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If we win tomorrow, next weeks game against The Demons is a non-event.
Why should we risk injuring players in a game that means nothing.
What happens if we forfeit and give our players 2 weeks to rest up, fix any niggles, have 10+ hypnosis/sports phsycology sessions, and get absolutely primed for the Qualifying Final?
Will the AFL fine us?
Will The Melbourne F.C sue us because they'll get the 4 points and miss out on a priority draft pick?
This post is obviously tongue-in-cheek..O.K?? (Then again )
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If we attempted to forfeit I'm sure Melbourne would get their paperwork in faster so that they forfeit first, we don't need the 4 points, they don't want it.
Would be a hilarious situation though would really screw up Melbourne's priority pick.
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In England a county cricket team could only miss out on winning the one day cricket championship if it lost and had a poor batting run rate.
If they batted and were bowled out, all 50 overs would count reducing their season's run rate.
The county captain allowed his team to face one ball, thus commencing their innings.
He then declared their innings closed, so the other 49.5 overs did not count.
They had lost the match but their run rate remained intack.
The English Cricket Board was so outraged they disqualified the county from the competiton and awarded the champioinship to the second place county.
The AFL Commission can and would just love to do a Sirengate to St Kilda again.
They can simply ignore the rules and disqualify St Kilda from the final series for "bringing the game into disrepute".
An offence of which the present AFL administation is already allegedly guilty, having for turned a blind eye to tanking.
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BakesFan wrote:If we win tomorrow, next weeks game against The Demons is a non-event.
Why should we risk injuring players in a game that means nothing.
What happens if we forfeit and give our players 2 weeks to rest up, fix any niggles, have 10+ hypnosis/sports phsycology sessions, and get absolutely primed for the Qualifying Final?
Will the AFL fine us?
Will The Melbourne F.C sue us because they'll get the 4 points and miss out on a priority draft pick?
This post is obviously tongue-in-cheek..O.K?? (Then again )
Smacks of arrogance and we don't want to be like Geelong last year. We need to put in strong performances over the next 2 games to ensure that we go into the finals flying.
We also need to take it one step at a time. No need to be worrying about games that are 2 weeks away when there are games that need to be won before hand and a couple of small issues to be addressed in regards to performance after last weeks loss. The next couple of games are the perfect opportunity to do that before the finals.
That's like saying don't get out of bed for the next 2 weeks just in case you injure yourself. Just keep doing what they've been doing for the last 20 weeks
BakesFan wrote:This post is obviously tongue-in-cheek..O.K?? (Then again )
I get it BF.
What if we fielded half a team against Melbourne. Top spot is locked up, points and percentage don't matter, we put 1:2 ratio on the ground and just call the rest injured, sitting on the sidelines...
I would play a FULL STRENGTH side against Melbourne. It gives us the perfect opportunity to get our set ups, structures & set plays working right leading into the finals !!
NEW scarf signature (hopefully with correct spelling) will be here as soon as it arrives !!
Eastern wrote:I would play a FULL STRENGTH side against Melbourne. It gives us the perfect opportunity to get our set ups, structures & set plays working right leading into the finals !!
Sounds like a good plan to me! No Mercy Sainters!!
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Eastern wrote:I would play a FULL STRENGTH side against Melbourne. It gives us the perfect opportunity to get our set ups, structures & set plays working right leading into the finals !!
Totally with you. I would think baring injury whoever plays against Melbourne will just about certainly play in the first final.
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