Round 24: the other games. Sit back and enjoy the scramble below us.

[KTigers]

The Bombers dare I say it had quite a similar dramatic form reversal about 10 years ago and we all know how that ended.
Surely lightning hasn't struck twice in the same room out at The Hangar.

[Thunder Shaker]

it's now impossible for Richmond to finish ninth.

It's an odd-numbered year. Richmond has never finished ninth in an odd-numbered year, not even when they played in the VFA.

Final eight, Richmond finished in ninth: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008.
Other finals systems, Richmond finished ninth: 1908, 1912, 1952, 1964

The only time they have just missed out on finals in an odd-numbered year was when they finished fifth in 1965.

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No doubt Richmond will hear the siren call of ninth place again next year. Will they finish there?

[i'm-uninformed2]

Watching the Suns-Norf game reminds me why the player I wanted us to go drag out of Norf was Nick Larkey. What he’s done the past few years in a totally crap side is remarkable.

[Thunder Shaker]

Norf are over five goals up halfway through the last quarter and Larkey has kicked 8. No tanking going on here!

[stevoswan]

Larkey nine goals now! Crikey!

[liz]

I don't know why North are so crap, but it's not a lack of talent. A lack of age/experience/size and strength of that talent might be a factor, but their list doesn't need an injection of talent via additional concessions.

Larkey, Simpkin, Curtis, Thomas, Wardlaw, Davies-Uniacke, Powell, Sheezel, Scott, Xerri, Ford etc etc. There's plenty of talent there.

The main gap in their list is quality, experienced defenders. Corr isn't that good, Logue isn't that big (and is out for the next twelve months). Imagine if there were a 26 yo, 200cm+ big bodied key defender they could secure for their list...

[Thunder Shaker]

Larkey nine goals now! Crikey!

Not bad for a #73 draft pick.

[longmile]

Watching the Suns-Norf game reminds me why the player I wanted us to go drag out of Norf was Nick Larkey. What he’s done the past few years in a totally crap side is remarkable.

Imagine him a good side. Absolute weapon and completely underrated by the media. Him and Zurhaar I always wanted in the Swans. There were chats last year about Zurhaar coming to the Swans

[dejavoodoo44]

Now that Brisbane have outlasted St Kilda, a win against Melbourne tomorrow means that we host a final. If Carlton beat GWS, that final will be against St Kilda. If GWS wins, it will be either against them or St Kilda.

[stevoswan]

Now that Brisbane have outlasted St Kilda, a win against Melbourne tomorrow means that we host a final. If Carlton beat GWS, that final will be against St Kilda. If GWS wins, it will be either against them or St Kilda.

Go Blues then....or GWS win in a real close one. I don't want to be playing them in week one.

Also, go Cats tonight so the F-pups are no where near a finals series that we 're in.

[i'm-uninformed2]

I don't know why North are so crap, but it's not a lack of talent. A lack of age/experience/size and strength of that talent might be a factor, but their list doesn't need an injection of talent via additional concessions.

Larkey, Simpkin, Curtis, Thomas, Wardlaw, Davies-Uniacke, Powell, Sheezel, Scott, Xerri, Ford etc etc. There's plenty of talent there.

The main gap in their list is quality, experienced defenders. Corr isn't that good, Logue isn't that big (and is out for the next twelve months). Imagine if there were a 26 yo, 200cm+ big bodied key defender they could secure for their list...

With a decent coach, they will improve rapidly - which is why their pleas for assistance are horse dung.

[Maltopia]

Go Blues then....or GWS win in a real close one. I don't want to be playing them in week one.

I think we are 0 from 3 vs GWS in finals... they are our finals bogey team, like GC is in the regular season.

[The Big Cat]

I think we are 0 from 3 vs GWS in finals... they are our finals bogey team, like GC is in the regular season.

Except we beat GC twice this season.

[barry]

Giants need to win by about 45 points to jump ahead of Saints on percentage.

[Markwebbos]

Am I the only one hoping WCE beat the Whingeing Crows?