Preview Qualifying Final 1, 2021 - Melbourne Demons vs Brisbane Lions @Adelaide Oval, Saturday 7:30pm

[Harris Specter]

Great to see Prior and Fullarton playing in their first final. Both incredibly raw but hard working players.

 

[M Malice]

Umpires > Chris Donlon (1), Ray Chamberlain (18), Craig Fleer (26).

 

[mpal6]

Payne in emergency as well if Dizzy struggles to get up.

 

[LIONS08]

Shame for Ah Chee as he had been finding some decent form but prior can play a very very similar role to him. I really like this team. It looks nicely balanced. Yeah we can certainly
Upgrade a few if they weren’t injured but
I really like it and I honestly think we win this!!!

 

[BangyBangy]

Can't believe Birchall got another game.

I just want to see him execute sharp razor kicks this game rather than that dinky sideways stuff everyone mentions.

I don't care if there's no one to kick to because further up field there's no player movement. I want long piercing corridor kicks.

I don't care if the ball gets cut off and turned over because the opposition is zoning too well, I want him to pull the trigger anyway rather than finding another option.

Not sure I've seen a greater whipping boy at the club. When Cam was getting games in his second year there was a bit, but nothing like this.

 

[Lazza16]

Umpires > Chris Donlon (1), Ray Chamberlain (18), Craig Fleer (26).

Great to see Ray....he seems very neutral to me unlike others.

 

[mpal6]

Can't believe Birchall got another game.

I just want to see him execute sharp razor kicks this game rather than that dinky sideways stuff everyone mentions.

I don't care if there's no one to kick to because further up field there's no player movement. I want long piercing corridor kicks.

I don't care if the ball gets cut off and turned over because the opposition is zoning too well, I want him to pull the trigger anyway rather than finding another option.

Not sure I've seen a greater whipping boy at the club. When Cam was getting games in his second year there was a bit, but nothing like this.

Birchall when available will always play under Fagan.

We can have our opinions and the coach has his own too . Lets see what happens on saturday.

 

[Lazza16]

Can't believe Birchall got another game.

I just want to see him execute sharp razor kicks this game rather than that dinky sideways stuff everyone mentions.

I don't care if there's no one to kick to because further up field there's no player movement. I want long piercing corridor kicks.

I don't care if the ball gets cut off and turned over because the opposition is zoning too well, I want him to pull the trigger anyway rather than finding another option.

Not sure I've seen a greater whipping boy at the club. When Cam was getting games in his second year there was a bit, but nothing like this.

Gardiner was whipped close to death early days....unbelievable...

 

[Squizz89]

Can't believe Birchall got another game.

I just want to see him execute sharp razor kicks this game rather than that dinky sideways stuff everyone mentions.

I don't care if there's no one to kick to because further up field there's no player movement. I want long piercing corridor kicks.

I don't care if the ball gets cut off and turned over because the opposition is zoning too well, I want him to pull the trigger anyway rather than finding another option.

Not sure I've seen a greater whipping boy at the club. When Cam was getting games in his second year there was a bit, but nothing like this.

It’s not his kicks forward, back or sideways I personally have an issue with. It is that he is so horribly slow that he gets found out enormously when trying to defend.

 

[harvester]

When we played the Dees last time Pickett was all over Rich in the second half.
Birchall will need to step up this week.

 

[BangyBangy]

Birchall when available will always play under Fagan.

We can have our opinions and the coach has his own too . Lets see what happens on saturday.

Hopefully a nice high pressure defensive four quarter effort like that against Geelong earlier in the year. One where we can utilize Birch's strength's without exposing his lack of pace because the ball is coming in our back half every twenty seconds.

A comfortable six goal win setup in the first qtr would be great for my nerves.

 

[Berry Picker]

I hate to say it but losing this final wouldn't be a disaster. If we win good chance we would have to host a prelim in WA, plus adding in the finals bye and the week off we'd only have played 2 games in a month.

