Adelaide vs Melbourne

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Anyone think Melbourne will win?

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"Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

I think we're a show, and if we do win and Freo finally loses a game (not
much chance of that) we will play Adelaide @ AAMI 2 weeks in a row! Sheesh!

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On 08/31/2006 07:07:39 "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

Yes and no. If Melbourne win, I really, really hope Richmond win as well.

This is selfish - I'd rather Freo play Adelaide in the first final since it's an away game and not an pseudo away derby.

Toby.

[Ext User(Greg)]

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:07:39 GMT, "Somefella"
<footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

>Anyone think Melbourne will win?
Crows are gone..

Greg

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In article <iibcf2d9dh3kllctt4monqm3pcr343ggp8@4ax.com>,
Greg <greg@nospamellenbrook.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:07:39 GMT, "Somefella"
> <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
>
> >Anyone think Melbourne will win?
> Crows are gone..
>
> Greg

2nd that!.

west coast for the flag now!

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woods <noreply@none.com> wrote in news:44f630cc$0$22363$afc38c87
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> In article <iibcf2d9dh3kllctt4monqm3pcr343ggp8@4ax.com>,
> Greg <greg@nospamellenbrook.net> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:07:39 GMT, "Somefella"
>> <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> >Anyone think Melbourne will win?
>> Crows are gone..
>>
>> Greg
>
> 2nd that!.
>
> west coast for the flag now!
>

As much as I hate to say it, I think the Swans are still in with a real
show of this flag. If they come up against Freo, I fully expect them to
humiliate them. Only side that can beat Sydney, I believe, is Collingwood.

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"Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

Yep.
Adelaide will be lucky to win another game.
Fuck I'm glad I didn't take the short odds, I was very close.

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> "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?
>
> Yep.
> Adelaide will be lucky to win another game.
> Fuck I'm glad I didn't take the short odds, I was very close.

Injury list is terrible... burton usually carves us up so i'm ok with him
being out.. :)

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Anyone think Melbourne will win?

Yes, in a close finish. But I expect Adelaide will give it their best.

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"Epigram" <not@this.id> wrote in message
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> On 08/31/2006 07:07:39 "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?
>
> Yes and no. If Melbourne win, I really, really hope Richmond win as well.
>
> This is selfish - I'd rather Freo play Adelaide in the first final since
> it's an away game and not an pseudo away derby.
>
> Toby.

Mad as it may sound, I'd rather play Freo in the finals in week 1 than our
other potential opponents Melb & Syndney

Everything will be in Freos favour - just like it was in 2003.

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"Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

Yes, but Neitz v Rutten is the key match-up. If Rutten can shut him down,
then Adelaide will have a big chance, but if Neitz fires the Crows could cop
a bit of a pasting...

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> "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?
>
> Yes, but Neitz v Rutten is the key match-up. If Rutten can shut him down,
> then Adelaide will have a big chance, but if Neitz fires the Crows could
> cop a bit of a pasting...
>

Rutten hasn't been shutting anyone down lately

Too many classy Crows missing, Goodwin playing hurt, Demons to win

Chris Glover
Asgardian

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On 08/31/2006 08:44:04 woods <noreply@none.com> wrote:

> In article <iibcf2d9dh3kllctt4monqm3pcr343ggp8@4ax.com>, Greg
> <greg@nospamellenbrook.net> wrote:

>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:07:39 GMT, "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au>
>> wrote:

>>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

>> Crows are gone..

>> Greg

> 2nd that!.

> west coast for the flag now!

If they can beat Freo - which they have shown this year they are at best evenly matched, and of late no match.

Toby.

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On 08/31/2006 09:11:10 Ron Burgundy <popematthew@yahoo.com> wrote:

> woods <noreply@none.com> wrote in news:44f630cc$0$22363$afc38c87
> @news.optusnet.com.au:

>> In article <iibcf2d9dh3kllctt4monqm3pcr343ggp8@4ax.com>, Greg
>> <greg@nospamellenbrook.net> wrote:

>>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:07:39 GMT, "Somefella"
>>> <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

>>>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

>>> Crows are gone..

>>> Greg

>> 2nd that!.

>> west coast for the flag now!

> As much as I hate to say it, I think the Swans are still in with a real
> show of this flag. If they come up against Freo, I fully expect them to
> humiliate them. Only side that can beat Sydney, I believe, is
> Collingwood.

Freo did quite well against Sydney at the SCG, until the last 2/3 of the last quarter. But they have learned to win since then - gosh even Geelong (as I predicted) beat Sydney.

