Game Day 2025 AFL Grand Final: Geelong v Brisbane - Essendon BF Board Game Day Thread

[bommer16]

Brisbane performance v Syd last year had b2b potential

 

[bommer16]

Cats did what I needed them to do last week.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I knew the cats were pretenders after we towelled them up in that pre season game.

 

[eth-dog]

Cats did what I needed them to do last week.

No, **** that.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Cam Rayner won't win the Norm, but the pressure he's exerted in the middle was a huge part of turning this game around.

 

[bommer16]

No, **** that.

I like Geelong. Just not their day today.

 

[eth-dog]

What about him? Shut up BT

 

[Phone]

We need Zac Bailey

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Zac Bailey

Age

26

Ht

181cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

12.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.6

3star

next year

why? what use is he next season? how does spending assets on him now make any sense? you spend the next 12 months getting his ear so we can pick him up as a free agent for the 2027 season

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Clugg is so good, far out.

 

[MightyDon]

McLuggage, imagine how good they’d be if they had McGrath playing back pocket instead

 

[bommer16]

Rayner been doing that second half impact game

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

BT showing his age with that Essendon comment.

 

[Westlo]

why? what use is he next season? how does spending assets on him now make any sense? you spend the next 12 months getting his ear so we can pick him up as a free agent for the 2027 season

Yep, silly to even try now

Let him win his third in a row next year and bring him in as a FA

 

[eth-dog]

McLuggage, imagine how good they’d be if got McGrath instead

Tell me where McGrath touched you?

 

[rumply]

Any bigger flogs in the league than Smith

 

[Phone]

Any bigger flogs in the league than Smith

particularly odd as that should have been another turn-over, the two Lion players stuffed it up

 

[MightyDon]

Tell me where McGrath touched you?

McGrath is clearly the better player, not sure what the issue is?

 

[bommer16]

Neale will go down in history as one of the most influential subs in a gf.

 

[MightyDon]

Any bigger flogs in the league than Smith

Dangerflog is up there but at least he’s learning from the best

 

[eth-dog]

McGrath is clearly the better player, not sure what the issue is?

Your hate boner for McGrath is well known, don't try to be clever

 

[Vindicater]

At this stage it looks like WAshcroft NS.
I like Zorks for it too

Andrews is the one.

 

[Yoda_]

Father son is fine just luck of the draw, teams finishing in the finals shouldn’t be getting NGAs in the first round

im fine with the draft aspect, its the free agency that is my gripe..

back2back premiers set to add an opposition club captain and another (in waiting).

deny top 4 sides the ability to add free agents. Force them to trade for them and see how they go with the list build properly

 

[Yoda_]

Umpires are geelongs leading goal kicker

they had 11 shots on goal in the first half, 5 were from free kicks

 

[naraku]

Brisbane back to back beat Geelong this year and last year along the way to the flag.
Richmond beat Geelong on the path to 3 out of 4 flags.
Hawthorne beat Geelong along the way to a three-peat.

I guess if you can beat Geelong in a final and a GF, you're on your way.

Chris completely out coached today.

 

[Yoda_]

the over reliance on too few was the difference between the two sides. With so much left up to Smith and Holmes, they didn't have many Robin's today.

On the flip side, if it wasn't Bailey up front it was Cameron, if it wasn't Cameron or Bailey it was Lohman.

Great game, unbelievably strong finish. Well deserved to a team it seemed many had written off throughout the year. I certainly did losing Joe, Hipwood, Berry even last week