Round 20: the other games. Almost all of them are relevant.

[Agent 86]

Plant a tree at centre half forward. That will help the Cats to get away from the Dogs.

Sounds like a long term plan, but I like it.

How about how to get the Crows home?

[Sandridge]

Plant a tree at centre half forward. That will help the Cats to get away from the Dogs.

Seems to be working. 5 unanswered goals to the Cats so far in the 3rd.

I know i should be barracking for the Poodles so that we have a chance of surpassing the Cats on the ladder but I can't. I just can't. Hope the Cats put the Poodles finals chances to sleep!

[stevoswan]

Unless it's an act of thuggery I don't see much point in booing anymore, particularly targeted booing. It's probably reasonable for coaches to stick up for their players and provide a level of protection. If Ginnivan is doing this intentionally eventually the umpires will wake up to it and hopefully that should put an end to it.
On a side note, back in the 2000s we were watching a Swans - Brisbane game at the SCG and possibly being a bit vocal and emotional during play. The Brisbane couple in front of us turned around and said they didn't mind us yelling out, bagging the opposition etc, as long as we left number 4 alone, for he was their son. Number 4 of course was Craig Macrae. Perhaps he's learned these conventions of civility from his parents.

Good post.....I don't want them booed either, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of crowds re: Adam. I probably misworded my post a bit with McCrae on the 'hypocrisy' jibe, it's more the fans and I back him protecting his young player. He's a nice bloke is Craig.

[Thunder Shaker]

Seems to be working. 5 unanswered goals to the Cats so far in the 3rd.

I know i should be barracking for the Poodles so that we have a chance of surpassing the Cats on the ladder but I can't. I just can't. Hope the Cats put the Poodles finals chances to sleep!

It worked very well ... eight goals to none in the third quarter, and the Cats have kicked 10 of the last 11 goals in the game.

[Markwebbos]

Cats to beat Dogs, Tigers to beat Lions would be just about perfect

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Don’t mind Crows beating Blues either. It would be hilarious if the Saints made finals and not Tigers or Dogs

[stevoswan]

On tonight's game, great to see the Cats kick into gear and smash the Dogs in the third quarter, although to be fair it was the second quarter where they steadied the ship after the Dogs fast start.

Kill them off now.

[stevoswan]

Just noticed there is another game on and an upset looms. Crows 10 points up on the Blues early last term.

[Sandridge]

On tonight's game, great to see the Cats kick into gear and smash the Dogs in the third quarter, although to be fair it was the second quarter where they steadied the ship after the Dogs fast start.

Kill them off now.

Poodles have been euthanized. It's be lovely if the Crows can hold on against Carlton!

[Sandridge]

Goodness me! The Poodles have been pinged for dropping the ball TWICE in the last quarter!!

Still won the free kick count 16 to 10, though.

C'mon Crows!! Beat those vultures!!

[Agent 86]

Goodness me! The Poodles have been pinged for dropping the ball TWICE in the last quarter!!

Still won the free kick count 16 to 10, though.

C'mon Crows!! Beat those vultures!!

Crows worked hard and deserved that win. Pretty impressive for a bottom 4 team & they’re clearly better than that ladder position suggests. They pushed us last week (well, after we’d kicked 10 goals) & I’m feeling better about that following this win.

Carlton have tough run home and might be feeling a little bit nervous at the moment. Could they lose all 3?

[dejavoodoo44]

Crows worked hard and deserved that win. Pretty impressive for a bottom 4 team & they’re clearly better than that ladder position suggests. They pushed us last week (well, after we’d kicked 10 goals) & I’m feeling better about that following this win.

Carlton have tough run home and might be feeling a little bit nervous at the moment. Could they lose all 3?

I didn't see any of the game, but I did enjoy the result. Carlton missing the finals would be a fun outcome: as long as it didn't result in the Bulldogs making it.

[snajik]

Good post.....I don't want them booed either, I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of crowds re: Adam. I probably misworded my post a bit with McCrae on the 'hypocrisy' jibe, it's more the fans and I back him protecting his young player. He's a nice bloke is Craig.

No, I understood your point Stevo, but yes probably more to do with the crowds than its current coach.
It's weird to say this, but I feel that I'm finding Collingwood less repulsive these days with Craig Macrae at the helm and Maguire consigned to the dustbin. I'm sure though things will revert to a more traditional pattern in two weeks' time when we face off at the SCG, or when they start playing finals again.

[707]

Carlton reverting to type? Brisbane at the Gabba, Dees, lose those two and it's final round against the Pies for Blues to scramble into the finals. What a game that would be!

And I'm like others, Buckley and Maguire gone and the Pies seem acceptable - in a way! Can't believe they keep winning games by a goal or less, it's nutso stuff.

Must say whilst it was great to give GWS a rogering yesterday, and they clearly set themselves to try to beat us by resting a couple of players the previous week, their effort was ordinary, they have fallen a long way this season.

I felt a bit sad for GWS as now the largesse they received from the AFL as start up has petered out, they find themselves with a list of overpaid players moving into the end of their careers, an apparently tight salary cap, and a number of high draft picks who look to be getting "home sick", this feeling fueled of course by the big Melbourne clubs. Trade period is going to be nasty for them IMO.

Having had the greatest list ever assembled, they failed to win a flag and probably should have had at least two. As a club in foreign territory with a small supporter base and now looking like being consigned to mid table mediocrity for a long time, they may become a new problem for the AFL.

[MattW]

Looking forward to Richmond-Brisbane later. Should be a great game and hopefully ends with us in the top 4.

[Markwebbos]

Carlton reverting to type? Brisbane at the Gabba, Dees, lose those two and it's final round against the Pies for Blues to scramble into the finals. What a game that would be!

And I'm like others, Buckley and Maguire gone and the Pies seem acceptable - in a way! Can't believe they keep winning games by a goal or less, it's nutso stuff.

Must say whilst it was great to give GWS a rogering yesterday, and they clearly set themselves to try to beat us by resting a couple of players the previous week, their effort was ordinary, they have fallen a long way this season.

I felt a bit sad for GWS as now the largesse they received from the AFL as start up has petered out, they find themselves with a list of overpaid players moving into the end of their careers, an apparently tight salary cap, and a number of high draft picks who look to be getting "home sick", this feeling fueled of course by the big Melbourne clubs. Trade period is going to be nasty for them IMO.

Having had the greatest list ever assembled, they failed to win a flag and probably should have had at least two. As a club in foreign territory with a small supporter base and now looking like being consigned to mid table mediocrity for a long time, they may become a new problem for the AFL.

And their interim coach just said in public 2/3 of them don’t deserve to pull the guernsey on.

He implied there should be a clean out in the off-season.