1st Preliminary Final - Adelaide v Geelong - Pre-game Thread

[Elite Crow]

Picture this:
First 5 minutes of PF --- Dangerdive running backwards to take an overhead mark, looking behind/overhead, gets hip'n'shoulder-mauled front on by Tex. Perfect 90-degree T-bone from his larynx down to his lunchbox. The *CRUNCH* is heard in Black Diamond Corner. Dangerflop's mouthguard lands in Victoria Square.
Stretcher called.
Paddy spends the rest of the game on the bench with 2 blocks of ice taped to his chest, thinking "Jeez, those blokes in blue-n-white are getting belted, whoever they are".

Sorry but that's a silly post

 

[Rise_up_Stiffy]

I can't wait to beat dangerflog

 

[happy_knackers]

SYdney allowed Geelong to have over 120 marks versus their 55 odd.
Wow.
Sydney just didn't run hard enough. Pathetic for an elim final, Horse will be livid imo.

Lookin very forward to Friday night, we won't let them play this loose.

I reckon 40 of those marks would have been in the last 10 mins of junk time.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Geelong are 0-5 in finals outside of Melbourne
80% of their opponents have won the premiership

The exception? Fremantle 2013 who still made the gf

 

[arrowman]

98-39 tonight. That won't happen next week. We can do this. We will do this.

 

[WAG]

Atmosphere will be amazing!

Was nervous going in to the game last week. Just excited this week. We just gotta get the job done!

 

[LiamPickering]

Zac Smith ain't gonna play like Dean Cox two weeks in a row...

 

[BunjiMac]

Premierships are filled with great stories and this is absolutely one.

The return of danger for a prelim.

Could it have been set up any better?

This journey has been unbelievable and I just get the feeling it ain't ending next week.

 

[Thylacinus]

Cats do look scary though. We need to play out very best!!

A sober approach is wise. A bashed up and over traveled Swans are a different proposition to a determined and confident Geelong who are not over traveled. We will certainly set ourselves. It should be a great game in what is looking like balmy conditions.

 

[hey shorty]

My big major worry is that we beat them last time. Paddy is going to be inspired, we have to be as well.

If we aren't even more up for this game then we are in trouble as a club.

No GF appearance in 20 years and we are playing against a bloke who dogged us, playing in front of 53K screaming fans baying for blood. If our players don't bring it next week then wind the club up.

Nothing less than 100%.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Basically

 

[CrowBloke]

Nah I want to beat them with him having a good game.

Either way, I'm happy.

 

[Geoffa32]

For me it is not about how good Geelong were but how bad the Swans were.

Swans offered no pressure at all. Geelong looked like millionaires.

Richmond applied the pressure we should bring and Geelong struggled.

We won't be like Sydney.......

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[Stiffy_18]

Was hoping it was going to be bucketing down on next Friday night...fine , clear night forecasted.

 

[CrowBloke]

Nah I want to beat them with him having a good game.

I'd be happy, either way.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I can't remember one hard at it contest tonight. You know where two guys run full speed for the loose ball in opposite directions and neither gives and inch - BANG. Just not once at all. Swans were impotent. Looked spent.

 

[mulz]

gonna be perfect weather......I don't care how we do it, just get the job done!

 

[rezagun]

There is no way we will lay down like sydney tonight. A premiership means more to this group of players than any other team left in the finals. We have gone through hell to get here. Its time to come out the other side.

 

[CrowBloke]

Ease up tiger, we need to add gibbs to our list before we can be entitled to any thought of premiership.

Whoa, bold statement.
We might go top this year without Gibbs.
With Crouch Bros improved so much, do we still need him?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Is this the biggest AFL game there's ever been in Adelaide?

Perhaps after Showdown I and Round 1 1991.

The occasion plus the added history between the clubs makes it enormous.

 

[jackster83]

Please, please, please no choir in the airport to fire them up.

 

[Scrotes2000]

I'm gobsmacked. I was sure it will be Sydney.

Was thinking today I'd prefer the cats, but if they were to win what would that mean?

I still don't know.

Pain. So much pain.


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[CrowBloke]

1) SYdney allowed Geelong to have over 120 marks versus their 55 odd.
Wow. Sydney just didn't run hard enough. Pathetic for an elim final, Horse will be livid imo.
2) Lookin very forward to Friday night, we won't let them play this loose.

1) Don't care about Sydney, or Horse. They can all suck on a big brown one.
2) This!

 

[arrowman]

Oh Jesus Roaming BT's given Patty the mike.

Laugh it up, Surfer Boy. You have one week left.

 

[CrowBloke]

Please, please, please no choir in the airport to fire them up.

I think the Crows should greet them at the airport, the whole squad kitted out, in their aggro pre-QF stance.