Finals Week 1

[leeloo]

Finals Wk 1
QF1 | 1-HAW vs SYD-4 | MCG | Fr
QF2 | 2-GEE vs FRE-3 | DS | Sa
EF1 | 5-RIC vs CAR-8 | MCG | Sa N
EF2 | 6-COL vs PA-7 | MCG | Su

In no way do I believe a QF should be relegated to DS, but this is what I reckon the AFL will do.

I'll really get the LOL's if RIC go out in Wk 1 against a team that finished 9th.

Can I just ask, should DS be ES? As in Etihad Stadium? I can't for the life of me think of a DS!

 

[FootyJunkie]

Can I just ask, should DS be ES? As in Etihad Stadium? I can't for the life of me think of a DS!

Docklands Stadium, the non-corporate name of the ground.

 

[leeloo]

Docklands Stadium, the non-corporate name of the ground.

Oh, thanks, should have cottoned onto that!

 

[Woodie99]

Cats will pound Lions next week and finish top by %
Hawks will lose to Swans and finish 2nd
Freo will win tonight and v Saints to finish 3rd by %
Swans will finish 4th

Cats v Swans
Hawks v Freo

Please explain this, are you saying Freo will lose to the Saints & finish above Sydney on %

 

[Woodie99]

Where would you prefer Sydney to play their home finals SCG or ANZ? Size shouldn't come into it now with the upgrades they've made to Simmonds.

I agree with you, Sydney would prefer to play at the SCG, but that won't happen because of the greedy AFL$$$.
The Geelong/Sydney yesterday only had 28500, not enough for a final.

 

[Woodie99]

I raise you Collingwood's 80 thousand members.

Pets aren't allowed into the ground

 

[SuperSub17]

Pets aren't allowed into the ground

Where did I mention Hawthorn?

 

[Steven Tyler]

Please explain this, are you saying Freo will lose to the Saints & finish above Sydney on %

Sorry, got the points for Freo wrong,but ladder position right still
Cats on 72 pts and bigger % than Hawks
Hawks on 72 pts
Freo on 70 pts
Swans on 66 pts

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Havent lost Etihad under Ross. It would be far from a cruise for you guys. If cats arent on their A game they will get rolled there

St Kilda had an awesome record at Etihad under Ross. Counted for sfa in the washup.

 

[MightyHawks]

Swans would want to put in a good effort next week, they are 0-3 vs Hawks and Cats with a total losing margin of 102 points. By comparison North is 1-3 with a net losing margin of 11 points.

Newsflash: Sydney will finish 4th and travel to Melbourne to play Hawthorn or Geelong in a Qualifying Final

Don't think anyone at the Swans would care about losing to Hawthorn and Geelong late in the season if they were able to turn the tables in the Qualifying Final

 

[HowieD]

I'm hearing a lot about Freo not having lost at Etihad under Lyon.

Can someone tell me which teams they have played there?

2012 - St Kilda (13 Points), Melbourne (34 Points), North Melbourne (59 Points)
2013 - Western Bulldogs (28 Points), Carlton (36 Points)

All pretty comfortable wins really against some average competition. Would still be feeling comfortable playing Geelong there. Gotta play there this coming weekend against St Kilda though, so we'll see.

 

[PatrickBateman]

2012 - St Kilda (13 Points), Melbourne (34 Points), North Melbourne (59 Points)
2013 - Western Bulldogs (28 Points), Carlton (36 Points)

All pretty comfortable wins really against some average competition. Would still be feeling comfortable playing Geelong there. Gotta play there this coming weekend against St Kilda though, so we'll see.

Another tough, contested game coming up for Freo then?

 

[mcgarnacle]

Can I just ask, should DS be ES? As in Etihad Stadium? I can't for the life of me think of a DS!

Consider me the ABC of posters. I don't recognise corporate sponsoring of stadiums that generally change every 4 or 5 years.

