Brisbane's arsey 8ths

[Jason Maher]

This year is not the first time Brisbane have stumbled into 8th spot through no fault of their own. In fact, they've made rather a habit of other results falling their way and granting them an undeserved finals berth. Let's hope the same result eventuates as the other 4 times and they get bounced out by the far more deserving and vastly superior Cowboys.

1999: 1 win and 1 draw form their first 10 games, then benefited from a Penrith-style easy draw and other results falling their way to beat Canberra to 8th by a point.

2003: Lost their last 7 on the trot after an arsey golden point win over Melbourne, including to a reserve grade Dragons team in round 26. Once again, other results went their way and they limped in ahead of Parramatta.

2007: This one takes the cake. Took 8th place by differential over the Tigers with an 11-13 record. Very top heavy ladder that year, with cheating scum Melbourne and Manly being streets ahead of everyone else.

2012: Lost 6 in a row before a final round win over Penrith and other results once again falling their way handed them an unearned 8th.

2014: Naturally, Parrmatta and the Warriors bottled it as the footy gods once again gave the donkeys' bollocks a good fondle. As the old saying goes, it's always better to be lucky than good.

And before anyone states the obvious, yes I'm butthurt. ;-)

 

[Ghoulies]

We are an embarrassment to the many champion sides that have finished 8th over the years.

 

[Jason Maher]

To be marginally fair, the least deserving finals teams ever were the Dragons and Canberra in 02. Dragons won 9 games, Canberra 10, with both on 25 points. Dogs not being caught would have dumped Canberra (probably because the Dogs wouldn't have lost to them), but we would have still made it by winning 9 of 24 games.

 

[Snappy]

yes I'm butthurt. ;-)

 

[Snappy]

So did other results go our way all year, or just the last couple rounds ?

Every team plays 24 games, and at the end of that we made the 8. If other teams wernt good enough that's their problem.

 

[adamkungl]

Hope they get flogged. You can get behind an 8th placed team where they have an awesome back end to the season and play out of their skins week-in week-out to make it. Hate to see someone plod their way in just because other teams were too shit to take the opportunity.

Dogs and Broncos, woeful football sides.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

You're barely trying these days Jason.

 

[user_nat]

Yup. 28 points and almost +100 F/A. Least deserved 8th ever (except 07). Would have been so much more deserving for the Eels.

 

[no name]

, then benefited from a Penrith-style easy draw

The only point worth noting out of the whole post.

 

[insert.pause]

These threads makes making the finals all that sweeter!

 

[adamkungl]

These threads makes making the finals all that sweeter!

Finals plural is a bit of a stretch...

 

[Ghoulies]

Finals plural is a bit of a stretch...

Ugh. That's a weak effort.

 

[Swarzey]

Who cares. They're just making up the numbers and any hope of being a chance in the finals will fade after a few minutes.

 

[Doomednow]

What an awful f**king team the Broncos are. A blight on the game.

 

[muzby]

at the risk of turning this from a maher butthurt thread to a finals system debate......


this highlights why the top 8 is just such as stupid finals system... team 8, and usually 7 as well, are mostly just making up the numbers..

bring back a top 5, where if you've made the finals, you're actually good enough to be in with a chance at the title...

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

at the risk of turning this from a maher butthurt thread to a finals system debate......


this highlights why the top 8 is just such as stupid finals system... team 8, and usually 7 as well, are mostly just making up the numbers..

bring back a top 5, where if you've made the finals, you're actually good enough to be in with a chance at the title...

Nah, a top 8 helps extend the season. With that in mind, I think we should have a final 16

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

 

[dogslife]

Hope they get flogged. You can get behind an 8th placed team where they have an awesome back end to the season and play out of their skins week-in week-out to make it. Hate to see someone plod their way in just because other teams were too shit to take the opportunity.

Dogs and Broncos, woeful football sides.

Dogs are specials brah

 

[Jason Maher]

IBM actually made a decent post. It's a miracle!

 

[lockyno1]

At least we try and play football, we don't try and play Wrestlemania out there. We will likely lose although of all teams the Cowboys are the best option