Pre Match. Collingwood v. Sydney - All comments
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Pre Match. Collingwood v. Sydney - All comments
After looking at the ladder this afternoon with this weeks (5 of the 8 games completed), our clash with Sydneys stakes to me have been raised a bar or two.
The top 12 stands at this;
Cats 9 - 3 --- 155.38%
Eagles 8 - 3 --- 125.95%
Hawks 8 - 4 --- 122.43%
Crows 7 - 5 --- 111.75%
Magpies 7 - 4 --- 105.88%
Bombers 7 - 5 --- 103.36%
Bulldogs 7 - 5 --- 100.08%
Power 7 - 5 --- 99.73%
Kangaroos 7 - 5 --- 96.83%
Swans 6 - 5 --- 113.77%
Dockers 5 - 7 --- 97.22%
Lions 4 - 1 - 7 --- 89.03%
Circumstances if we:
WIN:
Depending on percentage ofcourse,
in a perfect world we win by 175 points we bounce above the Hawks into third position and if at the same time the eagles loose to the Saints by 24 points (just as realistic if you ask me) we go to second position. Highly, unlikely, infact impossible.
So, if we win by even the barest of margains, one point we push ourselves back into fourth position above the Crows.
LOSE:
If we loose by anything under 25 points we fall behind our opponents to Syndey into 6th spot, just ahead of Essendon.
If we loose by 25 points we not only loose our 6th spot but fall behind Essendon into 7th.
If we loose by 58 points we fall down to 8th behind the Dogs and if worst comes to worst and we loose by 94 points we fall out of the 8.
I know everyone will be saying every games a danger game ect, but we loose this and we have a ratio of 7 wins and 5 losses which puts us right back in the pack - not where we want to be after such a good start.
Its such a big game which can effectively set up the season, especially with a big month up ahead. If we can take 4 points away from Sydney, we set them back even further and catapult ourselves into top four contention for seasons end.
The top 12 stands at this;
Cats 9 - 3 --- 155.38%
Eagles 8 - 3 --- 125.95%
Hawks 8 - 4 --- 122.43%
Crows 7 - 5 --- 111.75%
Magpies 7 - 4 --- 105.88%
Bombers 7 - 5 --- 103.36%
Bulldogs 7 - 5 --- 100.08%
Power 7 - 5 --- 99.73%
Kangaroos 7 - 5 --- 96.83%
Swans 6 - 5 --- 113.77%
Dockers 5 - 7 --- 97.22%
Lions 4 - 1 - 7 --- 89.03%
Circumstances if we:
WIN:
Depending on percentage ofcourse,
in a perfect world we win by 175 points we bounce above the Hawks into third position and if at the same time the eagles loose to the Saints by 24 points (just as realistic if you ask me) we go to second position. Highly, unlikely, infact impossible.
So, if we win by even the barest of margains, one point we push ourselves back into fourth position above the Crows.
LOSE:
If we loose by anything under 25 points we fall behind our opponents to Syndey into 6th spot, just ahead of Essendon.
If we loose by 25 points we not only loose our 6th spot but fall behind Essendon into 7th.
If we loose by 58 points we fall down to 8th behind the Dogs and if worst comes to worst and we loose by 94 points we fall out of the 8.
I know everyone will be saying every games a danger game ect, but we loose this and we have a ratio of 7 wins and 5 losses which puts us right back in the pack - not where we want to be after such a good start.
Its such a big game which can effectively set up the season, especially with a big month up ahead. If we can take 4 points away from Sydney, we set them back even further and catapult ourselves into top four contention for seasons end.
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Agree. It looks like it's going to be a tough battle for a top 4 spot this season, well a top 8 spot as well... and we need to keep winning to stay ahead of the pack. Considering where Sydney is on the ladder, this is pretty much a good old 8-point game
And a win will have us in 4th, still only one game and percentage behind top place and halfway through the season, that kind of sets us up (if we can keep the form up)
And a win will have us in 4th, still only one game and percentage behind top place and halfway through the season, that kind of sets us up (if we can keep the form up)
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No doubt Mick has also identified this as a big game, we have always lost going into the mid season break, the last 6 years in a row in fact, but often came out firing in the 2nd half of the season. Good to see us head back up North for a true break to refresh the team, but the key is Rocca, if he has a big game and 2nd half of the season we will be flying and top 2 a guarantee
Lose this and we are exactly where we dont want to be, back in the pack with some tough games to come
Lose this and we are exactly where we dont want to be, back in the pack with some tough games to come
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Its a very even year and percentages are going to be crucial for some teams. Geelong have virtually got an extra four points with their massive percentage. We've probably seen enough evidence to suggest that the Pies are not going to blow sides away this year (especially if we keep giving them starts!), so you can assume our percentage will remain shite. Therefore, we simply need to accumulate wins and take percentage out of the equation. This Sydney game is massive for us...however, unless Jimmy comes back and a few of the young guys put in great performances, I fear this one could get ugly for us.
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It will be a tough game for us. But I think the loss of Kennelly may prove to be too much for the Swans, whe he was out the last time with his knee, I dont think they won a game, and on top of that, Hall I dont think has been playing all that well.
I think that the break has come at a good time for us, and the week off would have done us the world of good!!!
I think that the break has come at a good time for us, and the week off would have done us the world of good!!!
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