FINALS 2022: Week 01

[leave it to deever 15,331]

2 hours ago, mauriesy said:

They won't have anyone to chase Freo out of the centre clearances. 😁

And one less player to get  lots of head high frees.

[Lucifers Hero 37,008]

Lions vs Tigers will be fun to see how far Tiger players go in goading Zorka into a brain fade.  Cameras will follow his every move.

Reckon they'll push him to the limit!!  Then S-N-A-P?

Edited August 31, 2022 by Lucifers Hero

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,151]

6 hours ago, 640MD said:

Cats v Demons , I reckon for the big dance.

been that way since July 

the others not quite as strong 

go Dees 

This post is going to age really well by 7:30pm Saturday if both sides salute in week 1.

Would take a catastrophe for either side to not make the GF if they both win this week.

[daisycutter 28,507]

50 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Thanks Binman.

My family and I moved to North Wollongong about 10 years ago.

My daughter is in Melb this week and wants to know of a pub where there will be plenty of Dees fans watching the game on Friday.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

She's in Hawthorn but happy to go into the cbd.

Many tx.

a possibility?

[leave it to deever 15,331]

8 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

a possibility?

Thanks very much Daisycutter.

I look into it for her.

Anyone else got any ideas .

Just pubs? And free?

She's even cheaper than me.

Edited August 31, 2022 by leave it to deever

[david_neitz_is_my_dad 3,925]

Thoughts on a slippery game? Last time we played them it was somewhat wet right?

Edited August 31, 2022 by david_neitz_is_my_dad

[daisycutter 28,507]

12 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Thoughts on a slippery game? Last time we played them it was somewhat wet right?

looks to be cold, dry, no wind.....probably similar to recent carlton and fllth game nights

[layzie 28,721]

3 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Lions vs Tigers will be fun to see how far Tiger players go in goading Zorka into a brain fade.  Cameras will follow his every move.

Reckon they'll push him to the limit!!  Then S-N-A-P?

I hope they do it. Within reason of course.

[Mr Steve 3,820]

Started off very concerned about Friday nights game but am becoming more and more confident every day. I think we might belt them big time.

[BDA 20,045]

2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Thanks very much Daisycutter.

I look into it for her.

Anyone else got any ideas .

Just pubs? And free?

She's even cheaper than me.

check out this thread Deever. Ignore Beetle's humorous meme. We won't send your daughter to a den of iniquity

 

[binman 38,013]

2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Thanks very much Daisycutter.

I look into it for her.

Anyone else got any ideas .

Just pubs? And free?

She's even cheaper than me.

I stopped drinking at the beginning of COVID to lose some weight. And haven't picked it back up again, so i'm a bit out of the loop on bars (i've discovered they are not as much fun sober).

But i'd recommended the Duke of Wellington on the corner of Flinders and Russell.

Back in the day it was owned by Brian 'Whale' Roberts the ex tigers player, and was a classic old school footy pub. 

It has been completely done up, and now looks super trendy - and seems to be packed all the time. To be honest, I've not been there since its make over, but i've heard it's a pretty cool (youngish) vibe, the food is good and lots of TVs with sport on them. 

Great spot, particularly if you are coming into the city before gong to the footy. Twenty minute stroll to the ground post drinks. 

https://dukeofwellington.com.au/

[Demonstone 19,105]

I can walk to my local pub in about ten minutes, but coming home it can take up to half an hour.

The difference is staggering.

[DEE fence 4,451]

Napier Hotel in Fitzroy / or the Standard, not a super big Dees crowd, but relaxed non feral crowd, good banter and no agro makes for a fun atmosphere and lots of good grub and fine beers to try.

[ManDee 7,077]

17 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

I can walk to my local pub in about ten minutes, but coming home it can take up to half an hour.

The difference is staggering.

Yes that would be the loading.

 

Full to the brim!

[Clayton van Oliver 1,665]

Tussle of the big cats

Media narrative: Tigers are a top 4 team wearing the cloak of a bottom-half-of-the-8 team. Lions hAVe nO heARt.

My prediction: close game, Lions will come out on top because they are a better team, playing on their home deck and probably have a more calculated fitness base for this stage of the year. Zorko to tell Lynch he smells funny but it's ok as long as he is being himself. Brissy by 9 pts.

Canberra cup

Media narrative: Syd-nay an amazing unit, playing two years in front of itself, well drilled and led by a tactically brilliant coach. The Dees are a quiet juggernaut, seemingly ramping up towards the sort of finals form that made the entire competition wet itself in fear 12 months ago. However Sydney can win because they beat us by two goals 3 months ago.

My prediction: Sydney to show up and a very hard fought game for the first 4 minutes. Dees to put on 5-8 goals in each of the first two quarters and keep Sydney to 56 pts over the match. MFC by 48 points.

The backyard battle twix bird and beast

Media narrative: GFC are the greatest institution to ever exist, Chris Scott is some sort of demi-God wielding a troop of the greatest warriors to ever walk the earth. How can we be so blessed to witness such greatness? Pies the young, up and coming list full of verve and audacity, both of which they have acquired through heavy gumption training sessions. 

