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Finals 2022: Week 02

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  On 10/09/2022 at 11:20, At the break of Gawn said:

Abundantly clear how much you need to pressure your opponent in a final. Still gobsmacked by our lack of intensity last night.

Absolutely disgraceful that Pies will have a better season than us when you compare the stars we have.

Pies have a heap of finals experience as well as exciting young talent. People judge them off the back of 2021. They've played in 10 of 15 finals series since 2007 and all of their experienced players have big game performances on their resume including three grand finals and one flag. They are a genuine flag threat. Weird everyone has been writing them off all season.

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      On 10/09/2022 at 11:29, praha said:

    Pies have a heap of finals experience as well as exciting young talent. People judge them off the back of 2021. They've played in 10 of 15 finals series since 2007 and all of their experienced players have big game performances on their resume including three grand finals and one flag. They are a genuine flag threat. Weird everyone has been writing them off all season.

    The Swans will be a brick wall next week 

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    Sydney v Collingwood looks like a cracker on paper, as long as the Swans win.

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    I’m jealous watching Collingwood play such an attacking brand and going deeper into September than us despite an inferior list. After years of waiting for finals at the G again, watching us live the past two weeks was torture. We really need a gamestyle adjustment over summer or we’ll waste our window.

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      On 10/09/2022 at 11:40, Lord Travis said:

    I’m jealous watching Collingwood play such an attacking brand and going deeper into September than us despite an inferior list. After years of waiting for finals at the G again, watching us live the past two weeks was torture. We really need a gamestyle adjustment over summer or we’ll waste our window.

    Hopefully the Club, to the core, feels the same way

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      On 10/09/2022 at 11:29, praha said:

    Pies have a heap of finals experience as well as exciting young talent. People judge them off the back of 2021. They've played in 10 of 15 finals series since 2007 and all of their experienced players have big game performances on their resume including three grand finals and one flag. They are a genuine flag threat. Weird everyone has been writing them off all season.

    Exactly right.

    They’re a proven quality side that simply had an off year in 2021, with off field issues all over the place.

    No doubt every man and his dog will predictably write them off against Sydney, despite going the distance against the 2022 premier elects in Geelong.

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    This win that Collingwood are about to scoop easily, this is the exact type on win we were supposed to get last night.

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    That Ginnivan kid is a great player. Has taken the playing for free out of his game mostly 

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    This is a good Collingwood team that will more than likely win the premiership now

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    Frederick goes alright as well

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      On 10/09/2022 at 11:31, Mr Steve said:

    Hate Sydney but I want Howe out of the finals so GO SWANS.

    … and Cox 😎

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    I can’t believe people are still underrating Collingwood, their sadly a very good team. Their midfield is bloody good they have a more skilful and smarter group than ours, their backline is solid and they have some very dangerous forwards. And there playing a style that suits there strengths and are a chance to win the premiership. 

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      On 10/09/2022 at 12:01, ANG13 said:

    I can’t believe people are still underrating Collingwood, their sadly a very good team. Their midfield is bloody good they have a more skilful and smarter group than ours, their backline is solid and they have some very dangerous forwards. And there playing a style that suits there strengths and are a chance to win the premiership. 

    Yep and hopefully the coaches are already hard at work trying to put a system together that will hold up against the attacking styles because it was definitely our weakness.

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    To paraphrase Her Majesty, this week has been an annus horribilus.

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    Buckley must be feeling real good right now. From second bottom to prelim with the same list 

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    All we can do now is hope for. Lions v Swans GF even though the chance is so slim of the Cats losing

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      On 10/09/2022 at 11:49, layzie said:

    This is a good Collingwood team that will more than likely win the premiership now

    I reckon Sydney have the work ethic and best balance of skill and determination, and Geelong have Jeremy Cameron looking like the best player in the comp.

    Long way to go yet.

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    Go Swans

    GO Lions

    It's not a want it's a need to see neither Geelong nor Collingwood make it

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      On 10/09/2022 at 12:16, Sideshow Bob said:

    Go Swans

    GO Lions

    It's not a want it's a need to see neither Geelong nor Collingwood make it

    I'll take it!

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    To those who actually worship a higher being pray for a Brisbane and Sydney wins next week.

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      On 10/09/2022 at 12:10, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    To paraphrase Her Majesty, this week has been an annus horribilus.

    Actually that would be horribilis septimana
    Though I would think horribili tempore

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    Just goes to show and remember that the rest of the season is just prep work for September.

    Need to get the game plan right through the year while winning enough games for top 4. Getting the squad fit at the pointy end

    Making sure you have enough guys running through the team through the year for every scenario - I called for JVR to play against Nth Melbourne, reason being he wasn't going to blooded in the lead up to September and it proved a bridge too far to debut him in finals ( despite Brisbane doing that exact thing in wek1).

    Need to be smarter off the ground

     

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      On 10/09/2022 at 12:13, DubDee said:

    All we can do now is hope for. Lions v Swans GF even though the chance is so slim of the Cats losing

    I'd be fine with that. I will be shattered after beating us if Sydney lose to Collingwood. A Collingwood Geelong would be a nightmare. 

    Credit to pies fans though in turning out. 90,000 against freo is a good number.

    What a crap weekend of footy. Even the storm are out now

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