07-13-2023, 04:31 AM
(07-13-2023, 01:55 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I disagree. Fremantle and Gold Coast are both 7/9 in the W/L (the same as us except for the draw), and Hawthorn can and did beat the Lions. You don't win those three consecutive games by 10 goals without doing a fair bit right.
You can pivot any victory towards the negative. If we beat Port, then we can say it doesn't mean anything because they were due for a loss. If we beat the Pies, then we can say McRae had a rare bad day in the box etc., we got lucky with the umpires etc.
Whether we play brilliantly or awfully for the rest of the season, those three victories were good.
Me too!
This season is remarkable for the unpredictable results; it seems that any team can get up on match day regardless of the opposition. Even the cellar dwellers have recorded wins or threatened an upset.
Freo and Gold Coast were above us on the ladder when we played them. Gold Coast have had some significant wins this season; Geelong, Richmond, Footscray and Adelaide. Freo has accounted for Sydney, Geelong, Melbourne and Essendon. Hawthorn beat Brisbane and St Kilda.
Then there's the manner of those wins; we didn't just fall over the line, we handed out decent shellackings.
It's going to be a tough assignment but, if we play the same relentless footy that we've produced over the last three games, we should prevail.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball