ROAD TO THE GRAND FINAL

[John Demonic 5,796]

13 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

You're right. I have no idea what I was thinking. Collingwood losing would have put Brisbane 5th.

It would've been an insane two groupings after hopefully a QF v Sydney win  -  You would've had the media anointed premiership contenders all in one group, then all of the clubs that were fancied early on in the season, that the media have all jumped off. 

Anyway, not to be: silver lining is a better all round finals series and probably a tougher draw to prime any team good enough to make a GF. 

Edited August 21, 2022 by John Demonic

[BAMF 4,353]

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Am I really barracking for Geelong in two weeks?

 

Not me. My hatred of Geelong has surpassed my hatred of the pies.

I want the Cats out as soon as possible to wipe the smugness off their faces.

 

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

41 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Ticketek site currently says ticket on sale at these dates/times:

MCC members: Tue 23 Aug 2022 9:00AM (AEST)

AFL members: Wed 31 Aug 2022 9:00AM (AEST)

Club members & general public: Wed 31 Aug 2022 9:00AM  (AEST)

 

It seems a bit odd but don't shoot the messenger.

It now says Tuesday 10.00 am

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

6 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Just had a look on Ticketek. 
It said club members can purchase up to 10 tickets. (I thought is this right?….) I then looked at the Cats v Pies game and club members can only purchase 1 ticket. Obviously both Victorian clubs with large supporter bases.

Yeah, that is what it says...10 tickets per member.  So I guess they aren't expecting a lot of Sydney fans.  Nonetheless it seems a lot of tickets...

[Fork 'em 6,983]

6 minutes ago, BAMF said:

Not me. My hatred of Geelong has surpassed my hatred of the pies.

I want the Cats out as soon as possible to wipe the smugness off their faces.

 

Spoken like a man who doesn't know any collingwood supporters 🤔

[kev martin 9,892]

13 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

It now says Tuesday 10.00 am

Possibly the same time the MFC is training.

[DubDee 25,867]

27 minutes ago, rpfc said:

So this finals structure is like a Dan Brown novel according to the ‘efforts’ in their thread.

Lock it down, people! You’re embarrassing yourselves…

You just referenced a Dan Brown novel so there’s plenty of embarrassment to go around 

[Wodjathefirst 2,632]

42 minutes ago, DubDee said:

I’m sure your kids would prefer to be at the G watching a final? Start early convincing them 🙂

What’s this ‘convincing them’ business? Next thing they will be choosing what they want to eat!

Bit of ‘tough love’ needed here.  They will thank you later on in life. 

[layzie 33,805]

Geez, need finals tickets. Right now

[Bates Mate 4,487]

8 hours ago, BAMF said:

Not me. My hatred of Geelong has surpassed my hatred of the pies.

I want the Cats out as soon as possible to wipe the smugness off their faces.

 

Same the next best thing after a Melbourne premiership  would be  the cats out in straight sets

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

9 hours ago, layzie said:

Geez, need finals tickets. Right now

Patience dear Layzie.  They will be there for you tomorrow.

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

10 hours ago, deva5610 said:

If you sign in at https://am.ticketmaster.com/melbournefc/ it gives you your barcode already that says it can be used for finals.

Thanks.  My barcodes were there🙂

If for some reason members can't access their ticketmaster account check emails this afternoon for barcodes.

[Demongirl35 1,053]

Was so keen for this game until I read the sydney Bigfooty board to suss and they’re saying there’s no chance they lose this and we should be scared of them :( 

Not going now

[Deenooos_ 647]

8 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

Was so keen for this game until I read the sydney Bigfooty board to suss and they’re saying there’s no chance they lose this and we should be scared of them :( 

Not going now

Who are they to feel this confident. They haven't played this Melbourne side in finals lol

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

5 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

Was so keen for this game until I read the sydney Bigfooty board to suss and they’re saying there’s no chance they lose this and we should be scared of them :( 

Not going now

Don't believe them!

We are a better team now:  Hibberd will not let Reid get away like Tomlinson did, we have May back (but they have Buddy back), we have a different fwd line without M. Brown.  Our ball movement is different.

And Sydney have won seven consecutive games.  Can they continue?  I have my doubts!

Anyway, win lose or draw all dee fans should go. 

[Jaded No More 68,915]

They only beat us by 2 goals FFS and we were in the middle of a form slump (aka loading). 

They can have all the confidence in the world, but I saw us and them play this weekend and I know who kills who at peak form (and we played a far more formidable opponent at a ground they rarely lose at!).

Edited August 21, 2022 by Jaded No More

[dee-tox 4,835]

4 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Don't believe them!

We are a better team now:  Hibberd will not let Reid get away like Tomlinson did.

The same Sam Reid that is 196cm tall?

Job for Petty or Lever. May to take Buddy.

[Jaded No More 68,915]

Just now, dee-tox said:

The same Sam Reid that is 196cm tall?

Job for Petty or Lever. May to take Buddy.

Hibbo will take Papley.

May to Buddy, Petty to Reid (what an upgrade on Tomlinson), Lever on McDonald. 

I would get Harmes to play on Heeney. For me, he is their key playmaker. If we can shut him down I think we win.

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

18 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

The same Sam Reid that is 196cm tall?

Job for Petty or Lever. May to take Buddy.

True.

I was hoping to give  @Demongirl35 reasons to go to the game ie we are a much stronger team now than in round 12.

I'll add a few more reasons on match ups:  neither May or Buddy played last time but naturally May will take him.

Now that you mention Petty, he was injured early in the rnd 12 game but played on so our defence was further weakened.  There is a lot of synergy in our back 6 so with a fit Petty and May in we are much stronger.

Ditto at the other end of the ground without M. Brown.

There is a fair chance Hunt will go to Papley as he has done a great job on small fwds this year and has the speed to keep up with him.

And they had Paddy Mc playing on Kozzie who drifted off and marked everything in sight as did all their defenders.  I doubt that will be allowed again with Max down there now.  Reckon Melksham would be good match up for Paddy.

Edited August 21, 2022 by Lucifers Hero

[In Harmes Way 7,783]

13 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Hibbo will take Papley.

I hope he does, and whilst I don't condone violence, I hope he punches the living suitcase out of him. 

[layzie 33,805]

48 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Patience dear Layzie.  They will be there for you tomorrow.

I hate that thing about patience being a virtue. 

[Cal7B 7]

Is anyone aware of how many tickets I can purchase with my barcodes, for context I'm a Trident member with 2x barcodes.

Any help on this would be amazing.

[Lucifers Hero 39,811]

2 minutes ago, Cal7B said:

Is anyone aware of how many tickets I can purchase with my barcodes, for context I'm a Trident member with 2x barcodes.

Any help on this would be amazing.

The Ticketek website says 10 per member which seems odd really high, especially as ticket sales to the general public don't open until 3.00pm tomorrow.  It doesn't seem right that a member can buy 9 additional tickets for non-members.  Confusing...

The club is sending emails to members this afternoon so hopefully, it is all clear then. 

[Roost it far 8,276]

2 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Hibbo will take Papley.

May to Buddy, Petty to Reid (what an upgrade on Tomlinson), Lever on McDonald. 

I would get Harmes to play on Heeney. For me, he is their key playmaker. If we can shut him down I think we win.

I wonder if Hibberd takes Heeney when he's forward and Hunt is given Papley?

[deebunked 285]

Surely the Cats v Pies is not a Saturday twilight game?  wtf

Why couldnt our game be 7.10 pm not 7.50. ffs

Next year those AFL clowns will be scheduling games at midnight.