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[CyberKev]

As at 8 August, I have Port sneaking into the eight and Brisbane missing out.

Disastrous news for Hawthorn at the other end of the table, with their first wooden spoon in 40 years

# Team Pl W L D PF PA Pt Perc 1 West Coast 22 18 4 0 2335 1844 72 126.6 3 St Kilda 22 15 7 0 2387 1845 60 129.3 2 Adelaide 22 15 7 0 2040 1630 60 125.1 4 Sydney 22 15 7 0 1954 1784 60 109.5 7 Geelong 22 13 9 0 2212 1950 52 113.4 5 Kangaroos 22 13 9 0 2072 2096 52 98.8 10 W Bulldogs 22 12 10 0 2359 2297 48 102.6 9 Port Adel 22 11 10 1 2055 2143 46 95.8 6 Bris Lions 22 11 11 0 2280 2094 44 108.8 8 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 2079 2042 40 101.8 11 Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2152 2292 40 93.8 12 Richmond 22 10 12 0 1979 2200 40 89.9 13 Essendon 22 8 14 0 2044 2310 32 88.4 14 Collingwood 22 6 16 0 1922 2331 24 82.4 16 Carlton 22 4 17 1 2006 2596 18 77.2 15 Hawthorn 22 4 18 0 1852 2274 16 81.4
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#TeamPlWLDPFPAPtPerc1 West Coast1916302026155364130.52 Adelaide1914501749132156132.43 St Kilda1912702038159448127.94 Sydney1912701621151748106.95 Kangaroos1912701791177748100.86 Bris Lions1910902001177340112.97 Geelong1910901857170540108.98 Fremantle1910901806171540105.39 Port Adel19991174618523894.310 W Bulldogs199100202020363699.211 Melbourne199100186719773694.412 Richmond199100171018693691.513 Essendon197120174720072887.014 Collingwood195140164920042082.315 Hawthorn194150157919471681.116 Carlton193151172122811475.4


WC=1;Adel=2;StK=3;Syd=4;Kang=5;Bris=6;Geel=7;Frem=8;Port=10;WB=11;Melb=12;Rich=13;Ess=14;Coll=15;Haw=16;Carl=17;

 

[chileman]

If Sydney finish in the top 4 I'll be a happy man......

 

[CyberKev]

If Sydney finish in the top 4 I'll be a happy man......

Get ye self ready to feel some good ye olde joy then, Young Man.

Sydney are near certainties to finish top four.

 

[chileman]

Young Man.

:shock: I like you .....*note Meltiger, he called me a young man*

 

[meltiger]

:shock: I like you .....*note Meltiger, he called me a young man*

lol

Then he clearly hasn't met you, old fart ;-)

 

[CyberKev]

* As at 15 August 2005 its aloha Brisbane & Richmond for the 2005 Finals. The Tigers need to win both, while hoping that Melbourne & Geelong lose both. At the other end of the table, its wooden spoon time for Collingwood.

Predicted Ladder

1 West Coast 72 129.1
2 Adelaide 64 128.5
3 St Kilda 60 128.9
4 Sydney 60 115.6
5 Kangaroos 52 99.5
6 Geelong 48 110.0
7 W Bulldogs 48 101.8
8 Port Adel 46 96.3
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9 Melbourne 44 96.5
10 Bris Lions 40 103.5
11 Fremantle 40 100.3
12 Richmond 36 90.0
13 Essendon 28 85.5
14 Hawthorn 24 82.9
15 Carlton 22 79.1
16 Collingwood 20 80.1

 

[meltiger]

Hmmm ... Do Richmond throw this weeks game to ensure Hawthorn doesn't get a bonus selection [-X


Told you they would beat the Scummers.

 

[CyberKev]

Hmmm ... Do Richmond throw this weeks game to ensure Hawthorn doesn't get a bonus selection [-X

Both sides will playing hard to win, Young Man. Should be quite a cracker, just wish that they were showing it on the tube up here

Told you they would beat the Scummers.

Yes, maybe we need to play them in awful Bulldog training jumpers every time...

The scoreline was exceedingly flattering for the Bombers, made worse by the depleted nature of the Hawk side.

I'm thinking Essendon may be a genuine spoon contender next season. Particularly if, as expected, Collingwood gets a major boost from the upcoming draft by finishing last and get the only PPs on offer.

 

[UndertakerMike]

Great to see Collingwood on the Bottom (with Carlton) Justie at last.

Saints doing well And I'm sure your top 4 will be correct.

 

[lockyno1]

CyberKev, I told you that Hawthorn would win at least 1 more!

 

[CyberKev]

CyberKev, I told you that Hawthorn would win at least 1 more!

You did indeed.

Credit where it's due, nice work.

 

[lockyno1]

You did indeed.

Credit where it's due, nice work.

Thanks!

 

[tye]

Looking forward to the final 2 rounds. should be a great finals series as well, just a shame the Bombers wont be part of it....That just means ill have to get on the Swans bandwagon......

