bobby1554

Why would be have to play in Adelaide. As home team we would get the choice. Go to Tassie

No it wouldn’t. Geelong would finish third, Port second

They could quite possibly get the next 3 at home!!

That kick for goal by Marshall just typifies Port. Choked.

No finals in Victoria for the first two weeks On a day Victoria recorded 55 new local cases of coronavirus,McLachlan confirmed the opening fortnight of the finals will be held outside of Victoria because of the lockdown extension and restrictions, a move which increases the chances of the grand final being held in Perth, Queensland or South Australia on September 25.

No chance of Geelong hosting first final at GMHBA. What, are they going to restrict the crowd to people from regional areas? How could the AFL control that? No chance

Would you call the MCG a home ground advantage against Geelong or Dogs? Certainly against Port

yes serious. But they have just announced that the bye round has been scrapped, so not going to happen. But given that they want to play finals in front of crowds (well 17 clubs anyway!), it is now extremely unlikely there will be finals in Victoria in 2 weeks. And I do think the 8 is set, it would be a brave punter to bet that Brisbane and Essendon will lose this week

There would be no crowd, and the players and staff would be able to get exemption with work permits

Should the AFL cancel round 23, and get the current top 8 to WA to commence finals weekend of 3/4 Sept?

Dogs need to be careful. If Brisbane win big tonight, there is a chance Dogs could end up 5th if they lose to Port

Absolutely, dangerous tackle, concussed. Must get at least a week

Absolute joke. Should have been a certain goal.

I think we are more than that OD, we are the ones to beat

My ladder predictor says if West Coast lose tomorrow, they don’t play finals, win and they do

Saints win and we are almost guaranteed top 4, as long as we beat Adelaide. Can’t see them holding this pace for the whole game though

You just need to apply the red hot pressure meter to Geelong and they start to unravel. As Richmond did in the second half of last years GF. They love the short kick uncontested possession game. They hold no fears for us in September.

Agree. It seems he will get a suspension, anything more than a week would be unfair. What I would like to know is what set him off? And to the posters bagging him, well you will get your opportunity on Monday night to satisfy your misguided views. Either Jordan or Vandenburg come in, let's see what they bring with regards to clearances, contested possessions, tackles and inside 50's. You can get Viney's stats on afl site to compare come 11pm Monday night.

The AFL should bring all clubs to Victoria and set up hubs like Qld last year. How can they possibly risk another occurrence of what happened today? We know the WA government can shut things down at the drop of a hat, and now Queensland too. Play the rest of the games and all finals in Victoria. We have the grounds, MCG, Marvel, GMHBA, even Ballarat. We have our COVID situation seemingly under control. Make it easy for yourselves AFL, and stop trying to appease vested interests. The game today should have been at Marvel all along, it was a no brainer.

This is season defining today. A good solid win can be the springboard into the next (hopefully) 8 weeks. A loss and we will most likely finish 5th or 6th and a potential early finals exit, and after the start to the season we had, this would be a huge fail. This is on the leaders today. They need to show the way and get the team back playing the type of football that is way too good for teams like the Suns. If they don't, then I have serious doubts about whether this list can take us to where we want to be. Over to you Max, Jack, Jake........

I think we would need to win 3 to finish top 4. Win 2 and I have us finishing 5th or even 6th

Didn't work for Brisbane with Hipwood Daniher and McStay

Check in's, disembarkments, etc. 5 hours round trip minimum

So we have 4 games this week, where the odds heavily favour one team, Geelong v North, Bulldogs v Adelaide, Brisbane v Hawthorn and Melbourne v Gold Coast (although GCS have tightened in from over $5 to $4.60). Which one are you backing for the upset?

And flying to the Gold Coast on the morning of the game is hardly an ideal preparation. Buses and check ins probably make it a 5-6 hour trip? For the benefit of who, GCS sponsors? Make no mistake, we have been shafted here. Sure, it was always a Metricon game but not under these circumstances.