The run home

[josie]

If Saints beat gws next week and we make the finals then they are most likely our opponent. I don’t want to play them. Not for any reason other than they always seem to pull something out of their arse against us or we have 7 players break their legs or ACLs. OR Dan Butler will flop in the goal square and kick the winning goal. You know typical bulldogs vs saints outcomes

Yeah-ghost of Reiwoldt and Harris and dodgy frees (aaargh-bad bad not good bad bad memories as Trump would say).

[SonofScray]

Your track record is pretty good. How early did you call it in 2016?

When murph did his knee.
I said to my mate who was distraught "this doesn't feel like a premiership year. But it is."

[Bulldog Joe]

And to add to that we do struggle to score against Freo.

But to counter that we are unbeaten in Cairns.

[CarnTheScray]

We will roll Hawthorn. Fremantle a different story. Their defence is their best strength but they also struggle to score.

[Axe Man]

But to counter that we are unbeaten in Cairns.

So are Freo.

[Bulldog Joe]

So are Freo.

Our record of 4 from 4 outstrips their 1 from 1.

Additionally they have never defeated us North of the 20th parallel of latitude.

We have also won every game played with 20 degrees of the equator since 2007 with a current streak of 9

[Rocket Science]

We will roll Hawthorn. Fremantle a different story. Their defence is their best strength but they also struggle to score.

It becomes tricker though if Taberner's in the mood and we allow him steady supply. He's turned a corner this year.

They're also quietly building a crew of tenacious young mids who work hard both ways.

This one's a dead set banana peel, particularly if we're feeling satisfied with ourselves after beating up on the Hawks.

[Axe Man]

Our record of 4 from 4 outstrips their 1 from 1.

Additionally they have never defeated us North of the 20th parallel of latitude.

We have also won every game played with 20 degrees of the equator since 2007 with a current streak of 9

I'm sold - bugger Ballarat, let's play some home games in Bali next year.

[bornadog]

It becomes tricker though if Taberner's in the mood and we allow him steady supply. He's turned a corner this year.

The only player to kick a goal in every game this year (from Swampy)

[1eyedog]

When murph did his knee.
I said to my mate who was distraught "this doesn't feel like a premiership year. But it is."

I actually put a post up in July 2016 calling for an AFL GF meet up when we make it. The post will be in the ether somewhere. I ended up meeting up with Jazzadogs and Scraggers and a few others. So I'm calling it now as well.

[bornadog]

I actually put a post up in July 2016 calling for an AFL GF meet up when we make it. The post will be in the ether somewhere. I ended up meeting up with Jazzadogs and Scraggers and a few others. So I'm calling it now as well.

Except the meeting part

[Bulldog Joe]

I'm sold - bugger Ballarat, let's play some home games in Bali next year.

Ballarat does seem the extreme for our record of performing in warmer climates.

Bali is a bit of a stretch for me, but I was really saddened when we stopped the Cairns games.