No Sitting On The Fence - Where Will We Finish?

[The Pie Man]

Re: No Sitting On The Fence - Where Will We Finish?

There are too many 'if's for me to predict a high finish - though some of these finishing in the positve are plausible.

* Lake and Cooney having injury free/inlfuential years
* Morris coming back first half of the year and playing well
* Hargrave playing a full year
* Minson stepping up
* Roughead/Cordy holding down R.2 spot and hitting the scoreboard
* Grant fulfilling potential
* Jones taking the next step
* Dahlhaus continuing his improvement
*Gia/Higgins providing goals when the young bigs are down

I could go on.

If more than half of the above are positive, we could finish in the 7-11 range. I'm going to go the mid point of that range and say Richmond. Forward line is a concern, though I wouldn't be surprised if we claim a big scalp or two along the way.

The pre-season committment to contested footy has been promising - we'll at the very least be competitive in most games, and when it clicks (like Gilbee kicking 6 vs Tigs 2011) we can win games we might not think we should.

First 2 weeks are very important too - momentum early could be crucial - the Adelaide game round 1 08 is a great example. Really looking forward to the Eagles game.

[LostDoggy]

Re: No Sitting On The Fence - Where Will We Finish?

There are too many 'if's for me to predict a high finish - though some of these finishing in the positve are plausible.

* Lake and Cooney having injury free/inlfuential years
* Morris coming back first half of the year and playing well
* Hargrave playing a full year
* Minson stepping up
* Roughead/Cordy holding down R.2 spot and hitting the scoreboard
* Grant fulfilling potential
* Jones taking the next step
* Dahlhaus continuing his improvement
*Gia/Higgins providing goals when the young bigs are down

I could go on.

If more than half of the above are positive, we could finish in the 7-11 range. I'm going to go the mid point of that range and say Richmond. Forward line is a concern, though I wouldn't be surprised if we claim a big scalp or two along the way.

The pre-season committment to contested footy has been promising - we'll at the very least be competitive in most games, and when it clicks (like Gilbee kicking 6 vs Tigs 2011) we can win games we might not think we should.

First 2 weeks are very important too - momentum early could be crucial - the Adelaide game round 1 08 is a great example. Really looking forward to the Eagles game.

This post is the definition of sitting on the fence!

[whythelongface]

Re: No Sitting On The Fence - Where Will We Finish?

Tough question. I reckon 4th.

[The Pie Man]

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This post is the definition of sitting on the fence!

Hmmm yep guilty

I tip 9th - just wouldn't be surprised to see us higher or lower based on where we're at after 5 rounds.....shivers I'm doing it again aren't I?

[AndrewP6]

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Hmmm yep guilty

I tip 9th - just wouldn't be surprised to see us higher or lower based on where we're at after 5 rounds.....shivers I'm doing it again aren't I?

You're firmly entrenched on the aforementioned fence!

[The Coon Dog]

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Interesting to look back at the optimism/pessimism from posters at the start of the year.

[chef]

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15th for me, I can see GC finishing above us.

Half right.

[Sedat]

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With no LTI's, a brutal pre-season that has the list in very good shape, and a favourable early draw, I can see us doing exactly what Essendon did last year - get off to a flyer and then struggle to find the line later in the season. Pencil in 8th for me.

Well I got the 'struggle to find the line later in the season' bit right - actually couldn't have been more right on that score

[G-Mo77]

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I picked 14th in the Ladder Predictor. I haven't seen anything from this squad that would change my mind from the start of the year so I'll stick with that.

I don't think our injured guns will be of much service this season. Everyone talks about Lake and Cooney but I think Morris is the biggest loss and I can't see him doing what he has done all his career after that horrible injury. We still rely far to much on the older section of our list and the younger section isn't anywhere near ready to carry. The gap seems very wide between the two and this season will bridge it closer but won't help our chances of winning more games in 2012. We'll win about 6 - 8 and % will keep us down if we are level on points with another team.

1 position off on the ladder guess and roughly 1 win off what we've achieved in the W/L column. I don't think it will be much better in 2013.

[LostDoggy]

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This post is the definition of sitting on the fence!

dreaming........

[Hotdog60]

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I'm the eternal optimist, 5th for me for no particular reason. In my mind we can beat all the other teams any day of the week. It just depends on who turns up to play.

I was close if there was 100 teams playing.

[LostDoggy]

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There are too many 'if's for me to predict a high finish - though some of these finishing in the positve are plausible.
* Minson stepping up

You got that right. Stepping up / Stepping down on Kieran Jack's ankle

[The Pie Man]

Re: No Sitting On The Fence - Where Will We Finish?

There are too many 'if's for me to predict a high finish - though some of these finishing in the positve are plausible.

* Lake and Cooney having injury free/inlfuential years
* Morris coming back first half of the year and playing well
* Hargrave playing a full year
* Minson stepping up
* Roughead/Cordy holding down R.2 spot and hitting the scoreboard
* Grant fulfilling potential
* Jones taking the next step
* Dahlhaus continuing his improvement
*Gia/Higgins providing goals when the young bigs are down

If more than half of the above are positive, we could finish in the 7-11 range. I'm going to go the mid point of that range and say Richmond. Forward line is a concern, though I wouldn't be surprised if we claim a big scalp or two along the .

Can I count North as a 'scalp?'

Well less than half of my 'if' column turned positive, and that's where we are.

Nice call on Minson & Mr Jack alexxx

[Maddog37]

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Fifth for me. Behind cats hawks pies and a couple of interstaters or Carlton.

Or second last. Depends on injured players and their collective input. If finals are out of the picture early I expect a full on cull of older players and the kids to be thrown to the wolves.

We have thrown the kids to the wolves so I am claiming a small victory on this one.

[Dry Rot]

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We won't get near the Swans at either venue

IMO Saints should start firm favourites

Got those 2 right.