Docklands Stadium (DS)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Subiaco Oval (SO)
Football Park (FP)
Kardinia Park (KP)
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Showgrounds Stadium (SS)
Gabba (G)
Carrara Stadium (CS)
Manuka Oval (MO)
Bellerive Oval (BO)
York Park (YP)

 

[leeloo]

You must fairly young if you have never heard of the reference to Docklands Stadium.

Docklands Stadium (DS)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Subiaco Oval (SO)
Football Park (FP)
Kardinia Park (KP)
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Showgrounds Stadium (SS)
Gabba (G)
Carrara Stadium (CS)
Manuka Oval (MO)
Bellerive Oval (BO)
York Park (YP)

Actually, I'm not! Sometimes though, you can look at something and go through all the options but still come up blank!!

 

[PatrickBateman]

St Kilda had an awesome record at Etihad under Ross. Counted for sfa in the washup.

Funny how everyone refers to all of these pointless stats when talking of Ross Lyon. How about the fact that he had arguably the best list of the last 10 years and couldn't win a flag with it? His inability to play a game that stands up in finals, etc, etc..

He sure beats up shit sides though, I'll give him that.

 

[leeloo]

Funny how everyone refers to all of these pointless stats when talking of Ross Lyon. How about the fact that he had arguably the best list of the last 10 years and couldn't win a flag with it? His inability to play a game that stands up in finals, etc, etc..

He sure beats up shit sides though, I'll give him that.

You really hate him and Fremantle don't you?

 

[mcgarnacle]

Actually, I'm not! Sometimes though, you can look at something and go through all the options but still come up blank!!

fair nuff.

it's also a sign that corporate ground naming rights works.

 

[PatrickBateman]

You really hate him and Fremantle don't you?

Just putting the facts out there champ. Facts.

 

[leeloo]

fair nuff.

it's also a sign that corporate ground naming rights works.

Yeah, I recently called it Telstra Dome

 

[raffrox]

I'm hearing a lot about Freo not having lost at Etihad under Lyon.

Can someone tell me which teams they have played there?

We're crap. Soft draw, can't beat a decent team at Etihad, our players can't do up their own shoe laces etc...

You've got nothing to worry about.

 

[raffrox]

Funny how everyone refers to all of these pointless stats when talking of Ross Lyon. How about the fact that he had arguably the best list of the last 10 years and couldn't win a flag with it? His inability to play a game that stands up in finals, etc, etc..

He sure beats up shit sides though, I'll give him that.

Just putting the facts out there champ. Facts.

???

So are you saying that the Ross Lyon Saints teams were a better list than your Geelong dynasty teams.

Are they the facts?

Clueless.

 

[Hawkk]

Where did I mention Hawthorn?

Collingwood's one game memberships are probably more pertinent

 

[FootyJunkie]

Yeah, I recently called it Telstra Dome

As if Docklands Stadium is a dome stadium.... but Homebush already beat Docklands to the name "Telstra Stadium"

"Telstra Arena" or "Telstra Coliseum" might have been better

 

[HowieD]

Funny how everyone refers to all of these pointless stats when talking of Ross Lyon. How about the fact that he had arguably the best list of the last 10 years and couldn't win a flag with it? His inability to play a game that stands up in finals, etc, etc..

He sure beats up shit sides though, I'll give him that.

Actually, it's quite commonly pointed out how he had a pretty ordinary list and made them play to their full potential to almost win a flag...

 

[Tas]

Newsflash: Sydney will finish 4th and travel to Melbourne to play Hawthorn or Geelong in a Qualifying Final

Don't think anyone at the Swans would care about losing to Hawthorn and Geelong late in the season if they were able to turn the tables in the Qualifying Final

You wouldn't have a lot of confidence going into the finals if you had lost to both main contenders twice in the year and lost comfortably. I know Hawks lost to them last year in the GF but that was a bit of a choke. Their footy is about containing sides to a winnable score and they can't contain Hawks and Cats. If your only hope is a choke then that is going to be an iffy finals series.