Can the Cats win the Flag?

[chops_a_must]

And what a fine club they are!

Turned out a couple of champions over the years. Ben Cousins, Simon Black, Jon Hay and Graham Polak just to name a few... not to mention yours truly and half of the East Fremantle side for the last 20 years.

 

[doctorj]

Turned out a couple of champions over the years. Ben Cousins, Simon Black, Jon Hay and Graham Polak just to name a few... not to mention yours truly and half of the East Fremantle side for the last 20 years.

Can't forget the Carr brothers and ... well... me

 

[Sean K]

Can't forget the Carr brothers and ... well... me

I never saw a doctorj on the list! LOL

 

[acooper]

I think your probabbly on the button but I am still rooting for Collinwood
acooper

 

[petervan]

Everyone seems to forget Port Power in the mix for the finals.The club with the best winning record inthe VFL/AFL/SANFL and a 126 year history the envy of football clubs of all codes.As the great man Sheedy once said of Port. This is one serious football club.MMMMmm they can smell spring down at alberton

 

[Bluesky]

Everyone seems to forget Port Power in the mix for the finals.The club with the best winning record inthe VFL/AFL/SANFL and a 126 year history the envy of football clubs of all codes.As the great man Sheedy once said of Port. This is one serious football club.MMMMmm they can smell spring down at alberton

Should be a ripper showdown this weekend peter. Dont support either team but want to go and have good shout, maybe get ripped myself lol

 

[Duckman#72]

Hi AussiePaul, what a coach Matthews is hey. He has got some exciting new talent and they are playing like they did a few years back. Very quick to rebuild this team and still with plenty of experience left from the glory days (a good mix).

If these teams keep goin like this till last round it will be a ripper at the Gabba.
I wasnt very happy when i checked the fixtures on Sat to see who the cats play in R22 lol.

Kangas and Lions gonna be a ripper (hoping they injure eachother). Just kidding.

Let's just see how Brisbane go in the next four games.

While their past 4 games have been impressive have a look at who they beaten.

They beat Carlton at the Gabba (who incidentally haven't won up there in donkeys years). Carlton has been playing so well that the coach was dismissed two days later.

They also beat Melbourne at the Gabba, a team that has been going so well that their coach was given the marching orders a few weeks ago to. The support staff couldn't even get the uniform kit right!!

Yes they beat WC over in Perth which is a good achievement but let's be honest....the team that turned up for WC a month ago is a million miles away from the one playing today. Don't forget that around the same time the Lions beat them they were demolished by Port Adelaide, had been beaten in Tassie and had gone down to Geelong. They weren't playing like a powerhouse.

The win against Collingwood was brilliant. The win was so easy....too easy. Collingwood had an absolute shocker. The young team that the Pies have didn't know what hit them. It was the blow out they had to have.

Not one of the teams that Brissie has played recently has had their season "on the line". They are about to face 5 weeks of teams with their "season to play for". Brisbane has not been pressed in any of their past four games.

While Brissie has been very impressive in the way they have been winning I think the next couple of weeks will speak volumes for where they are. It will be interesting to see how they go with the blow torch on them.

Duckman

 

[Gspot]

PRETENDERS- Coll, Bris, Port, Haw, Kangas
CONTENDERS- Geel, Sydney
PREMIERS- WEST COAST EAGLES

Reality check for a few teams come finals.
And heartbreak for the Cats.........again!

 

[1stunnedmullet]

been a cats supporter ever since i saw gablett when i was a wee one. Living in perth does not help things except make the thirst to beat the eagles/docker even bigger and thankfully they put on a great showing at subi last weekend.

Stuff thinking about the finals at the moment, Im just enjoying the footy we're playing and the other teams clinging on to the same reason we'll lose..we're due for a loss!!@!@!@!#!.. nothing better than proving people wrong and the catters have that motivation this year..GARN CATS

 

[mexican]

PRETENDERS- Coll, Bris, Port, Haw, Kangas
CONTENDERS- Geel, Sydney
PREMIERS- WEST COAST EAGLES

Reality check for a few teams come finals.
And heartbreak for the Cats.........again!

