NINTH on ladder.

philtee · Post: # 1106397Post **philtee** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:36am

Talk about knocking on the door.
Saints move up to 9th place, on 30 points with 7 wins and a draw.

8th is Fremantle, 7th is Sydney. They play each other tomorrow in Sydney.

We're 2 premiership points behind Fremantle, and we play them in round 20
at Docklands.
We're 4pts and 9% behind Sydney, who we play in Round 22 in Sydney.

Interesting times ahead.

Iceman234 · Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:38am

Slipped to tenth with Melbourne winning.

If Bulldogs win against Norf we'll drop back to 11.

Next week Sydney vs Bulldogs will be huge as I'd expect Melbourne to lose to Hawthorn.

Sam23 · Post: # 1106405Post **Sam23** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:40am

If we keep winning we will make finals.

SainterK · Post: # 1106407Post **SainterK** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:41am

Crows, Suns, Freo

Sainternist · Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:42am

We just gotta continue to steamroll through the rest of the year.

More G&D stuff like to tonight.

Teams will start to get a little worried of the prospect of facing us. Even the Filth

saint75 · Post: # 1106418Post **saint75** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:46am

If you look at the run home for WB, Freo, Essendon and Melbourne, we should make the eight PROVIDED we win the next 4-5. Carlton & Collingwood would be a bonus. The bulldogs still have a 'bye' coming up in the next few weeks as well.......

Iceman234 · Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:46am

SainterK wrote:Crows, Suns, Freo

They are the MUST wins, the ones we are expected to win.

Too close now to let one of those slip.

philtee · Post: # 1106420Post **philtee** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 12:47am

Ooops...now level on points with Melbourne, but they're 0.8% ahead.

saintbrat · Post: # 1107012Post **saintbrat** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:38pm

10th after full round
still 1 game in hand on the two teams below
1 game below 7th and 8th and a game in hand like 6th

ladder n right side bar is updated.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl

Iceman234 · Post: # 1107014Post **Iceman234** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:40pm

The byes actually make it a fascinating run home to the finals.

Intriguing couple of months coming up.

SainterK · Post: # 1107017Post **SainterK** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:43pm

Saints next 3 Crows Suns Freo

Melb next 3 Hawks Geel Carl
North next 3 Lions Carl Hawks
Dogs next 3 Syd WCE Bye

saint66au · Post: # 1107018Post **saint66au** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:43pm

Iceman234 wrote:
SainterK wrote:Crows, Suns, Freo
They are the MUST wins, the ones we are expected to win.

Too close now to let one of those slip.

We'll have to be the odd ones out if we do win all 3

Every side in the top dozen bar Collingwood have dropped a game in the last 3 weeks they would have expected to win. The odds say its our turn soon..weve just GOT to make sure we dont

saintbrat · Post: # 1107019Post **saintbrat** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:45pm

SainterK wrote:Saints next 3 Crows Suns Freo

Melb next 3 Hawks Geel Carl
North next 3 Lions Carl Hawks
Dogs next 3 Syd WCE Bye

what about Essendon, Ffreemantle and Sydney because we need them losng as well as Us winning...

Enrico_Misso · Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:46pm

We are now extremely well placed to be the best side not in the 8.

Making the eight will be difficult.
Because of our crappy % we are effectively two games behind Freo, Ess and Shytney.

SainterK · Post: # 1107025Post **SainterK** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:48pm

saintbrat wrote:
SainterK wrote:Saints next 3 Crows Suns Freo

Melb next 3 Hawks Geel Carl
North next 3 Lions Carl Hawks
Dogs next 3 Syd WCE Bye
what about Essendon, Ffreemantle and Sydney because we need them losng as well as Us winning...

Dons have Carl Coll Syd

Freo have Coast Hawks Us

Syd Dogs Bye Dons

saintspremiers · Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:54pm

So children if we make 8th spot, where do you think we will finish in the finals?

I'm guessing we will make it as far as week two before losing.

kosifantutti23 · Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:55pm

saintbrat wrote:
SainterK wrote:Saints next 3 Crows Suns Freo

Melb next 3 Hawks Geel Carl
North next 3 Lions Carl Hawks
Dogs next 3 Syd WCE Bye
what about Essendon, Ffreemantle and Sydney because we need them losng as well as Us winning...

Can't worry about the Dogs and Roos now. They're behind us and it should stay that way.

If we win every game we can finish 4th.

Old Mate · Post: # 1107032Post **Old Mate** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:55pm

I think we are well placed to snag a finals position. We've played one less game than a few of the teams above us and should win our next three. That would put a lot of confidence into the group for when we come up against some of the more difficult teams i.e Filth, Syd (@ANZ) and Blues. If we can win 1/3 of those games then we should make it comfortably (and win the games we definitely should). Win 2/3 then we could very well see us in 5th or 6th spot with a home final.

ace · Post: # 1107033Post **ace** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:59pm

TENTH

One game and 15 goals short of the 8.

If the Saints win 4 of the last 7 they would be very unllucky to miss the 8 with 11 1/2 wins.
Winning only 3 of the last 7 they would need to be exceptionally lucky with 10 1/2 wins.

The games in order of hardness are
Collingwood at Etihad
Carlton at MCG
Sydney at ANZ stadium
Fremantle at Etihad
North Melbourne at Etihad
Adelaide at Etihad
Gold Coast at Gold Coast Stadium

Collingwood, Carlton, Sydney and Fremantle are in the 8 at present.
Essendon and Sydney are the most likely to fall out.
They are both a game and percentage clear of St Kilda but both have a BUY before the end of the home & away season, giving St Kilda an extra game.

The game versus Sydney at ANZ stadium in 4 weeks time is looming as a make or break game.

If St Kilda can't make the 8, I will be glad that they do not play in the finals - they will not be good enough to have got past the first week of the finals.

If they do make the the 8 then they will be good enough to go further.

i_luv_nick_riewoldt · Sun 17 Jul 2011 8:59pm

How far were Hawthorn back when they went to get into the finals?

SainterK · Post: # 1107040Post **SainterK** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 9:02pm

kosifantutti23 wrote:
saintbrat wrote:
SainterK wrote:Saints next 3 Crows Suns Freo

Melb next 3 Hawks Geel Carl
North next 3 Lions Carl Hawks
Dogs next 3 Syd WCE Bye
what about Essendon, Ffreemantle and Sydney because we need them losng as well as Us winning...
Can't worry about the Dogs and Roos now. They're behind us and it should stay that way.

If we win every game we can finish 4th.

The only way that can happen is if WCE and Carlton drop at least 3?

Rosco · Post: # 1107068Post **Rosco** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 9:36pm

4th? I'll be ecstatic if we can somehow fluke 6th and a home final, top 8 is assured if we can win one of sydney or carlton and we beat the others below us. i fancy the game against sydney.

spert · Post: # 1107074Post **spert** » Sun 17 Jul 2011 9:41pm

I can't believe a rubbish team like Melbourne are above us- time for Reiwoldt to pull his finger out, and a few others to get off their collective backsides and make a big statement for the rest of this season.

3rd generation saint · Sun 17 Jul 2011 10:07pm

The good thing about the Sydney gae is that it is at ANZ Stadium where they don't like playing and not at the SCG.
I will be up there cheering us on.

saint66au · Sun 17 Jul 2011 10:19pm

3rd generation saint wrote:The good thing about the Sydney gae is that it is at ANZ Stadium where they don't like playing and not at the SCG.
I will be up there cheering us on.

They thrashed us the only other time weve played them there IIRC