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AFL Round 23, 2017 Discussion
Round 23, 2017
Friday, August 25
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium 7:50PM AEST
Saturday, August 26
Collingwood v Melbourne MCG 1:45PM AEST
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba 2:10PM AEST
Sydney v Carlton SCG 4:35PM AEST
Geelong v Greater Western Sydney Simonds Stadium 7:25PM AEST
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Adelaide Oval 7:10PM ACST
Sunday, August 27
Essendon v Fremantle Etihad Stadium 1:10PM AEST
Richmond v St Kilda MCG 3:20PM AEST
West Coast v Adelaide Domain Stadium 2:40PM AWST
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There's a certain joy to be had in what's happening to Melbourne.
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Anyone know how much west coast need to win by to knock the dees out of the 8?
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bulldogsthru&thru
Anyone know how much west coast need to win by to knock the dees out of the 8?
4 goals
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G-Mo77
4 goals
Bit less - if they win 86 to 66 for example Melbourne are gone. West Coke have a better defence so require less points-for than Melbourne.
If Geelong win tonight, it guarantees Adelaide finish on top. That is bad news for Melbourne as the Crows will go half rat power tomorrow - they've already rested Walker and Talia from the selected side.
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So if they keep Adelaide under 70pts, a 20pt win gets them in. Over 70 but under 90 a 21pt win gets them in. Above that 22-23pts will do it. Certainly possible given Adelaide might have nothing to play for. Talia and Walker already rested. As bad as this year was we're still not Melbourne!
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I hope it happens. Dees fans will always have their GF win they can look back on: A comfortable win over the reigning premiers.
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Oh dear ! Melbourne
Not over impressed with them last week
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GWS are imposters this year. Very good chance they finish 4th and cop Adelaide away in the first final.
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How on earth did Stevie J get a game ahead of someone like De Boer who has been decent ?
The plastics just don't defend well enough to win it. To easy to score from their forward 50
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Massive problem for hq Gold Coast . Just witches hats
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Remi Moses
Massive problem for hq Gold Coast . Just witches hats
Is it any wonder Gaz keeps faking injury to avoid playing for this rabble.
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Only in gold coast could you sack a coach and then end up losing by an average of 70 points in the next 3 weeks
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Can see the AFL stepping in at GC over the summer and putting in an over riding committee and also choosing the coach / assistants etc. Might even give them the first 10 draft picks you know just to make it an even competition.
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Sedat
GWS are imposters this year. Very good chance they finish 4th and cop Adelaide away in the first final.
Gold Coast only needed to get within 10 goals of Port to keep Sydney 5th for GWS in week 2. Now GWS will probably host Port
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boydogs
Gold Coast only needed to get within 10 goals of Port to keep Sydney 5th for GWS in week 2. Now GWS will probably host Port
Tigers will win today and consign GWS to Adelaide in week 1, which they'll probably lose. Then they'll more than likely cop Sydney in week 2 at ANZ Stadium. Straight sets right on the cards.
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Sedat
Tigers will win today and consign GWS to Adelaide in week 1, which they'll probably lose. Then they'll more than likely cop Sydney in week 2 at ANZ Stadium. Straight sets right on the cards.
Go Tiges!
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ledge
Can see the AFL stepping in at GC over the summer and putting in an over riding committee and also choosing the coach / assistants etc. Might even give them the first 10 draft picks you know just to make it an even competition.
As long as we don't get raped and pillaged again.
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ledge
Can see the AFL stepping in at GC over the summer and putting in an over riding committee and also choosing the coach / assistants etc. Might even give them the first 10 draft picks you know just to make it an even competition.
Isn't that why Mark Evans is there already?
AFL has already done the above and it's still failing.
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Twodogs
Go Tiges!
As long as their win is under 5 goals. Too big a win and we go above the saints on the ladder!
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azabob
Isn't that why Mark Evans is there already?
AFL has already done the above and it's still failing.
Doesn't stop them repeating it.
Guess Solomon won't be getting the job permanent.