Weak spot for WCE, backline it will be your down fall against the cats.

 

[Bluesky]

Weak spot for WCE, backline it will be your down fall against the cats.

A very big downfall against the cats. Spot on Mexican.

 

[chops_a_must]

A very big downfall against the cats. Spot on Mexican.

The Eagles backline is actually very good. And they always have 3 or 4 options they can swing back there.

It's more likely that the Eagles forward line will suffer. Can't see Lynch, MMm Bop and Mistaker standing up against Scarlett Johannson, Harley, Egan and Milburn et al.

And with the attacking midfield Geelong have, the Eagles midfield wont be able to attack like they do when their forward line isn't working.

 

[Bluesky]

The Eagles backline is actually very good. And they always have 3 or 4 options they can swing back there.

It's more likely that the Eagles forward line will suffer. Can't see Lynch, MMm Bop and Mistaker standing up against Scarlett Johannson, Harley, Egan and Milburn et al.

And with the attacking midfield Geelong have, the Eagles midfield wont be able to attack like they do when their forward line isn't working.

I reckon you should go for the Freo coaching role, just gotta learn the names of players lol (funny names)

 

[mexican]

I reckon you should go for the Freo coaching role, just gotta learn the names of players lol (funny names)

I heard Trent West is going to be a gun as well.

 

[AussiePaul72]

Must be close to the match of the round tonight when the Lions take on the Roos. I'm very much looking forward to two of the form teams at present playing head to head. Should be an awesome match!!
Apparently the Lions are favourites ..... which surprises me a little ... but i guess its probably cos it is being played up here. I am thinking the draw last night between St Kilda & the Bulldogs probably may have aided the Lions in their quest to make the 8. If things go well this weekend the Lions could jump 3 places which would put them in 8th spot ..... however they do have a tough run home!
GO THE MIGHTY LIONS !!!!! :bananasmi

 

[Duckman#72]

As someone that hasn't seen the Kangas play much this year.........I am absolutely dumbfounded. How have they managed to win so many games!!! Have they had an easy draw??

The game against the Lions was one of the worst games I've watched this year. The skill level from both sides was very poor - but at least the Lions showed some enthusiasm. The kangaroos looked like they were on Mogadon. The disappointing aspect being that the Kangas didn't seem to have any idea on how to win the game. What was Laidley's game plan? They couldn't hit targets, they rufused to run the corridor, they didn't harrass or chase, and they had very few winners in any position.

What shinboner spirit??!!! If this was a taste of life without Glen Archer heaven help their supporters. Sam Newman joked on Thursday night that for a team that are sitting 2nd on the ladder they are the 8th best team in the comp. Based on tonights effort that is overestimating it.

Are there any Kangaroos supporters that can confirm how bad that loss was? Even though Brisbane did well enough I get the feeling that, like Collingwood, the Kangaroos saved their worse game of the season for the week the Lions played them.

Cheers
Duckman

 

[Bushman]

As someone that hasn't seen the Kangas play much this year.........I am absolutely dumbfounded. How have they managed to win so many games!!! Have they had an easy draw??

The game against the Lions was one of the worst games I've watched this year. The skill level from both sides was very poor - but at least the Lions showed some enthusiasm. The kangaroos looked like they were on Mogadon. The disappointing aspect being that the Kangas didn't seem to have any idea on how to win the game. What was Laidley's game plan? They couldn't hit targets, they rufused to run the corridor, they didn't harrass or chase, and they had very few winners in any position.

What shinboner spirit??!!! If this was a taste of life without Glen Archer heaven help their supporters. Sam Newman joked on Thursday night that for a team that are sitting 2nd on the ladder they are the 8th best team in the comp. Based on tonights effort that is overestimating it.

Are there any Kangaroos supporters that can confirm how bad that loss was? Even though Brisbane did well enough I get the feeling that, like Collingwood, the Kangaroos saved their worse game of the season for the week the Lions played them.

