Round 21: the other games. Yes, I know it's better for our ladder position, but...

[Maltopia]

Simple really, beat Norf, Pies and Saints, we'll be second, home final, double chance. It's all up to us, after last night, we don't need any other results now.

Melbourne can still finish ahead on percentage. We need to gain about 3 percentage on them by having better wins.

As I mentioned in another thread, we play the very last game of the regular season and will know how much we need to beat the Saints by to grab second.

[Thunder Shaker]

If we beat North by about 40 or more points we’ll move to third. That means next week’s game against the Pies is a battle for second place. I hope the SCG sells out for that.

Exact figures: Start with 33 points, then outscore North Melbourne by greater than 67 points for every 52 thereafter. 67/52 is equal to Melbourne's current percentage.

Note that exactly 100 to 52 would put us level with Melbourne on percentage (though we would be ahead on the tie breaks). We need to score more than that to go ahead.

[Sandridge]

Freo just put a big dent in the Poodles' finals chances!

Poodles only won the free kick count by 4 so they were always going to struggle with that sort of mistreatment.

[dejavoodoo44]

Freo just put a big dent in the Poodles' finals chances!

Poodles only won the free kick count by 4 so they were always going to struggle with that sort of mistreatment.

I was just about to post, that I'd like to say that they're gone, but I don't really think they are. A Richmond win tonight would make it very difficult for them, though.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Sam Darcy is going to be a once in a generation player. A 210cm player with that ability to read the play and that level of kicking skills, yikes.

[bloodspirit]

Sam Darcy is going to be a once in a generation player. A 210cm player with that ability to read the play and that level of kicking skills, yikes.

Kinnear Beatson said that if he held pick 1 in last year's draft and it were an 'open' draft (i.e. no shenanigans with father-son, Academies etc.) he would have taken Darcy.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Kinnear Beatson said that if he held pick 1 in last year's draft and it were an 'open' draft (i.e. no shenanigans with father-son, Academies etc.) he would have taken Darcy.

I remember that interview and he said it was a no brainer. Can’t believe he’s grown another 5cm since being drafted.

[i'm-uninformed2]

I really think it's time for Buckley to "move on" from the fact that he is not the Collingwood coach anymore and is now just another
TV footy show clown. I mean, we all have.

Isn’t the real problem with Buckley as a commentator, is that he’s boring? Like, I don’t mean he’s not a Kane Cornes courting controversy, or a James Brayshaw screaming into the microphone mindlessly, boring.

But, he’s just plain boring.

[Goal Sneak]

Dan Hannebery subbed out after only a couple of games. Poor bloke, just can't seem to get his body back to where it needs to be. Not what a champion like him deserves.

[Hotpotato]

Isn’t the real problem with Buckley as a commentator, is that he’s boring? Like, I don’t mean he’s not a Kane Cornes courting controversy, or a James Brayshaw screaming into the microphone mindlessly, boring.

But, he’s just plain boring.

Yup, he is extremely boring.

[dejavoodoo44]

Don't really want Carlton to win, but it'd be nice if they could kick a few goals; just to dent Brisbane's percentage.

[dejavoodoo44]

No Hewett, no Carlton?

[KTigers]

Right now Brisbane's % is 123.9, so it's barely changed.

[stevoswan]

Don't really want Carlton to win, but it'd be nice if they could kick a few goals; just to dent Brisbane's percentage.

You're wish has been granted.....Lions losing percentage as we speak. In fact, the Lions might bloody well lose the match.....3 and a bit minutes left and the margin is back to 15 pts!

Oh, Hipwood has just scored what should be the sealer.

[dejavoodoo44]

Bizarre game. For most of it, Carlton looked inept, but in the last they looked a chance of pulling off a huge comeback. With three minutes to go, the question was, could they pile on a further three goals. And then Brisbane kicked three in ninety seconds. Go figure.