Autopsy AFL 2025 First Preliminary Final - Pies v Lions Sat Sept 20th 5:15pm EST (MCG)

[Rod Stroker]

someone should to tell Rayner at the start of the first half, that it's actually the start of the second half

 

[Rod Stroker]

What size was the crowd?

97K

 

[JasRulz63]

What size was the crowd?

Touch over 96,000 from memory.

EDIT: 96,023.

 

[Handsuper47]

What size was the crowd?

96,023 I believe

 

[Lunchtime]

So has it been confirmed 100% that Pendlebury was picked for the game in the full knowledge that he had an iffy calf injury???

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Apparently the Coach who once uttered the words 'That would have been a free at the G' doesnt live in a World with free kick excuses.

Go figure.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Poster on Geelong board

"Feel pretty confident we'll 'Sydney in 2022' the Lions next week"

Pretty confident indeed. I get being confident of a win, but an 80 point thrashing?

Hope the Lions bottle that Cats arrogance and use their Uno reverse card.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Chopping the arms is when someone is marking the ball - Elliot wasn't because the ball was already successfully spoiled. The arm contact was secondary

Play on was the right call

Even if you disagree, it was wasnt an outrageous non call - ok to question it, but the commentator reactions were disgustingly unprofessional.

A big problem is nobody actually knows the rule, a free gets paid absolutely every time somebody attempts to spoil with their back turned. So maybe the rule should be a little clearer.

 

[Grumpyshades]

Didn't Sidebottom run into an open goal and miss ?

but but non free kick

 

[YeoShuey]

Poster on Geelong board

"Feel pretty confident we'll 'Sydney in 2022' the Lions next week"

Pretty confident indeed. I get being confident of a win, but an 80 point thrashing?

Hope the Lions bottle that Cats arrogance and use their Uno reverse card.

They should be confident in that. Qualifying Final speaks a lot and Cats have won all their finals by big margins.

I feel it won't be close

 

[PenfoldsFan]

The obvious question now is, can Mcrae's lips bounce back in the off season.

 

[LionsOrDieTrion]

Poster on Geelong board

"Feel pretty confident we'll 'Sydney in 2022' the Lions next week"

Pretty confident indeed. I get being confident of a win, but an 80 point thrashing?

Hope the Lions bottle that Cats arrogance and use their Uno reverse card.

Well we’ve handled them easily recently apart from 2 weeks ago. That’s the outlier. What other tricks does Scott have? We will be ready for the same rot of two weeks ago next week.

 

[PerthBoy86]

They should be confident in that. Qualifying Final speaks a lot and Cats have won all their finals by big margins.

I feel it won't be close

Hope its at least not a blow-out early.

Lions are nothing like Sydney of 22 or 24 though.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

What size was the crowd?

Google it mate

 

[PerthBoy86]

Well we’ve handled them easily recently apart from 2 weeks ago. That’s the outlier. What other tricks does Scott have? We will be ready for the same rot of two weeks ago next week.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems the QF loser often beats the winner in the GF more often than not. 03, 05, 06, 15 etc.

This year we've seen many big reversals of results in meetings.

 

[HairyO]

A big problem is nobody actually knows the rule, a free gets paid absolutely every time somebody attempts to spoil with their back turned. So maybe the rule should be a little clearer.

That isnt true. Also he wasnt back to the ball. Almost side on.
The excuses after the bullshit 50m penalties is a joke.

 

[dean33]

Looks like Pies could do with Merret too

Too young

 

[SA HAWK]

Well we’ve handled them easily recently apart from 2 weeks ago. That’s the outlier. What other tricks does Scott have? We will be ready for the same rot of two weeks ago next week.

Wouldn’t say the first game this year was easily.

 

[brutus76]

Pendles still has time to choose basketball. LeBron James is almost 41 and still goes pretty good

 

[RCAB]

This. His loopy kick to Elliott was rubbish as well.

Was a goal assist if umpired like it is 99% of the time

 

[YeoShuey]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems the QF loser often beats the winner in the GF more often than not. 03, 05, 06, 15 etc.

Other weird patterns:

• 9 out of 10 of the last prelims Stevic umpired, the team who won that match lost the Grand Final.
• Interstate teams win the flag every 6 years. Last time they won was Brisbane last year.

 

[FyfeToAdelaide]

He had his eyes on the ball but hit Elliots arm, which makes it a free kick because you aren't allowed any contact front on.

Well then technically Elliot made front on contact with him and hit his arm.

 

[LionsOrDieTrion]

Wouldn’t say the first game this year was easily.

If you look at the score maybe, but that second half we were incredible. We should have won by 5+ goals (standard for us).

 

[jonnobackpocket]

Very classy from Fly.

 

[FyfeToAdelaide]

Also the ball went the opposite way to logic if mason cox

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Mason Cox

Age

34

Ht

211cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

touched it last the goal prior.