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FINALS 2022: Week 03

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14 minutes ago, AmsterdamDeesFan said:

Collingwood have definitely played the most exciting brand of football this year, but their fairy tale was not to be.

Oh, damn.

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    And of course it will be all about the Papley mark and goal and nothing about the Collingwood frees forward, or non frees against … or Darcy’s kick across goal. 

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    2 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

    Be fair they only tried in the last quarter.

    Counterpoint: it's Collingwood, so let's not be fair.

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    1 minute ago, monoccular said:

    And of course it will be all about the Papley mark and goal and nothing about the Collingwood frees forward, or non frees against … or Darcy’s kick across goal. 

    No No just Howe's two stuff ups in the third.

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    If we weren't banged up like we were then I believe our gameplan and list would have delivered us another grand final. Yes I understand the excitement of using the corridor but boy it's risky. 

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    4 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Oh, damn.

    I'm defo not sad that they've lost, but the way they play is bloody exciting. If they'd gone from 17th to a grand final, that would have been ridiculous. I'm relieved it hasn't happened though. I really like McCrae as a coach.

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    3 minutes ago, djr said:

    If we weren't banged up like we were then I believe our gameplan and list would have delivered us another grand final. Yes I understand the excitement of using the corridor but boy it's risky. 

    The secret to winning flags is to be there or thereabouts year in year out, then wait for things to go your way. Exhibit A: Melbourne Storm.

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    38 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    You would prefer the alternative?

    [censored] yeah, the Swans did us over and embarrassed us.

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    26 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    I admire the way the Pies go about it.
    They just will not lay down.
    As a supporter you couldn't ask for anything more.

    Yep, you might hate the club but their style of play is probably the best.

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    Quite possibly the least interesting two teams we could have.

    It’s frustrating because if Melbourne were still in it I could see us easily getting out to a 30 point lead and then choking against either of these two teams.

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    16 minutes ago, djr said:

    If we weren't banged up like we were then I believe our gameplan and list would have delivered us another grand final. Yes I understand the excitement of using the corridor but boy it's risky. 

    The game plan would not have delivered us anything. As the plan evolved or maybe a better description is degenerated over the second half of the season, banged up players or not, we were barely a top 8 team. 

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    20 minutes ago, AmsterdamDeesFan said:

    I'm defo not sad that they've lost, but the way they play is bloody exciting. If they'd gone from 17th to a grand final, that would have been ridiculous. I'm relieved it hasn't happened though. I really like McCrae as a coach.

    Yes but the 3 years prior they lost in a gf, preliminary and a semi. 17th was the outlier. 

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    My god Sydney nearly choked then. I was dead set certain the pies were going to steal that. I had images of them kicking a goal or receiving a free kick.

    But then I think how sweet it is they lost by 1 point & how all there supporters paid outrageous flight prices to travel and now they have to fly, drive, bus or train it home miserable.

    But the kicker for me is knowing Jeremy Howe will not get a chance to have a crack at a flag this year and he didn't have a great day 

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    1 hour ago, Tom Dyson said:

    Sort of satisfying that the close game specialists lose two finals by a goal or under 

    Regression to the mean.

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    30 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Oh, damn.

    I see you've been working on your sincerity Mazer.

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    On my way home from the Swans - Pies game.

    Hilarious. A good time was had by all. 

    The Sydney crowd is a different beast to what it was evenfice years ago. Glorious voice. The duelling & duetting slow chants were magnificently efforts of mutual irritation.

    Up in the top of the stand where I was, the building was actually shaking from people jumping up and down to the Swans song.

    Again, good time had by all.

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    21 minutes ago, layzie said:

    Collingwood so brave, have to give them ncredit.

    Lucky not brave and nothing better than collingwood losing by a point in a final

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    55 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Just here to say SUCK [censored] COLLINGWOOD!
    Poetic justice that you went out the way you’ve won it all year. 
     

    Now Sydney, for the love of god, do us a solid and smash Geelong next week. 

    Post of the finals

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    18 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

    The game plan would not have delivered us anything. As the plan evolved or maybe a better description is degenerated over the second half of the season, banged up players or not, we were barely a top 8 team. 

    Boy you hopped off our band wagon pretty quick. It was only 4 months ago they were saying we were unbeatable with our game plan. What changed….injuries. 

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    8 hours ago, Billy said:

    I’m a bad sport, I’m not watching the Granny & couldn’t give a flying f@#k who wins it

    The only game for us to watch is tomorrow's VFL GF. Go Casey!!

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    24 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    My god Sydney nearly choked then. I was dead set certain the pies were going to steal that. I had images of them kicking a goal or receiving a free kick.

    But then I think how sweet it is they lost by 1 point & how all there supporters paid outrageous flight prices to travel and now they have to fly, drive, bus or train it home miserable.

    But the kicker for me is knowing Jeremy Howe will not get a chance to have a crack at a flag this year and he didn't have a great day 

    And he won't have in the future, I have the feeling this Collingwood team will digress/Plateau next year. Hopefully they also will have to keep carrying Grundy's contract 

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    29 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    My god Sydney nearly choked then. I was dead set certain the pies were going to steal that. I had images of them kicking a goal or receiving a free kick.

    But then I think how sweet it is they lost by 1 point & how all there supporters paid outrageous flight prices to travel and now they have to fly, drive, bus or train it home miserable.

    But the kicker for me is knowing Jeremy Howe will not get a chance to have a crack at a flag this year and he didn't have a great day 

    I guess you could say they 'got what they deserved'

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