at the end if the day sydney has to keep winning regardless if what other results are

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And personally I hope lake goes for a long time because that was completely inexcusable. In no way was he playing football. You can't try an strangle a person in it off the football field. In fact off the football field he could easily have been charged by the police so I have no sympathy.

[Meg]

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And personally I hope lake goes for a long time because that was completely inexcusable. In no way was he playing football. You can't try an strangle a person in it off the football field. In fact off the football field he could easily have been charged by the police so I have no sympathy.

I agree with you. I also hope (at least on the TV footage I saw) that Petrie doesn't get penalised as well. At one point Petrie appeared to be scraping at Lake's eyes in what seemed to me a justifiable attempt to make Lake let go of his throat.

[Go Swannies]

It will be interesting to see if Mitchell goes for the attempt to corkie one of the Roos. When the going gets tough the Hawks get thuggish.

[Jewels]

Brian Lake is my current most hated footballer, seems like a douche on field and off. Hope he gets a month but I'm betting he won't, a week at best I think. Anyone know his record?