38 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Go Brisbane today. You have no idea what beating Collingwood will do for our city today.

We can't go through a week of hearing about Collingwood in a gf, let alone if they actually win it.

You have 1 job. Make the pies fans & players miserable today

I have put money on Collingwood to win and I REALLY hope I lose that money.

8 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

You don't expect Max to come running every time Louis spit the dummy?

None the wiser 😭

Can't share in the Geelong hate. As a young uni grad my work took me to Geelong and when I wasn't back in Melbourne on a weekend at Princes Park or the MCG I sometimes wandered over to Kardinia Park (could see it from my balcony) to catch games. Liked the Town and the people, lived there for several years.

Sure they aren't the loveable team from that era but would always cheer for them over the likes of the arrogant Hawks or the filthy Pies!

Not too dark on them being a recipient of stadium grant largesse, I see it as giving sonething back to regional Victoria as so much is centralised in Melbourne.

They are however most definitely breaching the salary cap, am certain of it so if they meet the Lions, hope Brisvegas knock them off in the GF 😁

47 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Go Brisbane today. You have no idea what beating Collingwood will do for our city today.

We can't go through a week of hearing about Collingwood in a gf, let alone if they actually win it.

You have 1 job. Make the pies fans & players miserable today

Yes it’s for the greater good.

Brisbane: if you ever dreamed of being a superhero, here’s your chance. Collingwood winning another premiership is a crime against humanity. You can end their hopes tonight, on a wing and a prayer…

Cut to us all ugly-crying tonight when Brisbane [censored] the bed 😅

How long until someone in the media (ie - Cats supporters in Whateley, Clark etc..) campaign for the grand final to be pushed back until 4 October so Stewart can play?

With respect to Hawthorn, they’d be genuinely disappointed in conceding 16 goals in 3 qtrs of a final given they opened the cheque book for Battle and Barrass to address their defence for their 2025 finals campaign.

6 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Cut to us all ugly-crying tonight when Brisbane [censored] the bed 😅

Don't know about that Ghostie.

I don't think Coll. Has a chance in hell of beating Geelong, so to done in the granny surely will hurt more.

13 minutes ago, doc roet said:

Don't know about that Ghostie.

I don't think Coll. Has a chance in hell of beating Geelong, so to done in the granny surely will hurt more.

Yep, to see them lose yet another granny would be delightful but that’s a risk I personally am not willing to take 😅 I’d rather know tonight that there’s no hope of them winning the Flag. And imagine the week leading up to the granny, should they win tonight… geez Louise, it would be insufferable to say the least 🤮

Has anyone explained the logic of a 5:15pm start?

No real problem with it but I'm trying to work out why not 4:30 or 6pm for example

Charlie Cameron must do something today. Today is his day to shine

11 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Yep, to see them lose yet another granny would be delightful but that’s a risk I personally am not willing to take 😅 I’d rather know tonight that there’s no hope of them winning the Flag. And imagine the week leading up to the granny, should they win tonight… geez Louise, it would be insufferable to say the least 🤮

I'd like to see them lose by a point after the siren with a controversial free kick.

13 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Has anyone explained the logic of a 5:15pm start?

Who is responsible?

15 hours ago, BDA said:

I’m focusing on the positives

Great to see the hawks lose and their smug fans streaming out of the G in the last quarter.

Not only their smug fans, the players are faux tough and pushing and shoving oppo players, getting in their faces. Bck to the old unsociable hawks

And while we're at it anyone keeping count of how many players Mabior Chol has maimed on the field? Its almost like he deliberately goes out of his way to hurt players....

56 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Has anyone explained the logic of a 5:15pm start?

No real problem with it but I'm trying to work out why not 4:30 or 6pm for example

Might be to do with the Lions getting home to Brisbane tonight so as not to disadvantage them if they were to make a Granny

1 hour ago, doc roet said:

I don't think Coll. Has a chance in hell of beating Geelong, so to done in the granny surely will hurt more.

Oh god no… why did you say that out loud??? What have you done???

Obviously it goes without saying i want to see the pies absolutely smashed today (and Maynard hip and shouldered into next century).

That also means watching zorko be happy.

This season sucks.

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Has anyone explained the logic of a 5:15pm start?

