Oppo Camp 2024 Finals Discussion (other games)

[rei154]

Who gives a stuff about the bookies.

Next year we go in as second favourites not because someone looking to exploit a mug for a bcyk says so, but because we played incredible footy and will only get better.
Brisbane get top billing because they had an incredible year, have a very talented list and are about to draft a handful of top-liners over the coming years.

 

[MightyHawks]

The best predictor of who wins a Grand Final is if a team is good enough to win an away Preliminary Final then they'll win the Grand Final.

So it's Brisbane.

Just quoting myself because this stat just holds up.

The best predictor of who wins a Grand Final is if a team is good enough to win an away Preliminary Final then they'll win the Grand Final.

So it's Brisbane

 

[Simon Crawshay]

It's funny when you compare the Swans 23 Vs the Lions 23 a 60 point margin almost seems only slightly overs.

The Lions have a much greater spread of talent across all three lines (especially in the forward line).

Whereas the Swans rely on a handful of absolute guns to get the job done with some role players which is risky if only one or two of the guns has a down day / gets injured.

 

[gambinotosserflog]

I hope teams try to copy the lions style. They move the ball in a controlled manner from the back half. Teams won’t be challenging us with much fast ball movement.

Just need to match Brisbane in contests around the ground and they can’t move the ball at all because of how slow they move it.

Sam himself has said that he wants to be developing the team to play the style of footy that will be ahead of the curve, rather than just copying what the current leading team is doing. Very smart man Sam is.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Gee Errol gets pretty surly here. Hahaha.

good on him tbh

 

[smeltitdeltit]

Said to the wife last week that it’s brisbanes flag. Reason being that my long held belief is the absolute worst prep for a GF is an easy pre lim

 

[Viddiot]

Just adding...Sydney should be banned from Grand Final day for the next 6 years. 5 minutes after halftime I zoned out of the replay and was watching the wife's TV show.
If Sydney qualify they should designate a proxy team from the top 8 to play in their place.

 

[NewkTheLot]

My favourite moment tbh....

As someone who lives in Brisbane, the big O is a bit of a cult hero here. But also just an amazing guy. Loved this.

 

[Bugs1977]

Nah I reckon that's too simple - no team rolls out onto grand final thinking it'll be easy - especially when they lost one two years earlier.

Their midfield was just demolished - and they don't have a second tier midfield to roll through.

They've been playing Warner off a forward flank which is a nice weapon but they just don't have depth to take heeny and/or Warner out - especailly when they're getting beaten.

Defensively did anyone notice that loose zone that the Swans were playing all day? I don't remember them playing that set up down there all season. It's almost as if they tried to play a certain way that was unnatural to them and all season long they were up an in the oppos face not giving them room to move.

I also reckon they played 3-4 players that weren't 100% in Heeney, McDonald, Papely and Hayward which wasn't ever going to end well. Wonder how Mills feels after now knowing that Heeney was allowed to play injured and then McDonald only lasting about 10-15 minutes after it was reported that he got through his fitness test.

 

[NewkTheLot]

So this was this Brisbane's secret sauce

An unlikely bulky hero! Still my favourite ever grand final memory!

 

[CHUBBSS]

Defensively did anyone notice that loose zone that the Swans were playing all day? I don't remember them playing that set up down there all season. It's almost as if they tried to play a certain way that was unnatural to them and all season long they were up an in the oppos face not giving them room to move.

I also reckon they played 3-4 players that weren't 100% in Heeney, McDonald, Papely and Hayward which wasn't ever going to end well. Wonder how Mills feels after now knowing that Heeney was allowed to play injured and then McDonald only lasting about 10-15 minutes after it was reported that he got through his fitness test.

It looked more like brisbane played their man on man “zone” better and it hurt Sydney in every contest. They had no answers to just classic footy.

 

[Bugs1977]

It looked more like brisbane played their man on man “zone” better and it hurt Sydney in every contest. They had no answers to just classic footy.

Swans players were always a step away and Brissy players were open very early in the game. I reckon the Swans tried to change something defensively and they couldn't execute it.

 

[H00t]

Nah I reckon that's too simple - no team rolls out onto grand final thinking it'll be easy - especially when they lost one two years earlier.

Their midfield was just demolished - and they don't have a second tier midfield to roll through.

They've been playing Warner off a forward flank which is a nice weapon but they just don't have depth to take heeny and/or Warner out - especailly when they're getting beaten.

Was always a chance of happening. Their midfield was demolished against Port. It’s just port was unable to take advantage of it.

This game Swans defence was also out of sorts and their whole defensive set up imploded.

 

[Dewwwww]

Observations from today

Walked past Dylan Moore

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Dylan Moore

Age

25

Ht

177cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.9

3star

K

5.1

2star

HB

6.7

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

lower levels of ponsford stand nd wanted to thank hi. For such a great year but then realised I was wearing a lions scarf (I know…it’s a sin…however I’m technically a lions member this year plus I have a soft spot for ****)

Hawks will dominate with Battle and Barrass. Harris Andrew’s dominated today. To think we’re adding 2x players of his style.

Mackenzie is our Ashcroft. Title says it really

Sydney struggled without an A grade forward. Yes their midfield struggled. However McLean / Amarty / McDonald were no where near it. If we’re to compete we need to throw an A grader forward and Sicily seems like that man

Train Serong with the forwards this pre season. He isn’t going to get a game in defence. Could be our 3rd tall forward.worth a try

 

[H00t]

Swans players were always a step away and Brissy players were open very early in the game. I reckon the Swans tried to change something defensively and they couldn't execute it.

Lions players had an absurd amount of free space ahead of the ball. They showed some behind the scenes footage with players standing 20 metres all by themselves in the forward 50.

They scored a lot of easy goals from the swans defenders giving way too much space.

It looked more like a team who can’t make finals having given up in the last round than a team in the grand final.