The Wiggles would have learned quite a bit about Roos and Sydney by their narrow loss last year at the GF.

Besides that, if Sydney are out of the 4 (quite possible), I can't see them winning 4 games straight to win another flag.

If the ladder remains as is, then possibly:

Week 1.
WCE (1) v Melbourne (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).
Adelaide (2) v Fremantle (3) at Football Park. Winner Fremantle (3).
Sydney (5) v Western Bulldogs (8) at SCG. Winner Sydney (5).
Collingwood (6) v St. Kilda (7) at MCG. Winner Collingwood (6).

Week 2.
Melbourne (4) v Sydney (5) at MCG. Winner Sydney (5).
Adelaide (2) v Collingwood (6) at Football Park. Winner Adelaide (2).

Week 3.
Fremantle (3) v Sydney (5) at Subiaco. Winner Fremantle (3).
WCE (1) v Collingwood (6) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1)

Grand Final.
WCE (1) v Fremantle (2). Winner WCE (1). (But I'd hope for Freo.)

If Melbourne lose against Adelaide this week, and Sydney do make the 4, then possibly:

Week 1.
WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).
Adelaide (2) v Fremantle (3) at Football Park. Winner Fremantle (3).
Collingwood (5) v Western Bulldogs (8) at MCG. Winner Collingwood (5).
St. Kilda (6) v Melbourne (7) at MCG. Winner St. Kilda (6).

Week 2.
Sydney (4) v St. Kilda (6) at SCG. Winner Sydney (4).
Adelaide (2) v Collingwood at Football Park. Winner Adelaide (2).

Week 3.
Fremantle (3) v Adelaide (2) at Subiaco. Winner Fremantle (3).
WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).

Grand Final.
WCE(1) v Fremantle (3). Winner WCE (1). (Again, I'd hope for Freo.)

Either path for Sydney is difficult, but who knows what the actual draw will be? For Sydney, finishing outside the 4 is almost certainly the death of their defence of their premiership.

Toby.

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Epigram wrote
> Week 1.
> WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).
> Adelaide (2) v Fremantle (3) at Football Park. Winner Fremantle (3).
> Collingwood (5) v Western Bulldogs (8) at MCG. Winner Collingwood (5).
> St. Kilda (6) v Melbourne (7) at MCG. Winner St. Kilda (6).
>
> Week 2.
> Sydney (4) v St. Kilda (6) at SCG. Winner Sydney (4).
> Adelaide (2) v Collingwood at Football Park. Winner Adelaide (2).
>
> Week 3.
> Fremantle (3) v Adelaide (2) at Subiaco. Winner Fremantle (3).
> WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).
>
> Grand Final.
> WCE(1) v Fremantle (3). Winner WCE (1). (Again, I'd hope for Freo.)
>
> Either path for Sydney is difficult, but who knows what the actual draw will be? For Sydney, finishing outside the 4 is almost certainly the death of their defence of their premiership.

Except in this option you mention, with Eagles finishing first & Swans
fourth, Eagles would actually play Adelaide in the prelim & the Dockers
would play Sydney. In which case it would be a much closer contest one
would think that a WCE v Syd prelim.

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On 08/31/2006 17:55:55 "Dave" <maybenot> wrote:

> "Epigram" <not@this.id> wrote in message
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>> On 08/31/2006 07:07:39 "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

>>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

>> Yes and no. If Melbourne win, I really, really hope Richmond win as
>> well.

>> This is selfish - I'd rather Freo play Adelaide in the first final since
>> it's an away game and not an pseudo away derby.

>> Toby.

> Mad as it may sound, I'd rather play Freo in the finals in week 1 than our
> other potential opponents Melb & Syndney

> Everything will be in Freos favour - just like it was in 2003.

Look at it this way - it's any disappointment eases more quickly watching the game on TV that actually being there.

Toby.

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On 09/01/2006 10:27:25 "Smash" <smashngrabsmash@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Epigram wrote

>> Week 1. WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1). Adelaide (2) v
>> Fremantle (3) at Football Park. Winner Fremantle (3). Collingwood (5) v
>> Western Bulldogs (8) at MCG. Winner Collingwood (5). St. Kilda (6) v
>> Melbourne (7) at MCG. Winner St. Kilda (6).

>> Week 2. Sydney (4) v St. Kilda (6) at SCG. Winner Sydney (4). Adelaide
>> (2) v Collingwood at Football Park. Winner Adelaide (2).

