Game Day Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants - Semi Finals - Sat 14 Sep, 7:25PM AEST, Gabba. No umpire complaints until after the game.

[Biggy_Boy]

This is the thing though GWS are on a roll and that seems to be a bigger plus than getting a week off nowdays.

Don't know about that. The only time we saw it work was 2016 with the Dogs.

 

[Yesterday Dog]

That’s how the Bulldogs managed to win a flag

So satisfying seeing us pull you apart on the way to our premiership after all those years. Thanks for the wonderful memory!

 

[Colonial]

What about the GWS throw to gift them the last goal ! Bloody cheats

Yeah and the Hipwood push in the back that was missed that gave the Lions the lead near the end.

They were horrible both ways.

 

[hk89]

Nuh, they’ll have a harder draw and will struggle. They had an amazingly soft draw this season.

Still have decent improvement scope though to make up for the harder draw. If Hodge retires, it will be interesting to see how they go without his leadership. They brought him in for a reason, and while he'll have been teaching for 2 years now, some of what he offers you can't teach and it will be missed. We've certainly missed it at Hawthorn.

 

[Credit2thaB0is]

Greene Machine!

 

[smiddaz123]

Yeah nah.
What people want is for umpires to pay the most obvious free kicks and let the tight touch free go.

Why is that so bloody hard?

See 2 players grappling, let them go, don’t pluck out a soft holding free that could go to either player.

Leave the whistle blowing to the most obvious free kicks only and let the game flow

If you think officiating AFL is easy, you're delusional.

People will complain either way. See people moaning about a single missed throw in the game.

 

[Lex22]

Brisbane crowd is in denial. Chanting like they've won. Go home.

That was very strange.

 

[Mister B]

If anything the afl want the giants to win a flag

More talking from a $$$$ perspective. Will be the biggest money spinner for them.

Depending on how they pull up gws are a genuine chance the only area they lack is that grundy will destroy in the ruck everywhere else they break even or up forwards especially without de goey gws are well ahead.

Disagree. Too often we see the team that play a hard match like that get absolutely destroyed the following week as it takes too much out of them.

 

[Sterge]

Brissie probably blew their best chance of ever getting close to a premiership. Finish top two as an interstate team, gotta make the most of all your opportunities, tomorrow's not guaranteed, just look at Melbourne.

You say that like the lions have never won a flag before....

Rubbish.

Hardly.

Pies fluked their way in to 4th
Then fell over the line against an insipid cats outfit scoring only 61 points because their forward line isn't that great.

Giants match up well in the middle
Pies have the better ruck
Backline is prob even or slightly in gws favour
And giants have a massively better forward line

Only difference is the weeks rest and the mcg demons if they pull up well and exorcise their demons they are a massive chance.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Best game of the year so far. Gripping stuff - so many great contests. The GWS backline were epic in the last quarter.

 

[Blueboys11]

What about the GWS throw to gift them the last goal ! Bloody cheats

What about the throw for Hipwoods first goal in the last 1/4. 1-1

 

[Sterge]

More talking from a $$$$ perspective. Will be the biggest money spinner for them.

Disagree. Too often we see the team that play a hard match like that get absolutely destroyed the following week as it takes too much out of them.

Exactly, read the first line of my post again.

 

[roacheee]

If GWS win the flag, do they also get a Plastic cup?

Dead set vermin - club, players and coach

Stay classy

 

[The Filth]

Go out to a nightclub and celebrate ‘gouger’ Greene...
More footage of Toby giving Neale his special treatment whilst on the ground with 2 GWS players on top of him.
Greene can play - don’t know why he is such a grub.

 

[Natho]

Great game. Credit to gws for getting the job done.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Greene sounds like Cousins

 

[Chinacats]

The top 3 teams in the first 6-10 weeks are all there plus the best team post bye.

 

[terrybull]

Lol you are insane if you don't think they want the Tigers pies GF more than anything.

They want is in finals yes but compared to 2 of the big 4 in a GF? Not even a hard decision.

AFL is made up of individuals, and I don’t think they want or desire the same collectively.

It’s not the Ants Football League

 

[Mister B]

That was very strange.

Really? After years of hard times and being down the bottom I think it's great they show their appreciation to the team that has brought them back to relevance and thank them for what has been a pretty bloody good season to watch. Nothing strange about it.

 

[WCfan22]

#straightsetlions

Let’s get it trending

When does your column come out. Moron

 

[WillHayward]

Is anyone going to explain to me what pig rooting is?

 

[Redline]

Good game but I turned the volume down as I got sick hearing the stupid whistle.

 

[Roobs321]

A shame for Brisbane & WCE. Were in a strong flag position going into Rnd23, then 3 games later finish 5th & 6th.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Bloody Ling, critical play deep in the last quarter and the campaigner starts talking about geelong school rivalries smh

 

[Crashy]

Lions forward line apart from CC is very average.

Too many intercept marks to GWS