Want to win, but the afl is really compromising the finals with this bye. I don't think it was a concidence that both teams that won week 1 lost in the prelims last year

 

[dlanod]

Great to see Ray....he seems very neutral to me unlike others.

No Foot or Nicholls is a big win too.

 

[LIONS08]

For those complaining about birch getting a game…. I honestly think fagan is still surprised that Rich isn’t copping a defensive tag… and when that does happen we will certainly need birch to steph up!

 

[davemc_lions]

No Foot or Nicholls is a big win too.

Fisher the one I always sad to get.
Who was the one who watched Charlie get pinched and just laugh.

 

[LIONS08]

I hate to say it but losing this final wouldn't be a disaster. If we win good chance we would have to host a prelim in WA, plus adding in the finals bye and the week off we'd only have played 2 games in a month.

Want to win, but the afl is really compromising the finals with this bye. I don't think it was a concidence that both teams that won week 1 lost in the prelims last year

I thought it was announced during the week that we will be playing home semis/premlims depending on results?
strong rumours doing the rounds here that the bye after the prelim WONT happen and the granny will be on the 18th.

 

[Dalions]

No Foot or Nicholls is a big win too.

Who was that bearded dude in the West Coast game? He is a terrible umpire.

 

[dlanod]

Fisher the one I always sad to get.
Who was the one who watched Charlie get pinched and just laugh.

Oooh yeah, I knew there was a third.

 

[KissKiss]

Robert O’Gorman is the spanner who didn't pay holding the ball when Blicavs dropped it in the final seconds against Geelong this year.

He apparently took a friend of mine to her year 12 formal. I tell her its her fault that he's a terrible umpire

 

[mattsmob]

Ah Chee could potentially be a really big out, could Lester be a bit of a soft drop? If we lose it's a good reason to bring him back in, if we win he may find it hard to crack the side in a prelim.

 

[Berry Picker]

I thought it was announced during the week that we will be playing home semis/premlims depending on results?
strong rumours doing the rounds here that the bye after the prelim WONT happen and the granny will be on the 18th.

AFL grand final 2021 Perth: How a grand final at Optus Stadium would look

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This is what I just read, I know it's an opinion piece. But this is the paragraph that got me worried

"If Port Adelaide and Brisbane win this weekend’s qualifying finals, they would both likely remain in their home states and travel to Perth for preliminary finals before the grand final a fortnight later on September 25, with the AFL using its bye the preceding week so players met WA quarantine laws."

 

[BuntonRules]

2 more sleeps >


Interesting that during that presser Fages said he'd rather the boys didn't have to get vaccinated as it can really knock you around for a few days, I wonder if the rumour that the WA Premier may require players/staff to be vaccinated to come to WA is fair dinkum....Mmmm!

Why the f... do the Lions always have their press conferences outdoors so you can't hear the question?

 

[Dalions]

AFL grand final 2021 Perth: How a grand final at Optus Stadium would look

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This is what I just read, I know it's an opinion piece. But this is the paragraph that got me worried

"If Port Adelaide and Brisbane win this weekend’s qualifying finals, they would both likely remain in their home states and travel to Perth for preliminary finals before the grand final a fortnight later on September 25, with the AFL using its bye the preceding week so players met WA quarantine laws."

It an opinion.

 

[jackess]

AFL grand final 2021 Perth: How a grand final at Optus Stadium would look

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This is what I just read, I know it's an opinion piece. But this is the paragraph that got me worried

"If Port Adelaide and Brisbane win this weekend’s qualifying finals, they would both likely remain in their home states and travel to Perth for preliminary finals before the grand final a fortnight later on September 25, with the AFL using its bye the preceding week so players met WA quarantine laws."

So they’re playing the prelim in Perth and then have wait 2 weeks for the GF?

 

[BangyBangy]

It an opinion.

Fages also mentioned last night on AFL360 he expects the preliminary finals to be played in Perth. That's what makes most sense to him.

Hope it's not the case (if we do earn the right to host one, if not then I don't care lol).