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Big challenge for Goodwin and co. This essentially means mini-rebuild. No more gifting games to plodders. Still can't get over McDonald playing in finals, no Woewodin in finals, and JVR being dropped for Brown. Have to start backing in recruitment eventually. Something tells me losing Bedford has hit home hard this finals series and they realise that talent isn't just going to stick around. Banking on Tomlinson, Woewodin, Turner, Laurie at least to all be common place in the 22 next year. Could be a year out of the 8 but needs to happen.

I actually don't know how to feel. I like *something* about Collingwood but I don't know what. They are just superbly coached. McRae is a very special get for them. Everyone here bangs on about our forward line but you cannot convince me they have more talent up forward than we do. It is 100% strategic. They set themselves up to succeed deep and quickly. We win long in defense and hope going to the well enough times will suffice. Never has a team been both so uninspiring yet so inspiring at the same time. They are either gifted wins through the opposition's own choking/incompetence, or they just *find a way*. They are undoubtedly the best in a very tight core of 4-5 teams that encompasses Melbourne, Brisbane, Carlton, Sydney and GWS. I am just shocked that they have won and won the way they did. Just truly shocked. Some here probably don't realise it bit we have absolutely thrown away a premiership this year with our choke in the QF. Good on Collingwood. Once they beat us they absolutely knew it was right there for them.

Gotta be the worst Grand Final winner ever. Just always find a way to win. We have [censored] away two seasons.

Bobby Hill doing what we need of Kozzie.

McRae leans into the 19th man. They are doing this "for the fans". We won a flag in Perth while we were all at home in our underwear. In 2022 our own players were criticising us for not turning up. Then we choke in 4 finals in a row at the MCG. McRae is a superb coach and their fans are fully bought in. They take them for the ride. I don't feel like I'm on the "journey" that Goodwin talks about. I feel like just an observer. That's the difference between clubs like Melbourne and Collingwood and it's why they've played in like 35% of all Grand Finals.

No. He was a disaster.

There's never been a team like them. They keep getting away with it. It's astounding. Brisbane was really the only team this year that really beat up on them. Melbourne kept them in it on King's Birthday, and gifted them a win in the QF. I feel like team's go into their shell when they play them.

We have a long term replacement for May. https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=12&pid1=3622&fid1=P&fopt1=2011&playerStatus2=A&tid2=12&pid2=7010&fid2=S&type=A

HIV has been pretty much eradicated in Australia. Further, the chances of getting HIV from simply touching infected blood is close to 0%. It is 0% if the person is on treatment. An AFL player would know they have HIV given they undertake medicals. Thus they'd be on treatment which is eradication in practice insofar as they don't stop treatment. The blood rule has way more to do with protecting the person bleeding, than it does protecting those around them.

You think missing goals from the pocket and under pressure has less to do with strategy and more to do with "kicking". Cute.

Brisbane isn't getting close to Collingwood next week. If we're any chance of a half decent Grand Final, it's Collingwood vs Carlton.

lol Carlton has legit had about 10 goals unconvincingly called as behinds because of video review in the last 5 weeks.

You just know we'd be super accurate at the Gabba while we're all at home watching the game in our underwear.

Brisbane are chokers like Port. If they win, Carlton will have to absolutely fold. This result so far is not surprising. It'd have been the same if we were playing.

On paper, no. To beat them you need to out coach them. There's a reason why Goodwin is 1-3 against McRae (and barely got over the line in that one win). They are exceptionally well coached.

They're rightful favourites but the league hasn't been this close and tight since 2016. We really shouldn't be surprised if the Giants or Blues win it all.

Giants courage to use the corridor is inspiring. They play the MCG better than we do.

I didn't think anything would ever top how burnt I was after Round 23 2017. But seeing Pies supporters in the city today... I am so filthy. Oh well.

if we trade Tomlinson and keep McDonald as a KPD, I'll become a Collingwood supporter.

Pies and Lions are certainly the most deserving at this point. If GWS wins tonight we absolutely want Brisbane to win because Carlton will beat GWS in a GF.

why have reviews when you have learnings?

Good news everybody. We finally activated our sub.

More a case of both aesthetics -- not having players covered in blood while playing -- and also mending the wound to prevent infection/further infliction. I don't think HIV was ever really the driving force behind the blood rule beyond the 90s.

Not surprising. Before the game Goodwin looked mentally exhausted and during the week he slurred his words during the press conference and looked genuinely cooked. I imagine the result just led to him snapping given the way they lost. He's only human. Also, seems Mad Monday wasn't cancelled, just delayed. As players on Instagram yesterday posted about it.

Liked the kid but not up to it.