1998, 2008, 2018 - Another upset Grand Final win?

[mouncey2franklin]

An upset isn't simply the less favoured team winning. It's when the team most expected to win doesn't.

I want to party with this guy.

 

[Scroater]

"Luke Shuey desperately dives on the ball, taking out the legs of Conca and causing him to fall on Shuey's back! The ump blows the whistle - surely now the game is over - but to the horror of the Victorian crowd the free is going to West Coast! With so many players around the ball the ump didn't see the action that caused Conca to fall! He could only see Shuey getting flattened at the bottom of the pack!

As Shuey gets up the siren goes, and the replay of the incident is played on every screen inside the MCG again and again in slow-mo as Shuey lines up for goal. The umpire is clearly wrong, but there's no reversing the decision now. Its a howler."


As an avid fan of umpire abuse and the AFL's non action in rectifying problems we have with inconsistencies in our umpiring, this is the perfect "Al Bundy moment" for me. Watching the goal, the venom, the tears and the laughter, and me just sitting on the couch with a shit eating grin and my hand down the front of my pants. Make it happen.

 

[dean33]

Yeah there would have to be a significant injury crisis for Richmond not to go into the grand final at very short odds.

Even if the whole team got the flu they would still start favourites

Odds up already on all 4 possible outcomes.

 

[00Stinger]

Odds up already on all 4 possible outcomes.
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I reckon all those odds look pretty much as I expected except for Collingwood v West Coast. Eagles should be much shorter

 

[iluvparis]

I might have to agree there mate. History has a way of showing us who will win the GF. Normally it is the "form" side coming into finals, and Melbourne has been that side IMO.

err wut? History has shown us its normally a top 4 side that wins the QF and Prelim finals - i.e. Richmond

 

[Achilles Heel]

September 29th, 2018
Grand Final - Richmond Tigers vs West Coast Eagles

After getting the first 5 goals kicked on them in the opening term, West Coast will storm back into the game in the second half, going into 3qtr time 14 points down at the break.

The opening bounce of the fourth quarter is won by Nankervis, but sharked by Redden who slams it blindly on the boot to the 45, where the ball lands on Darling's chest (a heart-stopping juggle before he completes the mark). Darling then goals to get the Eagles to within 8. A ninja-flip is performed by the Eagle's forward, realising that finally, win or lose, the demons of 2015 are behind him.

Sensing that momentum is shifting against them, the Tiges swing an extra back and play man-on-man for the majority of the quarter. Both sides have pings at goal when able, but accuracy is a factor and neither scores a major.

In the dying minute and up by 5, Dusty gains possession on the half-back flank and goes for a run, spotting up Riewoldt in a one-on-one with Hurn in the Tigers 50. The pass is perfect off the boot, but at the last second McGovern flies in from the side for the intercept and palms off to a running Cole, who kicks poorly to a contest between Rioli and Brandon Ellis on the wing. The ball spills free, but in the contest Ellis loses his feet! Rioli scoops the ball and continues up the wing, but there are no targets inside 50 - Richmond have got everyone back to thwart this last push by the Eagles, and as the clock ticks down to 10 seconds Rioli does the only thing he can - he roosts the ball deep into the 50 in hope.

With so many players in the Eagle's attacking 50 there is no way a mark is going to happen. Hands and fists flail wildly as the ball bounces around above the pack before it comes to ground. Luke Shuey desperately dives on the ball, taking out the legs of Conca and causing him to fall on Shuey's back! The ump blows the whistle - surely now the game is over - but to the horror of the Victorian crowd the free is going to West Coast! With so many players around the ball the ump didn't see the action that caused Conca to fall! He could only see Shuey getting flattened at the bottom of the pack!

As Shuey gets up the siren goes, and the replay of the incident is played on every screen inside the MCG again and again in slow-mo as Shuey lines up for goal. The umpire is clearly wrong, but there's no reversing the decision now. Its a howler.

With hands on heads the Tigers can only watch as Shuey, cool as a cucumber, slots a rudimentary goal to give West Coast a 1pt win and seal the Premiership for Western Australia. Perth goes bananas. Offseason broadcasts are dedicated to the Eagle's "illegitimate" flag, with accusations flying that "Shuey should have done the sportsmanlike thing" and how the result was indicative of West Coast's "culture problem". Meanwhile, Bigfooty goes offline for 2 weeks as every member who ever created an account attempts to login and vent their spleen over the "state of the game", the servers unable to handle the increased load.

And all the while, Adam Simpson smiled.

And then you woke up

 

[Macpotata]

It's on the cards now. More like an unlikely winner. Again.


****en love footy.

 

[BigVic]

The 10 year itch goes on

 

[Coaster2012]

WC and Demons fans cant believe their luck. Either would be secretly confident. Eagles have already beaten Pies twice this year and Pies couldnt play this good 2 weeks in a row, right?

 

[Macpotata]

WC and Demons fans cant believe their luck. Either would be secretly confident. Eagles have already beaten Pies twice this year and Pies couldnt play this good 2 weeks in a row, right?

They could. Bulldogs and Tigers did it four and three times respectively.

 

[JayJ20]

WC and Demons fans cant believe their luck. Either would be secretly confident. Eagles have already beaten Pies twice this year and Pies couldnt play this good 2 weeks in a row, right?

Richmond had beaten them twice at the MCG. Meant absolutely nothing today

 

[fomoco04]

Odds up already on all 4 possible outcomes.
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Oops

 

[boncer34]

And then you woke up

Well we know it's a dream now.

 

[SwampCreature]

Upset GFs not that rare. Dunno why people are always surprised.

18: upset
17: upset
16: upset
15: favs
14: upset
13: favs
12: upset
11: Think cats were favs with bookies by end of the week but toss up
10: favs but took two weeks
09: just favs, just
08: upset
07: favs
06: favs
05: upset
04: upset
03: upset (legit pies were favs)
02: favs
01: upset
00: favs
99: favs
98: upset
97: upset

Could go on forever but 20+ year sample size has more upsets than not

Updated. Not rare.

Perthboy don’t @ me

 

[The Swert]

September 29th, 2018
Grand Final - Richmond Tigers vs West Coast Eagles

After getting the first 5 goals kicked on them in the opening term, West Coast will storm back into the game in the second half, going into 3qtr time 14 points down at the break.

The opening bounce of the fourth quarter is won by Nankervis, but sharked by Redden who slams it blindly on the boot to the 45, where the ball lands on Darling's chest (a heart-stopping juggle before he completes the mark). Darling then goals to get the Eagles to within 8. A ninja-flip is performed by the Eagle's forward, realising that finally, win or lose, the demons of 2015 are behind him.

Sensing that momentum is shifting against them, the Tiges swing an extra back and play man-on-man for the majority of the quarter. Both sides have pings at goal when able, but accuracy is a factor and neither scores a major.

In the dying minute and up by 5, Dusty gains possession on the half-back flank and goes for a run, spotting up Riewoldt in a one-on-one with Hurn in the Tigers 50. The pass is perfect off the boot, but at the last second McGovern flies in from the side for the intercept and palms off to a running Cole, who kicks poorly to a contest between Rioli and Brandon Ellis on the wing. The ball spills free, but in the contest Ellis loses his feet! Rioli scoops the ball and continues up the wing, but there are no targets inside 50 - Richmond have got everyone back to thwart this last push by the Eagles, and as the clock ticks down to 10 seconds Rioli does the only thing he can - he roosts the ball deep into the 50 in hope.

With so many players in the Eagle's attacking 50 there is no way a mark is going to happen. Hands and fists flail wildly as the ball bounces around above the pack before it comes to ground. Luke Shuey desperately dives on the ball, taking out the legs of Conca and causing him to fall on Shuey's back! The ump blows the whistle - surely now the game is over - but to the horror of the Victorian crowd the free is going to West Coast! With so many players around the ball the ump didn't see the action that caused Conca to fall! He could only see Shuey getting flattened at the bottom of the pack!

As Shuey gets up the siren goes, and the replay of the incident is played on every screen inside the MCG again and again in slow-mo as Shuey lines up for goal. The umpire is clearly wrong, but there's no reversing the decision now. Its a howler.

With hands on heads the Tigers can only watch as Shuey, cool as a cucumber, slots a rudimentary goal to give West Coast a 1pt win and seal the Premiership for Western Australia. Perth goes bananas. Offseason broadcasts are dedicated to the Eagle's "illegitimate" flag, with accusations flying that "Shuey should have done the sportsmanlike thing" and how the result was indicative of West Coast's "culture problem". Meanwhile, Bigfooty goes offline for 2 weeks as every member who ever created an account attempts to login and vent their spleen over the "state of the game", the servers unable to handle the increased load.

And all the while, Adam Simpson smiled.

Not too far from the truth just replace Richmond with Collingwood.

5 goals down in the first quarter - tick
Darling's marking will create nervous moments - tick
Controversial umpiring call leads to match winning goal by an Eagles mid - tick

 

[Macpotata]

"Luke Shuey desperately dives on the ball, taking out the legs of Conca and causing him to fall on Shuey's back! The ump blows the whistle - surely now the game is over - but to the horror of the Victorian crowd the free is going to West Coast! With so many players around the ball the ump didn't see the action that caused Conca to fall! He could only see Shuey getting flattened at the bottom of the pack!

As Shuey gets up the siren goes, and the replay of the incident is played on every screen inside the MCG again and again in slow-mo as Shuey lines up for goal. The umpire is clearly wrong, but there's no reversing the decision now. Its a howler."


As an avid fan of umpire abuse and the AFL's non action in rectifying problems we have with inconsistencies in our umpiring, this is the perfect "Al Bundy moment" for me. Watching the goal, the venom, the tears and the laughter, and me just sitting on the couch with a shit eating grin and my hand down the front of my pants. Make it happen.

You're a genius.


Close enough in my book.

 

[noodle]

I wouldn’t call WC beating Richmond an upset, they’ve been the second best side all year. If Melbourne beat Richmond it may be more so, or if Collingwood beat West Coast it would be.

My tip is that whoever wins the PF between WC and Melbourne May win the flag.

This guy!

 

[adammania9]

September 29th, 2018
Grand Final

After getting the first 5 goals kicked on them in the opening term, West Coast will storm back into the game in the second half

What the fk

 

[woosha24]

What the fk

"I know, kids. Im scared too".

 

[Oneiros]

I'm not the only one hearing the X-Files theme, am I?

 

[woosha24]

I'm not the only one hearing the X-Files theme, am I?

 

[Spongebob]

September 29th, 2018
Grand Final - Richmond Tigers vs West Coast Eagles

After getting the first 5 goals kicked on them in the opening term, West Coast will storm back into the game in the second half, going into 3qtr time 14 points down at the break.

The opening bounce of the fourth quarter is won by Nankervis, but sharked by Redden who slams it blindly on the boot to the 45, where the ball lands on Darling's chest (a heart-stopping juggle before he completes the mark). Darling then goals to get the Eagles to within 8. A ninja-flip is performed by the Eagle's forward, realising that finally, win or lose, the demons of 2015 are behind him.

Sensing that momentum is shifting against them, the Tiges swing an extra back and play man-on-man for the majority of the quarter. Both sides have pings at goal when able, but accuracy is a factor and neither scores a major.

In the dying minute and up by 5, Dusty gains possession on the half-back flank and goes for a run, spotting up Riewoldt in a one-on-one with Hurn in the Tigers 50. The pass is perfect off the boot, but at the last second McGovern flies in from the side for the intercept and palms off to a running Cole, who kicks poorly to a contest between Rioli and Brandon Ellis on the wing. The ball spills free, but in the contest Ellis loses his feet! Rioli scoops the ball and continues up the wing, but there are no targets inside 50 - Richmond have got everyone back to thwart this last push by the Eagles, and as the clock ticks down to 10 seconds Rioli does the only thing he can - he roosts the ball deep into the 50 in hope.

With so many players in the Eagle's attacking 50 there is no way a mark is going to happen. Hands and fists flail wildly as the ball bounces around above the pack before it comes to ground. Luke Shuey desperately dives on the ball, taking out the legs of Conca and causing him to fall on Shuey's back! The ump blows the whistle - surely now the game is over - but to the horror of the Victorian crowd the free is going to West Coast! With so many players around the ball the ump didn't see the action that caused Conca to fall! He could only see Shuey getting flattened at the bottom of the pack!

