08-05-2023, 09:38 PM
It's at the point where it boils down to which side comes with the greatest intensity and pressure.
Ability will have little to do with it, and it will be more about desire to win.
The teams still in contention have different strengths and weaknesses, injury will also play a part,
and some sides will match up better against others.
But try tipping winners of individual games and you'll probably be surprised as often as you're right.
A game lost can mean an opportunity wasted. and may be the difference between playing finals or not.
There are no easy games as West Coast proved yesterday.
We're on a bit of a run.
Sometimes sides take this type of run all the way through to the end.
But this is a strange season and it's hard to remember one where places for the eight are so tight so far down the ladder.
To continue a run with that kind of competition for finals spots would be an exceptional effort.
Every game from this point will be a challenge, but in two weeks time results may determine that some sides have dropped off the pace and can no longer make it.
That may be another factor in affecting results.
We lost a lot of drive last week when we lost Cerra, but we were able to correct it and hold them off.
But it's a worrying addition to an already significant injury list.
We beat Collingwood last week, St Kilda beat Hawthorn who this week also beat Collingwood.
Drawing a form line through that means this game could be a real challenge.
But form lines are seemingly irrelevant in this charge to the finals.
Expect both teams to come with full attitude and intensity
So for this game, as for the rest of the season...hoping for a win is about the best I can do.
Ability will have little to do with it, and it will be more about desire to win.
The teams still in contention have different strengths and weaknesses, injury will also play a part,
and some sides will match up better against others.
But try tipping winners of individual games and you'll probably be surprised as often as you're right.
A game lost can mean an opportunity wasted. and may be the difference between playing finals or not.
There are no easy games as West Coast proved yesterday.
We're on a bit of a run.
Sometimes sides take this type of run all the way through to the end.
But this is a strange season and it's hard to remember one where places for the eight are so tight so far down the ladder.
To continue a run with that kind of competition for finals spots would be an exceptional effort.
Every game from this point will be a challenge, but in two weeks time results may determine that some sides have dropped off the pace and can no longer make it.
That may be another factor in affecting results.
We lost a lot of drive last week when we lost Cerra, but we were able to correct it and hold them off.
But it's a worrying addition to an already significant injury list.
We beat Collingwood last week, St Kilda beat Hawthorn who this week also beat Collingwood.
Drawing a form line through that means this game could be a real challenge.
But form lines are seemingly irrelevant in this charge to the finals.
Expect both teams to come with full attitude and intensity
So for this game, as for the rest of the season...hoping for a win is about the best I can do.