Pies winning is on our best interest

[darylcowie]

If Pies beat Power they will have done us three favours:
1. Show their hand before finals.
2. Force Power to lose to Cats in QF in Adelaide.
3. If we beat Pies we play Power in Adelaide in SF.

[Goose is king]

I’d prefer to play Brisbane in Brisbane if we won. I’m going for Port

[sks023]

If Pies beat Power they will have done us three favours:
1. Show their hand before finals.
2. Force Power to lose to Cats in QF in Adelaide.
3. If we beat Pies we play Power in Adelaide in SF.

Can you explain point two , why would power want to lose to the cats ?

[johnearljames]

We can beat either the Dogs or Pies. Confident in both games. We will give it a shot and go very close.

[darylcowie]

If Pies beat Power they will have done us three favours:
1. Show their hand before finals.
2. Force Power to lose to Cats in QF in Adelaide.
3. If we beat Pies we play Power in Adelaide in SF.

Can you explain point two , why would power want to lose to the cats ?

Force probably isn't the right word, but Cats carved up Power recently and will again given the chance.
Although they may not get a double chance since they are behind early vs Swans!

[diddley]

Cats won’t be playing against the power if they can’t knock off the swans. 10 points down in the 3rd quarter as I write this.

[kosifantutti]

Us winning is in our best interests.

[bangaulegend]

Us winning is in our best interests.

[The Peanut]

Bye Bye Melbourne

[shadrock]

Just realised Port Adelaide wont want to win. The will certainly prefer Richmond over Geelong.

[older saint]

Rather play Dogs, beaten them twice, haven't beaten Collingwood in ages.

Port will try to win as dont want to mess with form and no easy qualifying finals exist. Geelong lost to Rich and fell in against the Swans.

[Joffa Burns]

Just realised Port Adelaide wont want to win. The will certainly prefer Richmond over Geelong.

That blows my mind, elite sportsmen and clubs not wanting to win so they can manufacture a better finals result? playing one club over another??? Might as well give up now.

Elite sportsmen don't care where and when and who, just itching for the contests.

[kosifantutti]

Just realised Port Adelaide wont want to win. The will certainly prefer Richmond over Geelong.

Whoever they play in Week 1, they probably have to play the other team in week 3.

But whether they win or lose they get a home final in Adelaide so they don’t have the same incentive as the Pies. They can treat it as a training run, but they will definitely want to win IMHO

[IluvHarvey]

The last time I "wanted" a particular team to win so we could play someone in particular in a final was Adelaide against the bulldogs in the 1997 Prelim.
Learned a valuable lesson the following week.
For me we have to beat the best to be the best, I'll watch tonight with interest but honestly I don't care who we play.

[SaintPav]

We are capable of beating both teams.

We probably match up well against the Dogs but they are in better form than the Pies.

We are capable of losing to both teams as well, obviously, so that cancels out my first statement.

I have @$&*% NFI.

Does anyone!

[SaintPav]

I guess if we turn up we’re half a chance but if we don’t turn up we’re no chance.

Isn’t that how footy works! Life too!

[asiu]

i don’t wanna play Colonwood
i don’t wanna hear jack s*** about the last time we played em in a final

and THEN
if we didn’t win it
my whole **** season would be RUINED

f*** that

the Doggies please

we win
+ colonwood out via west coast ‘n port
for a bonus point

then my whole **** season would be PERFECT

the rest , candy racked up for the taking

[Otiman]

Play Collingwood after they've beaten the top side, or play Bulldogs after they've beaten Freo.

Collingwood who showed us up earlier in the season, and some would say we derailed the dogs early season.

[Teflon]

Don’t want to play Collingwood
We play better free flowin* footy against dogs

[saynta]

What the f*** do port have to do to get a free kick?

[skeptic]

We are capable of beating both teams.

We probably match up well against the Dogs but they are in better form than the Pies.

We are capable of losing to both teams as well, obviously, so that cancels out my first statement.

I have @$&*% NFI.

Does anyone!

Nailed it.

Exactly how I feel and no idea what to hope for

[The_Dud]

I guess if we turn up we’re half a chance but if we don’t turn up we’re no chance.

Isn’t that how footy works! Life too!

You’re finally catching on!

[Toy Saint]

What the f*** do port have to do to get a free kick?

Umpire #2 & Umpire #12......serial cheats.....and Leigh Fisher, who I really believe is a decent umpire.

[fugazi]

Looks like we'll have Bulldogs

Probably a good result.

Naughtin will be touch and go

[asiu]

bye bye maggots

get that up ya