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Lose Hogan, gain pick. Pick to WC + JKH + Tyson for Gaff in sign and Trade. Win win lol AND we pipe Norf. Would be Buddy-esque in its snubbery.

If we're going to lose him, best it be now. We stand to benefit greatly. May + Brayshaw would be an amazing get.

Those two loses to Carlton in 06 were bloody infuriating and in hindsight a look into the future for the next decade. Fancy giving a 3-win team 2 of their wins for the season! fmd.

To let them know you're actually going to use the ticket.

Then how have we persuaded a ruck that has been complaining about no game time to join us? He's gotta be worked in.

Streuss would likely player the other tall anyway, leaving Gawn to drop back into defense.

Why?

I highly doubt they're ever going to talk about a goalless half in one game. It was a symptom of a poor half. No one seems to be talking about that stat outside of Melbourne supporters and hyperbolic editors looking for a headline. It is so irrelevant in the grander scheme of things. IMO Richmond looked no more likely to score in the first half on Friday than we did. One of our 6 shots goes through for a goal and it's not even mentioned. We would still have been losing by 10 goals. Do you see how pointless a stat it is?

No one gives a [censored] about that statistic mate. Pies scored 1.5 in a half vs Geelong in 2009. They lost by 80 points and then won the flag 12 months later.

The league wasn't anywhere near as even though. And Carlton got pounded in the first week of the finals and would have rightfully been eliminated in the current top 8 system. In fact the AFL changed the system for 2000 because of Adelaide and Carlton making the GF from outside the top 4 despite losing their first final (and getting thrashed mind you). Carlton had no place in that GF.

I actually have found a lot of the hysteria bizarre. I'm not angry. Or disappointed. Nor proud or excited. I'm indifferent. It's a super tough league and we still have some way to go. All this talk of a fairytale was misplaced. Bulldogs and Richmond had both already played on the big stage. You just gotta expect them to compete and be thereabouts. You just gotta keep your expectations in check. You have a really good young core and 2 players who will likely place top 5 in the Brownlow. Two AA selections. Lever and Hogan to come in. Potentially May, and that ruckman from North. Goodwin to evolve as a coach. Viney to get better. Since round 23 2017 I have been completely indifferent, and that's allowed me to be calmer during the season, with a varied level of expectation. I expect us to beat teams like St Kilda. I get angry when we lose games like the ones against Geelong. Or round 4 vs Hawthorn. But I just can't be angry when we lose against West Coast in Perth in a Prelim. It was a poor performance, but that happens. They were exhausted, shellshocked, and bullied. It happens. Geelong beat Collingwood by 90 points in the 2009 Prelim. What happened in 2010? Perspective is also important. The season was somewhat lost to me after the Sydney game. We played great football after that, but I can't understand how no one could see Saturday coming. I hoped for better but also expected disappointment. That allowed me to deal with it better than some have. My family were clamouring and worrying about tickets to the GF. I lost my [censored] and got angry at them because we hadn't even made it yet. I get applying for the ballot and planning ahead, but there was this hysteria and "woe is me" at the prospect of missing out on a ticket. I literally told my sister to stfu and just look forward to the game on the weekend. Then we lost and she carried on like as if the sky was falling. Football is important to us all, and it's imperative in life to be part of something bigger than yourself. I never understood the mantra of some here who always said to keep perspective and understand that it's "just a game". You gotta find a balance between being involved emotionally, and being able to deal with the highs and lows with equal emotional investment. If you go overboard when they win, you will go overboard when they lose. Goodwin and Co know what they're doing but you just can't expect the world from them. If you do then you're setting up for disappointment.

Carlton 99.

Watch the replay.

Rubbish. Lewis was immense in our two wins. He had a bad day today but so did Gawn and Jones. And many others.

I'd say the red eye.

Dropping Fritsch ahead of Tyson was. Keeping Bailey in ahead of Smith and an unchanged team would not have changed the result regardless. Even dropping Tyson would have made zero difference, but Tyson almost single handedly handed them 3 of their first 4 goals.

Rubbish. Geelong spanked the Pies in the 2009 Prelim by 90 points. Pies won the 2010 flag.

after round 23 2017 I changed my approach to matches. So long as we put ourselves in a good position over the season I am happy. We needed to play finals. I have been super calm all season and that hasn't changed this finals series. I am indifferent today, disappointed, but we have come a long way. men vs boys.

Eagles not playing especially well. When you are under no pressure and you handball to a teammate's feet in the middle of the ground, the opposition will score. We are playing selfish and lazy football, and not respecting WC. We need a refresh. Not a single standout. Keeping Tyson in over Fritsch in dry conditions was a shocking oversight. Not the cause of all our problems but a catalyst in their first three.

Who is defending Tyson? Three goals, three passages involving a Tyson fumble, clanger, or otherwise.

I am super chilled. And have been all finals series. I am more excited at the prospect of playing a grand final, than I am nervous about the outcome.

Truly lost at people celebrating this for 2 reasons: 1. You're cheering for COLLINGWOOD! 2. The Pies were always the tougher matchup. For both us and WC. I know we can beat anyone at any time but Richmond on a winning streak (and key injuries) are always more beatable than a team with momentum at the right time. Winning today means you have two high speed trains meeting each other in the GF. No doubt a Melb v Pies matchup is the ideal scenario for neutral fans, the AFL, and broadcasters. But as far as our best chance for a flag goes, it was to be against Richmond. It is going to be very tough to beat Collingwood next week.

i dont understand why. collingwood is a much bigger threat than that of richmond and last night proved that.

He can't even jump.

We definitely want Richmond to win. We are far more easily matched with them and if Pies win tonight they will win the flag. Collingwood aren't getting the respect they deserve.