Prediction 2025 Finals Predictions

[Pure_Ownage]

Most open finals system ever i reckon - any team could win it - and any of the top 4 could go out in straight sets

If you were going to put your house on any team to win the flag - it would want to be a small house

I agree. Very open year. Need hawthorn to do us a favour tonight and then brisbane could be away to freo again on week 1.
Likely Suns and giants grudge match in the other EF.

We can win the flag from here but it all rests on the QF. Hopefully we use the bye week well.

 

[fpm84]

I agree. Very open year. Need hawthorn to do us a favour tonight and then brisbane could be away to freo again on week 1.
Likely Suns and giants grudge match in the other EF.

We can win the flag from here but it all rests on the QF. Hopefully we use the bye week well.

Nah I’d rather the Lions in week one. Hawks can go and lose interstate.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Nah I’d rather the Lions in week one. Hawks can go and lose interstate.

Id rather not see brisbane till the GF. In fact I will bet you that if Brisbane lose tonight we will make the GF at a minimum (and brisbane will probably be gone by then which gives us a better than even flag shot).

 

[Burtyl78]

Don’t want lions or hawks… battle against the lions and can’t stand losing to the hawks…

 

[Vdubs]

I'd rather play Lions in week 1 finals than Hawks. And that's despite our record against them last 3 games.

 

[Vdubs]

Id rather not see brisbane till the GF. In fact I will bet you that if Brisbane lose tonight we will make the GF at a minimum (and brisbane will probably be gone by then which gives us a better than even flag shot).

Hawks samshed Pies and have been in great form, and if they win tonight, which I suspect they will, they will be nightmare material on their home ground against us. How can you dismiss them so readily? I can't watch that game while having dinner- indigestion and stress.

 

[canny30]

I think we are favourites to win it all.

It's a very even season and we can't afford to be off but we seem to be peaking at the perfect moment.

 

[canny30]

Hawks samshed Pies and have been in great form, and if they win tonight, which I suspect they will, they will be nightmare material on their home ground against us. How can you dismiss them so readily? I can't watch that game while having dinner- indigestion and stress.

Agree, I don't want Dawks on their home deck in QF, the crowd will become an issue.

Would rather Lions.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Agree, I don't want Dawks on their home deck in QF, the crowd will become an issue.

Would rather Lions.

The Lions seem to play better away.
I’d rather the Hawks.

 

[canny30]

The Lions seem to play better away.
I’d rather the Hawks.

No science in this, but we are due to beat the Lions.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

So brisbane in week 1 it is. They probably get neale and Berry back but i imagine both won't be 100 %.
We need to shut down their prime movers in clug and ashcroft and stop their run through the middle.
Mullin and oconnor have big jobs on clug and rayner.
Henry will need to play well on Morris luckily hes in good form.
I watched day tonight and he is deadset cooked. De koning or osullivan needs to get off him and intercept at every opportunity. Gallop is nowhere near ready I'll be interested to see if they play him or go smaller. If we can intercept it keeps lohmann and that overrated idiot cameron out of it.
Someone needs to do a good decoy job on Andrews (that may have to be neale) and keep him away.
I think their defence is vulnerable and Cameron and mannagh and miers can cut them open very well if our delivery is right.
Fort is cooked and i think mac is too cooked to bring back in. Stanley is almost cooked too but he needs to have the best game of his year. If him and blicavs can dominate in there it gives our midfield a chance. Mids have to break even and not be cut open the way we were in the prelim. If miss break even I think we can beat them at both ends.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

The QF is basically the GF. Win it and we should win the flag from there lose it and I dont think we can go the long way.

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

Probably the worst result for us, but if we manage to win this, it'll be our best win since the 2022 GF imo.

Just hope we play much better than last time.

 

[canny30]

So brisbane in week 1 it is. They probably get neale and Berry back but i imagine both won't be 100 %.
We need to shut down their prime movers in clug and ashcroft and stop their run through the middle.
Mullin and oconnor have big jobs on clug and rayner.
Henry will need to play well on Morris luckily hes in good form.
I watched day tonight and he is deadset cooked. De koning or osullivan needs to get off him and intercept at every opportunity. Gallop is nowhere near ready I'll be interested to see if they play him or go smaller. If we can intercept it keeps lohmann and that overrated idiot cameron out of it.
Someone needs to do a good decoy job on Andrews (that may have to be neale) and keep him away.
I think their defence is vulnerable and Cameron and mannagh and miers can cut them open very well if our delivery is right.
Fort is cooked and i think mac is too cooked to bring back in. Stanley is almost cooked too but he needs to have the best game of his year. If him and blicavs can dominate in there it gives our midfield a chance. Mids have to break even and not be cut open the way we were in the prelim. If miss break even I think we can beat them at both ends.

Agree with all that apart from Stanley.

I've been his biggest critic but I reckon he's in career best form this year

 

[catempire]

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Agree with all that apart from Stanley.

I've been his biggest critic but I reckon he's in career best form this year

When I say cooked i didnt mean so much form (hes been good lately) but more his knee doesn't have many games left in it body wise. But he needs to get really physical and get into fort at stoppages. Fort is a decent mark around the ground but he doesn't handle the crash and bash well. We saw that when meek got into him tonight and Rhys needs to do that against him next game. It could change the game.

 

[aCunningPlan]

The QF is basically the GF. Win it and we should win the flag from there lose it and I dont think we can go the long way.

Same as 2022, got over Collingwood in a nail biter and ran away with it from there.

 

[Vdubs]

Will Neale, Berry and Hipwood be back for us?

 

[nohairandfair]

If Bews plays we lose... nothing surer.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Will Neale, Bailey and Hipwood be back for us?

They said on commentary that Neale and Hipwood would be back

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Same as 2022, got over Collingwood in a nail biter and ran away with it from there.

Yeah I see it much the same way. Im not anywhere near as worried about Adelaide in a GF as I am about this game. This game is the GF and brisbane will be up for it because they know they are too banged up this year to go the long way-they have to beat us and get the week off to win it.

 

[cats_09]

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Would it be fair to deduce from that, that the winner of our QF will essentially be favorites for the rest of September?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Will Neale, Bailey and Hipwood be back for us?

You mean Berry. They will play him but his shoulder is a risk of coming out again.
Neale will be back but I think will be playing under duress.
They will be tempted to play hipwood as gallop is a kid who isn't ready but id be surprised-groin is usually at least a month isn't it?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Would it be fair to deduce from that, that the winner of our QF will essentially be favorites for the rest of September?

Pretty much yes.

 

[year of the cat]

Will Neale, Bailey and Hipwood be back for us?

Hipwood won’t be which affects their structure.