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Looking like Ashcroft, Neale or Zorko for the Norm Smith. Hard to separate them actually. Ashcroft or Zorko for mine.

If the footy gods can help -please make sure Papley will never wine one

 
13 minutes ago, layzie said:

Yes and no. He was brought in to give them the difference in games like this. It's not happening and he's not performaning at the level you would pay a million bucks for on the big stage.

I've never seen Grundy as a great player.

He's a good ruckman with usually good tap work.

His skills at ground level are above average.

But as an intercept mark....terrible.

A forward.....well...

A defender, nothing outstanding.


Swans have been grossly, woefully uncompetitive in 2 grand finals in 3 years. Whatever they’re doing in the lead-in week is just plainly the wrong thing. Otherwise, not sure how I’d feel if I was a Swans supporter. 

I reckon the Lions have had training sessions that were harder than this quarter.

 

It's not about the I50s today, it's the quality of the I50s. 

10 goals from turnover 

1 minute ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Looking like Ashcroft, Neale or Zorko for the Norm Smith. Hard to separate them actually. Ashcroft or Zorko for mine.

Yep - wish lohmann hadn't gone missing in the 3rd quarter 


2 minutes ago, darkhorse72 said:

Yeah, no really obvious Norm Smith yet, Lohmann mattered early with his 3 goals, but nothing since so far.  Hate too ay it Neale has been super clean, maybe Ashcroft. 

Maybe AhChee?

Just now, Webber said:

Swans have been grossly, woefully uncompetitive in 2 grand finals in 3 years. Whatever they’re doing in the lead-in week is just plainly the wrong thing. Otherwise, not sure how I’d feel if I was a Swans supporter. 

But everyone would tell you that Longmire is 10 times the coach Goodwin is 🙄

1 minute ago, norwood_demon said:

Who was the last AFL premiership coach who didn't play AFL/VFL?

This is the first time according to ABC radio. 

Brisbane are really going to enjoy this final quarter 

Don't forget Brisbane came 5th. They've done this outside the top 4

Edited by dees189227

On the post mortem, it's going to be hard to pinpoint what the heck happened.

Swans were fine for the first but just didn't front up in the second.

It's not like they were flat from the get go.

Where did it all fall apart?

 


4 minutes ago, norwood_demon said:

Who was the last AFL premiership coach who didn't play AFL/VFL?

Dennis Pagan I’m guessing, as BT just said will Dennis Pagan be the second coach to win a GF without playing a game of AFL whilst the cameras were on Chris Fagan. 

only thing is Pagan played for North. Another BT pearler 🤪

Edited by Demon Disciple

The question is: are Sydney a good team having a shocker in a granny AGAIN, with Horse being not much of a coach, or are they an average team who overperformed and are now getting found out? In the latter case, Horse is a very good coach.


2 minutes ago, Webber said:

Swans have been grossly, woefully uncompetitive in 2 grand finals in 3 years. Whatever they’re doing in the lead-in week is just plainly the wrong thing. Otherwise, not sure how I’d feel if I was a Swans supporter. 

 

Something just so off kilter.

As mentioned prior, I could understand if the lions had the jump from the get go.

So is it over training in the previous few days?

I thought the lions would be flat.

But I was so wrong.

 

Omg do u think BT could get ANYTHING right in his commentary. 

He is like the weather reporters who say the wrong thing but still has a job. Unbelievable. 

2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Dennis Pagan I’m guessing, as BT just said will Dennis Pagan be the second coach to win a GF without playing a game of AFL whilst the cameras were on Chris Fagan 🤪

Denis Pagan played for North Melbourne when it was the VFL. Edit - ooops, missed the tongue in cheek tone. 

Edited by Maldonboy38

 
4 minutes ago, norwood_demon said:

Who was the last AFL premiership coach who didn't play AFL/VFL?

Bt just tried to say the first/last one was Denis Pagan ..but got tongue tied...not for the first time.

 

1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

Dennis Pagan I’m guessing, as BT just said will Dennis Pagan be the second coach to win a GF without playing a game of AFL whilst the cameras were on Chris Fagan 🤪

No, pagan played 143 games for North and South Melbourne. That was a brain fade by BT referring to Fagan as Pagan…


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