Round 15

[The Coon Dog]

Terrific tight contest between Geelong & Hawthorn this afternoon.

Could have gone either way, but thankfully for us the Cats got up by 2 points.

Very tricky with the swirly wind (think back to a night final at the MCG against the Eagles) which made it extremely difficult to judge the flight of the ball.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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The last 4 times Hawthorn have played Geelong, they've lost by under 9 points. Must be wondering what they have to do to get the points.

Great game though. As TCD good, a good result for us. Hawks have St. Kilda next week don't they? If they lose that, they simply won't make top four despite their great form.

[Mantis]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

[LostDoggy]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

It made me feel a bit better about last week.
It's the 4 points lost last friday though that will really hurt us.

[Rocco Jones]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

I think we are more finals ready than the previous two seasons, I have a lot more faith in us actually 'turning up' (as much as I don't like the term) to a QF. We seem really up for the slugfest that is finals footy. I still don't actually have confidence in us getting over the line because of how we just can't close big games but I don't think we will get blown out of the water.

Obviously the massive problem is ironically we look unlikely to finish in the top 4 at the end of the regular season. Really hope Richmond can pull one out tonight.

[chef]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

I thought so. It's not all doom and gloom just yet.

[GVGjr]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

I guess it does but imagine the build up to the game against the Cats if we had knocked off the Hawks by 3 points?

[The Underdog]

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I went to the Hawks vs Geelong game to kill a bit of time in between working. Always interesting to watch a game live when you're not blinded by passion.
The wind was terrible and really seemed to play havoc with the kicking and got into the player's heads. There actually seemed to be a lot of miskicks not as a direct result of the wind but due to player's trying to alter their ball drop to compensate.
It was lucky it was a tight physical contest because on a skill level the conditions made it not much fun to watch.
Really liked the way Bartel positions himself, very smart player.
I don't think I ever realised a) how quick Varcoe is and b) what a strong tackler he is. I mean, I knew he was a good defensive forward but he did some things I haven't seen much of from our forward line this year.

[Mofra]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

That's the first thing I thought of. We are, theoretically, one straight kick in step with Geelong; we also have quite a few things we should be able to fix rather quickly (tweaking our inside 50 entires) and a few players who we know have improvement left in them (Higgins & Johnno will regain touch, Shaggy is building, Murphy is playing better now than early in the season).

For all the doom and gloom, we are still fifth and improving.

[Mantis]

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That's the first thing I thought of. We are, theoretically, one straight kick in step with Geelong; we also have quite a few things we should be able to fix rather quickly (tweaking our inside 50 entires) and a few players who we know have improvement left in them (Higgins & Johnno will regain touch, Shaggy is building, Murphy is playing better now than early in the season).

For all the doom and gloom, we are still fifth and improving.

We have improvement left in us, it hasn't come just yet.

[Before I Die]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

Not having Mitchell wouldn't exactly strengthen hawthorn either.

[azabob]

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Does the result of this game show that we aren't that far away?

Yes and no, Geelong have an amazing ability to cover the loss of players.

The following didn't play today Johnson, Mooney, Corey and to a lesser degree Hawkins.

[Go_Dogs]

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Geelong are still the best side IMO, and rightly so, however the top sides are all capable of knocking each other off on their days.

If we are able to secure a Top 4 spot, there is no reason we can't legitimately challenge. We've got our work cut out for us, but we are still capable of getting there. Last year we closed the H&A well after the WC game and won a few big ones against Geelong and Collingwood.

Let's hope that everyone involved is aware that a great opportunity is slipping away and we can finall see the improvement we need to take that next step.

[Mantis]

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Tigers going well against Freo, 8pts up late in the 3rd.

Go Tiges!! (I'm off to wash my mouth out with beer)

[The Coon Dog]

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Tigers going well against Freo, 8pts up late in the 3rd.

Go Tiges!! (I'm off to wash my mouth out with beer)

Tigers still hanging in there, very desperate.