We haven't beaten ANYONE in the eight! Until Now!!!

E · Joined: 05 May 2010

This is a fascinating season, but interestingly, we have hardly played (and haven't beaten) ANYONE that is in the 8

WCE - haven't played
Rich - lost badly
Melbourne - we crushed 'em
Sydney - haven't played
Geelong - lost badly
North - haven't played.
Coll
Port - haven't played.

We are 7-2 against the 9 teams outside the 8 we have played and only have Gold Coast to play.

Mugwump · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne

^ true, but I was at the Geelong and Richmond games. In neither game did we lose �badly�. We were well in both games half way through the last quarter and ran out of legs after losing key players to injury quite early on. You can argue that the final margin to Richmond was a bad loss, but that was not the prevailing view of most unbiased commentators after the game.

If we win this Monday it will be a season defining event, because it�ll show that we have the goods to play top four - but if we lose, I do not think we are out of contention for a 5-8 slot. I still think we are a reasonable smokey for a flag, especially if we can get a late season out of Jamie Elliott like we had last year. A forward line of JDG, Hoskin, Jamie Elliott and Wells/Varcoe, with Cox and Mihocek/Reid as targets, is a daunting prospect.

David · I dare you to try Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda

Only beaten one team in the top 11, in fact. This is why I don�t think we�re a top 8 side yet � but winning form is good form, and I�m excited to see what we can achieve in the second half of the year.

Mossi · Joined: 20 May 2002 Location: Vittorio Veneto TV Italy

Jpies · Joined: 09 Apr 2016

I don't think you can read much into it. The sides that win end up in the 8, the sides that lose are out of it. We've won, and are above the sides we beat. It's not always that simple due to unexpected results, but this season seems to have had fewer major upsets than usual.

Also, having not beaten sides in the 8 is reflective of where we sit. If we had beaten sides in the 8, we would be higher up the ladder. If we had beaten Geelong we would be 'equal' 3rd (not counting for what our hypothetical percentage may have been). So 7th is a fair reflection of a team that can beat all of the sides outside the 8, but none/very few in it.

I really don't see why this is surprising?

ROB · Joined: 13 Sep 2016 Location: Sydney

Even if we only keep beating sides below us we still more than likely play finals - that's a good start for 2019 if nothing else. Of course, any side above us can be beaten on the day subject to injuries, umpiring decisions, weather etc etc. Our confidence is starting to run high which can account for a lot in any match.

Pies2016 · Joined: 12 Sep 2014

And the team that � everyone � is raving about, the Demons, has only beaten ONE team in the eight.
Guess we will know more on Monday.

WhyPhilWhy? · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:37 am

West Coast have only beaten teams below them...

MatthewBoydFanClub · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: Elwood

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

We beat the Crows who were in the eight at the time.

mattdally · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:33 pm

Hardly an issue - Melbourne are supposedly the form side of the comp - can someone remind me who they have beaten in the 8?

WCE - Not played
Rich - Smashed by 46 points
Syd - Not played
Geelong - Lost by 3 points
North - beat them easy but they are suspect top 8
Coll - TBC Monday
Port - Haven't played them

They lost to Hawks when they were in the 8 by 67 points.

I am not sure they are as good as they are pumped up to be.

Johnno75 · Joined: 07 Oct 2010 Location: Wantirna

I think it could be our biggest game in 5 years.

Last 4 wins have been pretty good but have been against teams below us on the ladder but is expected for a team aspiring to climb back up the ladder.

We have had some really good wins like the Adelaide game a few weeks ago but I think the time has now come to make a real stand up against a team that is red hot.

It's not just a great win against a good opposition late in the year when our season has been done and dusted and gives us a bit of hope as we have done a few times over the last couple of years.

Imagine the belief if we can win 4 in a row and go to the bye 8-4 knocking off the form team over the past month. I'd go as far as saying if we win on Monday then we can book in September.

Time to make a real stand Collingwood and as Bucks says play our branch but we need to to really give a good 4 qtr contest.

Cam · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:47 pm

This is similar to Richmond last year. Time, as usual, will tell.

E · Joined: 05 May 2010

Piesnchess · piesnchess Joined: 09 Jun 2008

FWIW Bloody Tigers have not beaten anyone of note either, nobody from last yrs top eight, but I sure as hell don't hear their fans complaining !! None of their awesome 96 000 members are saying a damn word.