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  • stevoswan
    Veterans List
    • Sep 2014
    • 8543

    #31
    Originally posted by snajik
    You could possibly mount a few different arguments and they'd all have merit.

    I'd like to think we are still a sneaky chance. There isn't another team in the eight that we should fear. We've either beaten all of them or come close to.

    We've had a much better run with injuries, so overall health is good.

    Also probably no Richmond this year. I don't reckon there is a standout team this year and as we have seen any team can win on its day regardless of ladder position. It's the kind of year where a side from outside the top four can win it. Consistency is the key, particularly within games. Bring the four quarter effort and who knows?
    I agree and I did say we can beat anyone on our day......four weeks in a row though? I just don't think we're quite there yet.....it's just my opinion and I'd be deliriously happy to be proven wrong. I just don't think I will be, 'tis all.

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    • dimelb
      pr. dim-melb; m not f
      • Jun 2003
      • 6889

      #32
      Originally posted by Mark26
      Agree with this, but I'll add the following. I know this is heretical, (particularly on game day) but I think we've had an okay run with the umpires. We all know how big an influence they can have on games. I think we are in with just as much a legitimate chance as any other team in the eight. I didn't think we would be here at the start of the season, but it's where you want to be.
      I agree, and I think it has to do with the presence of Razor Ray. Other fans here have also approved of his contribution as a reasonable umpire.
      He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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      • stevoswan
        Veterans List
        • Sep 2014
        • 8543

        #33
        Originally posted by dimelb
        I agree, and I think it has to do with the presence of Razor Ray. Other fans here have also approved of his contribution as a reasonable umpire.
        Seems to depend on what mood he's in or what vibe he's getting from the crowd. In their current absence, maybe he is more neutral and fair.

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        • 707
          Veterans List
          • Aug 2009
          • 6204

          #34
          Originally posted by dimelb
          I agree, and I think it has to do with the presence of Razor Ray. Other fans here have also approved of his contribution as a reasonable umpire.
          Remember the Hawthorn game?

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          • barry
            Veterans List
            • Jan 2003
            • 8499

            #35
            If we were playing the bulldogs, I'd want Razor Ray umpiring. Any other game, I dont think it matters.

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            • dimelb
              pr. dim-melb; m not f
              • Jun 2003
              • 6889

              #36
              Originally posted by 707
              Remember the Hawthorn game?
              I tend not to remember games I didn't enjoy! But I'm thinking reasonable, not fantastic.
              He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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              • Hotpotato
                Senior Player
                • Jun 2014
                • 2261

                #37
                I’m sure J.L. has got them in a mindset they can win four games in succession (regardless of this weeks fixture).
                If all the finals are in Perth , they will fancy their chances even further. No one expected us in the finals, so there’s absolutely nothing to lose and that sometimes works .

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                • GoRhino
                  Pushing for Selection
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 68

                  #38
                  Originally posted by barry
                  If we were playing the bulldogs, I'd want Razor Ray umpiring. Any other game, I dont think it matters.
                  Razor Ray over Stevic and day for mine. 2016 GF lingers in my mind.

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                  • i'm-uninformed2
                    Reefer Madness
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 4653

                    #39
                    Originally posted by GoRhino
                    Razor Ray over Stevic and day for mine. 2016 GF lingers in my mind.
                    I'd take anyone on earth over Stevic.
                    'Delicious' is a fun word to say

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                    • stevoswan
                      Veterans List
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 8543

                      #40
                      Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
                      I'd take anyone on earth over Stevic.
                      +1

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