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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Cricket thread
Last post by Professer E -Greg Chappell is clueless re that bloke.
Sorry? Not sure I get you. For a team like us that had a horrendous start to the year, finishing 7th to 10th means everything.
Yep, the replacements will be more motivated than playing a sore superstar in a meaningless game.
Agree, English and Bont are big out but beware the wounded dog.
The way the Wildcard has panned out this season, finishing anywhere from 7th to 10th means nothing. It won't always be that case if they retain this system, but this year that is the way it is. Some may hate his antics, but Bevo is no dullard!
Winning from 7th to 10th is like climbing Everest carrying your own kit, no Sherpas allowed!
Agree, English and Bont are big out but beware the wounded dog.
Worse than pathetic. Words fail me how insipid they were today. Schooled by Bangla. Some of this blokes should never play tests again.
@Micky0
They are limping into finals, and are looking at the equation of winning the flag the hardest way possible, so they will be looking at making sure they are good to go physically and if that means going interstate, so be it. They can't fall out of finals, there aren't enough games left.
The rest of the ladder is up in the air too much to really worry about where you go or whom you will likely play against. The spots from 3 to 10 are not cemented in enough yet, all that's happened is everyone underneath 12th is mathematically season over.
If the moons allign, they could go as high as 6th, but that means Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong and Collingwood must lose whilst they win both of theirs. Its impossible, as Collingwood face Brisbane, and Geelong have Richmond in the final round.
IMHO< the Wildcards will be Adelaide 7th, Collingwood 8th, us 9th, and the Doggies 10th.
They beat us, we will go to Adelaide, whilst they play Collingwood.
Id rather play Adelaide on recent form.
If they beat us, we are very likely not to play finals at all.
Why? They could still make the 8 couldnt they?
It's a final 6 now.
7,8, 9 and 10 play the wild card round.
Dogs have nothing to play for.Why? They could still make the 8 couldnt they?