Preliminary Final Time Announced

[Demonland 73,495]

Yeah yeah one week at a time. 

 3:20pm AEST

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

"Boooooooooooooo" - Every West Coast supporter.

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,525]

1 minute ago, Good Times Grimes said:

"Boooooooooooooo" - Every West Coast supporter.

"It's a VFL conspiracy!"

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

4 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

"It's a VFL conspiracy!"

There isn't a supporter base that I despise more. As dirty as I feel saying this, if we lose this week, I really hope that Hawthorn go over there and knock them off. 

[Jaded No More 68,975]

Could technically fly in, fly out to save on accommodation costs...

 

One week at a time!

[Diamond_Jim 12,689]

11 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Yeah yeah one week at a time. 

 3:20pm AEST

could make for a warm day to say the least.... wish the Pies had got over the line last week.

 

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

I am in meetings all day that afternoon, gutted it isn’t the Friday night.

[DistrACTION Jackson 10,231]

1 minute ago, Jaded said:

Could technically fly in, fly out to save on accommodation costs...

 

One week at a time!

Jaded your photo is the best thing I've ever seen. New FB photo coming up!

[Jaded No More 68,975]

5 minutes ago, Is Dom Is Good said:

Jaded your photo is the best thing I've ever seen. New FB photo coming up!

Thanks to the Melbournefc Insta account!

It is like a cheesy Wiggles photo. I love it too!

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I just hope there is less glare compared to when we played them over there last time (for either Hawthorn or Melbourne).

[Jibroni 5,035]

Have to say the winner of Collingwood v GWS has been screwed over, having a 6 day break over a team with a 2 week break is a massive disadvantage. AFL clueless again.

I think the winner of our game having a 8 day break isn't necessarily and bad thing, still have 7 days until he GF.

[DistrACTION Jackson 10,231]

7 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

Have to say the winner of Collingwood v GWS has been screwed over, having a 6 day break over a team with a 2 week break is a massive disadvantage. AFL clueless again.

I think the winner of our game having a 8 day break isn't necessarily and bad thing, still have 7 days until he GF.

Yeah an 8 day break is probably perfect. I think having the comp wide bye and then another bye is actually a slight disadvantage.

We have definitely fallen on the better side of the draw. Hopefully we can make use of it!

[Demon17 5,227]

1 hour ago, Jaded said:

Could technically fly in, fly out to save on accommodation costs...

 

One week at a time!

Absolutely.  If they win they can be back at Tullamarine by Midnigh AEST.  Thus sleeping in their own beds.

For once a good call under the circumstances by the AFL.

[Diamond_Jim 12,689]

20 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

Absolutely.  If they win they can be back at Tullamarine by Midnigh AEST.  Thus sleeping in their own beds.

For once a good call under the circumstances by the AFL.

Boy and some called us gutsy for looking to the game after the Hawks...

what are the best spots for the GF parade by the way

[Clintosaurus 7,926]

22 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Boy and some called us gutsy for looking to the game after the Hawks...

what are the best spots for the GF parade by the way

Could easily apply to the Poos and Wees too.

[Nasher 33,617]

1 hour ago, Jibroni said:

Have to say the winner of Collingwood v GWS has been screwed over, having a 6 day break over a team with a 2 week break is a massive disadvantage. AFL clueless again.

I think the winner of our game having a 8 day break isn't necessarily and bad thing, still have 7 days until he GF.

Absolutely. Eddie let loose over it on the MMM interview before Roosy and Jones were in. As much fun as it is watching/listening to Ed explode, he was spot on.

[Superunknown 4,241]

36 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Absolutely. Eddie let loose over it on the MMM interview before Roosy and Jones were in. As much fun as it is watching/listening to Ed explode, he was spot on.

Auld did not handle it well. I mean he did, but he didn't.

TA "I understand what you're saying, I do, but we've landed in different spots."

EM: "You've landed in the wrong spot"

 

[McQueen 17,867]

2 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I just hope there is less glare compared to when we played them over there last time (for either Hawthorn or Melbourne).

It’s exactly the same start one as our round 22 win at Optus. 

If you can recall, the team got royally screwed over and the plane was delayed by over 3 hours coming home that Sunday night.  

 

[binman 44,533]

i won't tell a lie. This line from Sam McClure's (who cannot stand for some reason) article on the  prelim timing gave me a bit of a pause:

The AFL is set to fixture its first afternoon preliminary final in seven years to ensure either Melbourne or Hawthorn can return home on Saturday night and have as much time as possible to prepare for the grand final, should they beat the Eagles.

Yikes. 

[Demonland 73,495]

26 minutes ago, McQueen said:

It’s exactly the same start one as our round 22 win at Optus. 

If you can recall, the team got royally screwed over and the plane was delayed by over 3 hours coming home that Sunday night.  

 

Why not stay the night and fly the next morning. After the win I slept soundly in my hotel bed and was refreshed for the flight home the next morning. Mind you I didn't play and didn't need to train or back it up the next week. 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,974]

Without getting too far ahead of our selves, were we to win at Optus, it would be 3 wins in a row against West Coast on their home track.  It would be nice to be on the right side of some hoodoo's for once!

[McQueen 17,867]

36 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Why not stay the night and fly the next morning. After the win I slept soundly in my hotel bed and was refreshed for the flight home the next morning. Mind you I didn't play and didn't need to train or back it up the next week. 

It’s a good question... I travel a lot for work and struggle to be fully rested when staying an extra night versus getting home late and hopping into my own bed.

I guess it’s done to last minute nowadays. 

[homsar 431]

Does anybody know a way to get a ticket to the prelim IF we do make it?

My situation is that I am an MCC member, and pay the extra $90 for the MFC membership on top - which includes no game day access, so I assume I won't have access to any finals tickets IF we make it.

[Diamond_Jim 12,689]

1 minute ago, homsar said:

Does anybody know a way to get a ticket to the prelim IF we do make it?

My situation is that I am an MCC member, and pay the extra $90 for the MFC membership on top - which includes no game day access, so I assume I won't have access to any finals tickets IF we make it.

that will entitle you to participate in the club allocation. Presumably there are certain categories that are guaranteed tickets and then it goes to all club members such as yourself. I am in the same position as an AFL member with club support.

I have no idea what the club allocation is but I could not imagine it being less than 10k. Now realistically how many members will go to Perth. I think it will be the travel difficulties that knock out most of us.

Of course you have to pay for the match ticket but given airfares north of $1k it's not the ticket costs that will hurt.

[Chook 15,023]

4 hours ago, Jaded said:

Could technically fly in, fly out to save on accommodation costs...

 

One week at a time!

You expect to get out of there alive?