2017 AFLW Grand Final - Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows

[MSB ROYS]

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows @ Metricon, Gold Coast, Queensland

Date: Saturday 25 March 25 Time: 12.55 pm Queensland and 1.55 pm Victoria
"Festival of Football" program: HERE

TV: Live on Channel 7 (also 1/2 hour pre-game show) and AFL app/website
Radio: ABC, SEN, MMM

INS/OUT: No change. Full team: HERE

MSB's Predictions: Going to be a tough battle between two quite evenly matched teams. Overall the Lions have the better 16 players on the field but the Crows have Phillips who is their talisman. We must at least nullify her presence around goals. Our backline needs to re-group after the last 10 minutes of the game against Carlton but I am confident it will be back to 'business as usual'. We also need to stop giving away free kicks in front of goal but the most important thing will be to kick straight in front of goals.
Lions by 14 pts. Virgo to be BOG.

 

[Ironmonger]

It's all about our backline. This is going to be a nervous, frenetic game and if we can stop them from getting clear scoring chances not only do we stop them scoring we sap their confidence.

We should own red time in this game. Conditions suit us, we haven't had to travel, and our game six days didn't have our season riding on it.

Harris to take five contested marks, kick three goals and two out of bounds on the full, and give away seventeen free kicks.

 

[Mavlions1961]

Our defence is the key, what ever the Norm Smith equivalent is I am tipping Emily Bates.

GO LIONS.

 

[harvester]

Good luck Girls. Hoping for a 2 wins on Saturday, but will be happy with just a win from the girls

 

[SizeMatters]

We will in or lose on the back of Harris. She plays well we win, if she gives away silly free kicks we lose.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Channel 9 interview with Sam Virgo.

 

[winged1]

We will in or lose on the back of Harris. She plays well we win, if she gives away silly free kicks we lose.

Even if she does we can and have still won. They are Phillips, Randall and the big one in the forward line. We are pretty even in the fwds and backs and scrappers in the middle.

Will be a heavy ground though and in tight Adelaide are pretty good, that would be my concern. Will be low scoring.

 

[Cockliff38]

The defence needs to keep doing what they've been doing - have been superb this season. I think we'll have to hold them off late with some inspired defence, but Emily Bates to win the Norma Smith

 

[Big Sauce 21]

the real reason the girls have been booted off the gabba

How can you be mad

 

[Dalions]

Fantastic piece with Kaitlyn Ashmore
Well worth a look.

Ashmore's remarkable journey to AFLW GF - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-24/kaitlyn-ashmores-remarkable-journey-to-aflw

 

[winged1]

Still deciding whether to go, if not pissing rain a reasonable chance

 

[Dalions]

Still deciding whether to go, if not pissing rain a reasonable chance

Do it.
I am going to all 3 with my 82 yr old mother.
Surely you can do it.

 

[Crawb]

Huge match tomorrow. Would be so good for the club if we could get up in this historic match!

 

[Gadzorks]

The bulldogs banner, which is approved by the club and board, says the boys game is the curtain raiser for a aflw h/a game. And the grand final is a being played as the before game in qld. For whatever reason? It isn't getting the red carpet it deserves.

Sometimes being a queenslander doesn't feel great. Thanks for that Kev.

 

[MacMum]

A massive day today......Go you good things. You girls have done yourselves proud, and in turn have done the club proud and given us fans an excitement we haven't had for years..


...a massive day here in the MM household too....a day of being couch potatoes. We have the girls first, then the Saints (for Mr MM) then my boys tonight.

Phew, will be exhausted!!

GO LIONS (of both varieties)

 

[M Malice]

agree MacMum , big day, we are going off soon to watch the grand kids play sport then to their place to watch the girls play and the celebrationsafterwards then make our way down for the boys. expecting to get home and tucked into bed around midnight.

the ring for the winners is a brilliant idea, love it. better than a dust gathering medallion the boys will be getting in a few years IMO.

 

[Dalions]

I hope its no premonition, but i had a dream last night that our girls went down 7.4.46 to 4.9.33 in the final today.
The other way around would be nice.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Game day. Go Lions!

 

[FFB1]

Gee what an underwhelming thread.

 

[Jivlain]

 

[briztoon]

All the best to the Girls today. Will be sending positive vibes, and will try and follow the game while at work today.

 

[jonnobackpocket]

I got no graphs but go Lions preparing for it to go down to the last 5 minutes. Bates to tear Phillips a new one.

 

[Ceebee]

Good luck girls

 

[royboys4eva]

Go Girls you have done yourself and the club proud now finish the mission with a deserving premiership. Good luck and go get em.

 

[BuntonRules]

These girls are representing Queensland no less than the RL State of Origin team.

QUEENSLANDER