Cheers
Duckman

Lions are running hot at the moment. Belted Carlton and Collingwood in the last fortnight.

So far we have beaten Geelong at Skilled Stadium, Fremantle in Subiaco and the Hawks in Launceston. No mean feat. We have also had a fair bit of travelling in the last month or so. Having said that there are no superstars in this team (Wells and McIntosh will be stars of the future) and we rely on workrate from our midfield and the likes of Petrie, Jones and Hale to kick our goals. Not exactly confidence inspiring on a down day. If the workrate is down, the team has been thumped this year.

I think we are definetely not the second placed team based on our list. Teams like Sydney, the Saints and even Adelaide has a better list than ours. Where we have been great is work rate, hard ball gets and playing as a team.

We were due a loss. Last week's game against the Hawks were littered with skill errors; just the Hawks were worst. The Eagles and Cats will tell me if we can regroup and have a chance of doing well in September. If we get belted then I will start thinking about next year. Few of the Vic teams with bright starts being whittled away at the moment - Hawks, Collingwood (limped home against Carlton) and now the Kangas. Get the feeling it will be Geelong vs the interstaters. With Kerr, Cousins and Juddy firing, and Lynch, Staker and Hansen catching the pill up forward, the Eagles are my tip this year. Sigh...

The Dow down 2% on Friday and the Kangas getting pumped today. They say things come in three. Might stay in bed tomorrow.

 

[AussiePaul72]

As someone that hasn't seen the Kangas play much this year.........I am absolutely dumbfounded. How have they managed to win so many games!!! Have they had an easy draw??

The game against the Lions was one of the worst games I've watched this year. The skill level from both sides was very poor - but at least the Lions showed some enthusiasm. The kangaroos looked like they were on Mogadon. The disappointing aspect being that the Kangas didn't seem to have any idea on how to win the game. What was Laidley's game plan? They couldn't hit targets, they rufused to run the corridor, they didn't harrass or chase, and they had very few winners in any position.

What shinboner spirit??!!! If this was a taste of life without Glen Archer heaven help their supporters. Sam Newman joked on Thursday night that for a team that are sitting 2nd on the ladder they are the 8th best team in the comp. Based on tonights effort that is overestimating it.

Are there any Kangaroos supporters that can confirm how bad that loss was? Even though Brisbane did well enough I get the feeling that, like Collingwood, the Kangaroos saved their worse game of the season for the week the Lions played them.

Cheers
Duckman

Hey Duckman I don't think it is a coincidence that both Collingwood and the Kangaroos have played their worst game of the year against the Lions! A lot of credit should go to the pressure that the Lions are putting on these teams..... tackling and man on man pressure has been awesome! The Lions defence has been outstanding restricting both the pies and roos to very small scores. The Lions team has finally clicked (who knows what triggered it!) after their very ordinary run earlier in the season and i really think the top teams should be worried ...... the final round match with the Cats should be hum-dinger! The roos were very fortunate that Brisbane was inacurate with their kicking tonight .... only converting 10 of their 27 scoring shots ..... the winning margin could have easily been 10 goals plus (even when Simon Black had a very quiet game by his standards)!! The Lions ran rings around the roos .........watch out Hawkes ......your next on the agender ....and the cats winning streak may be in danger in the last round when they meet the Lions !!!
I'm probably a bit cockie ......but as a Lions supporter i think i have the right to be at present....this team which has a lot of no names in it these days is playing levels above themselves and I'M EXCITED about the future .... i can feel a premiership coming to Queensland again soon ..... if not this year ... definitely in the next few years!!! :dance:

 

[Duckman#72]

