AFL 2025 Second Preliminary Final - Cats v Hawks Fri Sept 19th 7:40pm EST (MCG)

[The Unforgiven]

Geelong by 5 goals

I hope you had a punt on that margin.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

It's been explained to you countless times already dip sh!t. Just because you don't personally like it - that doesn't make it cheating or 'wrong.' Now get lost you pathetic, embarrassing child.

Listen bro, no need to get nasty. Is the answer because players are willing to take less salary to play for Geelong or something else sponsor related ?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Jai Newcombe is what you get when you order a Tom Atkins

30

Tom Atkins

Age

30

Ht

180cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.5

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

4.3

5star

CL

1.3

3star

D

6.5

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.5

2star

M

0.8

1star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.5

3star

D

11.6

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

off wish.com

 

[Chronz]

Listen bro, no need to get nasty. Is the answer because players are willing to take less salary to play for Geelong or something else sponsor related ?

Did you see the Morris Finance logo plastered in front of Scott's coaches box?

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Newcombe was shit

Jai Newcombe is what you get when you order a Tom Atkins off wish.com

Will Day would have been nice.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Did you see the Morris Finance logo plastered in front of Scott's coaches box?

Yeah he got a 100 grand for that. Easy money

 

[canny30]

Listen bro, no need to get nasty. Is the answer because players are willing to take less salary to play for Geelong or something else sponsor related ?

Why is a Richmond gimp hanging around here?

You had your 5 minutes of relevance, now piss off and leave it to the real clubs.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

He was badly out coached all game.

He came out with the plan to run and carry in numbers while Geelong sagged back for the intercept.

once scott adjusted and pressed up hard around the ball carriers, mitchell was clueless

We don't have the cattle in the midfield, that's what Scott exploited, sit on Newcombe, neutralise their other threats (Weddle and Watson) and they don't have the talent to beat us. Not rocket science. Why do you think we're going after guys like Petracca, Merrett Butters etc. pretty easy to see why after last night.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Why is a Richmond gimp hanging around here?

You had your 5 minutes of relevance, now piss off and leave it to the real clubs.

Ok cuz.

 

[Mr Meow]

Haha. Check your finals history against them. You still own them.

It's evened out a bit after the 2008 horror show. That GF meant they'd won a stack of finals in a row against Geelong.

After that:

'11 Cats
'13 Hawks
'14 Hawks
'16 Cats
'25 Cats

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

It's evened out a bit after the 2008 horror show. That GF meant they'd won a stack of finals in a row against Geelong.

After that:

'11 Cats
'13 Hawks
'14 Hawks
'16 Cats
'25 Cats

Do you think you can win it mate?

 

[bigfarter]

I just got home from celebrating that win. I haven't read upthread but I sure hope there's no Richmond supporters being weir... oh, I just read.

 

[Mr Meow]

The nly one that didn’t go to the team you would expct to win was 08 gf.

Yes this is an overlooked fact with our clubs shared histories. Not too many massive upsets, especially in finals. Which is why that 2008 grand final stands out.

 

[Mr Meow]

Do you think you can win it mate?

We can but I am never overconfident in finals and still don't think we are close to unbeatable. If Danger does a hammy tonight we probably lose. Not much has to go wrong.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

We can but I am never overconfident in finals and still don't think we are close to unbeatable. If Danger does a hammy tonight we probably lose. Not much has to go wrong.

As much as I dislike Geelong, I have nothing but admiration for Dangerfield, good luck next week.

 

[SA HAWK]

Yes this is an overlooked fact with our clubs shared histories. Not too many massive upsets, especially in finals. Which is why that 2008 grand final stands out.

The only one imo.

Didn't think we would win tonight or 2011 & 2016.

2013 would have hurt massively if we lost.

 

[SA HAWK]

We can but I am never overconfident in finals and still don't think we are close to unbeatable. If Danger does a hammy tonight we probably lose. Not much has to go wrong.

Stewart is a blow i think the other teams left have superior midfields to Hawthorn.

Still my fav to win next week.

 

[Mr Meow]

SEN reporting that Geelong are trying to walk back the concussion and say Stewart just had a neck injury.

Are Geelong really going to put the AFL in this corner? Oh boy!

Nice melt. Sounds like you're getting ready to give another Nazi salute tomorrow.

 

[Mr Meow]

You seem to taking this loss worse than a lot of Hawks fans. Newcombe had a very effective tag on him. It has been a good strategy against us all year because we have no depth in hardcore clearance winners, and it effectively won Geelong the game. A pity, as it looked like we had Geelong flustered early, but you give away 20 centre clearances to 5 , and you're not going to win too many games when playing in a 6-6-6 rule system. There is a reason Sam is spending time during finals talking to other club's gun midfielders.

To be fair this is just how Atkins plays, it's not really a hard tag like Mullin does. Moreso being shoulder to shoulder with a guy and still trying to win the footy, but ready to apply immense pressure when he fails that bit.

I thought Atkins game, along with finals series and whole season, was sensational.

 

[Mr Meow]

Stewart is a blow i think the other teams left have superior midfields to Hawthorn.

Still my fav to win next week.

Henry looked seriously inhibited too. They're our two best defenders (along with the lesser known Kolo who has missed all year). But no excuses, we have had a good run this year overall. Danger and Holmes hammies surviving was the most important thing.

 

[SA HAWK]

To be fair this is just how Atkins plays, it's not really a hard tag like Mullin does. Moreso being shoulder to shoulder with a guy and still trying to win the footy, but ready to apply immense pressure when he fails that bit.

I thought Atkins game, along with finals series and whole season, was sensational.

Beat Newcombe hands down.

Nash & Worpel just kept turning it over & Ward was invisible.

Game over.

 

[Mr Meow]

Who'd have thought it. Geelong finally win a knockout final against us, and all the trolling of Hawks fans is being done by a Geelong hating Richmond supporter!

You guys can have him if you want him. He makes it hard work at times.

 

[SA HAWK]

Henry looked seriously inhibited too. They're our two best defenders (along with the lesser known Kolo who has missed all year). But no excuses, we have had a good run this year overall. Danger and Holmes hammies surviving was the most important thing.

When Gunston is outrunning you then you have problems

 

[Kobe Gryant]

A painful repeat of the 2024 prelim in the gf would make up for our 1 win season (and the worst finals series ever so far).

You really need to get out more if you're this invested in a team who isn't your own (or your main rival) chances of winning the flag.

Seriously dude, we all love a hate-watch from time to time, but this is easily post #247 praying on Geelong's failure within the last 4 weeks.

Why do you care so much? I could kinda get it if it was a rival or something, but if anything you should have fond memories of Geelong as an Eagles man.

 

[Mr Meow]

You really need to get out more if you're this invested in a team who isn't your own (or your main rival) chances of winning the flag.

Seriously dude, we all love a hate-watch from time to time, but this is easily post #247 praying on Geelong's failure within the last 4 weeks.

Why do you care so much? I could kinda get it if it was a rival or something, but if anything you should have fond memories of Geelong as an Eagles man.

He has such a bizarre Geelong hatred and I'm not sure what upset our club has ever caused his.

Seems to have much less of an issue with the other successful clubs of the AFL era.

These folks really have to fabricate deluded fantasies about Geelong not fairly being competitive most years to justify the irrational venom. It really is sad when taken to such extremes. All towards a club that have won a single flag from 2012 onwards.