The F Word.

[pinot]

experienced hardened bodies with finals experience playing a gameplan the players like. looks positive and a potent mix but don't think we will make the finals but will be in for a shout.

if we beat one of WCE, hawthorn or Sydney then I'm on the finals bandwagon

[laj]

experienced hardened bodies with finals experience playing a gameplan the players like. looks positive and a potent mix but don't think we will make the finals but will be in for a shout.

if we beat one of WCE, hawthorn or Sydney then I'm on the finals bandwagon

Hopefully we beat St.Kilda first then our best chance of the next 6 are Collingwood, West Coast and Adelaide with te latter two at home. with the softer last 4 games you're then looking at a chance. Reality is though next week is a real danger game then the next 6 games is a brutal stretch but win the ones I spoke about then you never know your luck.

[shadesy]

Let's beat St Kilda and then I absolutely seriously believe we are a chance.

Our percentage sucks though.

We can win the last 4... Beat saints that's 11 wins.

We have beaten Geelong who are third, so no reason we can't win a few more.

13 wins...

[Blue Moon]

My view is that we shouldn't get to far ahead of ourselves so I am taking it one premiership at a time.

[Gointocarlton]

After the Coll game on the 7/5/16, I looked at the draw and predicated the following:
RIC L
SYD L
GCS L
WBD L
FRE W
ESS W
COL W
PA W
NM L
GEE L
BL W
STK W
BYE
GWS L
COL W
ADE L
WCE W
SYD L
HAW L
STK W
BL L
MEL W
ESS W
I had us winning 11 and losing to Geel (now a W). I really want to beat Haw and/or Syd, dont really care about the rest or making finals TBH, as long as we continue playing the way we are I'm more than happy. If we blood a few more young uns, thats another bonus. Having said that, if we keep playing the way we are now, the W's may well take care of themselves.
Go Blues

[LordLucifer]

On current form and taking injuries into account, we should win this week against the Saints quite comfortably.

After that we have the bye which is always a danger game. 

Then it gets really interesting :

GWS away - very tough ask, can't see a win there
Collingwood @ home - hmm, should be a win but who knows
Adelaide @ home - nah, they might be a bit good for us
WCE @ home - they don't travel well but they will be hard to beat
Sydney away - good luck, they are a damn good team
Hawthorn away - might be pinchable but more likely a loss
St. Blunda @ home - yep, should be a solid win
Brisbane away - should be another win
Melbourne @ home - depends on which Dees team turns up, should be a win
Essendon away - percentage booster

Overall, we are looking at an end of season win/loss ratio of 11/11 which should have us finish around the 11-12 spots on the ladder.

If we were offered that at the start of the season we would of welcomed it with open arms.

Barring compo picks, priority picks and any other weirdo bonuses, we will start of with draft picks #7, #25, #43, #61, #79 & #97.

[PaulP]

I think it's unrealistic for us to continue our good form for the full season. I would expect us to drop one or two that others may pencil in. But then, I always err on the conservative side.

Pies might get some of their stars back by then, and Hawks will be too good. Not hopeful on either of those. Melbourne are in good form and playing good consistent footy - Roos has had a good length of time to develop them, and it's looks like it's starting to bear fruit. Anyone of Essendon, Saints or Brissie could be the upset loss.

[jeza]

I like our style of play against the Hawks. Not saying we would start favourites but we're not out of it entirely.

[cookie2]

I think it's unrealistic for us to continue our good form for the full season. I would expect us to drop one or two that others may pencil in. But then, I always err on the conservative side.

Pies might get some of their stars back by then, and Hawks will be too good. Not hopeful on either of those. Melbourne are in good form and playing good consistent footy - Roos has had a good length of time to develop them, and it's looks like it's starting to bear fruit. Anyone of Essendon, Saints or Brissie could be the upset loss.

A lot will also ride on what injuries we may get. Our depth is pretty thin.

[DJC]

A lot will also ride on what injuries we may get. Our depth is pretty thin.

Another five wins is not unrealistic, provided we have a good run with injuries.  We don't have a lot of blokes in the NBs demanding games and it would be preferable to play Charlie Curnow, McKay and Silvagni when they're ready, not because we have to.