2014 finals

[beetz]

Barring any big upsets top 4 is most likely going to be:

1. Sydney
2. Geelong
3. Hawthorn
4. Fremantle

Which, for those playing at home, means we face the juggernaut that is the Swans first week at ANZ Stadium. How do you think we will match up on them and go against them over there?

 

[StingBitten]

ANZ = win. SCG = loss.

 

[Outshined]

Let's all channel Ross and take it one week at a time.

Sew up 4th (or sneak into third if it's possible), and then look at finals. Brisbane won't be pushovers, neither will Port.

 

[Allikat]

Well Fyfe should be nicely rested for the finals. Ugh. I agree on sew up 4th, see how our team is at the time, who we've got available, who's smashing it, and what the teams are like first. Top 4 isn't ours yet. We still have to earn it.

 

[beetz]

Yep agreed. I am jumping the gun a bit. Port are hot on our heels and now with the Fyfe suspensions it's certainly made things interesting.

 

[teamex]

Can't we snag 3rd if the cats get up?

 

[freo84]

Can't we snag 3rd if the cats get up?

% Being the Key here. We would need the cats to give the hawks an absolute bath and for us to smash Brissy.

 

[NatTheKnifeFyfe]

Not even worried about Sydney tbh, and even if we lose, I'd put money on us beating the blue and white scum

 

[StingBitten]

Fortunately or unfortunately the Kennett curse will be broken this weekend. Geelong are absolute shite and Hawks are elite; the loss from this weekend and the desire for a Home final should expose Geelong as the pretenders that they are.

 

[PintofPale]

Can't we snag 3rd if the cats get up?

Only if Hawks lose to Collingwood, or we gain 10% on them.
Would make for our annual first final v Geelong, but at the moment I'm feeling pretty pumped for a first final v Swans on the replica Subi they've got out at Homebush.

 

[Borry]

First week should be ANZ, although knowing the AFL I wouldn't be holding my breath.

Heck ANZ stadium management have denied the NRL the right to host matched at their ground on that weekend to cater for the scenario where they can have a sport that will generate significantly more revenue that weekend.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Game at ANZ = FREO WIN.
Game at SCG = FREO WIN.

 

[Danny Cullen]

ANZ = win. SCG = loss.

We've been pretty good at the SCG of late. I'd rather play there than that 'even more pretend footy ground than the SCG' ground.

 

[Kram]

Fortunately or unfortunately the Kennett curse will be broken this weekend. Geelong are absolute shite and Hawks are elite; the loss from this weekend and the desire for a Home final should expose Geelong as the pretenders that they are.

I still like Geelong's chance with Hawks having a 6 day break from playing over here and Cats 8 days off.

 

[JunglistPosse]

ANZ = win. SCG = loss.

Hey Sting...I think the reverse mate. The close confines of the SCG would suit us.

 

[Kram]

Nah even though SCG is small ANZ would be better because it's pretty narrow.

 

[Spirit Level]

ANZ all the way.

Swans play it like shit, it's shaped more like subi and is actually smaller in total area than the SCG

 

[malpaso]

Game will be at ANZ, Swans were already whinging about it earlier in the year.

 

[theGav56]

Fortunately or unfortunately the Kennett curse will be broken this weekend. Geelong are absolute shite and Hawks are elite; the loss from this weekend and the desire for a Home final should expose Geelong as the pretenders that they are.

Strange extremes given the last 2 weeks.

 

[RUNVS]

My memory is quite bad sometimes but when was the last time Fremantle played at ANZ Stadium?

 

[Square Peg]

My memory is quite bad sometimes but when was the last time Fremantle played at ANZ Stadium?

2006 prelim, but I suspect you actually did remember that

 

[RUNVS]

2006 prelim, but I suspect you actually did remember that

To be honest I didn't as it was a complete blur. 2006 is a year that I like to think didn't actually happen.

While I would much prefer to play at the SCG for our first finals game this year I hope that the fact that Fremantle have not played at ANZ in so long will give the Swans some kind of advantage (may be clutching at straws).

 

[redned]

ANZ all the way.

Swans play it like shit, it's shaped more like subi and is actually smaller in total area than the SCG

But it's always a crappy surface. The ground is soft, the grass is always cut too long and has been churned up by rugby league.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

My memory is quite bad sometimes but when was the last time Fremantle played at ANZ Stadium?

I think it was 2006. Barry Hall pantsed us. iirc

 

[RUNVS]

I think it was 2006. Barry Hall pantsed us. iirc

No real risk of that happening this time.