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    looking at the ladder, and the remaining fixtures, Richmond should come in 3rd.

    Adelaide will be top, GWS second, Adelaid can afford to drop their game against Sydney
    Richmond more than likely will win all 3 as well, just maybe a desperate Saints in the last round might be a hurdle
    Geelong are cooked. Not playing well, Selwood gone for probably 6 weeks, and 3 tough games.
    Port were appalling yesterday, and are no guarantee to win more than once
    Sydney should beat Freo and Carlton, and Adelaide will be huge. A chance to make top 4
    Bulldogs will lose to GWS, beat Port, then Hawthorn in Hodges last game...
    Essendon will lose to Adelaide, but beat the Suns and Freo
    West Coast are cooked, Carlton is iffey, and they lose to GWS and Adelaide.
    Melbourne must beat the Saints, but even then won't beat Adelaide again, and Collingwood are now doing enough to keep Buckley employed
    St Kilda can still sneak in from 11th with games against Melbourne and North, then the Tigers

    Adelaide
    GWS
    Richmond
    Sydney
    Geelong
    Port
    Essendon
    Bulldogs

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    #167

    @mariner4life said in AFL 2017:

    looking at the ladder, and the remaining fixtures, Richmond should come in 3rd.

    Adelaide will be top, GWS second, Adelaid can afford to drop their game against Sydney
    Richmond more than likely will win all 3 as well, just maybe a desperate Saints in the last round might be a hurdle
    Geelong are cooked. Not playing well, Selwood gone for probably 6 weeks, and 3 tough games.
    Port were appalling yesterday, and are no guarantee to win more than once
    Sydney should beat Freo and Carlton, and Adelaide will be huge. A chance to make top 4
    Bulldogs will lose to GWS, beat Port, then Hawthorn in Hodges last game...
    Essendon will lose to Adelaide, but beat the Suns and Freo
    West Coast are cooked, Carlton is iffey, and they lose to GWS and Adelaide.
    Melbourne must beat the Saints, but even then won't beat Adelaide again, and Collingwood are now doing enough to keep Buckley employed
    St Kilda can still sneak in from 11th with games against Melbourne and North, then the Tigers

    Adelaide
    GWS
    Richmond
    Sydney
    Geelong
    Port
    Essendon
    Bulldogs

    We'll still fuck it up and lose in a prelim...

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    I'm taking nothing for granted

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    @kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2017:

    I'm taking nothing for granted

    Piss off. We're the underdogs. It's the Tigers' to lose ...

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    @booboo you guys are in the box seat to make the gf ,

    Hold onto first place you should be looking at 2 home finals ,then be a matter of how you handle the g ,

    We will have to play away week 1 , love to see us hold onto 3rd and play gws who we match up well against , I don't think playing them away would be intimidating at all for us ,

    But wouldn't like to travel to Adelaide to play you guys , that is a different assignment altogether.

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    @kiwiinmelb never change Richmond supporters...

    In this retarded season, i wonder if the finals will be a little more to script?

    I would be a little wary of assuming winning a major semi is still the major advantage it used to be. The pre-finals bye is changing everything. Win the major semi and by the time the prelim rolls around you've played once in 4 weeks. That's not ideal

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    @mariner4life I think you can't overthink it ,
    Just try and win each game as they come ,
    As far as Richmond is concerned, they have 3 tough games to go , Geelong at the cattery , despite their recent form they are always hard to beat there , ( should be at the G in front of 80,000 but Geelong wouldn't give up their home advantage , but that's another story )
    Freo away , and the saints who pulled our pants down big time earlier in the season ,
    Before we talk finals , it could still go tits up yet .

    Take nothing for granted .

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    @kiwiinmelb Geelong without Hawkins, Selwood and Duncan, all the while not playing well, if the Tigers are legit they should win.

    Interested why you obviously think Geelong should move their game to the Tigers home ground?

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    #174

    The Suns finally sack Eade. He inherited a shitty culture left by McKenna and the rest, but he hasn't improved the team at all, and was obviously not the right man for the job.

    Search for a new coach begins. AFL boards will be alight with conspiracy theories of premier coaches being paid massive amounts of money by the AFL to take the job. Who would want it? Especially because Ablett will likely leave at the end of the year?

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    @mariner4life said in AFL 2017:

    @kiwiinmelb Geelong without Hawkins, Selwood and Duncan, all the while not playing well, if the Tigers are legit they should win.

    Interested why you obviously think Geelong should move their game to the Tigers home ground?

    We havent won down there for 12 years , bit of a bogey ground , which I suppose answers your second question .

    But the AFL usually push them to play at the G when they play their home games against the bigger clubs for the bigger crowds and the extra dollars ( they played Collingwood and the hawks there this year on home games ) and surprisingly this one , which would be a blockbuster , be easy 75,000 plus , its not happening , richmond fans will be locked out

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    #176

    #justrichmondthings

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    #177

    Rely on them to fuck it up when it counts ,

    Unlike my nrl team the storm ,polar opposites,
    I'm at that game instead , storm vs roosters , gf preview 😉

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    #178

    Dammit, they looked good in the 3rd

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    #179

    We're not suited to playing on a small ground...

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    @antipodean I've been advised that its a good time of the year to lose a game..not showing all your cards etc etc.

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    @mariner4life said in AFL 2017:

    #justrichmondthings

    Caught most of the 2nd qtr. Geelong jumped out to big lead. Surprised it ended up that close.

    Sydney smacked Freo though. Fizzled a bit after being 50-8 at QT. And 90 odd to 9 at HT.

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    #182

    Gee Eddie Betts is kinda handy

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    #183

    Half time good guys up by 32 after conceding a lead....

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    @booboo said in AFL 2017:

    Half time good guys up by 32 after conceding a lead....

    And so we're 6 points up with 2 rounds left.

    Guaranteed top 2 ... I think ...

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    @Rembrandt said in AFL 2017:

    @antipodean I've been advised that its a good time of the year to lose a game..not showing all your cards etc etc.

    I cant agree , to keep winning , secure a top 4 spot , possible top 2 spot would be ideal,

    dont want to get your hopes up too much, but the reality is , the tiges have had a great season , exceeded everyones expectations, but are probably a bit short of the top sides talent wise ,

    @antipodean said in AFL 2017:

    We're not suited to playing on a small ground...

    Cat park is a narrow ground , and they , like the swans with their short ground , play it better than anybody , hence their home record, no doubt the wide open spaces of the G would suit us more with our pace , but thats footy

    is AFL the only football code in the world , where the dimensions of the playing fields vary ? bit like Cricket I guess

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