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There is one thing we know about this group - they won’t die wondering. Today they will prove they are the champion team.

Alongside Hanks Liv was named in the U22 squad WCW but didn’t make the cut. https://www.womens.afl/news/114399/22under22-squad-lions-lead-the-way-three-in-line-for-fourth-selection

Would have thought the obvious one is JVR but will go Sparrow otherwise. edit. I’ve looked at the article now. Fair call.

Thanks and I agree with all that. I hope we ask for AFL standard umpires. Brisbane were better but Adelaide got completely shafted.

What day did they say the GF would be on? it was at 1.40 I heard that much. 2.40 VIC time

I live north of Cairns. It is 33° today and fair to say it’s ‘tropical’. Whilst I would love it to come here there is now way they would play it in these conditions. Maybe a night game would be ok??

You may not know the answer to either of these questions @WalkingCivilWar but you are no doubt the best informed of anyone here. 1). Do you know how Georgia Campbell is progressing? She was seen as bit of a father/daughter steal and given the #1 jumper but, from the outside at least, seems to have stalled? 2). Maggie Caris. We have a fair bit of height in the side - L Pearce, Zanker, Gillard, Harris - who all can play ruck to varying degrees. It could be hard for her to get a spot in the team. Do you know if they are looking at playing her in other positions? She seems like a talent and it would be a shame to lose her due to a lack of opportunities and 3). Not really a question but I reckon Gillard could become one of the competitions dominant players in the next couple of seasons. I’m guessing she won’t be holding down a back pocket next year. Any chance of becoming a CHF/forward ruck do you think?

So who do we want to win today? North or the Tigers? North could possibly be a more formidable opposition if they win the right to play us next week. so I’ll be barracking for the Tigers this afternoon.

Adelaide would beat Collingwood you’d think North over the Tiges? But then again North looked distinctly average against the Cats and even they acknowledged they were lucky to win. Still think all these 4 teams are just making up the numbers though and they may as well just schedule the Melbourne V Brisbane GF now.

Im watching the Brisbane V Richmond game too. If the Tigers are the 4th best team they may as well just let Us and the Lions play the Grand Final next week and let the other teams play off for draft spots.

Kudos to Sinead Goldrick who held Adelaide’s inspirational leader, Chelsea Randall, to just 7 fairly ineffectual disposals. Keeping Chelsea quiet goes a long way to beating the Crows.

She mentions Demon Spirit 4 times during the course of a two minute interview. It is obviously something the girls have totally embraced. I must admit when I first saw the advert with Max I thought it was just a marketing catchphrase

Bloody hell! How many lucky bounces can they get?

Your mate is wrong

Handy highlights package. How’s the long goal from the boundary? Didn’t always have the shirt tucked in?

Happily for us Adelaide’s Chelsea Randall is apparently very unlikely to come up for Friday’s match. She is both an inspirational captain and arguably their best player.

So does anyone want to offer an opinion on the Tigers? It’s easy to see them getting walked over by Brisbane next week but they have beaten them this year (we haven’t) and they also forced North to a draw who had everything to play for. Tigers also apparently have some handy players to come in.

I will go to Brisbane if we make the GF (it’s difficult to see Brisbane not winning through). Anyone other Demonlanders thinking of going?

Didn’t hurt the Geelong AFL side this year!!

Personally I’m going to blame Collingwood and their putridly poor effort last night for us missing out on top spot. They were shothouse.

Yep it’s a rout

I don’t think that is quite the case Poita. The pies have quite a strong back half. If they can keep the Lions to 35 points while scoring 27 points themselves the Lions will end up with a percentage of exactly 250% If we then can keep the Eagles to 9 points (which is what we have done the last 3 weeks) and score 41 ourselves we end up with a percentage of 250.5 In the above scenario if we score 1 point less both teams end up exactly on 250%. No idea what happens here but maybe the Lions get top spot because they beat us during the year??

We have a strong side in and are part of that small group of sides who will win the flag. I also know we are a 95% chance of winning tomorrow against the expansion side in Essendon. I do seem to worry about that 5% though

I doubt she will get dropped Werridee. She has kicked a goal a game so far and will only get better. She isn't perhaps as fit as she’d like but is just as likely to have a purple patch and kick 3 in a final.