Teams likely to feature in the finals:
With the current renovations going on, I'd say GWS would be the only one.
I think it was an ironic observation that no-one is currently above us. That's why gave it a like.
Zilch. When it happened in '13 it required a number of circumstances to occur that are unlikely again the biggest of all being Freo pissing off an extremely vindictive AFL only the week before.
From what I've heard, the contract doesn't require games to be played at etihad (see 2013) during the finals, just that the afl has to compensate etihad with more regular season games the year after if potential games aren't played there.
Happy to play finals at the G. That's the best venue, that's where you have to win them.
Your boys look devastated in the rooms after the game,not the look of just being beaten but the realization that they still require to go to another level if they are to be genuine contenders this year.Fortunately for them or maybe not they get one more crack at the Cats before finals.
I have never seen a team like the doggies; move it on and on and on at high speed with ridiculous flick hand passes. A key fwd who stands up may make a significant impact. The strategy though from the much maligned coaching team was for the third week running, superb. Struck them where their achilles heel is. Tackle-stop-ball movement from first bounce was very noticeable this week. In GWS game if we had kicked straight we smash them rather than leave them in contest all night; so three very good weeks. Thought Josh Caddy was having his best game before injury; I have been down on him and need to note good hard performance. He will be really needed in the finals especially with the hawks aggressive in close style. Hopefully injury is not too bad. For lesser lights thought Gregson was good and even Murda but I just cant believe has fallen away such. But my favourite again is the Rug! That instance when running at full tilt to get back and punch to stop an almost certain goal was impressive. He is my favourite to watch because he has that dead stare like hodge at the hawks; you just know he wont take a backward step and is a very good user of the ball and backs his team mates up. I like the MVP site but can someone set up a MVP for the best of the lesser lights because according to Dermott Brereton etc. your ability to win premierships is how good your bottom 8 are.
Absolutely agree; at one point it looked like the under 18's playing the seniors; especially Hawks don't argue goal on 2-3 players around him. Do they have other talls that could have played?
Agree; didn't their mids monster Norths and the weagles?
Yeah they will come much harder. This week 3AW broadcasters were mostly of the opinion that doggies would do it pretty easily especially once the heat went out of the game. So interesting to see how we go when we are the hunted and they kick straight.
