"Schedule" wins. And Losses. Do they exist (and in what form?).

[jeemak]

LOLS. Just checking in to see what happened to Melbourne after their 2-weeks spent in Adelaide? Any ideas?

Any need for a response like this? I don't care if you disagree with me but this is Facebook level rubbish.

Nets.

[azabob]

Nets.

Is Yarraville a neutral ground considering the distance in hours both combatants would need to travel?

[jeemak]

Is Yarraville a neutral ground considering the distance in hours both combatants would need to travel?

As the antagonist I feel MJP shouldn't benefit from scheduling and location equity.

[Grantysghost]

As the antagonist I feel MJP shouldn't benefit from scheduling and location equity.

I've seen MJP's biceps he could walk to Yarraville on his hands and still be up for the throw down.

Coaches sooking about their short breaks is a nice deflection. I guess you only hear about it when they lose.

[mjp]

As the antagonist I feel MJP shouldn't benefit from scheduling and location equity.

Fair. I would claim though - in my defence - that Axe deliberately messed up the comparison between Melbourne and Freo to get me to bite. I probably shouldn’t have bitten quite as hard, but I still claim I was provoked.

[azabob]

Fair. I would claim though - in my defence - that Axe deliberately messed up the comparison between Melbourne and Freo to get me to bite. I probably shouldn’t have bitten quite as hard, but I still claim I was provoked.

Where is your “good guy” character reference?

[Axe Man]

Fair. I would claim though - in my defence - that Axe deliberately messed up the comparison between Melbourne and Freo to get me to bite. I probably shouldn’t have bitten quite as hard, but I still claim I was provoked.

I would have thought it was apparent from a long posting history I have never done anything of the sort.

I wasn't even considering the next games for Freo and Melbourne when they returned home. I guess that was your point but I didn't find it apparent from your first post. I guess reading and posting in the middle of working might not lead to optimum comprehension on my part.

[mjp]

I would have thought it was apparent from a long posting history I have never done anything of the sort.

100% mate. Pretty sure I don't randomly fire shots either...as I noted, my lols comment was because I genuinely thought you were poking fun. It was't meant in anger or to be disagreeable in any way...it was more a "You've manipulated the story to support your hypothesis and I see what you've done there...how about this though..."...

Anyway. I still think it's a good thread! :-)

[bornadog]

Is Yarraville a neutral ground considering the distance in hours both combatants would need to travel?

Could be a gather round in Adelaide

[jazzadogs]

Could be a gather round in Adelaide

Gather round the Nets?

[bornadog]

Gather round the Nets?

YEs the Nets in Adelaide

[jazzadogs]

It's incredibly unfair that there are 8 teams who have already had a bye.

There have been 4 matches so far including teams who have had a bye playing teams with no bye. 3 have been won by the team off the bye.

There were also inexplicably 4 matches in round one with a team who played round zero vs a team who had not yet played. 3 out of 4 were won by the match hardened team.

Looking at the saints...
Round 1 - cats, lost by 8
5 day break (do we include game day as a 'day'? This was really only four rest days between games, Saturday to Thursday)
Round 2 - beat collingwood (+1 extra day break) by 15 points
8-9 day break
Round 3 - lose to Essendon (2 days less break) by 4 points
7-8 day break
Round 4 - beat Tigers (1 less break day) by 7 points
5-6 day break
Round 5 - lose to giants (same break) by 1 point
4-5 day break
Round 6 - destroyed by the dawgs (1 extra day break)

That's a lot of words to say maybe in this case the Saints are just inconsistent and not that good?

[mjp]

It's incredibly unfair that there are 8 teams who have already had a bye.

There have been 4 matches so far including teams who have had a bye playing teams with no bye. 3 have been won by the team off the bye.

There were also inexplicably 4 matches in round one with a team who played round zero vs a team who had not yet played. 3 out of 4 were won by the match hardened team.

Looking at the saints...
Round 1 - cats, lost by 8
5 day break (do we include game day as a 'day'? This was really only four rest days between games, Saturday to Thursday)
Round 2 - beat collingwood (+1 extra day break) by 15 points
8-9 day break
Round 3 - lose to Essendon (2 days less break) by 4 points
7-8 day break
Round 4 - beat Tigers (1 less break day) by 7 points
5-6 day break
Round 5 - lose to giants (same break) by 1 point
4-5 day break
Round 6 - destroyed by the dawgs (1 extra day break)

That's a lot of words to say maybe in this case the Saints are just inconsistent and not that good?

Well...I would say they have been super consistent.
5x VERY close games. 2 wins, 3 losses.
THEN - one catastrophe.

When you look at it, they very easily could have beaten Geelong, GWS and Essendon - they lost two of those by less than a kick and by just 8-points to the Cats - and been 5-0.

You can't stay 'UP' forever.

Again - the game vs us on a shorter than normal week after a tough loss? Is it any surprise what happened (in retrospect)??