Your Preferred Grand Final Matchup and Premier

[iBeng]

Lions vs Hawks sounds like it would be an absolute cracker.

Collingwood vs Geelong...Eh could be interesting at least. Same as Collingwood vs Hawks.

 

[Mr Meow]

2010? *2019 (as alerted to me by my learned Pies fan).
Not sure 2022 was a convincing victory.

Pies just seem to cause the Cats problems more often than not.

I think we are better than the Cats and, if we both make the GF, I expect us to win by 5 goals.

We helped the Pies win one flag (2010). You have helped us with four. Five would be completely unfair on you guys so I hope it's Brisbane.

 

[Handsuper47]

Change jobs

No way, I'd rather tolerate Collingwood supporters than Carlton and Essendon supporters! Lesser of three evils

 

[Mr Meow]

2019

That 2019 Collingwood flag was a ripper.

 

[Pistol Night]

That 2019 Collingwood flag was a ripper.

I was referencing wins over Geelong in finals

 

[SaintSteele9]

Very confident in an excellent Grand Final regardless of the match-up this year.

Pre-finals I tipped Lions-Cats with Lions by 8 points and I don’t think I’m changing my mind at this point. Hawks have been huge but will it finally catch up to them? Pies deserve favouritism but Lions best is arguably better than anyone’s still.

Hoping for three classics to finish the year.

 

[Pistol Night]

We helped the Pies win one flag (2010). You have helped us with four. Five would be completely unfair on you guys so I hope it's Brisbane.

Five? That wouldn’t make our top 3 premiership donations

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Lions learnt from that QF and went onto win the SF. Also QF-GF rematches since 2000 have been flipped apart from 2018 unforunately

Don't think they learnt anything. Did the exact same thing but instead GCS couldnt stop them.

Same movement to the hb flank between boundaty and centre, then bringing it through corridor at all costs. Very sloppy footy of GCS who did nothing to stop it.

The only thing that has been a glaring obvious of the finals so far is adelaide has been unable to lift to the level required finals footy.

You could probably say wuth confidence all other 7 teams would have beaten them based on what we have seen to date.

lack intensity at the contest with their game plan.

 

[Mr Meow]

I was referencing wins over Geelong in finals

And the original post was Collingwood being special parts of Geelong flags. Hence why there was no reference to the 2020 massacre.

 

[Mr Meow]

Five? That wouldn’t make our top 3 premiership donations

5 since 2007 would be incredible. That would be within a 20 year stretch - all at your home ground.

 

[Pistol Night]

And the original post was Collingwood being special parts of Geelong flags. Hence why there was no reference to the 2020 massacre.

Roger that. I’ll cease this pointless debate over past failures

 

[Mr Meow]

Roger that. I’ll cease this pointless debate over past failures

It was meant to be a toast for Collingwood so I apologise that we've ended up here.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Surely a geelong collingwood GF will be an absolute belter.

Its honestly 50/50 both games... If you claim you can split any of these sides with confidence you are probably just being optimistic. Nothing really in it at all.

No matter what tbh from here, i think all 4 teams will be proud of themselves yet also ruing an opportunity.

 

[Tadpole]

Should we be fortunate enough to make it that far, I really don't mind whether we end up playing the Cats or Hawks. To be the best you have to beat the best, and all that guff.

 

[Pistol Night]

Surely a geelong collingwood GF will be an absolute belter.

Its honestly 50/50 both games... If you claim you can split any of these sides with confidence you are probably just being optimistic. Nothing really in it at all.

No matter what tbh from here, i think all 4 teams will be proud of themselves yet also ruing an opportunity.

As long as we bring out the early season form. A fit DeGoey is a bonus

 

[Pistol Night]

It was meant to be a toast for Collingwood so I apologise that we've ended up here.

We’re sounding like Carlton legends here celebrating finals that amounted to nothing.

 

[Pistol Night]

Should we be fortunate enough to make it that far, I really don't mind whether we end up playing the Cats or Hawks. To be the best you have to beat the best, and all that guff.

If we mount a case that we’re the best already can we just be awarded the flag now?

 

[Tadpole]

If we mount a case that we’re the best already can we just be awarded the flag now?

As nice as that would be, unfortunately it doesn't quite work that way.

 

[Mr Meow]

We’re sounding like Carlton legends here celebrating finals that amounted to nothing.

Exactly - '07, '09, '10, '11 and '22 Cats/Pies finals are the ones to be celebrated - ended up in premierships. We should have a marathon replay viewing some day!

 

[VinnieB]

That 2019 Collingwood flag was a ripper.

For all your dominance over the past 15 years, how many premierships have the Cats won?

 

[VinnieB]

What should be celebrated is the Hawks looking hopeless a couple of years ago, now legitimately in contention for a premiership.

Who says you can’t re-build? It just confirms ongoing failure is a club issue, and not the system.

 

[Pistol Night]

What should be celebrated is the Hawks looking hopeless a couple of years ago, now legitimately in contention for a premiership.

Who says you can’t re-build? It just confirms ongoing failure is a club issue, and not the system.

Carlton and Essendon must be bewildered

 

[VinnieB]

Carlton and Essendon must be bewildered

Carlton even begged for help from the AFL. Just like the Eagles and North.

 

[Mr Meow]

For all your dominance over the past 15 years, how many premierships have the Cats won?

No Geelong supporter has claimed recent dominance though. We're in the best handful of sides most seasons, that's all.

Collingwood's preliminary final to premiership conversion this century is much less efficient anyway. Especially when most of the prelims and all of their grand finals have been at the Pies home ground.

 

[Pistol Night]

No Geelong supporter has claimed recent dominance though. We're in the best handful of sides most seasons, that's all.

Collingwood's preliminary final to premiership conversion this century is much less efficient anyway. Especially when most of the prelims and all of the grand finals have been at the Pies home ground.

**** that we'd rather play in Adelaide