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AFL Grand Final 2025 AFL Grand Final Discussion Thread - Geelong Cats vs Brisbane Lions

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Imagine risking playing Rhys Stanley in a grand final
 
I don't think any of those needed deleting really. Shitty posts? Absolutely, worthy of outrange? Nah.

Did I miss some bumming action?
 
Anyone pick up the last quarter went 36 min 57 seconds and the other 3 quarters went between 30.12 and 31.55 minutes?

In the first 3 quarters 3, 7 and 5 goals were kicked.

14 goals were kicked so that was the main driver. Given there has to be a 45 seconds break for commercials and 7 to show a short goal replay, and usually umpires take another 10 to 20 seconds to set themselves and bounce the ball after they are told the 45 seconds is up, that means about 14 minutes were added on for goals, and about 3 minutes for other stoppages.

Maybe Greg Swann's edict that he wants less time wasted, has started to sink into the umpiring department. No bloody ARC reviews in the last quarter helped as well.
 

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Chris Scott is probably the smartest coach in the AFL, but he also spins shit like a politican.


 
Chris Scott is the smartest person in the room, just ask him and he'll tell you.
 
Nathan Buckley this morning did a great summarizing of how the Lions back line defended.

No bullshit zone off, high press crap - good solid 1 on 1 defending in a highly contested chaos game. And a man on man focus generally around the ground, to stop Geelong's control game plan. They learnt from their loss in the QF.

Apparently Carr wants to bring a more defensive game plan closer to what Freo and Brisbane do. I've written I'm all for this improvement in our defensive set up and getting rid of the BS Hinkley high, high press.

I didn't pick up as much as Buckley picked up, but I did pick up there was little zoning off and a lot of 1 on 1 and the small-medium defenders played tight on the Brisbane small-medium forwards.

The tall defenders Gardiner and Harris, sat on Cameron ands Neale as you would expect, but the smaller defenders followed their men up to the stoppage contest and even centre bounce and didn't zone off and give them any space, Zorko on Close, Fletcher on Miers, Wilmot on Mannagh, Lester on Stengle and Starcevich on Dangerfield.





I asked during the game who is Dunkley sitting on because he seemed to not be on one particular player. Someone replied Smith. In another part of his segment Buckley talked about what Brisbane learnt from the QF loss and what adjustments they made.

Buckley said that Dunkley didn't tag anyone perse. He would stand about 6m forward of the stoppage so either Holmes or Smith was drawn towards him. He repeated Wilmot went all the way to the stoppages with Mannagh and Fletcher would go all the way with Miers. By the defenders following the Geelong forwards to the stoppage contest it meant Dunkley in particular but Mcluggae, the Ashcrofts etc weren't out numbered at the stoppages.

Mannagh, Miers, and Dangerfield had 9 clearances in the QF, 16 in the PF, and only 2 in the GF, both by Mannagh. Brisbane went from -1 clearances in QF to +18 in the GF.


 
McLeod was 21 and 22 when he won his back to back Norms. He then played another 261 games - 340 all up - and didn't play in another GF. He played in 3 losing PFs and lost 2 SFs and lost 3 EFs in the following 12 seasons.

Will Ashcroft was 20 and 21 when he won his 2 Norms and has played 58 games. There is no guarantee he will play in another GF, but baring injury he will play another 250 games.
 

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Not if they are any good. They will match any bid and probably try and bury one or two of them.

We have a number of ex Magpie champions and average players who live in Queensland. If they have had sons later in life, ie late 30's to late 40's, then that might be our best chance.

Hopefully they have surplus to needs that we can pick off.
 

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