GRAND FINAL: Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs

[loges 6,767]

Two things I don't want to see at the Grand Final,

Umpire intervention.

Hannan playing 2 good games in a row for the first time in his career.

[loges 6,767]

Which channel?

[layzie 34,023]

1 hour ago, Cassiew said:

Felt a bit crook yesterday. The doctor told me one of the thing I need to do is cut down on stress. Now that’s an impossibility 

Tell him he/she is dreaming!

Certainly a bump in stress as we passed the half way point of this ‘bye’. I don’t even want to work this week now!

[Redleg 41,577]

14 minutes ago, binman said:

Heads up. 

On abc tbey ate about to replay the 1964 grand final

Where ABC tv? Can’t find it.

[binman 43,835]

1 minute ago, loges said:

Which channel?

Sorry, ABC radio - i'm listening on AFL extra, one of their digital channels.

But i assume it is one the normal radio 

[binman 43,835]

Spoiler alert we won the 1964 GF. 

Froggy Crompton not only kicked the winning goal (wit the commentator saying how remarkable it was for a back pocket), he also took a saving mark deep in defence only a minute or before the final siren

Hassa Mann now being interviewed.

Saying our inaccuracy almost cost us.

The more things change....

Edited September 19, 2021 by binman

[McQueen 17,867]

Week long forecast showing next Saturday in the mid 20’s and barely a puff of wind. 
 

Ideal weather. 😎

[Bigred 494]

I have this peculiar end of year sadness that in one more game this wonderful season will be over! 

Hopefully replays of next week will get me through  

 

[binman 43,835]

13 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Week long forecast showing next Saturday in the mid 20’s and barely a puff of wind. 
 

Ideal weather. 😎

Perth 28-Day Rainfall Forecast

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
19 Low	20	21	22	23 Low	24	25
26 Med chance of a hangover	27 Med	28	29 Low	30	Oct 1	2
3	4 Low	5 Low	6 Med	7 Low	8 Low	9 Low
10 Med	11	12	13	14 Low	15	16 Low
17 Low

[Neil Crompton 5,669]

Whatever the result next Saturday, this football team we support has brought me more joy this year than any other year that I have supported them, including’64. The players , coaches and support staff have my greatest admiration and thanks for what they have achieved to date, for themselves, the Club and for us loyal supporters. That sentiment will not be diminished if the worst were to happen on Saturday night. I would also like to state that while I’d love to be able to see it live in person, that fact that I can’t will not diminish the shear joy and ecstasy I will feel if we win. It’s our time, I believe.

[Demonland 73,188]

 

[binman 43,835]

The brownlow feels like the proper start of grand final week.

For the first time starting to feel nervous.

[D4Life 2,552]

5 hours ago, Larry, Moe or Curly said:

In 88 I left before 3/4 time   Blind drunk

Only made it to halftime and headed up to the bar to almost drown out the 2nd half!

[Jaded No More 68,974]

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

 

$15!!!! 
I remember buying these with loose change from the train ticket. 
Is this made of gold paper or something?

[Chook 15,022]

2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

$15!!!! 
I remember buying these with loose change from the train ticket. 
Is this made of gold paper or something?

Used to be $2 in the mid-2000s I'm sure.

That was expensive for me back then. Can't imagine how young kids from poor families could afford a footy record these days.

[Jaded No More 68,974]

3 minutes ago, Chook said:

Used to be $2 in the mid-2000s I'm sure.

That was expensive for me back then. Can't imagine how young kids from poor families could afford a footy record these days.

Yep it’s insane. 
I’ll buy one because we are in a grand final but that’s two less w@nker coffees for me. Unimpressed. 

[titan_uranus 25,045]

28 minutes ago, Jaded said:

$15!!!! 
I remember buying these with loose change from the train ticket. 
Is this made of gold paper or something?

I'm pretty sure the GF edition has always been more expensive than the H&A season records.

[Demonland 73,188]

Look away @Jaded

 

[Jaded No More 68,974]

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Look away @Jaded

 

[Dr. Gonzo 24,331]

1 hour ago, Chook said:

Used to be $2 in the mid-2000s I'm sure.

That was expensive for me back then. Can't imagine how young kids from poor families could afford a footy record these days.

No way, the Grand Final record from the late 80s/early 90s was more than $2.

[Chook 15,022]

Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

No way, the Grand Final record from the late 80s/early 90s was more than $2.

Just referring to the home and away record. But I’m fully aware that’s apples to oranges. The grand final record is printed on the rarest of gold leafed paper and engraved with pure cold pressed baby octopus ink and must be marked up accordingly. 

[Webber 10,545]

33 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Look away @Jaded

 

I made the same point on the Brownlow thread, and I’m gonna do it here. It’s fascinating that ‘people’ place any kind of meaning in utterly irrelevant stats like this. I know it’s an MFCSS thing to need to find reasons for failure, a desperate search for some kind of self-fulfilling doomsday narrative, but please, this is just silly. Maybe just find another meaningless stat to balance it out, cos I guarantee there’ll be a squillion of them. 

[Allus Monk 568]

So, number 13 for the Norm Smith in our 13th premiership., to go with 57 years/Norm Smith aged 57?

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

The weather is looking very good for this Saturday in Perth.

25 and sunny with 0% chance of rain.

[He de mon 942]

3 hours ago, D4Life said:

Only made it to halftime and headed up to the bar to almost drown out the 2nd half!

Same. It is a bit of a blur now.