2017 - The most one sided finals series ever

[maskmcgee]

We're doing our bit. Extra time and a kick after the siren.

2005: +4, -4
2006: -1, +1
2007: -3, extra time (-19)
2011: +3
2013: -13
2017: extra time (+2)

So long as we don't get North we keep it interesting.

2015 much?

+40 +40 -60?

 

[bullish23]

Bore-fest thus far.

One game out of six has been exciting. Multiple teams struggling to kick over ten goals. GWS can't even get 20k to their home ground.

Almost makes a neutral jump on the tiger train...

 

[wagstaff]

Probably the worst opening couple weeks of the finals since 1999.

It's not just the blowouts but many of the matches have been boring slogfests. Even as a Tigers fan I would say the Tigers/Cats game was like a rugby union scrap for the first three quarters.

 

[officialjc]

adelaide geelong will not be boring. it will be very close.

 

[Hawks1523]

Been absolute crap, one close game, the only exciting game we've had.

 

[undefined]

Two blockbusters next week.

Friday night looms as a potential blowout in Adelaide's favour, but the buildup for both matches will be huge. Danger and Deledio playing against their mates for a GF birth, cannot wait. A slow 6 days coming up

 

[FISTO]

* you guys.

Last night was great!

 

[GroggSquad]

The 2017 finals just reinforcing how poor the standard of football has been this year. We've gone from teams switching off for large periods within a game to teams not showing up at all now.

 

[Mattdougie]

Worst year of footy in my lifetime

Never been so unitersted in finals in my life and that has nothin to do with the dogs. Seen far more finals series with us not involved than us in and this one I couldn't care less about

If the Giants make the GF be the first one I have absolutely no desire to watch

 

[mick500]

If so it has failed.

And as a supporter of a team that has played 1 game in 26 days there's no doubting it plays havoc with the lead up to the prelims for the teams that are supposed to have earnt the advantage.


Time for the end of season bye to go bye bye.

 

[Anja_Nees]

After an anomalous 2016 finals series we're back to normal - only the top four in the prelim.

The only thing keeping me interested is how the sides who had this weekend off hold up next weekend.

If Richmond wins the flag I suppose it'll be a bit of fun but it's a massive letdown so far after a pretty interesting season.

 

[mattymac]

Top 4 to play off.

But yeah, s**t boring for the most part. Was hoping the swans would fire a shot last night but not to be. GWS were always going to demolish port or west coast

 

[mattymac]

No it was meant to stop mass restings by finals bound teams in round 23

 

[Macpotata]

well said. Also, injuries or whatever, wish these campaigners would shut up about it last year re the dogs. Players came back for other teams too, they act like it's the only reason why the doggies won.

Give them their dues the utensil suckers.

 

[mick500]

No it was meant to stop mass restings by finals bound teams in round 23

And give teams the best opportunity to play their best 22 is what Gil has said as that provides the best footy for the fans.

 

[Bulldog1954]

Sometimes games aren't close. Amazingly this happens even when sides don't have a week off. In what way has the bye caused the games to be one sided? Why weren't they one sided last year when there was also a bye?

 

[lead balloon]

Getting a bit sick of these threads, prelims and GF to come and those are what really matter

 

[mick500]

Sometimes games aren't close. Amazingly this happens even when sides don't have a week off. In what way has the bye caused the games to be one sided? Why weren't they one sided last year when there was also a bye?

You are confused.

My claim isn't that not having the week off will make games close. It's that having the week off doesn't make them close or better like the afl are saying.

 

[schmuttt]

One bad finals series, one good one and you're basing your opinion off that?

....

 

[SCRAY72]

Agreed. Thanks to Port and WC for the ET game otherwise one sided games everywhere else.
Top 4 make the prelims. What about the bye? What about the ******* bye?
Go Tigers.

 

[SCRAY72]

After an anomalous 2016 finals series we're back to normal - only the top four in the prelim.

The only thing keeping me interested is how the sides who had this weekend off hold up next weekend.

If Richmond wins he flag I suppose it'll be a bit of fun but it's a massive letdown so far after a pretty interesting season.

But the bye has affected the results.

 

[HTT]

Why is it always bottom 10 team supporters complaining about finals being boring? I found last Friday night suitably entertaining thank you very much.

 

[mick500]

One bad finals series, one good one and you're basing your opinion off that?

....

1 good one was enough for the counter argument floated by the AFL.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

**** you guys.

Last night was great!

I understand your thinking, but it really wasn't.

 

[Tiges1229]

Worst year of footy in my lifetime

Never been so unitersted in finals in my life and that has nothin to do with the dogs. Seen far more finals series with us not involved than us in and this one I couldn't care less about

If the Giants make the GF be the first one I have absolutely no desire to watch

If they get into GF they will lose by 100 +