No real problem with it but I'm trying to work out why not 4:30 or 6pm for example

Late enough to get better ratings.

Early enough to get the Lions home.

That would be the logical assumption for a 5:15 start.

Could this be the next GF timeslot when they’re done with 2:30??

5 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Nailed it Ghosty. Handed multiple freebees over a generation.

Yep like the Freebe we were offered at The Lexus centre years ago which we REFUSED, Eddie stepped in annd you know the rest... Geelong have great facilities and success has come from prudent management. We have been a basket case in so many areas for a long period of time and this extends for all but a few years in the last 50! Wake up, Ghosty is not correct in this instance... and nor are you!

5 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Yep like the Freebe we were offered at The Lexus centre years ago which we REFUSED, Eddie stepped in annd you know the rest... Geelong have great facilities and success has come from prudent management. We have been a basket case in so many areas for a long period of time and this extends for all but a few years in the last 50! Wake up, Ghosty is not correct in this instance... and nor are you!

What was the Lexus centre thing we refused??

2 hours ago, No. 31 said:

Can't share in the Geelong hate. As a young uni grad my work took me to Geelong and when I wasn't back in Melbourne on a weekend at Princes Park or the MCG I sometimes wandered over to Kardinia Park (could see it from my balcony) to catch games. Liked the Town and the people, lived there for several years.

Sure they aren't the loveable team from that era but would always cheer for them over the likes of the arrogant Hawks or the filthy Pies!

Not too dark on them being a recipient of stadium grant largesse, I see it as giving sonething back to regional Victoria as so much is centralised in Melbourne.

They are however most definitely breaching the salary cap, am certain of it so if they meet the Lions, hope Brisvegas knock them off in the GF 😁

Now, @No. 31, despite being a diehard Carlton fan, you’ve been magnanimously accepted by us coz you seem to be a nice person. But… methinks you’re pushing the boundaries here 🤨

1 hour ago, jnrmac said:

Might be to do with the Lions getting home to Brisbane tonight so as not to disadvantage them if they were to make a Granny

I thought about that. It would be an 11pm flight so most players wouldn't be home much shy of 2am.

Why not 3:40pm if that was the driver.

My conspiracy mind says it's trial run for the infamous "twilight GF".

39 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Yep like the Freebe we were offered at The Lexus centre years ago which we REFUSED, Eddie stepped in annd you know the rest... Geelong have great facilities and success has come from prudent management. We have been a basket case in so many areas for a long period of time and this extends for all but a few years in the last 50! Wake up, Ghosty is not correct in this instance... and nor are you!

You’re the one who needs to wake up, Fence. How do you explain Geelong’s ability to draft in all the big names without breaching the salary cap? And that’s just for starters.

I’m quite sure we’d have way more success if we were given a leg-up in almost every respect.

22 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

I thought about that. It would be an 11pm flight so most players wouldn't be home much shy of 2am.

Why not 3:40pm if that was the driver.

My conspiracy mind says it's trial run for the infamous "twilight GF".

But 5:15 means that families with kids have to squeeze dinner into half-time (not to mention preparing it). Only the upper classes eat well after 8pm and toddlers before 5pm.

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Has anyone explained the logic of a 5:15pm start?

No real problem with it but I'm trying to work out why not 4:30 or 6pm for example

The AFL confirmed its so the Lions players if successful tonight can fly home to sleep in their own beds, rather than hang around Melb for another day.

Makes sense and is fair to them. Especially if it helps prime them to beat the Stewart-less Cats next weeks.

23 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

You’re the one who needs to wake up, Fence. How do you explain Geelong’s ability to draft in all the big names without breaching the salary cap? And that’s just for starters.

I’m quite sure we’d have way more success if we were given a leg-up in almost every respect.

Prudent management? Thats easy when you have a huge debt that alledgedly Frank Costa 'negotiated' with their bank away for cents in the dollar

33 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Now, @No. 31, despite being a diehard Carlton fan, you’ve been magnanimously accepted by us coz you seem to be a nice person. But… methinks you’re pushing the boundaries here 🤨

Agree Ghostwriter.

Try living in Geelong as a non-Geelong fan. Its no fun whatsoever.