Game Day 2025 AFL Grand Final: Geelong v Brisbane - Essendon BF Board Game Day Thread

[rumply]

im fine with the draft aspect, its the free agency that is my gripe..

back2back premiers set to add an opposition club captain and another (in waiting).

deny top 4 sides the ability to add free agents. Force them to trade for them and see how they go with the list build properly

Yeah the rich keep getting richer. The system is broken that's for sure & in a weird way it's no different than clubs back in the day who could afford it handing out brown paper bags.

 

[Yoda_]

Chris completely out coached today.

[serious question]

If you were a Geelong supporter, would you be disappointed with the return on Chris Scott's tenure?

Premierships are unreal, incredibly hard to win but they have played finals in almost every year and gone deep in most. Have they under performed with where they finish ?

 

[BomberFan355]

Was sad seeing Oscar McInerney

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Oscar Mcinerney

Age

31

Ht

205cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.1

2star

K

4.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

14.3

5star

D

6.9

1star

K

4.1

2star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

1.9

4star

HO

16.4

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.6

3star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

11.2

5star

miss out last year, great he got another chance.

 

[brutus76]

When you have mids who can kick WHO CARES if your key forwards are only 19 and 20?

 

[Yoda_]

Yeah the rich keep getting richer. The system is broken that's for sure & in a weird way it's no different than clubs back in the day who could afford it handing out brown paper bags.

yep, as ive parroted, deny top 4 sides from signing free agents and you stop the rort.

The list build becomes more scientific. The ability to develop ones own becomes increasingly more important. The ability to balance ones salary cap becomes more significant.

The gate has been left open to gain multiple draft selections, you may see more club tied passed over but the point remains, if a club has three in the top 30, they'll likely do it. We probably become a test case in 2027 with Koby, Moustafa and possibly Tevita.

 

[naraku]

[serious question]

If you were a Geelong supporter, would you be disappointed with the return on Chris Scott's tenure?

Premierships are unreal, incredibly hard to win but they have played finals in almost every year and gone deep in most. Have they under performed with where they finish ?

Yes I would be.

And for exactly the reasons you said, whilst they're often in finals and often last 4, 2 flags is probably well under what would want especially, IMO they should have won the Gabba GF but for GAJ getting injured early then Scott making the mistake of putting danger forward when Dusty took over. GF was done when Chris responded.

 

[JayJ20]

why? what use is he next season? how does spending assets on him now make any sense? you spend the next 12 months getting his ear so we can pick him up as a free agent for the 2027 season

He is a FA next year. Our offer from my understanding is for next year when he is a FA and not this year. I'm not talking about this off-season. I worded that poorly sorry.

 

[WindyHillZephyr]

Chris scott

Chris Scott

Age

49

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

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Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

is handed a Ferrari for street car racing. Sure he wins a few but his failure to tune the engine when it counts is a constant failing

 

[eth-dog]

Hate the kids getting mic'd up now. Feels forced.

 

[Yoda_]

Chris scott is handed a Ferrari for street car racing. Sure he wins a few but his failure to tune the engine when it counts is a constant failing

he took over the year after the drawn grand final between St.Kilda and Collingwood. It wasn't like he was rebuilding from ground zero.

2 x premiership coach, once in his first year, and once in 2022.

 

[Mr Bultitude]

Hate the kids getting mic'd up now. Feels forced.

Next thing they’ll be given post handshake songs..

 

[Charliebrow 16]

I would’ve voted for Harris Andrews

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Harris Andrews

Age

28

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

151.7

2star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

94.0

2star

. Thought he was brilliant again today. Too easy to overlook defenders for these types of awards.

 

[bommer16]

Incredible some lions cubs getting a premiership medal at a young age. Like the baby bombers.

 

[jmoo wan]

Hate the kids getting mic'd up now. Feels forced.

i want to be just like you!

 

[eth-dog]

i want to be just like you!

Aww, thanks jmoo

 

[naraku]

I think Brad and Chris both often overthink in the box and don't often react quickly enough.


I'm sure they'll probably end up with Worpel, Marshall and Curnow, so they'll be around the mark again next year.

 

[Yoda_]

I think Brad and Chris both often overthink in the box and don't often react quickly enough.


I'm sure they'll probably end up with Worpel, Marshall and Curnow, so they'll be around the mark again next year.

it wont be because of them, it'll be because of the GMHBA home games, the 'home games' against big Melbourne clubs at the MCG and the interstate travel off soft Melbourne draws that gets them the required 12 wins for finals, - 15 wins for top 4.

 

[mike14]

Did not expect that at all. Super impressive by the Lions, just knew what to do when it mattered.

 

[jannissary]

think geelong need to look internally at their midfield and forward mix. dangerfield didn’t attend too many centre bounces from my eye, especially in the last. not subbing cameron, martin had limited impact, stengle was hopeless.

much to reflect on i think

 

[DERO]

i want to be just like you!

Rayner even paused to look down the barrel!

Dylan probably lore upset about Andrews mentioning Youi as their sponsor after the AAMI “where’s the match ball” stuff.

 

[BomberFan355]

4K replay on Fox now, 2025 and still forced to watch the biggest game of the year on 7 in so called HD.

 

[MattyB3150]

Lions gonna be hard to beat for atleast the next few years. Win the flag and will bring in Draper and Allen as free agents…while their acedemy player will be top 6. Well done AFL.

 

[windyhill]

No daniher and no Irish campaigner makes this easier to accept.

 

[Zach Package]

Cats nursing Danger through to prime him for next week is understandable if it’s round 21 against Essendon at GMHBA, fair to say it’s a bold strategy in a grand final.

 

[Nicholas61]

Thank-you Brisbane for taking out Collingwood and Geelong x2. Ashcroft is a jedi with his reflexes. Brisbane's smalls are evasive, can kick, good spatial awareness and decision makers - the opposite of most of ours. Reville would be a nice get, highly skilled, but no reason for him or Brisbane to want that. Good on Clug - been watching his career close for obvious reasons.