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FINALS 2022: Week 01

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If both Geelong and Melbourne win this weekend I take it we would play on the Sat Night and Geelong the Friday night.  I fairy sure the highest ranked team get the first game. 

 
On 8/21/2022 at 9:02 PM, mrtwister said:

And as a reward for finishing first, Geelong get to play away to the fourth placed Collingwood.

FMD

At least, one of the two of them (Geelong or the Filth) will have been eliminated. Stirring for all other teams in the finals.

8 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

If both Geelong and Melbourne win this weekend I take it we would play on the Sat Night and Geelong the Friday night.  I fairy sure the highest ranked team get the first game. 

They get the first request.  The AFL has the final say.

They would probably choose Friday because it gives them an extra day's rest before the GF.

But hopefully if they meet Richmond or Sydney on that Friday night they will get an extra long rest...until next March!

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    1 hour ago, Deemania since 56 said:

    At least, one of the two of them (Geelong or the Filth) will have been eliminated.

    The loser gets another chance the following week in the semis. 

    1 hour ago, Demonstone said:

    The loser gets another chance the following week in the semis. 

    Of course. My relativity fades as the years progress. 

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    On 8/21/2022 at 1:20 PM, Demonland said:

     

    Had a look at the form of both Dees and Swans over the last 5 weeks of H&A.....

    Dees Won 3 lost 2 ..... Swans Won 5 lost zero..... This looks good for the Swan until you look at the teams they both played.

    Dees played 4 teams that made the 8, The Bulldogs, the Dockers, Pies and Brisbane. The other one we played was the Blues. The Swans played just one team that made the 8, the Pies. they beat the Pies, GWS and Crows all at home. the two games they beat away were North and Saints.

    I think I would prefer to have the tough run in to the finals rather than the run that the Swans had.....

     

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    NOTICED THIS ON THE MFC WEBSITE (finals hub area)

    Information on Open Training sessions will be available in the coming days.

    We can't wait to see you out at Gosch's Paddock.

    Our Open Training sessions throughout finals will be presented by club partner, Beyond Bank.

    Hope they inform us soon.

    Could be training at Casey or maybe Gosch's, tomorrow morning from 9.30 am. (Only a guess)

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    Will be interesting how the Doggies go this year, they came from nowhere in 2016 and in a similar position this time around. For some reason I think they can.

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    7 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

    If both Geelong and Melbourne win this weekend I take it we would play on the Sat Night and Geelong the Friday night.  I fairy sure the highest ranked team get the first game. 

    Another reason it's likely is that the loser of our game is likely to play their semi on Friday night, and the loser of Geelong v Collingwood is likely to play their semi on Saturday night. So then you'd expect the winners of those semis to both get 7 day breaks into the prelims. That would make the prelim involving the winner of our game on the Saturday.

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    Geelong to take care of Coll rather easily. 

    Freo to smash the Dogs.

    Tigers in a thriller in QLD

    Dees by 4 goals over Sydney.

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    12 hours ago, kev martin said:

    NOTICED THIS ON THE MFC WEBSITE (finals hub area)

    Information on Open Training sessions will be available in the coming days.

    We can't wait to see you out at Gosch's Paddock.

    Our Open Training sessions throughout finals will be presented by club partner, Beyond Bank.

    Hope they inform us soon.

    Could be training at Casey or maybe Gosch's, tomorrow morning from 9.30 am. (Only a guess)

    Idk about this week but next Thursday morning at 9:30 there’s an open training session at Gosch’s. That’s not yet fully confirmed, but highly probable. 

    Zero contact with players and coaches, of course. 

     

    11 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Idk about this week but next Thursday morning at 9:30 there’s an open training session at Gosch’s. That’s not yet fully confirmed, but highly probable. 

    That would be the captains run. These are short sessions. Full sessions are more entertaining, especially when they do the simulations. The players love the competitiveness and as spectators we can see some brilliance, and a little of the intentions/purpose of the structures, during sims.

    The last few cap runs have been starting at 11.30am. Expecting them to inform us and to offer some full session to watch. 

    I'll wander down to Gosch's for my regular morning walk at around 9.30 am, if they are out there I'll message straight away.

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    Just now, kev martin said:

    That would be the captains run. These are short sessions. Full sessions are more entertaining, especially when they do the simulations. The players love the competitiveness and as spectators we can see some brilliance and a little of the intentions/purpose of the structures

    The last few ones have been starting at 11.30am. Expecting them to inform us and to offer some full session to watch. 

    The longer (usually midweek) sessions are usually at Casey, right? And the Captain’s Run at Gosch’s on the eve of GameDay. Being that it’s finals, things may be changed up a little?

    3 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    The longer (usually midweek) sessions are usually at Casey, right?

    Yes

    Have a good day WCW, 

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    From what Gawn said at the awards last night it sounds like we have a big training session today at Casey before having a few days off. A full match sim around 50 minutes will be part of training. 

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    19 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Zero contact with players and coaches, of course.

    So we can't do any hugging.  :(

    Addit: I'm a bit shy, so I keep my distance all the time.

    Would love to have some of your bravado. 

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    2 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    From what Gawn said at the awards last night it sounds like we have a big training session today at Casey before having a few days off. A full match sim around 50 minutes will be part of training. 

    We're repeating our training regime from last year's finals series.

    Darren Burgess philosophy was to treat the bye weekend off as a game like experience by doing an intense intra club match to ensure the boys are match hardened going into the following weekend.

    It was no coincidence that we were able to smash Geelong and Western Bulldogs pretty comprehensively by following this intense training structure. 

     

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    6 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Any sort of session this Saturday? Would really like to make one.

    If I was the MFC, a training session would be today (at Casey), Sunday (so the MFC players in the VFL could be there), then Tuesday for another full hit, with the Captains run on Thursday. 

    Just a Guess.

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    18 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    From what Gawn said at the awards last night it sounds like we have a big training session today at Casey before having a few days off. A full match sim around 50 minutes will be part of training. 

    I heard that too.

    I wish they told us if it was an open session, and more importantly what time it was on.

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    59 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    So we can't do any hugging.  :(

    Addit: I'm a bit shy, so I keep my distance all the time.

    Would love to have some of your bravado. 

    Oh, I’m shameless. I’ve got more front than Myer. 
    The no contact thing will be difficult but I think if I take my weight’s worth of muscle relaxants, the players (and coaches) will be spared. 😂

    I haven’t wanted to jinx it but Coll could totally ride a wave and beat Geelong and then Freo could totally come over here and beat Geelong at the G with their system.

    I know what I am asking Santa for…

    Cant Handle It Kristen Wiig GIF by Saturday Night Live

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    Little unfair to suggest you couldn't explain to pies supporters how to get to Geelong.

    Instead of turning right to port Philip prison or later Barwon prison, keep going straight.

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