Official Match Thread Season 26 SFA Grand Final: Mount Buller Demons vs Fighting Furies at SFA Park

[PhenomenalV1]

The Big One.

The Last Gasp.

That One Day in December.

A contest that both teams need to win, and neither team can afford to lose.

THIS IS THE SFA GRAND FINAL FOR SEASON 26.

It's a match-up that few would have predicted at the start of the season...

With a new captain and new faces, the Mount Buller Demons had a resurgence of on field success, capturing the minor premiership, and cruising into the grand final with ease. The entire team is focused, determined, and most importantly, united as they head towards their common goal: The Holy Grail of qooty, the SFA premiership.

The Fighting Furies, on the other hand, seem like the exact antithesis of the Dees. Despite fielding what some would consider a paper thin list, a departing captain who seemingly has turned his back on the club, and a season's worth of bitter infighting, the Furies have somehow lucked into a grand final berth. Can they capitalize on their incredible luck?

Diametric opposites in battle...who wins the battle of the mirror images?



Let's look at the teams...

Predicted Lineups

DEMONS

B: Headless - deaneus - sante
HB: lanky_wes - Van_Dyke - brucetiki
C: Proper Gander - Yakker - Oddhawk
HF: sausageroll - cooney - cats2rise
F: Freo Hammer 21 - FinBar19 - lion around
R: manangatang - DemonJim - Tarkyn_24

INT: tigland – TheDarkDwarf



FURIES

B: Grockadoc – THE_GUN – Wacky Tiger
HB: JackNah_8 – Nuffers – rfctiger74
C: PieLebo87 – mightymalaka - Chappyuk
HF: TheMidRunner – NaturalDisaster - This Is Anfield
F: Lsta062 – OES – Stevi_Tigers
R: Tigerturbulance – TJASTA – Hate

INT: Shadow Man – Michaels




ROAD TO THE GRAND FINAL

DEMONS

First Preliminary Final: Mount Buller Demons defeated Sin City Swamprats, 18.12 (120) to 17.9 (111)

First Qualifying Final: Mount Buller Demons defeated West Coast Wonders, 10.8 (68) to 8.6 (54)




FURIES

Second Preliminary Final: Fighting Furies defeated East Side Hawks, 14.21 (105) to 14.15 (99)

Second Qualifying Final: Gumbies FFC lost to Fighting Furies, 12.13 (85) to 17.8 (110)




LAST TIME THEY MET

Season 26, Round 7

Mount Buller Demons: 19.14 (128)
Fighting Furies: 19.10 (124)



QROWNBET ODDS

Will be provided when Cadaver and The Half Back get back to me...



PLAYERS TO WATCH

The Dees captain has enjoyed a season most first year captains could only dream of...will he wrap it up with a premiership in time for Christmas?

The spiritual leader of the Furies, rfc has been the highlight in many of their match threads. Will he pave the way for the Furies future once again?

Having to face his old side in the Grand Final must be eating away at manangatang...did he make the right choice by moving away from the infighting?

The man of many avatars, TJASTA has also been the Furies spiritual leader this season (source: TJASTA), and has performed wonders on the qooty field. Will he shake it up on Sunday?

FinBar has been the stand out rookie at the Demons this season, kicking the odd bag of goals along the way. Will he repeat the performances of his past few games?

The shirt says it all for Anfield. Long in the tooth but hard in the field, Anfield has been the cornerstone of the Furies list through tough times. Will he be rewarded with a premiership?



Phenom's Tip

There won't be any #FirstToSix celebrations, I'm tipping the Dees on this one.




CAPTAINS, PLEASE HAVE YOUR TEAM SHEETS IN THE TEAM SHEET THREAD BY 11:59 pm AEDT ON THURSDAY​

 

[sante]

First

 

[Van_Dyke]

The last time the Demons played the Furies in a grand final, Smartys Bench was born. I swear to god if Van_Bench becomes a thing...

 

[Dingster]

The man of many avatars, TJASTA has also been the Furies spiritual leader this season (source: TJASTA), and has performed wonders on the qooty field. Will he shake it up on Sunday?​

*Like*

 

[Wosh]

Good luck to both teams
Chappyuk I’ll be rooting for you, you campaigner

 

[ChappyUK]

Good luck to both teams
Chappyuk I’ll be rooting for you, you campaigner

If only you'd put me on the wing.

 

[Test Tickle]

Good luck to both teams.
My tip is the Demons by 9 pts.

 

[Yakker]

Well well well, what do we have here? A fresh new Grand Final edition thread. Great OP PhenomenalV1 . Here’s to a fun week with the Furies. Let’s do this Demons!!!

 

[ChappyUK]

What's the SFA Norm Smith called?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Barrybran]

Congratulations Demons and Furies on making it this far. Good luck for this week.

 

[philreich]

Who knows what the sim has in store, but if the round 7 scoreline is any indication, this may well be a classic grand final. Good luck to both teams.

 

[Test Tickle]

Congratulations Demons and Furies on making it this far. Good luck for this week.

So if we lose this one i guess we are out?

 

[This Is Anfield]

I could only see five ex-Furies in that line up. Where is RodneyDangerfield?

 

[philreich]

So if we lose this one i guess we are out?

Probably, but I'm going out on a limb here by suggesting that this is definitely the match of the round.

 

[Yakker]

What's the SFA Norm Smith called?

Asking for a friend.

manangatang 's

 

[NaturalDisaster]

THE_GUN
TheMidRunner
Grockadoc
Lsta062
JackNah_8
mightymalaka
Helen Wheels
Chappyuk
Stevi_Tigers
Wacky Tiger
TJASTA
Shadowthorn
rfctigerarmy
Shadow Man
Hate
@Nuffers
Sterge
OES
Tiger Toffee
rfctiger74
This Is Anfield
Tigerturbulance
joelsyt
Michaels
PieLebo87
fightingfury_88


Grand final time *ers

 

[Yakker]

Just so every knows the "Flathead" in the OP is actually an American one



This is the Australian version

 

[Wojcinski]

I hope you both lose

 

[Headless]

I hope my team is allocated more points by the sim than the opposition.

Cheers.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Hey Dees

Wanna play a little game?

It’s called “complete the sentence”

Season 23 - Furies dominate season, become minor premiers, make Granny and get smashed by Bombers..

Season 26 - Demons dominate season, become minor premiers, make Granny and ———————

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Just so every knows the "Flathead" in the OP is actually an American one
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This is the Australian version

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pfffff

that has zero to do with me because as everyone knows, I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY FILET O FISH _Cayz_ YOU WELCHING TIGHTARSE FLOG!!!!

 

[Michaels]

I think this game is an ultimate compliment to the furies.

It's no secret the Demons are where we send our dead wood once we find new emerging talent, but even our dead wood are semi decent players.

So if it wasn't for us, the Demons wouldn't even be here.

 

[Yakker]

complete the sentence



Season 26 - Demons dominate season, become minor premiers, make Granny and don't make the same dumbarse mistake as the Furies in S23, they in fact go on to win the GF in a dominant display of skill, aggression and chardonnay glass clinking.

 

[Barrybran]

So if we lose this one i guess we are out?

Yeah mate. It'll be season over for us.

 

[Yakker]

I think this game is an ultimate compliment to the furies.

It's no secret the Demons are where we send our dead wood once we find new emerging talent, but even our dead wood are semi decent players.

So if it wasn't for us, the Demons wouldn't even be here.