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7 minutes ago, JimmyGadson said:

Don't think that's right jnr

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Have I misread this?

 

Ah OK, I see now. If it goes according to seedings we play the winner of Coll v Freo

 

 

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    The winner of Melbourne vs Swans is gifted a dream run to the GF.

    On the flip side, the loser faces the tough draw to the GF, having to play one of Geelong or Collingwood to get there.

    QF is actually a must win. 

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    11 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    If we beat Sydney we play the winner of Freo and the Dogs in the Prelim

     

    Not unhappy with that.

    Yeh sure mate.

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    Just now, bluey said:

    Yeh sure mate.

    Freo and Dogs will both beat Collingwood.

    Pies only chance imo is beating Geelong. Which it can do. 

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    1 minute ago, bluey said:

    Yeh sure mate.

    Pretty sure your mate Weid won't get a gig

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    23 minutes ago, Nicko said:

    Can you believe in 125 years we’ve only played the swans twice in finals??

    first in 1936 and then 1987….

     

    I was there in 1987. We smashed 'em: Melbourne 21.23(149) def Sydney 10.13(73)Goals: 4 Robert Flower, 3 Tony Campbell, 3 Greg Healy, 2 Graeme Yeats, 2

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    4 minutes ago, praha said:

    The winner of Melbourne vs Swans is gifted a dream run to the GF.

    On the flip side, the loser faces the tough draw to the GF, having to play one of Geelong or Collingwood to get there.

    QF is actually a must win. 

    Playing Collingwood is the easiest matchup in all the finals.  That would be a gift. But it would be so Geelong like to lose to them. But logic tells me Geelong thump them by 60 points, and then Freo or dogs see them out in straight sets.

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    1 hour ago, deelusions from afar said:

    Given the week off - surely they structure games so that no player misses due to concussion protocols.  It's pretty unfair otherwise.

    I don't want swans supporters to have an excuse

    I hear you but the cynic in me wonders if it was a Melbourne player with concussion would the AFL afford us the same considerations.  I’m not so sure but we will never know.  Fortunately, that is not a concern for us

    Anyone, anywhere, anytime, bring it on.

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    4 minutes ago, Watson11 said:

    Playing Collingwood is the easiest matchup in all the finals.  That would be a gift. But it would be so Geelong like to lose to them. But logic tells me Geelong thump them by 60 points, and then Freo or dogs see them out in straight sets.

    The writing off of Collingwood is getting weird now. They get smashed in almost every stat but still win. Consistently. That is a victory of strategy and coaching. They're legit.

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    19 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    First off a big shout out to Saints they got within 7 points of Swans and helped us hold 2nd spot. Now we all get the opportunity to cheer on our mighty Dee’s at the G. Can’t wait for this one.❤️💙👍👌

    I actually got a bit nervous when I thought the Sainters might get up.  I think if that occurred we would have ended up playing the Ferals in the first final.

    In my opinion they are a good side, playing exciting fast footy down the corridor.  Having said that, I also believe that at our best we can beat anyone.

    What I didn’t want to face up to was their supporters again, I’m still scarred by the other week.

    But now that it is finals, we have no excuses as supporters. 60k plus members, plenty more supporters, just bloody well turn up!

     

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    8 minutes ago, Wodjathefirst said:

    I hear you but the cynic in me wonders if it was a Melbourne player with concussion would the AFL afford us the same considerations.  I’m not so sure but we will never know.  Fortunately, that is not a concern for us

    Anyone, anywhere, anytime, bring it on.

    Indeed. Agreed. Anyone, anywhere, anytime, BRING IT ON. 

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    32 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    If we beat Sydney we play the winner of Freo and the Dogs in the Prelim

     

    Not unhappy with that.

    Not sure thts how the finals system works. Dogs and Freo don’t go through to the Prelim

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    Would be kind of nice if we managed to knock off the Swans to belt Collingwood in a Prelim. It would be one for the ages.

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    12 minutes ago, Watson11 said:

    Playing Collingwood is the easiest matchup in all the finals.  That would be a gift. But it would be so Geelong like to lose to them. But logic tells me Geelong thump them by 60 points, and then Freo or dogs see them out in straight sets.

    What makes you think this, l want to miss the Pies, with their incredible supporter base, amazing ability to never be out of the game & and their recent winning history against us

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    10 minutes ago, Lou C. Fur said:

    I was there in 1987. We smashed 'em: Melbourne 21.23(149) def Sydney 10.13(73)Goals: 4 Robert Flower, 3 Tony Campbell, 3 Greg Healy, 2 Graeme Yeats, 2

    I was there as well. Can't remember a thing about it.

    The shock of being done by Hawks in the prelim on the siren, has blanked everything for me about that year.

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    Gotta focus on being able to overcome the Swans first in our upcoming Qualifying Final at the MCG in two weeks time.

    As the old saying goes....gotta beat the best to be the best.

    GO DEMONS! :lol:

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    Tickets:  Finals Week 1

    Qualifying & Elimination Finals On Sale: Tuesday August 23 and Wednesday August 24 
    Club members – 10am 
    AFL members (MCG only) – 11am 
    General Public – 3pm

    Qualifying Final 1: Geelong Cats v Collingwood, MCG. Date and time TBC.
    Qualifying Final 2: Melbourne v Sydney Swans, MCG. Date and time TBC.
    Elimination Final 1: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Optus Stadium. Date and time TBC.
    Elimination Final 2: Brisbane Lions v Richmond, The Gabba. Date and time TBC.

    Hopefully, they don't sell the two MCG games on the same day as it will bring the Ticketek website down.

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    4 minutes ago, kev martin said:

     

     

    4 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    I was there as well. Can't remember a thing about it.

    The shock of being done by Hawks in the prelim on the siren, has blanked everything for me about that year.

    Ditto. Exactly the same for me (I actually teared up a little!) It hurt big time.

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    Bit of a stuff up

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    4 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    I was there as well. Can't remember a thing about it.

    The shock of being done by Hawks in the prelim on the siren, has blanked everything for me about that year.

    I’m in the same boat as you Kev…remember the hawks game vividly….the swans game = recall zero

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    Tickets:  Finals Week 2

    Semi Finals On-sale: Monday September 5 
    Club members – 10am 
    AFL members (MCG only) – 11am 
    General Public – 3pm 

    Tickets:  Finals Week 3

    Preliminary Finals On-sale: Monday September 12  
    Club members – 10am 
    AFL members (MCG only) – 11am 
    General Public – 3pm 

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    Hurry Up GIF

     

    My life is on hold.... come on AFL!!!!! 

    I bet the delay is to be able to get Papley up for our game. 

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    12 minutes ago, praha said:

    The writing off of Collingwood is getting weird now. They get smashed in almost every stat but still win. Consistently. That is a victory of strategy and coaching. They're legit.

    It’s not weird. They won 10 in a row which was a great run, and 11/12. But 6 were by less than a goal against bottom 8 teams, 2 against us during our 4w-6L run, 2 against Carlton during their 4w-8l run, and Freo during their 4w-5l run. They have had a charmed draw. Their midfield is useless and they need to pretty much play kamikaze from defensive 50 because it’s the only chance they have to stay in games.  Sydney are the only decent team to make their defenders accountable and destroyed them on turnover. If Geelong don’t do the same I’ll be surprised.  But it is Geelong.  I would love us to play the pies.

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