Game Day Grand Final Discussion: Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans Saturday 24 September 2022 12:30 PM

[Biggie]

So the big dance comes down to two of the best run organisations in the AFL

Both clubs never seem to completely bottom out and have produced some good football over the past decade plus

Last 3 Meetings

Friday March 25th 2022 SCG (That Buddy Goal)

Sydney 17.5.107 Geel 10.17.67

Saturday May 1st 2021 SCG (Papley snaps the winner with 91 seconds left)

Sydney 14.6.90 Geel 12.16.88

Sunday September 20 2020 Metricon (Cats secured anotehr dbl chance in September)

Sydney 9.9.63 Geelong 10.9.69

We have witnessed a wonderful finals series we've seen thus far and this matchup shoudl be no different.

Get your discussion on re: this Grand Final. I think Cats will prevail by 17.

Remember this isnt a bitch session about how bad West Coast is. Plenty other threads for that!

 

[VicBased]

Hoping for a Sydney win so i can vicariously live through a "Non Victorian" victory.
Although i guess, through studying B.F logic, Geelong is not a Victorian team......according to some.

 

[Westend]

Swans are now playing in their 3rd GF with Franklin in less than 10 years.

Gee how's that equalisation going AFL ??

 

[Dazzler9]

Geelong are warm favourites. But I can't see any blowouts, perhaps maybe the back end of the 4th quarter the Cats get a few cheapies to extend it to a 6 goal margin.

 

[Bender_]

Hope Geelong do better in this interstate GF!

Hoping for a Sydney win so i can vicariously live through a "Non Victorian" victory.
Although i guess, through studying B.F logic, Geelong is not a Victorian team......according to some.

Damn ruined my joke.

 

[kane249]

Hoping for a Sydney win, but if Sam Reid

20

Sam Reid

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.4

3star

doesn't play then that's going to be a huge blow for the Swans.

Ladhams brain fade just cost him a game in the Grand Final

 

[Farang83150]

Go the Swan's, fek geeelong, not a fan of either dangerfield or Scott and really really can't stand Wheatley, seeing them miserable would bring me joy!

 

[Ochre]

Should all be ashamed of yourselves.

 

[VicBased]

Should all be ashamed of yourselves.

It does my head in wondering why we let Hickey go?

 

[Dazzler9]

It does my head in wondering why we let Hickey go?

As much as I love him, watching him play makes me feel like I'm playing a video game where I get stuck with the slow lumbering player. You can see how things are about to unfold but the player is too slow to do anything about it.

 

[Farang83150]

It does my head in wondering why we let Hickey go?

I'm happy for him

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I want Sydney to to win because of Hickey (same reason I wanted Hawthorn to win when Spangher played in a Grand Final for them), and Geelong are full of kents. But I think Geelong will win.

Unlike most it seems I do respect Geelong as a club though. Ridiculous record since forever which shows they're a well run club with buy-in across the board. They're a team of geriatrics yet can keep them on the park while trading and recruiting well at the same time. And I like watching good teams. I just can't barrack for Selwood, Dangerfield, Hawkins etc

These are two teams we should look at emulating as we to a full review into the club.

 

[Chris_6678]

Selwood and Buddy both about to play in their 6th GF... that's insane.

 

[Keys]

Comfortably the two most consistent teams since the turn of the century. Finals

18 - Geelong, Sydney
14 - Collingwood, West Coast
12 - Adelaide, Hawthorn
11 - Essendon, Port Adelaide, Bulldogs
10 - Brisbane
9 - North Melbourne, Richmond
8 - Fremantle, Melbourne, St Kilda
6 - Carlton
5 - GWS
0 - Gold Coast

It’s the sixth GF appearance for both teams this century moving ahead of Hawthorn and Collingwood (5) followed by Brisbane and WCE (4)

If Geelong win they’ll move level with Hawthorn on 4 flags

If Sydney win they’ll move level with Brisbane, Geelong and Richmond on 3

Whoever wins they’ll become only the second team after us to win premierships 10 or more years apart (Geeelong 2011 and Sydney 2012)

It’s a genuine heavyweight title fight

Want Sydney but think Geelong win

 

[Cuzz09]

I think Geelong comfortably but hope it's close.

Don't want either to win but can't have that lol

Cats by 43

Hawkins Normy

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[Bleedblueandgold]

Cats to sneak home in a tight one.
Cats by 54 points.

 

[KERRPOW]

I wonder if sydney will get bent over by the umps again.

And how many times will they be referred to as the bloods

 

[Dazzler9]

I wonder if sydney will get bent over by the umps again.

And how many times will they be referred to as the bloods

Saw a mildly clever Tweet lastnight. Something to the effect of "The last 24 hours in the AFL has been all about the Bloods and the Cripps".

 

[Ochre]

Saw a mildly clever Tweet lastnight. Something to the effect of "The last 24 hours in the AFL has been all about the Bloods and the Cripps".

This one by Keys favourite journo?

 

[squashface]

Hickey avs plz

 

[squashface]

There’s quite a lot about this that is amusing

 

[Doashuey]

Odds for Rohan getting Norm would have to be pretty long.

Nek minute Neds offering a GF special of Rohan for NS at $5*

* Minimum bet $500

 

[Dazzler9]

This one by Keys favourite journo?

That'd be it

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Comfortably the two most consistent teams since the turn of the century. Finals

18 - Geelong, Sydney
14 - Collingwood, West Coast
12 - Adelaide, Hawthorn
11 - Essendon, Port Adelaide, Bulldogs
10 - Brisbane
9 - North Melbourne, Richmond
8 - Fremantle, Melbourne, St Kilda
6 - Carlton
5 - GWS
0 - Gold Coast

It’s the sixth GF appearance for both teams this century moving ahead of Hawthorn and Collingwood (5) followed by Brisbane and WCE (4)

If Geelong win they’ll move level with Hawthorn on 4 flags

If Sydney win they’ll move level with Brisbane, Geelong and Richmond on 3

Whoever wins they’ll become only the second team after us to win premierships 10 or more years apart (Geeelong 2011 and Sydney 2012)

It’s a genuine heavyweight title fight

Want Sydney but think Geelong win

Could argue that Gold Coast have been the most consistent.

 

[ziad]

It does my head in wondering why we let Hickey go?

mmm
and they looked in trouble when Reid went off. He is unlikely to be fit I suspect.

Their back up ruckman was dumb enough to ge a 3 week suspenstion from the VFL so I see them being short staffed. Cats looks smart enough to exploit any weakness.