the kid wrote:How about those Demons hey ?
Its a grand ol flag , its a high flying flag .. its the emblem for me and for you ... Every Heart beats true etc etc
More Gluhwein Vicar ?
Weather has been great too
Go Billiam !! great post mate. Always next year for the red & the blue.....
z900/zx9 wrote:......I agree with mick Geelong are not right offs.....
I don't think anyone is writing the Cats off - they are just not the same side they were a few years ago. They are barely hanging in the 8, which is not a good look for any team that is defending a Premiership. On their day though, they can match the best, no issue. Its just that those days - are becoming fewer and further between.
A Hawks/Swans GF would be interesting
imagine the Ducks trying to win ugly against the Hawks !!!! it would be a mad game to watch. Some great ladder-defining (and top 8 defining) games coming up over the next 2 months ....
mick_dundee wrote:
Essendon @ Etihad (rewards fast-running sides that use all the ground) Like Geelong!
What Geelong side are you talking about ? The one playing this year are the greatest players of corridor football in the AFL !! They are good at this when all the players are playing well - but this style of footy bites them on the arse when the skills go missing - just like they did when they got beaten by the Pies. Corridor football is not using all the ground Mick
mick_dundee wrote:....Crows @ home Winnable, not many teams come close to us there....
yeh well Adelaide are playing heaps better football so on form alone the Crows get this win. Losing Tippett will be a big blow for them - this could tip the game in Cats favour. Home ground at Unskilled Stadium only matters against bottom 8 sides, which is what the Cats play there 9 games out of every 10. Cats rarely play the good sides at home.
mick_dundee wrote:.....Hawks @ MCG We have a GREAT recent record against the Hawks......
yeh 2008 was a stellar season !! hahaah mate Hawks are going to dish out an absolute pasting when they meet the Pussies at the G. Don't kid yourself about the Hawks they are the real deal.
mick_dundee wrote:.....Eagles @ perth
We have a good away record....
only if you count *away* games as Etihad or the MCG !!! hahahahahah good luck over there, Eagles will be playing for a top 2 position and a home final in this game. You lot have buckleys.
mick_dundee wrote:.....Saints @ Etihad ( Saints kick arse here) We kick better arse, best record of ANY team at Etihad, saints are struggling to tie their shoelaces.....
best record of any team at Etihad ?? I reckon the Saints are more than capable of matching the Cats at Etihad. They are playing good - but inconsistent - footy. It really depends on which Saints side shows on the night.
mick_dundee wrote:......Bulldogs @ home ( btw - this is the only game in the run home that is a guaranteed 4 points for the Cats) We'll moider the bums........
No arguments there !
mick_dundee wrote:.......Swans @ home. As above, we are the ONLY Victorian team left in the comp with a genuine home ground advantage........
Maybe. Swans can choke the life out of any team, and playing at Unskilled Stadium holds no fears for them. Remember that winning streak you had against those bottom-8 teams for a few years ??
who busted that little cherry....
mick_dundee wrote:......Geelong are FAR from a spent force!!!! Sure we're a little older and slower than last year but we'l be thereabouts again this year!......
Even being a Pieman, and doing the ladder calculator my way - yes, the Cats will still make the 8, but only on % against Essendon and Richmond. They will squeak in and may even win the first elimination final. But going any further will depend on who they come up against - and if it is the Hawks or Pies or Swans - bye bye Cats for 2012.
It will be a great finals series any way you look at it. I just wish the Tigers could make the finals - very unlikely now....
Hawthorn still looked good even without Buddy & Geelong belted Essendon last night. 
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