Hey Duckman I don't think it is a coincidence that both Collingwood and the Kangaroos have played their worst game of the year against the Lions! A lot of credit should go to the pressure that the Lions are putting on these teams..... tackling and man on man pressure has been awesome! The Lions defence has been outstanding restricting both the pies and roos to very small scores. The Lions team has finally clicked (who knows what triggered it!) after their very ordinary run earlier in the season and i really think the top teams should be worried ...... the final round match with the Cats should be hum-dinger! The roos were very fortunate that Brisbane was inacurate with their kicking tonight .... only converting 10 of their 27 scoring shots ..... the winning margin could have easily been 10 goals plus (even when Simon Black had a very quiet game by his standards)!! The Lions ran rings around the roos .........watch out Hawkes ......your next on the agender ....and the cats winning streak may be in danger in the last round when they meet the Lions !!!
I'm probably a bit cockie ......but as a Lions supporter i think i have the right to be at present....this team which has a lot of no names in it these days is playing levels above themselves and I'M EXCITED about the future .... i can feel a premiership coming to Queensland again soon ..... if not this year ... definitely in the next few years!!! :dance:

Hi AussiePaul

How did I know you were going to post!

Look I agree that the Kangaroos should have lost by 80 points. That is part of my comment that the skills from both sides were ordinary. Brisbane looked so much better - but please admit that the real Kangaroos didn't turn up on the night. Yes Brisbane showed real pressure and committment. The game was a must win for one team only and it showed.

Brisbane must be thanking the footy Gods for the way the draw has unfolded. The Lions get to play Collingwood in between intense traditional rivals Essendon and Carlton (both 65,000 plus crowd) and a Vic blockbuster against Geelong. Collingwood had already pencilled in the win. Only 30,000 odd even turned up to the game!!! And I think it will continue next weekend - Hawks are ripe for beating.

Brisbane have had the benefit of other clubs not treating them with respect and general good fortune ( Kangaroos 3rd away trip in 4 weeks - Tassie to Brissie) and hence they get wiped.

Good luck to your side (but they hardly need it - the seas are parting for them) The harder you work the luckier you get.

Duckman

 

[AussiePaul72]

Hi AussiePaul

How did I know you were going to post!

Look I agree that the Kangaroos should have lost by 80 points. That is part of my comment that the skills from both sides were ordinary. Brisbane looked so much better - but please admit that the real Kangaroos didn't turn up on the night. Yes Brisbane showed real pressure and committment. The game was a must win for one team only and it showed.

Brisbane must be thanking the footy Gods for the way the draw has unfolded. The Lions get to play Collingwood in between intense traditional rivals Essendon and Carlton (both 65,000 plus crowd) and a Vic blockbuster against Geelong. Collingwood had already pencilled in the win. Only 30,000 odd even turned up to the game!!! And I think it will continue next weekend - Hawks are ripe for beating.

Brisbane have had the benefit of other clubs not treating them with respect and general good fortune ( Kangaroos 3rd away trip in 4 weeks - Tassie to Brissie) and hence they get wiped.

Good luck to your side (but they hardly need it - the seas are parting for them) The harder you work the luckier you get.

Duckman

G'day Duckman! I can tell you were just waiting for my post

I just about fell off my chair with your comments this time .... they just get funnier and funnier .... it does show one thing ... you certainly are a die-hard team supporter (cos you are brain washed through and through ... rofl)

Ok ok .... i do agree that the Roos didn't play well at all ... but i know Brisbane didn't give them a chance to stick to a game plan at all ... they were all over them. Its true that only one team's season was on the line ... but you have to admit that this wasn't a one off ... the Lions have showed great form winning their last five games convincingly against WC, Mel, Carl, Coll & Nth Mel ...and only marginally lost against Port the week before their run started. Four out of those six teams are in the top 8!

Also i hardly think the draw has been kind to Brisbane with our run home .... we have to play the Hawkes (A), Swans (H), Adelaide (A) & Cats (H). All top 8 contenders. If the Lions make it into the finals, I think a lot of top teams will be worried. If they make it into the finals it will be one of the all time great season turn arounds .... and with the teams they need to beat to get there they will definite premiership contenders.

Anyway Duckman .... from one one-eyed supporter to another ...take care and here's to the truly great aussie football game that we know and love .... all the best to your team aswell!!

ps. Seems as though the Hawkes are making hard work of disposing of the bombers ... should be a wake up call for them heading into the battle against the Lions next weekend