>> Week 3. Fremantle (3) v Adelaide (2) at Subiaco. Winner Fremantle (3).
>> WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).

>> Grand Final. WCE(1) v Fremantle (3). Winner WCE (1). (Again, I'd hope
>> for Freo.)

>> Either path for Sydney is difficult, but who knows what the actual draw
>> will be? For Sydney, finishing outside the 4 is almost certainly the
>> death of their defence of their premiership.

> Except in this option you mention, with Eagles finishing first & Swans
> fourth, Eagles would actually play Adelaide in the prelim & the Dockers
> would play Sydney. In which case it would be a much closer contest one
> would think that a WCE v Syd prelim.

Yep, see that. But the game would still be at Subiaco, and I honestly believe we can beat Sydney the way we go about the game now.

Toby.

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On 08/31/2006 09:11:10 Ron Burgundy <popematthew@yahoo.com> wrote:

> woods <noreply@none.com> wrote in news:44f630cc$0$22363$afc38c87
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>> In article <iibcf2d9dh3kllctt4monqm3pcr343ggp8@4ax.com>, Greg
>> <greg@nospamellenbrook.net> wrote:

>>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:07:39 GMT, "Somefella"
>>> <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

>>>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?

>>> Crows are gone..

>>> Greg

>> 2nd that!.

>> west coast for the flag now!

> As much as I hate to say it, I think the Swans are still in with a real
> show of this flag. If they come up against Freo, I fully expect them to
> humiliate them. Only side that can beat Sydney, I believe, is
> Collingwood.

Freo did quite well against Sydney at the SCG, until the last 2/3 of the last quarter. But they have learned to win since then - gosh even Geelong (as I predicted) beat Sydney.

The Wiggles would have learned quite a bit about Roos and Sydney by their narrow loss last year at the GF.

Besides that, if Sydney are out of the 4 (quite possible), I can't see them winning 4 games straight to win another flag.

If the ladder remains as is, then possibly:

Week 1.
WCE (1) v Melbourne (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).
Adelaide (2) v Fremantle (3) at Football Park. Winner Fremantle (3).
Sydney (5) v Western Bulldogs (8) at SCG. Winner Sydney (5).
Collingwood (6) v St. Kilda (7) at MCG. Winner Collingwood (6).

Week 2.
Melbourne (4) v Sydney (5) at MCG. Winner Sydney (5).
Adelaide (2) v Collingwood (6) at Football Park. Winner Adelaide (2).

Week 3.
Fremantle (3) v Sydney (5) at Subiaco. Winner Fremantle (3).
WCE (1) v Collingwood (6) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1)

Grand Final.
WCE (1) v Fremantle (2). Winner WCE (1). (But I'd hope for Freo.)

If Melbourne lose against Adelaide this week, and Sydney do make the 4, then possibly:

Week 1.
WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).
Adelaide (2) v Fremantle (3) at Football Park. Winner Fremantle (3).
Collingwood (5) v Western Bulldogs (8) at MCG. Winner Collingwood (5).
St. Kilda (6) v Melbourne (7) at MCG. Winner St. Kilda (6).

Week 2.
Sydney (4) v St. Kilda (6) at SCG. Winner Sydney (4).
Adelaide (2) v Collingwood at Football Park. Winner Adelaide (2).

Week 3.
Fremantle (3) v Adelaide (2) at Subiaco. Winner Fremantle (3).
WCE (1) v Sydney (4) at Subiaco. Winner WCE (1).

Grand Final.
WCE(1) v Fremantle (3). Winner WCE (1). (Again, I'd hope for Freo.)

Either path for Sydney is difficult, but who knows what the actual draw will be? For Sydney, finishing outside the 4 is almost certainly the death of their defence of their premiership.

Toby.

No, St Kilda will beat Collingwood. The Magpies can get stuffed!

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> "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?
>
> Yes, but Neitz v Rutten is the key match-up. If Rutten can shut him
> down, then Adelaide will have a big chance, but if Neitz fires the
> Crows could cop a bit of a pasting...
>
>

What about Robbo?

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>> "Somefella" <footyrocks@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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>>> Anyone think Melbourne will win?
>>
>> Yes, but Neitz v Rutten is the key match-up. If Rutten can shut him
>> down, then Adelaide will have a big chance, but if Neitz fires the
>> Crows could cop a bit of a pasting...
>>
>>
>
> What about Robbo?

Certainly capable of firing, but he's had a pretty average season...