Live Event 2025 AFL Grand Final

[Tonga Bob]

Okay, that'll be the very last Channel 7 game I'll watch for a long time. The ads are killing me.

How else will you know about Windscreen City, just over the hill on Marong Road. It’s that castle looking place, you know the one?

 

[Tonga Bob]

Now do every other club.

In no way does that meet the definition of adversity.

All the advantages they’re given goes a long way to evening the ledger.

 

[Silencer83]

Now do every other club.

In no way does that meet the definition of adversity.

That they overcame the same adversity that has affected most clubs, does not equate to the adversity not existing.

 

[Andy Brennan]

Unfortunately the stadium didn't collapse and kill both teams today

 

[Purple Jesus]

Bailey Smith cemented his reputation as a flog today.

He’s the reason I was barracking for Brisbane.

 

[stax on the mull]

As much as Brisbane deserve credit for the quality of their list, Geelong would be thinking that they are way off in 2nd place. They conceded 86 points in the 2nd half of Grand Final.

 

[largebus]

Bailey Smith cemented his reputation as a flog today.

Photographers around Geelong better watch out on Mad Monday.

 

[2big2strom]

Payne, Doedee, Hipwood, McCarthy would have been in their best 22.

Coleman and Berry are fringe I would give you.

They lost Daniher to retirement and no one thought they could cover his loss because they brought in no seasoned replacement.

Neale sat out an extended period.

They were smashed in a Qualifying Final by the team they were playing in a Grand Final. It seemed most people had written them off.

Be bitter if you want, but I can see why they are saying it.

I see what you mean but I genuinely don't see that as being harder than last year? Maybe for Neale personally. Last year they were coming off a grand final defeat, they had heaps of injuries, Washcroft coming back from ACL, didn't make top 4. Lost OMac in the prelim. In fact halfway through the season didn't look like they would make finals at all.

Clearly, as a club though, it has been a challenging year because they all said so. And they would know better about it than I would. Just thought it was really interesting and also a bit weird, obviously was baked into their ethos for this finals campaign. And they are the absolute best at being able to overcome huge leads by oppositions etc, so it definitely works for them.

Edit: wasn't the whole las vegas thing start of last year too?

 

[The Feeder Club]

The lions had a shocking draw, all six of their double match ups were against teams that finished top 10, they only played every team that finished 11-18 once. Despite that and the documented injuries they only finished 2 points off Geelong in third, who were essentially gifted a home qualifying final with their draw by comparison.
The Lions did it bloody tough this year, hats off to them

 

[poshman]

You reckon? Coleman, Payne, McCarthy, Berry, Allan, Draper, Annable.

Allen could be good, average or not get on the park.

The rest will be handy though!

 

[serial_thrilla]

A bit of mayo this one I think.

 

[King Tenz]

He should still be in ****ing purple.

I still think he never leaves if we don’t choose to trade him end of 2018.

 

[Tbonefreo]

Suck shit geelong

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

That they overcame the same adversity that has affected most clubs, does not equate to the adversity not existing.

No no, it's that when what you suggest as 'adversity' is experienced by literally ever other club, and almost every other club has had far more dire situations to deal with this season, well that's just not adversity at all.

It's just pretty standard footy stuff.

 

[BStaff17]

L.Neale turned the game around...

Yet we dont want him out of spite

If we push hard his gettable if we want him.

I think he is more surplus to the Lions needs now

But would add more to our group and take the pressure off serong in the trenches

 

[Lach72]

Yet we dont want him out of spite

If we push hard his gettable if we want him.

I think he is more surplus to the Lions needs now

But would add more to our group and take the pressure off serong in the trenches

The only thing ****ed about that is we take Neale’s large salary off their hands when Ashcroft is coming in to his fourth year.

Glad to help them out twice with Lachie

 

[stax on the mull]

Interesting that both teams went into a GF with 2 rucks, albeit that Geelong don't have a bona fide No 1 ruck and Blicavs did more than Stanley, who was eventually subbed off - and must be closed to finished at AFL level.

I thought Fort and McInerney had some influence in clearance work and marking contests around the ground in the 3rd quarter without getting a lot of possessions, but they clearly won the hit outs over the 4 quarters.

 

[Tonga Bob]

The lions had a shocking draw, all six of their double match ups were against teams that finished top 10, they only played every team that finished 11-18 once. Despite that and the documented injuries they only finished 2 points off Geelong in third, who were essentially gifted a home qualifying final with their draw by comparison.
The Lions did it bloody tough this year, hats off to them

The reigning premiers got a tough draw you say?

 

[2big2strom]

also thought it was pretty gross of Geelong to have tanner bruhn out, kept him hidden all year but apparently grand final is fine

 

[Purpletown]

Shannon Neale did a great imitation of the invisible man today. Looked soft in every contest he was in. Not that he was in many contests mind you.

 

[The Feeder Club]

The reigning premiers got a tough draw you say?

Yes, totally. Even the reigning premiers under the formula are meant to get one double up against bottom 6. I don't think any team has had a draw as hard as they did in my memory.
So yeah, they did it tough. Good on em

 

[Freomaniac]

Geelong are total flogs, but how anybody could support the Lions as a Freo supporter is beyond me.

Only reason I wanted Brisbane to win today is because that they are non Victorian. Plain and simple.

Brisbane were good today. Actually Geelong had the run of the umpires and Brisbane still nearly beaten them up by almost 10 goals , that makes the win even more impressive.

Brisbane beating cats today gives us hope.

Since 2006, only 3 non Victorian sides have beaten a Victorian side to win a flag.

2012: sydney beat Hawthorn narrowly

2018: west coast beat magpies with that Dom Sheed kick.

2025, Brisbane belted Geelong .

This gives hope to GWS, Gold coast, Adelaide and even Fremantle hope that they can win a grand final soon (vs a Victorian club).

 

[Tonga Bob]

 

[wakojako]

Suck shit geelong

Regardless of the result, the competition is ****ed. Brisbane will make more grand finals with the free list they've built because of AFL greed.

 

[BStaff17]

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Sounds like the coppers should be at this blokes house tomorrow