Jaded No More

Regardless of whether the Pies play one ruck and one as sub or both start the game, Gawn will likely share the ruck duties with JVR more in the first 3 quarters so he can conserve energy for the last quarter to go it alone. Fitness and endurance is not Gawn’s issue. He is just about the fittest endurance ruckman going around. Cox will be spent by the last quarter from trying so hard to start fights.

I wanna know what Fritta named his invisible moonboot

Very sad I can’t make it. Stupid employment keeping me able to exist. So rude.

I had a dream we kicked the first 3 goals of the game and won by 45 points. My dreams are never right but take this one to the bank 😂

I’m not sure about the blow out on GF day. Brisbane at the G are not exactly world beaters. I see the grand final between Pies/Melbourne vs Brisbane. I guess we could win by 70+ again. 😂

Yep shout out to McVee, JVR and Chin too who will all play their first ever final. At the G. In front of 95,000 insane fans. No biggie.

This. We cannot play both and we need a tall forward more than we need a second ruckman.

Forecast is improving each day. Now looks like only a few showers and likely done by 9pm. Rest easy.

I always lose my voice after the game. I will be mute by quarter time. Guaranteed.

My wild guess for selection that will 100% be wrong In: Tmac, Laurie Out: Smith, Melksham Sub: Smith or Hibbo I feel like with Tmac coming in we don’t need Smith. What we do need is some classy ball use going inside 50. Laurie has shown that. Especially if it does rain, and that’s looking less and less likely, to have a good ball user around the forwardline will be paramount. Smith or Hibbo as sub. Hibbo if we are worried about McVee on Elliot. Smith as sub if we are worried about Turner or Tmac. Ultimately Smith is the most versatile sub and the best break glass in case of emergency player we have.

The wet makes everyone slower. He has always lacked agility but made up for it in endurance. If he can continue to lead and bring ball to ground, that’ll do me. He just needs not to get out marked or out bodied in the contest.

0% chance they drop Bowey. One of the few elite ball users in our side.

All the pressure is on the Pies. Finished 1st. Coming in off the back of some questionable form. Nobody will question us if we lose. Questions will certainly be raised if the Pies lose.

Can’t see it happening but Hibbo could replace Salem. I would feel safer with Hibbo in the side. Elliot worries me and McVee has never played on him before. Not saying he can’t do the job but Elliot is an extremely smart and strong player. He’s hurt us before and he’s exactly the sort of player who can turn a game in the blink of an eye.

14 weeks and two busted feet. Nervous? Me?

The thought of listening to those nuffy fans chant Collingwood as they stare down a win makes me want to throw up. Do not let that happen Dees. I beg of you. Win and win well!

Carlton are in far better form than Sydney. GWS are a very good team who will trouble the finalists. They had to win to make finals and they did it. Carlton were coming off a long period of very hot games and were due for a tired loss. I don’t read much into it. Sydney are in no form. They can’t win a last quarter and haven’t beaten a decent side in weeks, and if not for a bad goal umpiring error and an interchange mishap by North they aren’t playing in September. Carlton at the G will get it done

LOL shows you how accurate it is. I would not bother checking until tomorrow after lunch, and even then it'll change 10 more times. My guess; it will either rain, or it won't.

For mine, I think Carlton will beat Sydney. Sydney are just not it. Lucky to make finals, and couldn't even beat us for a home final in round 24, when we had nothing to play for and lost Melksham. They also haven't beaten a top 8 side since midway through the season, apart from GWS. Carlton playing really good contested footy, and if Curnow has a good game I can't see them losing. However they'll then lose to the Pies, and the rest will pan out as you suggest. I've long thought that it'll be a Melbourne Brisbane grand final, but everything comes down to winning this week. Lose and I think we won't make it past the prelim.

Hope Toby gets off and gets his chance to play in his first AFL final. And has a great game. Although I want Saints to win.

I actually find the iPhone app to be weirdly accurate... but only 24 hours out. Any earlier and it's basically a random guess like any other weather app out there. Every chance the showers won't start until the end of the game or even later. Friday is now meant to be the worst rain of the week.

Jackson's eyes must be lit up that he gets to play finals again... oh wait

JVR can do to him what he apparently did to all our defenders in the pre season and knee him straight in the back. Absolute loud mouth.

He 100% copied me. Got a Cavoodle and named him Bear. My Bear is way cuter tho and a Melbourne supporter 😏

Incredible. Who do we think he can replace long term in our side?