Oppo Camp 2024 Finals Discussion (other games)

[Ned Ryerson]

Yep it’s a good stat. Sydney don’t play the mcg well but hardly got a chance to adapt. Brisbane got a trial run vs cats to adapt game style. It’s the curse of the non-vic teams - rack up wins during season then exposed at MCG when it matters.

The Lions don’t have to adapt their game style though - that’s why their MCG form was always purely mental. The Gabba is the closest ground in the league to having the same dimensions as the MCG - its only a few metres shorter and skinnier than the MCG. Of any away team that can play their natural game at the MCG - the Lions are it.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Where does Neale stack up compared to the best midfielders of the last 25 years?

I’ll say this much - he is tougher than the ‘so brave’ Selwood by miles but doesn’t come close to getting that kind of credit. Just because he’s not ducking into tackles and busting his head open - the commentators seem to be missing that he’s a far braver player. That he told the club staff to not tell him what his injury was so he could just go out and play - worsen the injury on game day and then still turn in that performance is just massive. No fake tough guy shit with bandages wrapped around his head - just got the job done.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Just on King's comment, he said " Swans by 6 to 8 goals" in which the fox footy guy printed, 68 points!! Then King just said just leave it as it is in a dismissive kinda way. That's actually exactly what happened.