Saints got worst draw in 2018
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Saints got worst draw in 2018
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/sai ... 500xd.html
Difficulty score: 101
Pre-season score: 83
Who they played twice: Richmond, GWS, Melb, Hawthorn, North Melbourne
How does this happen when we didn't make the finals?
This season just had too many ingredients to create the perfect recipe for disaster.
Difficulty score: 101
Pre-season score: 83
Who they played twice: Richmond, GWS, Melb, Hawthorn, North Melbourne
How does this happen when we didn't make the finals?
This season just had too many ingredients to create the perfect recipe for disaster.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Melbourne, Hawks and North all didn’t make finals last year.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Yep. Still got screwed over though. Knowing our luck too... these teams all had super years. We can't take a break.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
North?
It doesn't matter who we played twice... we won 4 games for the year, which would be a spoon in most seasons. The draw is the least of our problems.
It doesn't matter who we played twice... we won 4 games for the year, which would be a spoon in most seasons. The draw is the least of our problems.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Part of the reason that we had a perceived 'tougher' draw is because we allowed these b@stards to beat us and therefore they go up the ladder and we go down - if we had won some more of our games - we would have had a perceived easier draw.
At the end of the day - it is a problem of our own making.
At the end of the day - it is a problem of our own making.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Anyway, sure we will fair better in 2019 after being in the bottom 6 pile.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:21pm Part of the reason that we had a perceived 'tougher' draw is because we allowed these b@stards to beat us and therefore they go up the ladder and we go down - if we had won some more of our games - we would have had a perceived easier draw.
At the end of the day - it is a problem of our own making.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Computer says "No"parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:30pmAnyway, sure we will fair better in 2019 after being in the bottom 6 pile.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:21pm Part of the reason that we had a perceived 'tougher' draw is because we allowed these b@stards to beat us and therefore they go up the ladder and we go down - if we had won some more of our games - we would have had a perceived easier draw.
At the end of the day - it is a problem of our own making.
We need to change our fortunes by changing our approach - not counting on the bottom six thing.
Bottom six: Clubs ranked 13-18 on the 2015 ladder will have either no return meeting or a maximum of one return meeting with clubs ranked 1-6. They will have a minimum of one or a maximum of two return meetings with clubs ranked 7-12. They will have a minimum of two and a maximum of three return meetings with other bottom six clubs.
Our 5 repeat games will be:
Richmond
GWS
Western Bulldogs
Brisbane
Fremantle
Each at this point in time would beat us in their home games and probably in ours as the bottom 3 will have much better growth in 2019
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Its too hard to predict this fixture thing.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:34pmComputer says "No"parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:30pmAnyway, sure we will fair better in 2019 after being in the bottom 6 pile.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:21pm Part of the reason that we had a perceived 'tougher' draw is because we allowed these b@stards to beat us and therefore they go up the ladder and we go down - if we had won some more of our games - we would have had a perceived easier draw.
At the end of the day - it is a problem of our own making.
We need to change our fortunes by changing our approach - not counting on the bottom six thing.
Our 4 repeat games will be:
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
Brisbane
Carlton
Each at this point in time would beat us in their home games and probably in ours.
We all thought we were shoe ins against Brisbane and North at home and look what happened. We will be better off playing sides twice that go on the slide next year. No idea who that will be yet though.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Our ability to remove Richo ASAP is numero uno.
The FIXture is secondary - just a side issue at the
moment.
If you call it a “draw” give yourself an uppercut
The FIXture is secondary - just a side issue at the
moment.
If you call it a “draw” give yourself an uppercut
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
So what you are saying is that you want the AFL to preemptively predict who will slide next year and give us an easier draw that reflects this?parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:38pmIts too hard to predict this fixture thing.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:34pmComputer says "No"parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:30pmAnyway, sure we will fair better in 2019 after being in the bottom 6 pile.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:21pm Part of the reason that we had a perceived 'tougher' draw is because we allowed these b@stards to beat us and therefore they go up the ladder and we go down - if we had won some more of our games - we would have had a perceived easier draw.
At the end of the day - it is a problem of our own making.
We need to change our fortunes by changing our approach - not counting on the bottom six thing.
Our 4 repeat games will be:
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
Brisbane
Carlton
Each at this point in time would beat us in their home games and probably in ours.
We all thought we were shoe ins against Brisbane and North at home and look what happened. We will be better off playing sides twice that go on the slide next year. No idea who that will be yet though.
Nice.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Yep. That would be nice. Give it a go.dragit wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:57pmSo what you are saying is that you want the AFL to preemptively predict who will slide next year and give us an easier draw that reflects this?parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:38pmIts too hard to predict this fixture thing.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:34pmComputer says "No"parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:30pmAnyway, sure we will fair better in 2019 after being in the bottom 6 pile.Sainter_Dad wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:21pm Part of the reason that we had a perceived 'tougher' draw is because we allowed these b@stards to beat us and therefore they go up the ladder and we go down - if we had won some more of our games - we would have had a perceived easier draw.
At the end of the day - it is a problem of our own making.
We need to change our fortunes by changing our approach - not counting on the bottom six thing.
Our 4 repeat games will be:
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
Brisbane
Carlton
Each at this point in time would beat us in their home games and probably in ours.
We all thought we were shoe ins against Brisbane and North at home and look what happened. We will be better off playing sides twice that go on the slide next year. No idea who that will be yet though.
Nice.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Richo...I was wondering how long it would take him to enter this thread like every other thread.saintspremiers wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 9:52pm Our ability to remove Richo ASAP is numero uno.
The FIXture is secondary - just a side issue at the
moment.
If you call it a “draw” give yourself an uppercut
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Honestly, I would have put those repeat games down for 4-5 wins, had we shown some 2017 form...but we weren't even that good! As it turned out we didn't have a hell of a lot of 6 day breaks, finally got the Crows in Melbourne, didn't travel too much and got some Friday night games on our own patch, there wasn't an awful lot to complain about...it's not as if we got the Gold Coast's draw.parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 5:28pm https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/sai ... 500xd.html
Difficulty score: 101
Pre-season score: 83
Who they played twice: Richmond, GWS, Melb, Hawthorn, North Melbourne
How does this happen when we didn't make the finals?
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Look, we were s*** anyway but we did get a s*** draw. Travelling to Perth twice in three weeks was a killer.degruch wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 10:41pmHonestly, I would have put those repeat games down for 4-5 wins, had we shown some 2017 form...but we weren't even that good! As it turned out we didn't have a hell of a lot of 6 day breaks, finally got the Crows in Melbourne, didn't travel too much and got some Friday night games on our own patch, there wasn't an awful lot to complain about...it's not as if we got the Gold Coast's draw.parkeysainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Sep 2018 5:28pm https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/sai ... 500xd.html
Difficulty score: 101
Pre-season score: 83
Who they played twice: Richmond, GWS, Melb, Hawthorn, North Melbourne
How does this happen when we didn't make the finals?
This season just had too many ingredients to create the perfect recipe for disaster.
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Re: Saints got worst draw in 2018
Some would say soft draw a year earlier did us no favours...
Perhaps we just found out where we really are at?
Perhaps we just found out where we really are at?
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