If GWS beat us there were 3 possiblities for their finals opponent/location.
Port beat Freo - Play Port in Port
Port lose by less than 30 - Play Port at home
Port lose by more than 30 - Play Geelong at home
Sydneys form had dropped coming into the finals, we beat them easily at the SCG and...
True, but with Geelong smashing the Eagles, if Port lost by approx 5 goals they would have dropped to 3rd and lost a home final. All of a sudden, Port had a bit to play for as well.
The 'what ifs' got a lot more complicated for GWS. Losing was an easy option.
What happened last year is...
Sorry, is this pure nonsense.
GWS had as much interest in beating us in the last round as we did in beating Freo in the last round in 2016.
Losing to us guaranteed a final at the SCG, I highly doubt it was something they wanted to avoid.
They needed to beat us, a Port loss and approximately...
Kelvin Templeton
Pre Kelvin people talk about Royce Hart, post Kelvin Wayne Carey.
He was the first forward to win the Brownlow and if he didnt wreck his knee in a shitty mid week game at Waverley he'd be the greatest CHF the game has seen.
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