The 2013 Finals Thread

[dee-luded 2,959]

Almost the top of my hate list.

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[monoccular 17,607]

But we need to change the finals system I believe. It's crazy to have the most important final in the first week and then the 2nd and 3rd weeks the games are either way lopsided due to either talent of a week off.

Do you have a better plan than the one that rewards top 4 teams with a double chance, for getting there, and top 2 with home QFs?

Maybe just a top 4 as pre 1960s, as the teams 5-8 really just make up the numbers - but this will never happen as the extra games generate $$$$$$.

I am not quite sure what change could make it better........do you?

And I am not quite sure what you mean by it's crazy having the most important final in the first week, and .... 3rd weeks...games lopsided .....! Yesterday was week 3, and I don't recall a lopsided game.

In fact PFs tend to be better contests overall than GFs, but GFs are surely the most important games.

Don't know about you, but I would take a week 4 over a week 1 win any year.

[Chook 15,022]

If it were up to me, I'd just go 1 plays 8, 2 plays 7, etc. Knockout until the Grand Final.

[rjay 25,202]

...by the way, I thought Caddy played a great game when he came on last night. I hadn't been overly impressed and wondered what all the fuss was about but if he can play like that then...well he was a match changer last night and unlucky not to come away with a win.

Looks like there's still a bit more to come from Geelong.

[Yossarian 1,820]

This Freo side is incredible. Would love to see us play anywhere near the quality of the footy they're coming up with right now.

[Jaded No More 68,974]

Fyfe. FML.

That is all.

[Chook 15,022]

All right. Let's be perfectly honest with ourselves here. Melbourne will never display pressure anything like what's going down right now over in Perth. We might as well give it up right now.

[dazzledavey36 55,458]

Im already tipping Freo for the flag. They are absolutely well driven side.

Wonder what Mitch Clark would thinking LOL

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Would be rather nervous if I was a Hawks fan right now

[Nasher 33,617]

That was unbelievable. I am stunned.

[Chook 15,022]

Hawthorn would have gone from celebrating prematurely to crapping their dacks in the space of about fifteen minutes tonight.

And I've come to the conclusion that Ross Lyon is wasted in the football industry. He should be dispatched to the Middle-East immediately, because he'd have the place sorted out before Christmas.

Edited September 21, 2013 by Chook

[Jaded No More 68,974]

Good. Let them smash those arrogant pricks next week.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

It's very hard to beat Freo over there in front of the huge imbalance of supporters, however they are a very good side.

Over here with less support and having to travel I'd still back the Hawks.

[Guest]

Forecasting that the 'cost of living allowance' will go up again after this. LOL

I like Sydney for the most part, but they deserve this. Happy to take plenty of AFL assistance, but as soon as a bit goes to someone else, it's all of a sudden WW3.

[Sir Why You Little 37,242]

That was the most amazing Quarter i have ever seen.

Paul Roos taught Ross Lyon a lot of what he knows.

This is the pressure i want to see from the Demons.

I have waited 50 years.

Do it Paul. You KNOW how to implement this.

May Whorethorn get SMASHED NEXT SATURDAY....SMASHED.

[rjay 25,202]

It's very hard to beat Freo over there in front of the huge imbalance of supporters, however they are a very good side.

Over here with less support and having to travel I'd still back the Hawks.

They will put pressure on the Hawks kicking game but the Hawks will have more fit stars available the Swans are missing some key players and have others not fit. So I'm with you 'Robbie', I've seen the Dee's do this in finals under Northey but still come up short.

[1 red eye 1 blue eye 771]

Sydney won the flag last year because they were the best defensive team, Freo has the best defense this year and baring some miracle Sydney come back, next week, the Hawks are not going to be able to cope with this at all.

[hardtack 10,704]

It's very hard to beat Freo over there in front of the huge imbalance of supporters, however they are a very good side.

Over here with less support and having to travel I'd still back the Hawks.

Hawthorn were marginally better than Geelong last night... I think 99.9999999% of us would have picked Geelong to walk over Freo at Skilled and we all know what happened there (and that is a MUCH tougher ask than the MCG)... so I wouldn't be writing them off.

[45HG 1,559]

Mayne. What a drop!

[Yossarian 1,820]

Just awesome.

[Gippsland Dee 367]

Mayne. What a drop!

spent it before he had it!

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Hawthorn were marginally better than Geelong last night... I think 99.9999999% of us would have picked Geelong to walk over Freo at Skilled and we all know what happened there (and that is a MUCH tougher ask than the MCG)... so I wouldn't be writing them off.

I think Freo have the wood on the Cats.

As I said i think Freo are a good side, I just think Hawthorn will beat them here.

It will be interesting if they do, as it would be Lyon's fourth failure to win a grand Final.

[beelzebub 23,388]

Freo having a real purple patch

next week looks to be a cracker

[McQueen 17,867]

Can Freo remain as composed on the big, big stage as they have tonight?

If they can, I reckon they'll be hard to beat.

[monoccular 17,607]

Just watching the second quarter I found exhausting - haven't seen such pressure.

I hope that all our players had a very close look at how to shut down an opposition....and then go on to win.