Autopsy AFL 2025 First Elimination Final - GWS v Hawks Sat Sept 6th 3:15pm AEST (Engie)

[PerthBoy86]

I'm tipping GWS but honestly have no idea what will happen.

 

[cactuscall]

my guy

Can't wait for this to die out.

 

[Hawkk]

That banner seems more applicable to the Magpies.

I mean they could have tried in 2018 lol

 

[My Tilly]

Toby Greene

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Toby Greene

Age

32

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

the difference maker?

I think Giants sneak home in a thriller.

 

[Colonial]

Hawthorn is a much larger draw than those clubs. If it’s good enough for the AFL to justify for the Cats it should be good enough for the Suns and Giants. GWS should be getting 30,000 plus to these sorts of games — whether that’s at the SCG or Accor.

Cats play home games through the home and away season at the MCG, we do not.

And for what it’s worth, the Giants do want to play games at their SCG but someone is standing in their way (to the detriment of the game in Sydney)

A 1 off game during the Easter Show. Not multiple home games when our home ground is available.

The AFL not allowing a final to be played at a 40,000 seat stadium in the host teams city but allowing a final to be played at a 22,000 seat stadium when there are multiple venues with double the capacity is quite dodgy…

Should of finished higher. Could of gotten even more games at the MCG.
As for dodgy you get a home ground GF no matter what. Settle petal.
You fear Engie that much eh?

 

[demondavey]

Don’t rate GWS this year.

Hawthorn by 16.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

GWS will have some good players back

We look timid interstate usually (not including Tas).

I expect Giants to win by a few goals.

If we can break even in the midfield we are a chance

 

[ice444]

GWS by 2-3 goals

 

[Romeoh1]

Hard to pick. GWS by a goal?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

And this whinge about tickets I was able to get 9 tickets for me and my mates just then

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Cats play home games through the home and away season at the MCG, we do not.

Only 1 in 2025 and beyond, and forced. Not willingly.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Only 1 in 2025 and beyond, and forced. Not willingly.

Dont disagree but doesn’t mean GWS should play at a neutral game to suit the Hawks lol

 

[Colonial]

Only 1 in 2025 and beyond, and forced. Not willingly.

Doesn’t change what I said though.

You’ve also had over 100 years to build your club, generations of support that will show up at other stadiums etc in very large numbers.
We are still newish and building that.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Doesn’t change what I said though.

You’ve also had over 100 years to build your club, generations of support that will show up at other stadiums etc in very large numbers.
We are still newish and building that.

And it doesn't change the double standard Hawkk is highlighting.

 

[Colonial]

And it doesn't change the double standard Hawkk is highlighting.

It does though.

You’ve played and continue to play home games at the MCG during a h&a.
We do not at the SCG, nor is SCG the biggest stadium in Sydney.

On top of this generations of support allows you to travel down the road for a game and fill it.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Doesn’t change what I said though.

You’ve also had over 100 years to build your club, generations of support that will show up at other stadiums etc in very large numbers.
We are still newish and building that.

Yep and there’s tickets still available

A full 23,000 is better than a half full 40,000 seat stadium

 

[Art Vandelay_]

It does though.

You’ve played and continue to play home games at the MCG during a h&a.
We do not at the SCG, nor is SCG the biggest stadium in Sydney.

On top of this generations of support allows you to travel down the road for a game and fill it.

Again forcibly.

Key difference here. You're arguing over Engie vs 2 other stadiums in Sydney.
MCG is in a completely different city to us.

Distance between both grounds is equivalent to ENGIE stadium and Wollongong.
IF you came in as a Wollongong based team would you be happy playing your finals in Sydney?

The double standard is still there.

 

[Orange crush]

Again forcibly.

Key difference here. You're arguing over Engie vs 2 other stadiums in Sydney.
MCG is in a completely different city to us.

Distance between both grounds is equivalent to ENGIE stadium and Wollongong.
IF you came in as a Wollongong based team would you be happy playing your finals in Sydney?

The double standard is still there.

Cool story bro

 

[EagleMan87]

Again forcibly.

Key difference here. You're arguing over Engie vs 2 other stadiums in Sydney.
MCG is in a completely different city to us.

Distance between both grounds is equivalent to ENGIE stadium and Wollongong.
IF you came in as a Wollongong based team would you be happy playing your finals in Sydney?

The double standard is still there.

Difference being that the MCG is where the Grand Final is always held, so at least there's a benefit to Geelong playing there.

 

[_Mike_]

the Giants do want to play games at their SCG but someone is standing in their way (to the detriment of the game in Sydney)

Swans have recently blocked GWS requests to play at the SCG, this is not an AFL decision, its a Sydney-SCG contractual term providing the Swans with exclusive access.

“Our position is consistent, as it’s always been: under our venue hire agreement, we have exclusive rights to AFL games on the SCG, and we would enforce that as we always have, so it’s not going to happen.”

‘Not going to happen’: Swans chairman declares SCG off limits to Giants

The Giants and Richmond want to play an AFL game at the SCG next season, with the help of the NSW government - but the Swans are not having a bar of it.

www.theage.com.au

 

[Hawkk]

Swans have recently blocked GWS requests to play at the SCG, this is not an AFL decision, its a Sydney-SCG contractual term providing the Swans with exclusive access.

“Our position is consistent, as it’s always been: under our venue hire agreement, we have exclusive rights to AFL games on the SCG, and we would enforce that as we always have, so it’s not going to happen.”

‘Not going to happen’: Swans chairman declares SCG off limits to Giants

The Giants and Richmond want to play an AFL game at the SCG next season, with the help of the NSW government - but the Swans are not having a bar of it.

www.theage.com.au

Precisely.

If Geelong is playing QF at the MCG, the Giants should be playing one at the SCG. And given the Royal Show ruins their home game schedule they should be playing a few games at the SCG at the start of the season.

 

[Colonial]

If Geelong is playing QF at the MCG, the Giants should be playing one at the SCG.

Well actually no, using your, off, logic we should be playing at Accor.

And given the Royal Show ruins their home game schedule they should be playing a few games at the SCG at the start of the season.

1, 1 home game at the SCG, a double header and no games at Canberra.

 

[Hawkk]

Well actually no, using your, off, logic we should be playing at Accor.

1, 1 home game at the SCG, a double header and no games at Canberra.

Accor is not fit for purpose for the AFL anymore. FWIW, I support Geelong and the Giants playing home games at their home venues not the SCG and MCG. But if the AFL is pushing the Cats to the MCG the same rule should apply for NSW and QLD. It was actually worse last year given the Dogs didn’t play a home game at the MCG.

 

[Colonial]

Accor is not fit for purpose for the AFL anymore. FWIW, I support Geelong and the Giants playing home games at their home venues not the SCG and MCG. But if the AFL is pushing the Cats to the MCG the same rule should apply for NSW and QLD. It was actually worse last year given the Dogs didn’t play a home game at the MCG.

It can be, just would need longer notice than a week.

You’re comparing apples with oranges and you know it.

I will be long in the ground before we play a home final at the SCG.

 

[timokane]

Thats what i think GWS by around 3-4 goals