Game Day 2018 AFL Grand Final: West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood, MCG, Saturday 28/09/18 @ 2.30PM

[Stopher]

Not sure how you can really justify Sidebum getting player of the finals when his grand final was as, frankly, rubbish as it was.

I know there is already the Norm Smith medal, but perhaps more weighting should also be given for the Grand Final performance?

 

[ghostdog]

There’s always one moment from a gf that will always get remembered (Leo Barry etc) and that was it. Even though there was two minutes to go after that goal, you knew it was over.

The Liam Ryan hit on Maynard and McGovern's mark, landing on his feet and playing on as well.

 

[vast]

I know there is already the Norm Smith medal, but perhaps more weighting should also be given for the Grand Final performance?

Its a token award that nobody cares about it can stay as it is.

 

[jmoo wan]

WTF is player of the finals all about?

they don’t give out a player of the home and away season award - that would be stupid.

 

[eth-dog]

WTF is player of the finals all about?

they don’t give out a player of the home and away season award - that would be stupid.

Yeah they do, the Brownlow

 

[Kong]

Thanks Ethan.

 

[silk]

Yoinkef

• silk
• Oct 1, 2018
• 2018 vicbias

Yoinked!

 

[fishardansin]

Sidebottom has won the Gary Ayers Medal for player of the finals.

Fair effort given he was a late out before the game on Saturday

If he had have played well in the GF it would have been the best finals series by an outside mid since Long in 93.

I watched the channel 9 sunday footy show discussion about the game. I think Simpson has shown how to beat Collingwood. West Coast were good at intercepting the ball in defence, but were killed for pace there, when you consider the amount of goals Collingwood got by getting in behind them. West Coast were also very innefficient inside 50. However, West Coast killed Collingwood in the middle for most of the day. It is why despite the score board I felt that West Coast were always on top in general play.

How did they do it? Well, Collingwood has a great suite of hard nut midfielders but it is really the class, skill and productivity around the ground that Grundy and Sidebottom produce that makes their midfield function so well. They cut them both out.

Despite the grandstand finish if West Coast had have structured up behind the ball better early on Collingwood would not have gotten all those goals. If West Coast had have been a little more efficient forward then they would have scored a few in the first quarter. It probably would not have had that grandstand finish and West Coast could have ground out a fairly solid win. I believe we have more pace in our backline, than West Coast, and can reduce that exposure down back. If we're playing Daniher and Stewart up forward I can't be sure of being more efficient!!

I hope on ANZAC day next year we send someone like Guelfi to give Sidebottom a hard tag. I believe we could easily use Stewart to tag Grundy around the ground as well. If we do our usual round 1 March premiership performance and beat our biggest rivals in Collingwood, Carlton, Richmond and Hawthorn first time then we can get the campaign off to a great start next year.

 

[vast]

Ive had way too much fun with this result over the last 2 days.

Not sure if posted.

 

[vast]

Lol

https://www.triplem.com.au/news/perth/the-brutal-buckley-video-every-eagles-fan-needs-to-see

 

[Dave]

Lol

https://www.triplem.com.au/news/perth/the-brutal-buckley-video-every-eagles-fan-needs-to-see

That’s just cruel.

I like it.

 

[Doss]

Yeah they do, the Brownlow

A solid that's the joke moment there, Eth.

 

[windyhill]

How sweet is it to come home, flick on fox footy, go about your business, "collingwood have kicked the first five" prepare dinner, " Mcgovernnnnnn"look after kids..."and sheed has nailed it"......Absolute pleasure foxfooty.