 

[meltiger]

Both sides will playing hard to win, Young Man. Should be quite a cracker, just wish that they were showing it on the tube up here

Given we just put in a good performance @ Telstra Dome (Given the way Footscray have spankified Brisbane & West Coast of late, I'm not too shattered @ a 2 goal loss. Especially when we had our chances) ........ We are due for a terribly sh*thouse game there. I truely hate that place when Richmond are playing there.


I tell you 1 club that is shanking the season - COLLINGWOOD


Two years after a GF and they are going to get a priority pick? f**k off, I'll bebarrackign for those rats to get up this week.

 

[CyberKev]

I tell you 1 club that is shanking the season - COLLINGWOOD

Two years after a GF and they are going to get a priority pick? f**k off, I'll bebarrackign for those rats to get up this week.

I don't believe they are shanking.

Making those two grand finals with the list they had was positively Hafeyesque, although even then they had to rely on a brilliant injury run across those seasons.

They haven't been so healthy since. Hawthorn's decline across 2002-03 also coincided with a nightmare prolonged injury run, and while there is a clear impact in the moment, it also carries severe after effects.

Collingwood is in severe strife list wise. Its midfield is mediocre and lacking in leg speed. Its key defenders are either not up to it, or in the case of Wakelin & Presti, getting past it. More tellingly, talismanic leader Buckley is on the wrong side of 30 and has started to become injury prone.

Atb the moment their problems have been exacerbated by having to play effectively without any forwards other than young Cloke and I'm not surprised by how poorly they're travelling.

 

[meltiger]

Rubbish.

Your argument against 'tanking' was that teams cannot afford it due to membershop and sponsorship concerns... Do you honestly beleive that Collingwood losing their last two games will make a lick of difference to either their membership or sponsorship contracts?

They are also a club that does not give a f**k about the integrity of the competition, only what is good for them.

Virtually all of their top line players will not play this weekend ... & you are telling me they are trying their hardest to win a game?

bullsh*t.

 

[CyberKev]

Virtually all of their top line players will not play this weekend ... & you are telling me they are trying their hardest to win a game?

Fair slack of the reins, they're not playing because they're on the injury list.

Collingwood won't play to lose, but it'll lose anyway because its list has had the Richard!

 

[meltiger]

Fair slack of the reins, they're not playing because they're on the injury list.

Collingwood won't play to lose, but it'll lose anyway because its list has had the Richard!

OK, Out of interest, how many Hawthorn & Carlton players have been sent for surgery several weeks out from the end of the season, players who could easily take their place on the park.

& Buckley? bullsh*t he's injured. OK, well maybe injured emotionally due to leaving Brisbane for Collingwood to "Win Premierships" (LMAO - I hope 30 years down the track their still reminding the skunk of that dumb decision) but physically? bullsh*t.

 

[UndertakerMike]

OK, Out of interest, how many Hawthorn & Carlton players have been sent for surgery several weeks out from the end of the season, players who could easily take their place on the park.

& Buckley? bullsh*t he's injured. OK, well maybe injured emotionally due to leaving Brisbane for Collingwood to "Win Premierships" (LMAO - I hope 30 years down the track their still reminding the skunk of that dumb decision) but physically? bullsh*t.

I am inclined to belive/agree with you about this Mel.

 

[CyberKev]

OK, Out of interest, how many Hawthorn & Carlton players have been sent for surgery several weeks out from the end of the season, players who could easily take their place on the park.

& Buckley? bullsh*t he's injured. OK, well maybe injured emotionally due to leaving Brisbane for Collingwood to "Win Premierships" (LMAO - I hope 30 years down the track their still reminding the skunk of that dumb decision) but physically? bullsh*t.

Carlton only have two players on the injury list.

Hawthorn has 14...

HAWTHORN
John Barker (quad) season
Chance Bateman (shoulder) season
Simon Beaumont (Achilles) season
Tim Boyle (leg) season
Robert Campbell (knee) season
Nick Holland (shoulder) season
Ben Kane (ankle) season
Rick Ladson (arm) season
Matt Little (ankle) season
Sam Mitchell (shoulder) season
Brad Sewell (thumb) season
Doug Scott (shoulder) season
Mark Williams (knee) season
Danny Jacobs (jaw) season

5 of these injuries (Barker, Bateman, Scott, Campbell & Beaumont have been long termers)

Of the others, the only two that you could remotely consider anywhere near viable for playing on are Sewell and Boyle.

You'd be asking for trouble with Boyle, and I support the club fully in not playing a guy with stress fractures in his leg. Any medico will tell you that stress fractures need total rest over many weeks to prevent nasty long term complications.

Outside Sewell and the long termers, the only injury that isn't a break is Williams, with Hawthorn clearly keen to ensure that a minor 1 month knee injury doesn't escalate into a long term problem.

So the answer to your question is 0 at Carlton and (possibly) 1 at Hawthorn. Sewell had a fab month before breaking his thumb, but I somehow doubt that, in and of himself, he's going to make a massive difference to our onfield fortunes at this point.

Seriously Craig, if you're going to make these outlandish statements you really need to do the research beforehand.

Unless you beleive that players with breaks, reconstructions and dislocations are fine to take the paddock.