Scenario: Adelaide needing to thump us to make the 8!

[saintspremiers]

Assuming the Pies, Tigers go down on Friday and Saturday, and the Eagles beat GC on Sunday, come 3.45pm (ie quarter time in our game), Adelaide will know the percentage boost needed to make the 8.

West Coast can put it to bed by flogging GC of course, but could be a good day in front of the live ladder!

Once again highlights the need to play as many games as possible at the same time in the final round each year.

[plugger66]

Does it matter to saints supporters?

[saintspremiers]

Does it matter to saints supporters?

Yes because it may involve the game we are playing in.

Capiche?

[plugger66]

Does it matter to saints supporters?

Yes because it may involve the game we are playing in.

Capiche?

Yep so how does it amtter to us? Are adelaide going to try harder after 3.45?

[saintspremiers]

Does it matter to saints supporters?

Yes because it may involve the game we are playing in.

Capiche?

Yep so how does it amtter to us? Are adelaide going to try harder after 3.45?

Well plugsie if they need to win by 100 points say to make the 8 whattya reckon???

[plugger66]

Does it matter to saints supporters?

Yes because it may involve the game we are playing in.

Capiche?

Yep so how does it amtter to us? Are adelaide going to try harder after 3.45?

Well plugsie if they need to win by 100 points say to make the 8 whattya reckon???

I dont think it will make any difference at all considering the game would have been going nearly 2 quarters.

[evo]

Does it matter to saints supporters?

Yes because it may involve the game we are playing in.

Capiche?

Yep so how does it amtter to us? Are adelaide going to try harder after 3.45?

Well plugsie if they need to win by 100 points say to make the 8 whattya reckon???

I dont think it will make any difference at all considering the game would have been going nearly 2 quarters.

[saintspremiers]

Does it matter to saints supporters?

Yes because it may involve the game we are playing in.

Capiche?

Yep so how does it amtter to us? Are adelaide going to try harder after 3.45?

Well plugsie if they need to win by 100 points say to make the 8 whattya reckon???

I dont think it will make any difference at all considering the game would have been going nearly 2 quarters.

Doesn't our game start at 3.20 so at quarter time the WCE game would be over, ie our game would only be 25% not 50% complete.

Cairnsman - percentages please!

[matrix]

it matters to sa saints members who would like to go to work on monday and laugh at the saints arm chair supporters who dribble on how they are making finals this year and have a sniff at a flag

[wasoncestkil58]

If it means that the Eagles get booted out of the finals then we should help.
But it is Lenny's last game so I am sure the boys will put up a good contest.

[sMarty_saints]

It matters because we don't be on the end of a thumping against Adelaide......

[Bunk_Moreland]

it matters to sa saints members who would like to go to work on monday and laugh at the saints arm chair supporters who dribble on how they are making finals this year and have a sniff at a flag

I am sure you meant Adelaide armchair critics.

You must have loved 2008 matrix. Adelaide crowing (pun intended) about being top four (even some suck "expert" interviewer after their game congratulating them all on being top four), then we get over Essendon by 100 points to just pip the Crows.

The angst on the Bigfooty Crows forum was hilarious.

Oh it was a special day.

[matrix]

i was a that bombers game
came over on my own and can remember sitting there high fiving strangers as we slowly creeped up on knocking those crows out

great day


crows supporters at work have decided its all over
i mentioned that i said this 8 weeks ago and now you might as well have finished bottom to get a better pick
finishing 9th will get them diddly squat

[Con Gorozidis]

The Crows getting in to the 8 on % over Eagles seems a highly unlikely scenario

On form you would think the most likely outcome is

1. Eagles make 8 on % over Crows (Tiges and Pies both lose) <most likely>
2. Eagles lose and the Crows make it on % (over Tiges and Pies who both lose)
3. One of the Pies or Tiges gets up and makes it outright
4. (Tiges and Pies both lose) Eagles just scrape in over Suns and then Crows thump Saints (80+ points) and Crows get in over Eagles on %. <least likely>

[SainterK]

82 points I think I heard?

[8856brother]

82 points I think I heard?

What if West Coast win by 20 or 120. It will vary depending on who wins other games and by how much. They will be hoping WCE, Pies and Tigers all lose, which is possible, then a 1 point win over us will do.

[kosifantutti]

So many variables here:

If West Coast had a very narrow win, say 74 - 73
And we scored 50 points.
Adelaide would need to score 130 points to make it on percentage (assuming Richmond and Collingwood lose)

[matrix]

yup
it gets tricky
youd think swans and hawks would get up
so lets tick those boxes

so west coast to win at gc
youd think so seeing as there is a chance they could play finals

either way i cant see the coast or the crows doing anything if either make it so its just getting a final spot to get some extra coin to the club really

[Zed]

I hate to say it, but Adelaide are flat track bullies - seem to thump a lot of the bottom teams on their own deck .

There are always exception to the rule. just hope this week is one of those exceptions.

[whiskers3614]

I hate to say it, but Adelaide are flat track bullies - seem to thump a lot of the bottom teams on their own deck .

There are always exception to the rule. just hope this week is one of those exceptions.

Don't forget earlier this season they were 0 and 3 we were 2 and 1 and they thumped us at ETIHAD!

[Con Gorozidis]

Holy smokers!
Tomorrow may not matter
Tiggers up by 33!

If both games were stopped now we would have:

Hawks v Freo
Swans v Cats
Port v Bombers
North v Tiggers

[Con Gorozidis]

OK So the 8 is settled!

Swans v Freo
Hawks v Geelong
Port v Tiggers
North v Bombers

Saints v Crows and Eagles v GC are now dead rubbers.

[chook23]

OK So the 8 is settled!

Swans v Freo
Hawks v Geelong
Port v Tiggers
North v Bombers

Saints v Crows and Eagles v GC are now dead rubbers.

This adds to the stink around AFL

[8856brother]

You nearly jumped the gun Con.

[Con Gorozidis]

You nearly jumped the gun Con.

Tigers won 9 in a row just avoid 9th!
Fair effort