Game Day 2024 Grand Final - South Melbourne vs Fitzroy, Sat 28 Sept at MCG 2:30pm

[Romeoh1]

Hope the Holmes injury was from the fresh air kick when he missed the ball on the ground and not from fatigue.

It looked like he did it then.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Neale was BOG yesterday in my view. Not dropping off at all.

He was good, but it used to be that you shut him down you shut them down and I don't think that's the case. I would have had him behind Ashcroft and Lohmann, the latter dropped off late but I think he was the most influential player early when the game was live.

 

[cats_09]

The timing of this photo from yesterday

 

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[Goggin Our Best]

Brisbane are getting another Ashcroft that’s even better than his brother and 4 of their best 22 back from ACL’s.
Doesn’t seem fair but it is what it is.

Wouldn’t be surprised if they are top 2 next year.

Heard Lingy on the ABC Radio Wrap this morning , and he said Brett Deledio told him yesterday that Lions also get an Academy player who Deledio rates as a pick 15-20 type player at this stage

 

[cats_09]

Heard Lingy on the ABC Radio Wrap this morning , and he said Brett Deledio told him yesterday that Lions also get an Academy player who Deledio rates as a pick 15-20 type player at this stage

They've got Levi Ashcroft who's rated as one of the best young players and then there's Sam Marshall who's also said to be a first round pick

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

They've got Levi Ashcroft who's rated as one of the best young players and then there's Sam Marshall who's also said to be a first round pick

What a reward for winning the flag
****ing ridiculous.
They’ll win it again next year. They already had a heap of injuries this year and still won it.

 

[cats_09]

What a reward for winning the flag
****ing ridiculous.
They’ll win it again next year. They already had a heap of injuries this year and still won it.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

What about equalisation?

 

[cats_09]

What about equalisation?

I asked the following in the trade thread - but when you factor in the following, is there anyone from the Lions to target from a trade perspective?

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

I asked the following in the trade thread - but when you factor in the following, is there anyone from the Lions to target from a trade perspective?

That’s seriously depressing for the rest of the competition.

Didn’t they get enough advantages in the early 00’s?

Hopefully a few of their players get targeted and are traded.

 

[iameviljez]

Nathan Vardy - 1
Darcy Fort - 1
Darcy Cameron - 1

* still we should’ve taken him ahead of Thurlow

Billy Frampton, Leigh Brown, Jordan Roughead...

In the era of salary cap management, the second-choice ruckman is often the right player at the right time.

 

[iameviljez]

That’s seriously depressing for the rest of the competition.

Didn’t they get enough advantages in the early 00’s?

Hopefully a few of their players get targeted and are traded.

Can't blame them for the existence of the Father Son rule, and besides, we could not take another F/S for the next 50 years and still have benefited from that rule more than any club in AFL history

 

[Romeoh1]

Champion Data - What a joke -

AFL PLAYER RATINGS FROM 2024 GRAND FINAL

1. Lachie Neale, Brisbane Lions (21.5 points)
2. Will Ashcroft, Brisbane Lions (19.3)
3. Brodie Grundy, Sydney Swans (19.2)
4. James Rowbottom, Sydney Swans (17)
5. Robbie Fox, Sydney Swans (15.3)
6. Luke Parker, Sydney Swans (14.7)

4 of the top 6 'rated' players on the ground were Sydney players?

Luke Parker better and more influential than both Lohmann and Ah Chee?

Surely ANYONE who works at Champion Data would look at this and think.... Hmmm, perhaps how we do our ratings is SERIOUSLY flawed..

It has to be a joke.
Grundy tried all day- I’ll give him that.

 

[iameviljez]

Champion Data - What a joke -

AFL PLAYER RATINGS FROM 2024 GRAND FINAL

1. Lachie Neale, Brisbane Lions (21.5 points)
2. Will Ashcroft, Brisbane Lions (19.3)
3. Brodie Grundy, Sydney Swans (19.2)
4. James Rowbottom, Sydney Swans (17)
5. Robbie Fox, Sydney Swans (15.3)
6. Luke Parker, Sydney Swans (14.7)

4 of the top 6 'rated' players on the ground were Sydney players?

Luke Parker better and more influential than both Lohmann and Ah Chee?

Surely ANYONE who works at Champion Data would look at this and think.... Hmmm, perhaps how we do our ratings is SERIOUSLY flawed..

Eh, footy is a 22-player game.

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

Does Linc get back in? 30 coming off a knee reco, think him and Doodee might be depth players next year

 

[BotsMaster]

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Can't blame them for the existence of the Father Son rule, and besides, we could not take another F/S for the next 50 years and still have benefited from that rule more than any club in AFL history

Isn’t Marshall an academy player?

Yeah agree with the f/s comment. Just a bitter pill to swallow after they’ve just won a flag but rules are rules I guess.