Hawks may give cats a few issues , but can see pies getting thru with no Neil,

This surely has to go down as the worst finals campaign in modern history. Total dumpster fire.

5 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

That’s what I was thinking. It defies logic how they have turned things around. They look so fit and strong too. Right balance of brains and braun

We are shocked by it because we never saw such a sudden shift in momentum under Goodwin's tenure. It was either all going right or all going wrong. We always needed a pre-season to reboot. Collingwood in 2022 and then 2023 (they lost to West Coast early in 2022 and looked destined for bottom 4 before eventually making a Prelim - it turned overnight for them). Lions in 2024 after starting 0-3 and being like 3-9 at one point. Hawthorn as well after being 0-5. We looked destined for a similar run this year when we were 5-6 and had just smashed Sydney. Instead we went 2-10 to end the year and rightfully sacked the coach. While Hawthorn's shift has been sudden, it is not really surprising when you really consider the pedigree and football experience of Mitchell. He just oozes success.

That killer instinct is so important. It gets you over the line in close games, and gets you belting anyone that even remotely buckles under pressure. As we saw tonight. I would fully expect Hawthorn to win next week.

Edited September 12, 2025Sep 12 by praha

12 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

I hope Rankine’s watching this. I hope the message is not lost on him. He’s not only homophobic, he’s stupid and he’s selfish. His teammates didn’t deserve this.

He has served his penalty. Lay off him.

Cats v Hawks prelim.... Should be a good match

26 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Don’t think i’ve ever seen two worse finals from a top 4 team

didn’t even have a Quarter where they looked like it

You can't win finals without a midfield.

At least Geelong will have a challenge with the Hawks

One of those fkkers has to lose

Port Adelaide supporters right now:

Edited September 12, 2025Sep 12 by Jibroni

5 minutes ago, Chook said:

He has served his penalty. Lay off him.

Thanks all the same for your advice but yeah, not laying off him anytime soon.

6 minutes ago, Hopeful Demon said:

This surely has to go down as the worst finals campaign in modern history. Total dumpster fire.

Port 2023 probably comes close but that's about it.

Fogarty played some of the worst finals I've seen for a forward (including Curnow).

Edited September 12, 2025Sep 12 by At the break of Gawn

1 minute ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Port 2023 probably comes close but that's about it.

That was bad but I think the general consensus was that they weren't going to trouble Collingwood or Brisbane. From memory they were sorta flat track bullies anyway.

Adelaide though... Before the Rankine case I was almost certain they'd make a preliminary final at minimum.

Edited September 12, 2025Sep 12 by Hopeful Demon

Feel for the crows fans wasting there money upgrading there membership to get gf tickets

20 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

ANB 0-6 in his last 6 finals. Unbelievably unlucky.

or is he the jinx?

Walker and keays failed again to do something

Gee Tom barrass would be rapt he chose to leave the Eagles for hawthorn

14 minutes ago, Redleg said:

You can't win finals without a midfield.

-31 CPs, -6 clearances, -21 inside 50s.

Their backline kept them afloat all year but when they heat went up Dawson was left to battle on his own.

For a side that opened the season scoring at will, they scored 67, 55 and 59 in their last 3 games against finals sides.

Poor ANB with 6 straight final losses

Also one of Hawks or Cats in the grand final.

Crows, straight sets... Culture problems...

So the crows didn't win a quarter in both finals

1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

So the crows didn't win a quarter in both finals

Makes our 2023 finals series a work of art compared to what Adelaide dished up this finals campaign.

Edited September 12, 2025Sep 12 by Bring-Back-Powell

44 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Ugh. A Geelong v Hawthorn prelim is a nightmare.

Also, Adelaide, wow. They’re on track to lose all 8 quarters of finals after finishing on top.

The good news is that one of them have to loose.

10 minutes ago, Random Task said:

Also one of Hawks or Cats in the grand final.

First time in about 28 years I’ll be barracking for Geelong in a game of Australia Rules Football (v Hawks next week)

14 minutes ago, Random Task said:

Poor ANB with 6 straight final losses

Apparently the record is 8. He's not far off breaking it...

There a real problem in SA. Both Port and Crom [censored] the bed in September at home. Amazing really.