Finals Talk 2025

[Section 5]

 

[Mr Ripper]

Anyone with a season reserved seat on the verandah should be priority 4 lmao

 

[Jivlain]

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Anyone with a season reserved seat on the verandah should be priority 4 lmao

Still, I don't want to imagine how much that costs...

 

[Mr Ripper]

Touched on it the other day re GC's chances in their debut final in comparison to what other expansion sides have put up in their respective first September outings:

West Coast played a "home" Elimination Final in the wet at Waverley and would have beaten Melbourne had a pretty simple Murray Wrensted shot in the dying seconds not gone astray.



The Crows went in underdogs against an aging, but still capable Hawks side and triumphed in a very high standard game.



We all know the Brisbane Bears story: 8th vs 1st and the only side to get near Carlton in that finals campaign.



Port (7th) v North (2nd and eventual premiers) more competitive than the scoreboard suggests; fell prey to a ten minute Wayne Carey purple patch.



Freo shat the bed.



And GWS much too good for the minor premiers (who did end up making the grand final).



So, yeah, Suns a good chance if history's anything to go by (unfortunately).

 

[Tom14]

Ranking of palatable premiers from here (assuming we are out):

1. GWS
2. Hawthorn
3. Freo
4. Gold Coast
5. Geelong farming collective
6. Adelaide
7. Pies

Freo would be higher than hawks (GC too) if them winning didn’t involve us going out in straight sets.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Ranking of palatable premiers from here (assuming we are out):

1. GWS
2. Hawthorn
3. Freo
4. Gold Coast
5. Geelong farming collective
6. Adelaide
7. Pies

Freo would be higher than hawks (GC too) if them winning didn’t involve us going out in straight sets.

Any non-Victorian team would be great for football

 

[Tom14]

Any non-Victorian team would be great for football

Yes, but I’d like to be the first premier to win a final since Richmond in 2020 so freo and GC can GAGF.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Ranking of palatable premiers from here (assuming we are out):

1. GWS
2. Hawthorn
3. Freo
4. Gold Coast
5. Geelong farming collective
6. Adelaide
7. Pies

Freo would be higher than hawks (GC too) if them winning didn’t involve us going out in straight sets.

Nah Hawthorn are sliding down to 5 and Crows up to 2nd.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Will be interesting to see how the teams play today. All very capable but can they step up like Collingwood and Geelong did

 

[braddsey]

Ranking of palatable premiers from here (assuming we are out):

1. GWS
2. Hawthorn
3. Freo
4. Gold Coast
5. Geelong farming collective
6. Adelaide
7. Pies

Freo would be higher than hawks (GC too) if them winning didn’t involve us going out in straight sets.

With those as our options, i can mount a pretty solid argument for a meteor hitting the earth, knocking it off it’s axis and being sucked into the sun by 26 September, than watching any of those clubs hold up the cup.

(I’d accept Freo if it didn’t mean them beating us next week).

 

[scoman]

Pretty disappointing efforts all round from the interstate sides. Looking like 3/3 wins for the VICS at this point.

 

[WittsEnd]

Does anyone know when tickets might be on sale for next weekend’s game? Thanks

 

[Section 5]

Hawks get the win and front the Crows away next week.
Crows probably favorite but the Hawks a big chance.

Maybe one of them can knock off the Cats the following week.

 

[Mr Ripper]

What about the Brisbane Lions first final v the Saints in 1997 at VFL Park (I was at that game). We lost by 46 points. 1st v 8th if I'm not mistaken (don't know how you replicate the tables like you've done):

AFL Tables - St Kilda v Brisbane Lions - Sun, 7-Sep-1997 2:30 PM - Match Stats

They're screenshots

Didn't include that as it was essentially the same outfit that played for the Bears.

 

[braddsey]

That's what I had been hoping for all along, but now its down to the Crows (don't see it personally) and one of Lions (won't happen with our injuries) or Dockers / Suns and I don't see either of them getting past Collingwood.

The Giants were my hope and they blew it badly. I'd have loved to be a fly in the Giants room after that game hearing Kingsley dressing his players down.

We can get past the Pies. It would be an almighty effort and coaching challenge, but it can be done.

 

[Section 5]

We can get past the Pies. It would be an almighty effort and coaching challenge, but it can be done.

Agree but we got to get to that game first

 

[Section 5]

Lions v Suns tickets on sale 10.00am-2.00 pm Monday. for Priority 1 anyhow.

Not sure if priority 2/3 are the same time.

 

[Section 5]

Posters best of luck getting some seats you are happy with at 10.00am
Amazing that come finals time most seats are Cat 1

 

[dlanod]

Category 1 == $$$ regardless of where they are, it's a no brainer. The other categories only exist so they can advertise it as "from $<slightly less amount>".

 

[Section 5]

Category 1 == $$$ regardless of where they are, it's a no brainer. The other categories only exist so they can advertise it as "from $<slightly less amount>".

A low-capacity stadium pretty much guarantees more top prices when demands are high.

Except for the last 2 grand finals at the MCG i have not been to the MCG for other H & A games or finals.
Can i assume that there are more seats available at reasonable prices during finals with that 100k capacity

Having a new Brisbane Olympic stadium with increased capacity of 63k should also give more membership categories during the season and probably finals to.

 

[GoLions2023]

I can't make the game, however have 4 x Priority 1 Barcodes, which is strange as I thought I had P2 for the GF ballot. Maybe all members are "Priority 1" for this game?

 

[Section 5]

I just entered my code.
Anyone else stuck on this screen after clicking "Confirm Code"

Or do i just X out of it

 

[GoLions2023]

I just entered my code.
Anyone else stuck on this screen after clicking "Confirm Code"

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I've logged in, received same then plugged in the code that was sent to my phone. I'm in the waiting room now. Not stuck.

 

[Section 5]

I've logged in, received same then plugged in the code that was sent to my phone. I'm in the waiting room now. Not stuck.

I "X" out of that screen and went through the code process again.
Worked that time now in waiting room.

 

[Section 5]

All done.
Offered a few crap cat 1 tickets in back few rows as usual.
Finally settled on cat 2 tickets Section 330 row FF. Just to the right of the goal posts.

$158 for two tickets will do me just fine for our only home final.