Finals Week 2

[dpositive 1,547]

GWS must win this year. As the AFL. (love child) investment vehicle , it is important that they provide a positive example (return) as inspiration for the invasion into NSW.

So it is important that eye get this out of the way before Melbourne is allowed to begin their reign of superiority built on years of failure.

 

GO GWS THEN GO DEES

[Demon Dynasty 15,579]

32 minutes ago, dpositive said:

GWS must win this year. As the AFL. (love child) investment vehicle , it is important that they provide a positive example (return) as inspiration for the invasion into NSW.

So it is important that eye get this out of the way before Melbourne is allowed to begin their reign of superiority built on years of failure.

 

GO GWS THEN GO DEES

Wow i've seen some interesting assumptions and imaginings on D'land over the years DP but i have have to congratulate you on this one.   It's right out there with the best!

[Sir Why You Little 34,611]

1 hour ago, dpositive said:

GWS must win this year. As the AFL. (love child) investment vehicle , it is important that they provide a positive example (return) as inspiration for the invasion into NSW.

So it is important that eye get this out of the way before Melbourne is allowed to begin their reign of superiority built on years of failure.

 

GO GWS THEN GO DEES

You must be on new Medication dp. I would have the dosage adjusted first thing Monday morning

[Nasher 33,083]

8 hours ago, SaberFang said:

There is literally no one to root for next week. I probably hate Richmond the least but knowing that at least one of Collingwood/Giants and potentially the Cats are in the GF is nightmare fuel. Eagles, Bulldogs and Lions were all far more tolerable options and they're all out! [censored]!

Other than you saying the E swear word in a sentence with Bulldogs and Lions, I agree. I really hoped Brisbane would give it a shake, but oh well. It’s physically impossible for me to go for Geelong and Collingwood, and going for GWS feels too empty, so I suppose Richmond it is.

[Winners at last 4,742]

I read the match report of Brisvegas v GWS in The Age. Stef Martin was not listed in the best players (about 8 of them).

WTF? He was just about BOG. 

Edited September 14, 2019 by bingers

[Clintosaurus 6,480]

GWS or Richmond. Giants will do well to beat #freekickcollingwood 

[Nasher 33,083]

36 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

GWS or Richmond. Giants will do well to beat #freekickcollingwood 

I only saw Q2 and Q3 of last night’s match, but from what I saw it was also #freekickgws

[Redleg 37,740]

3 minutes ago, Nasher said:

I only saw Q2 and Q3 of last night’s match, but from what I saw it was also #freekickgws

Frees 31 Lions 23 Giants.

[Nasher 33,083]

Just now, Redleg said:

Frees 31 Lions 23 Giants.

Fair enough. Probably just means I should go back to my usual MO of ignoring the umpiring.

[buck_nekkid 5,505]

12 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Frees 31 Lions 23 Giants.

It was an over officiated mess, until it wasn’t.  They even told Charlie Cameron’s opponent he would get a free kick against it they targeted his sore arm.  Felt like the umps were trying to assert control, and struggling to do so.  54 free kicks! >14 per quarter, or 1 every 2 minutes.

[Demonsone 1,605]

Feel for the lions out in straight sets, played well all year & hope the mfc take a leaf out their book!

Gws please smash the filth!

[Clintosaurus 6,480]

Richmond/Collingwood is the AFLs dream GF. The $$$$$ that would be generated.

[sue 8,451]

Well if GWS beat C'wood that will be the end of any concessions the AFL give them in future.  Eddie won't stand for it.

[dees189227 10,816]

How about GWS knock out collingwood then beat Geelong on grand final day. I could just about handle that. I think I could just about handle seeing Chris Scott and Danger getting beaten. 

[Moonshadow 16,263]

As good as Hodgey has been for the Lions, and he's been great as a leader, the Hawks got James Worpell out of the picks they traded for him. Not bad.

[dl4e 5,594]

I am backing GWS to beat the filth next week. They will really miss degooey. 

[george_on_the_outer 7,001]

4 hours ago, Nasher said:

I only saw Q2 and Q3 of last night’s match, but from what I saw it was also #freekickgws

Chamberlain and Ryan shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a finals match again. 

As Richo commented during the match "Ray should stop providing commentary to the players and umpire the match" ( He will probably get a letter from the AFL this week for being truthful)

[Demon17 4,602]

3 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

Richmond/Collingwood is the AFLs dream GF. The $$$$$ that would be generated.

I attended the Cats game on Friday night and felt the crowd was nothing short of embarrassing for Geelong. Plenty of west coast support. You could fire a shot through parts of the ground close to start. 

Now going to pies prelim with a smaller crowd but more that Friday's probably.  I fear the atmosphere for a GWS GF.

The AFL will have to do what they did in Week 1 and have amplified crowd noise when GWS kicks a goals.

[Demon17 4,602]

2 hours ago, dees189227 said:

How about GWS knock out collingwood then beat Geelong on grand final day. I could just about handle that. I think I could just about handle seeing Chris Scott and Danger getting beaten. 

Tigers will maul them.

[Diamond_Jim 11,837]

49 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Chamberlain and Ryan shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a finals match again. 

As Richo commented during the match "Ray should stop providing commentary to the players and umpire the match" ( He will probably get a letter from the AFL this week for being truthful)

There's little doubt that the outright physicality of GWS and the Lions' response spooked the umpires. Luckily they didn't ruin a very good game.

I think it was the last quarter and four talls went for a mark on the wing and all four collapsed to the ground and the ball ran free. Comical. How the umpire found a free kick out it is equally comical.

Edited September 15, 2019 by Diamond_Jim

[Call Me What You Will 693]

I found the whole “bringing the game into disrepute” comment by Ryan fascinating. Was it premeditated? Was it random? Whatever it was it was certainly bizarre to emerge in the middle of one of the more important games of the year. We then saw vision of Whitfield collapsing behind the play from a rabbit punch to his “bad back” from his opponent. The commentators noted the danger of this sort of precedent, when umpires acknowledge on-going injuries and “warn” opponents not to “target” them and in doing so “bringing the game into disrepute”. Just weird in my view and a massive can of worms waiting to be opened and dare I say exploited by our more lateral coaches. If premeditated, the unintended consequences of such clownery is so typical of how the AFL butchers the game.

[Binmans PA 26,235]

Gee, you'd be disappointed if you were a Lions fan. What a choke. Out in straight sets.

We may not have made the top 4 last year, let alone the top 2, but we won two finals. 

Hope it means they're mentally scarred and tumble back down the ladder next year. One less competitor for us.

[dees189227 10,816]

Greene reportedly offered a week. Stupid boy. Does he not learn from last week 

[SaberFang 7,141]

How dumb is Toby Greene, exactly the same thing he should've been rubbed out for last week. Some of these players have the IQ of a cane toad.

Mind you, he shouldn't have been playing yesterday in the first place.

[dieter 3,325]

Greene shouldn't have been playing in the first place. He's a mental midget...