Might chase Bucks he might not get results on field but I think he might be one to change the culture.
Offer him the football managers role.
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Sedat
Tigers will win today and consign GWS to Adelaide in week 1, which they'll probably lose. Then they'll more than likely cop Sydney in week 2 at ANZ Stadium. Straight sets right on the cards.
Just don't reckon the giants play a contested finals style for long enough . Always a lot of space in their games
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Hotdog60
As long as we don't get raped and pillaged again.
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ledge
Doesn't stop them repeating it.
Guess Solomon won't be getting the job permanent.
Might chase Bucks he might not get results on field but I think he might be one to change the culture.
Offer him the football managers role.
The AFL will never admit defeat. They will keep pouring money into Gold Coast until we stop them. They would rather bankrupt the competition than admit that a team on the GC wiont work.
It will only stop when somebody stops them.
GWS are in exactly the same position (actually worse) financially and membership wise, it's just been covered by onfield success nobody but the media care about. The only difference between GWS and GC is if you think about it is it makes a little more sense to have a team on the Gold Coast given they actually like AFL football. GWS are the real leech on the comp.
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Sedat
Then they'll more than likely cop Sydney in week 2 at ANZ Stadium
Sydney had to finish above Port for that
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ledge
Doesn't stop them repeating it.
Guess Solomon won't be getting the job permanent.
Might chase Bucks he might not get results on field but I think he might be one to change the culture.
Offer him the football managers role.
For some reason Brad Scott appears their target for coach.
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boydogs
Sydney had to finish above Port for that
Sorry you're right. They now get Port in week 2.
Loser of Geelong v Richmond now has Sydney to contend with in week 2 - straight sets a real possibility for either team, both of whom struggle against the Swans.
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How did the best defender in the comp go on Buddy ?
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Sedat
Sorry you're right. They now get Port in week 2.
Loser of Geelong v Richmond now has Sydney to contend with in week 2 - straight sets a real possibility for either team, both of whom struggle against the Swans.
Sydney are a massive flag chance IMO. Essendon or West Coast at home week 1, loser of Geelong and Richmond away week 2, Adelaide or GWS away week 3. GWS would be a home game for them, and they beat Adelaide in Adelaide last week
They have gone 14-2 since round 6
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If West Coast win by 20 points it's good bye Melbourne
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Cmon Saints. Another goal please!
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bornadog
If West Coast win by 20 points it's good bye Melbourne
Good bye Melbourne it seems.
Gives me a warm glow.
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Very happy if the Dees don't make it. Not a fan.
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With Melbourne losing it absolves us of some guilt in letting Essendon in the finals.
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Even if Melbourne make it they won't go any further.
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WCE are choking. Would rather Dees make it.
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Last time we won the flag in 1954 we missed the finals by 0.6% the year after, which was the smallest percentage gap ever to miss finals. We win the flag in 2016 and Melbourne miss the finals by 0.5% the year after - that's a record I'm glad to pass over to someone else.
At the start of the year all we heard was how Melbourne and St Kilda were not only going to storm the top 8, they were going to storm the top 4. Both have bottled it big time in 2017.
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Sedat
Last time we won the flag in 1954 we missed the finals by 0.6% the year after, which was the smallest percentage gap ever to miss finals. We win the flag in 2016 and Melbourne miss the finals.by 0.5% - they are welcome to the new record.
At the start of the year all we heard was how Melbourne and St Kilda were not only going to storm the top 8, they were going to.storm the top 4. Both have bottled it big time in 2017.
To be fair, so did we Big time.
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bulldogtragic
To be fair, so did we Big time.
Yeah we did. But I'd much bottle it after a flag and the best September run in history.
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Sedat
Yeah we did. But I'd much bottle it after a flag and the best September run in history.
Yep. Was is it our pre season game against Melbourne where Gerard Healy said Melbourne will finish top 4?
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bulldogtragic
Yep. Was is it our pre season game against Melbourne where Gerard Healy said Melbourne will finish top 4?
Yep. All the scribes were also talking up the Saints big time after the NAB Challenge.