Preview AFL 2018 - 2nd Qualifying Final - West Coast v Collingwood, Saturday, 6.10pm

[The Falcon Strike]

The Pies midfield is about a 4 goal advantage and the Eagle forwards is about a 5 goal advantage.

Eagles by 6 points.

Rain would suit you guys - brings the ball to ground where you have the advantage

 

[flyinghi64]

So out of the last 5 meetings only one has been in Perth.
I guess this will count as a Perth game so lucky Collingwood probably won't have to play us in Perth for a few more years.

On the game I think if Eagles have a good start they will be ok, If Collingwood get a jump on us it could be a different story.
First quarter soooo important.

 

[Suma Magic]

Such massive consequences this one.

Winner gets a week off and the home prelim.

Loser faces a sydney team the following Saturday. Win that and they have six days break before facing a rested Tigers (or Hawks) on Friday night.

The loser can’t win the flag IMO.

 

[DuckToaster]

Treloar/Howe certain in's so at least two changes at pieland. Unsure who will go out though. Oxley and somebody...

 

[Woody15]

Whats the go with the Camfield before and after? Is it a shit fight to get into with crowds?

 

[Armadeo]

Whats the go with the Camfield before and after? Is it a shit fight to get into with crowds?

It will be, I'm not going to bother.

 

[Suma Magic]

Whats the go with the Camfield before and after? Is it a shit fight to get into with crowds?

Massively. Be ok if you get there really early in the arvo. Or if you leave the game early.

I'll be avoiding it.

 

[ItsGameTime]

A few WA umpires in the finals series and none assigned to this match I believe. It is good they avoided the conflict of interest.

 

[Woody15]

Unfortunately Matthew Nicholls was selected for this match though.

 

[Dazzler9]

A few WA umpires in the finals series and none assigned to this match I believe. It is good they avoided the conflict of interest.

Presumably there are no Victorian umpires for the Melbourne games?

 

[Corkintheocean]

Whats the go with the Camfield before and after? Is it a shit fight to get into with crowds?

It's a great setup, but IMO unless you are going to get there at lunchtime there will be a long line. Plenty of other great bars nearby and walking distance. I'll be going elsewhere.

 

[SloppyJoe]

Whats the go with the Camfield before and after? Is it a shit fight to get into with crowds?

This place shits all over the Camfield: www.blastabrewing.com

 

[Corkintheocean]

This place shits all over the Camfield: www.blastabrewing.com

Went there for Melbourne game and agree, Blasta is great!

I have a good mate who has a bar closer to Optus in Burswood so generally head there instead as all my crowd are there.

 

[Woody15]

This place shits all over the Camfield: www.blastabrewing.com

Nice one, thanks pal

 

[Roobs321]

I'd like to think we're due to win in finals against Collingwood. It has been D, L (replay), W (by 2), D (L aet), L, L.

We gave them a close enough fright in 2011-12, and had a tragically epic straight sets exit in '07. The previous three 90s encounters were agonising for a variety of reasons. If it is another thriller, I'll be shaking in my boots.

 

[Suma Magic]

This place shits all over the Camfield: www.blastabrewing.com

What would the crowds be like?

 

[JEagle]

I think the game will be very even to half time, but if we show up i think we will win by quite a bit after a big 3rd quarter. Eagles by 30 plus.

 

[FastLane]

A few WA umpires in the finals series and none assigned to this match I believe. It is good they avoided the conflict of interest.

Nicholls and Meredith will manage to ruin the game better than any home team bias

 

[Tristan34]

I think the game will be very even to half time, but if we show up i think we will win by quite a bit after a big 3rd quarter. Eagles by 30 plus.

I honestly think the game will be over by half time.

 

[ep2018]

Shuey's kid is due soon, he may miss if his wife goes into labour around bounce down. Something to factor in.

 

[NonPhixion]

Treloar, Howe and Goldsack to play

 

[nahnah]

Shuey's kid is due soon, he may miss if his wife goes into labour around bounce down. Something to factor in.

Hoping for a safe birth on Saturday night

 

[ep2018]

Hoping for a safe birth on Saturday night

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/baby-watch-won-t-stop-shuey-playing-finals

Article claims he wont miss a game regardless what happens but push comes to shove he will be alongside his wife and not at the game, imo.

 

[bradrowe#32]

Whats the go with the Camfield before and after? Is it a shit fight to get into with crowds?

I went to the Freo-Saints game early in the year (don't ask) and there was about 40k there. We went to the Camfield about two hours before the game and it was busy. When he left 30 minutes before the game, there was a huge queue out the door. With another 20k going to the game this Saturday, it will be absolutely packed in there. They have lots of screens, including a big screen in the beer garden, so everyone can watch the Sydney final beforehand, but there's not many tables out there and there's a few awkward spots so people just sort of stand around haphazardly.

 

[Valleyboy9]

A few WA umpires in the finals series and none assigned to this match I believe. It is good they avoided the conflict of interest.

But it’s ok to have Victorian umpires as they wont have a “conflict of interest”
with Collingwood playing.
Yep I can see your logic, then again maybe not.