As Adelaides harshest critics on this forum I was wondering how you both were feeling now. Time to take them seriously?
― chrisso (chrisso), Monday, 18 April 2005 22:27 (twenty years ago)
Thats low chrisso, im reeling actually
In all seriousness, the sides doing well are those without injuries, take a couple out of adelaide and they struggle.
Plus how long can duds like skipworth and mattner continue to play well.
― jsa, Tuesday, 19 April 2005 03:06 (twenty years ago)
Adelaide are finished as soon as I start tipping them, which will be this week. Adios blackbirds. How do I feel? Fine thank you, after all, I've turned being wrong into an art form.
regards,
REB
― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 04:56 (twenty years ago)
And let's just acknowledge you do that so well REB! Are you picking Adelaide this week, I was going to but I think I'll change my mind.... :)
― Lucy Lion (Lucy Lion), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 06:52 (twenty years ago)
I mentioned in a Predictions thread earlier(in which, no-one was interested I might add) that you discard the Crows at your peril.
They remind me a bit of Sydney a couple of years ago. Handy but playing with a lot of emotion. Pretty soon the emotion will run out and the team left a bit short.
Still, they are a dangerous opponent if you take them lightly.
― Westener (Westener), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)
Utter Bollocks. The Cows are carp and this will be proven at the end of Round 22....
regards,
REB
― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)
They will finish higher than Richmond (who remind me very much of Collingwood in the first month of 2000) or Hawthorn, but won't play in the finals past the first week if that.
― Fred Nerk (Fred Nerk), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 02:15 (twenty years ago)
Chrisso's last post and REB's second last aren't mutually exclusive. It is very common these days to be crap and still make the 8.
― Fred Nerk (Fred Nerk), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 02:18 (twenty years ago)
Maybe we could look at it from an 'IN' and 'OUT' perspective.
Essendon look likely to miss even at this early stage. Kangaroos look like the better bet to take Essendon's spot in the eight.
Port and Brisbane are undermanned but should recover in time to make the finals, Geelong and St Kilda should also improve on what they have shown to date. Melbourne and West Coast look safe.
That only leaves Sydney, a team who lost at home to Adelaide last week but won at the Gabba the week before as a side from last year's eight that could be vulnerable.
At 3-1 Adelaide (at this stage) appear best placed to make the eight out of the other outsiders. Freo are a rabble and I don't see the improvement that some other clubs may have. I think Sydney can get better but I don't think that the Crows (or the Roos) can do any better than they have this season to date.
Richmond will most likely fall away and I think the Crows may also fall away a bit. I reckon it might be keep six, Roos in for Essendon with any number of clubs fighting for that last (ie doesn't matter) spot in the eight...Carlton, Richmond, Freo, Sydney and Adelaide. My guess is that Sydney will hold out the interlopers and the Blues to also finish ahead of Adelaide if they ever get any defenders on deck.
regards,
REB
― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)