As Shuey gets up the siren goes, and the replay of the incident is played on every screen inside the MCG again and again in slow-mo as Shuey lines up for goal. The umpire is clearly wrong, but there's no reversing the decision now. Its a howler.

With hands on heads the Tigers can only watch as Shuey, cool as a cucumber, slots a rudimentary goal to give West Coast a 1pt win and seal the Premiership for Western Australia. Perth goes bananas. Offseason broadcasts are dedicated to the Eagle's "illegitimate" flag, with accusations flying that "Shuey should have done the sportsmanlike thing" and how the result was indicative of West Coast's "culture problem". Meanwhile, Bigfooty goes offline for 2 weeks as every member who ever created an account attempts to login and vent their spleen over the "state of the game", the servers unable to handle the increased load.

And all the while, Adam Simpson smiled.

I checked for the edit date. Nothing.

Brilliant.

 

[Macpotata]

props again to the campaigner that wrote the script for the game in close fashion.

 

[Macpotata]

September 29th, 2018
Grand Final - Richmond Tigers vs West Coast Eagles

After getting the first 5 goals kicked on them in the opening term, West Coast will storm back into the game in the second half, going into 3qtr time 14 points down at the break.

The opening bounce of the fourth quarter is won by Nankervis, but sharked by Redden who slams it blindly on the boot to the 45, where the ball lands on Darling's chest (a heart-stopping juggle before he completes the mark). Darling then goals to get the Eagles to within 8. A ninja-flip is performed by the Eagle's forward, realising that finally, win or lose, the demons of 2015 are behind him.

Sensing that momentum is shifting against them, the Tiges swing an extra back and play man-on-man for the majority of the quarter. Both sides have pings at goal when able, but accuracy is a factor and neither scores a major.

In the dying minute and up by 5, Dusty gains possession on the half-back flank and goes for a run, spotting up Riewoldt in a one-on-one with Hurn in the Tigers 50. The pass is perfect off the boot, but at the last second McGovern flies in from the side for the intercept and palms off to a running Cole, who kicks poorly to a contest between Rioli and Brandon Ellis on the wing. The ball spills free, but in the contest Ellis loses his feet! Rioli scoops the ball and continues up the wing, but there are no targets inside 50 - Richmond have got everyone back to thwart this last push by the Eagles, and as the clock ticks down to 10 seconds Rioli does the only thing he can - he roosts the ball deep into the 50 in hope.

With so many players in the Eagle's attacking 50 there is no way a mark is going to happen. Hands and fists flail wildly as the ball bounces around above the pack before it comes to ground. Luke Shuey desperately dives on the ball, taking out the legs of Conca and causing him to fall on Shuey's back! The ump blows the whistle - surely now the game is over - but to the horror of the Victorian crowd the free is going to West Coast! With so many players around the ball the ump didn't see the action that caused Conca to fall! He could only see Shuey getting flattened at the bottom of the pack!

As Shuey gets up the siren goes, and the replay of the incident is played on every screen inside the MCG again and again in slow-mo as Shuey lines up for goal. The umpire is clearly wrong, but there's no reversing the decision now. Its a howler.

With hands on heads the Tigers can only watch as Shuey, cool as a cucumber, slots a rudimentary goal to give West Coast a 1pt win and seal the Premiership for Western Australia. Perth goes bananas. Offseason broadcasts are dedicated to the Eagle's "illegitimate" flag, with accusations flying that "Shuey should have done the sportsmanlike thing" and how the result was indicative of West Coast's "culture problem". Meanwhile, Bigfooty goes offline for 2 weeks as every member who ever created an account attempts to login and vent their spleen over the "state of the game", the servers unable to handle the increased load.

And all the while, Adam Simpson smiled.

WTF

Just realised it's even more accurate than what I initially thought. I.m still yet to read it in full.

 

[BigVic]

WTF

Just realised it's even more accurate than what I initially thought. I.m still yet to read it in full.

Everything was accurate except replace Richmond with Collingwood, Conca with Maynard and Shuey with Sheed