My prediction: Geelong are bloody good and I reckon they will smash Cwood, but also largely cos the pies are like us in 2018. They will run out of legs. That being said, they are a way more experienced team than the narrative around them and there is a chance they can take their run one game further. Honestly, if this game wasn't being played at the G, my favoured result would be the entire stadium collapsing in a giant sink hole at half time. It kind of makes me sick to think about these two teams at the same time. Puddy-tats by 37 pts, AFL to order a pyramid be built next to Science Works, dedicated to Chris Scott and a raft of tissue injuries for Geelong.

The 'why can we not send them further west?' Trophy (aka the Docklands derby)

Media narrative: 🦗

My prediction: At some stage on Sunday evening we will remember that this game happened, check the scores and find that Freo have dismantled the dogs. This is because Freo are a very good footy team and will make their way to a prelim, if not a GF. Also, on the other hand, the Dogs suck. Purple monsters by 25 pts

 

[DubDee 20,575]

Interesting changes for tomorrow night.  Edwards dropped and a debutant for the Lions!

• IN Darcy Wilmot, Deven Robertson
• OUT Cam Rayner (Suspension),Jarryd Lyons (Injured),Noah Answerth (Suspension)
• In Dustin Martin
• OUT Jason Castagna (Medi-Sub),Shane Edwards (Omitted)

Mitch Robinson is stiff!  and Lyons is a big out

[Bitter but optimistic 21,238]

Whateley just said we drew 90K plus to our home finals in 2018.

I was at both of them and my recollection is different.

Anyone got the facts?

[Diamond_Jim 11,745]

Beautiful weather for Brisbane tomorrow

23 degrees and light winds with no rain

[BDA 20,045]

2 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Whateley just said we drew 90K plus to our home finals in 2018.

I was at both of them and my recollection is different.

Anyone got the facts?

My recollection is the G was rocking both nights. And the house was pretty full each night as well iirc

[Bitter but optimistic 21,238]

I'm still watching 360.  Jeez ( edited name) is a raving [censored]!

[Diamond_Jim 11,745]

11 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Whateley just said we drew 90K plus to our home finals in 2018.

I was at both of them and my recollection is different.

Anyone got the facts?

Can't get the exact breakdown but we had 241k over the three finals games. Perth held around 50k IIRC so that makes 95k approx for the 2 Melbourne games

PS Found them

v Geelong 92k

v Hawthorn 90k

v WCE 60k

Edited August 31, 2022 by Diamond_Jim

[WalkingCivilWar 31,429]

1 hour ago, AmDamDemon said:

Tussle of the big cats

Media narrative: Tigers are a top 4 team wearing the cloak of a bottom-half-of-the-8 team. Lions hAVe nO heARt.

My prediction: close game, Lions will come out on top because they are a better team, playing on their home deck and probably have a more calculated fitness base for this stage of the year. Zorko to tell Lynch he smells funny but it's ok as long as he is being himself. Brissy by 9 pts.

Canberra cup

Media narrative: Syd-nay an amazing unit, playing two years in front of itself, well drilled and led by a tactically brilliant coach. The Dees are a quiet juggernaut, seemingly ramping up towards the sort of finals form that made the entire competition wet itself in fear 12 months ago. However Sydney can win because they beat us by two goals 3 months ago.

My prediction: Sydney to show up and a very hard fought game for the first 4 minutes. Dees to put on 5-8 goals in each of the first two quarters and keep Sydney to 56 pts over the match. MFC by 48 points.

The backyard battle twix bird and beast

Media narrative: GFC are the greatest institution to ever exist, Chris Scott is some sort of demi-God wielding a troop of the greatest warriors to ever walk the earth. How can we be so blessed to witness such greatness? Pies the young, up and coming list full of verve and audacity, both of which they have acquired through heavy gumption training sessions. 

My prediction: Geelong are bloody good and I reckon they will smash Cwood, but also largely cos the pies are like us in 2018. They will run out of legs. That being said, they are a way more experienced team than the narrative around them and there is a chance they can take their run one game further. Honestly, if this game wasn't being played at the G, my favoured result would be the entire stadium collapsing in a giant sink hole at half time. It kind of makes me sick to think about these two teams at the same time. Puddy-tats by 37 pts, AFL to order a pyramid be built next to Science Works, dedicated to Chris Scott and a raft of tissue injuries for Geelong.

The 'why can we not send them further west?' Trophy (aka the Docklands derby)

Media narrative: 🦗

My prediction: At some stage on Sunday evening we will remember that this game happened, check the scores and find that Freo have dismantled the dogs. This is because Freo are a very good footy team and will make their way to a prelim, if not a GF. Also, on the other hand, the Dogs suck. Purple monsters by 25 pts

 

😂 This is tooooooo funny!

Please do one of these every week!!!!

[Dee Zephyr 17,440]

9 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Whateley just said we drew 90K plus to our home finals in 2018.

I was at both of them and my recollection is different.

Anyone got the facts?

91,767 against Cats

90,152 against Hawks

[Bitter but optimistic 21,238]

1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Can't get the exact breakdown but we had 241k over the three finals games. Perth held around 50k IIRC so that makes 95k approx for the 2 Melbourne games

My recollection was low 80's but ...... I did have a few beers.

[Bitter but optimistic 21,238]

2 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

91,767 against Cats

90,152 against Hawks

Thanks mate. Maybe the Friday night estimates are a bit low then?