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August 22, 20214 yr

16 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Sydney worry me the most. They will challenge us the most with their contested footy. They have a lot of talent across the board. Very good ruckman. Excellent mids. Buddy. The coach I rate the most in the AFL (except Clarko).
They are the one side I really don’t want to meet in finals.

They're dangerous for sure but i think scrapping the bye is huge for us. They've been on the road for a long time now, will have played 2 tough finals (reckon the game between them and GWS is 50/50) while we'll be fresh if we face them

August 22, 20214 yr

Essendon can make the finals only having won 10 games today (if they lose).

That’s insane.

August 22, 20214 yr

1 minute ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Essendon can make the finals only having won 10 games today (if they lose).

That’s insane.

It is

What's also insane is that they are a real chance to beat the doggies

August 22, 20214 yr

9 minutes ago, BDA said:

It is

What's also insane is that they are a real chance to beat the doggies

Yuck.

August 22, 20214 yr

Freo losing today locks in the final 8 now.

Qualifying final 1. Demons vs Lions

Qualifying final 2. Port vs Cats

Elimination final 1. Bulldogs vs Bombers

Elimination final 2. Swans vs Giants

Time, date and venues to be released later.

August 22, 20214 yr

10 wins gets Essendrug a place in this years finals. Amazing

When has that last happened?

We won 12 last year and Failed

August 22, 20214 yr

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August 22, 20214 yr

For us to avoid a final @Port, we'll need the Cats to win next week

But if we win next week against the Lions the above won't matter

Of course, if the GF ends up being played in Adelaide, Port could have the home crowd/home field (if they make it that far)

With Covid and with it, triggered lockdowns, I wouldn't be ruling out any venues for any of the finals

August 22, 20214 yr

5 hours ago, BDA said:

Geelong won't recover from that lose. absolute confidence crusher. I predict a straight sets exit

Doggies form has deserted them. I reckon they'll lose their elim final

GWS or Sydney to win through to a prelim with the Lions

No bye a huge advantage for us and Port. And Port with home advantage a great chance to make the GF. We'll win through as well

Port and Dees GF i reckon

I actually reckon Geelong will beat Port next week.

The Dogs are cooked and that's Port's most meaningful win for two months. I'm just not convinced that Port will bring it against top 4 quality in the heat of a final.

5 hours ago, Jaded said:

Sydney worry me the most. They will challenge us the most with their contested footy. They have a lot of talent across the board. Very good ruckman. Excellent mids. Buddy. The coach I rate the most in the AFL (except Clarko).
They are the one side I really don’t want to meet in finals.

There are only two ways we can face Sydney in the finals:

We win our prelim and they win their EF vs GWS and then their SF vs Port/Geelong
We lose our prelim, and meet them in the Grand Final

I'm relatively relieved that we can't cop them in the SF if we lose to Brisbane.

Having said that, we'll most likely cop Essendon if we lose to Brisbane. As I said, I think the Dogs are cooked and I reckon Essendon will beat them. I can't stand the fact that Essendon are even in the finals, let alone that by finishing 8th with a record no better than 11-11, they get the luck of playing the most out-of-form top 8 side.

August 22, 20214 yr

13 minutes ago, Macca said:

For us to avoid a final @Port, we'll need the Cats to win next week

But if we win next week against the Lions the above won't matter

Of course, if the GF ends up being played in Adelaide, Port could have the home crowd/home field (if they make it that far)

With Covid and with it, triggered lockdowns, I wouldn't be ruling out any venues for any of the finals

That’s pretty obvious isn’t it?

Of the four 2018 preliminary finalists we are the only team to be playing finals this year.

August 22, 20214 yr

24 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

That’s pretty obvious isn’t it?

Yeah it's obvious but not a given. Nothing is written in stone and that was my point

In my view there's not a lot between most of the teams within the 8. Any team that brings their best can win

But I don't like it that Port can get home field/home crowds during the finals where as (apart from Brisbane once) the other teams need to travel to neutral venues as the home team

There are integrity issues but we're talking about the AFL here

August 22, 20214 yr

Torn between wanting the dogs to go out first week and the Bombers keeping their finals win drought alive...

August 22, 20214 yr

There’s only one team that concerns me: Melbourne.

To me last night confirmed what we have been afraid of saying, we are the best team this season. At our best I firmly believe we beat anyone else bringing their best. The cats were blisteringly good for 10min, but our players were also way off making mistakes we simply haven’t done all year. We rectified that and then brought the game back on our terms.

So I just want us to bring what we have brought all year to the finals, we do that…well…I don’t think I can bring myself to say the words.

August 22, 20214 yr

3 minutes ago, Mickey said:

Torn between wanting the dogs to go out first week and the Bombers keeping their finals win drought alive...

Dogs, love the Bombers not winning a final.

August 22, 20214 yr

On 8/17/2021 at 7:36 PM, Demonland said:

Whatley has become an increasing moron over the journey. Completely agree with David King.

August 22, 20214 yr

58 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I actually reckon Geelong will beat Port next week.

The Dogs are cooked and that's Port's most meaningful win for two months. I'm just not convinced that Port will bring it against top 4 quality in the heat of a final.

There are only two ways we can face Sydney in the finals:

We win our prelim and they win their EF vs GWS and then their SF vs Port/Geelong

We lose our prelim, and meet them in the Grand Final

I'm relatively relieved that we can't cop them in the SF if we lose to Brisbane.

Having said that, we'll most likely cop Essendon if we lose to Brisbane. As I said, I think the Dogs are cooked and I reckon Essendon will beat them. I can't stand the fact that Essendon are even in the finals, let alone that by finishing 8th with a record no better than 11-11, they get the luck of playing the most out-of-form top 8 side.

Geelong's problem is as soon as finals start, they usually capitulate. I don't much rate Port, but reckon they'll get it down in front of their home crowd.

August 22, 20214 yr

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August 22, 20214 yr

5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

God I hope it's not us. Terrible conditions, even with BBB in the team

August 22, 20214 yr

20 minutes ago, Mickey said:

God I hope it's not us. Terrible conditions, even with BBB in the team

It's not, it's the two Elimination Finals.

We're in Adelaide.

August 22, 20214 yr

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August 22, 20214 yr

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WEEK ONE FINALS FIXTURE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27

Second qualifying final
Port Adelaide v Geelong at Adelaide Oval, 7.20pm ACST

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28

Second elimination final
Sydney v GWS Giants at University of Tasmania Stadium, 3.20pm AEST

First qualifying final
Melbourne v Brisbane at Adelaide Oval, 7pm ACST

SUNDAY, AUGUST 29

First elimination final
Western Bulldogs v Essendon at University of Tasmania Stadium, 3.20pm AEST

August 22, 20214 yr

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Closing this thread: Take the discussion to the Week 01 Finals Thread.

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