AFL 2019 Round 1: Brisbane v West Coast, 7:20pm AEST GABBA

[Chaisa]

Hands up who expected Brisbane to be the first side to 100 points (and first depending on how tomorrow goes)? Great game from them. After the first quarter they looked flat out awesome.

West Coast looked short of a gallop which is kinda understandable given the conditions but even then, still poor. I think they'll bounce back though.

 

[JackOutback]

Lol mate it’s round 1

Is every game day thread like this? Oppo fans coming in to say how your season is cooked because of one loss? Poor loss, we’ll do better.

 

[SA HAWK]

Great win for Brisbane, but those last couple of goals might have been a tad celebrated.

How dare they celebrate after so many years of being crap.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

lol reported for that

and you knew Ryan was going to do it too!! Umpire should have been smart and let Ryan take the kick from the goalsquare

 

[Underarm]

That wasn't a good look pushing a player over who was on the ground. Dumb by Ryan though.

Umpire missed the little kick to the arse that caused Ryan to respond. Both will be looked at by the MRP.

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Brisbane dominating in these conditions, look very sapped after the first quarter. We'll bounce back next week and hopefully with JK and Willie back in the side.

Rough trip to take for the start of the season, shouldn't have to head to Brisbane until mid year. What a bummer, Brisbane look like a good team finally

Why shouldn't you have to head there til mid year? Surely it's best to get this trip out of the way early anyway

 

[hawks787]

You'd think after training and doing sweaty, greasy ballwork in the hot perth sun during summer the eagles would be used to the conditions. Seriously playing at the gabba is not the reason for the great result for lions!

 

[masai]

It was only a JLT game .......

Going to be a long season, lot’s of teams will go up & down & up & down, through the season.

 

[PAFC_1870]

That's the thing though. Not all of these matches are actual upsets. Only natural a few of these teams will drop in form and some of them will improve. It is hard to work out which is which.

Just being a little tounge in cheek.

But only going off betting odds. R1 does this though.

But only Collingwood of the losers didn't lose any credibility imo.

 

[bzparkes]

You'd think after training and doing sweaty, greasy ballwork in the hot perth sun during summer the eagles would be used to the conditions. Seriously playing at the gabba is not the reason for the great result for lions!

You been to perth or Brisbane? Very different conditions.

 

[wcegls]

Yeah and you stunk.... No one cares about last year now.

Let’s see how it all ends up in 22 rounds from now

 

[its free real estate]

Full credit to Lions IMO, that's how you want to start the season as a club that's been at the bottom of the ladder. Hopefully this means a finals appearance is on the cards.

 

[Tas]

Port also didn't play in these conditions.....good luck playing with soap when Brisbane have trained in it for the past 4 months

4 months? For years.

Anyway, most interstate teams have a decent home ground advantage, Brisbane just didn't take advantage of it for a while because they have been ordinary for a long time, the premiership era team was almost unbeatable up here.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Ok. Hopefully we get a challenge next week

 

[wce4premiership]

Fremantle fans are hilarious in these threads, so little to hope for for them.

Congratulations to Brisbane, dominated the stoppages and handled the conditions better.

I really like the team (except for Mathieson) and will keep watching them play this year.

 

[HurleyHepsHird]

Eagles back to reality. Good on them for pinching a flag though. Just like the Doggies.

Commentator harping on about 6 under 15 games... Well we had 4 on debut against Melbourne.....

WC didn't pinch a flag, they had the best win/loss ratio over the previous 4 seasons for both finals and regular season post 2018.

Tonight the players phoned it in, big wake up call.

 

[Smartest Brain]

Is every game day thread like this? Oppo fans coming in to say how your season is cooked because of one loss? Poor loss, we’ll do better.

 

[kaiserchief13]

We'll be there soon....

Thays not an excuse for having your score doubled... That was complacency.

Yeah I somehow don't see it being 80% humidity when Port play there

 

[PAFC_1870]

Let’s see how it all ends up in 22 rounds from now

Giants and Collingwood next. May not have to wait that long.

 

[Roobs321]

Well done to Brisbane, very deserved, were clearly the best side out there tonight. Great to hear the Gabba in full voice tonight. September beckons.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Who's the commentator going on about McCluggage finally having a big game?

Off the top off my head he dominated Hawthorn twice last year and also North.

 

[PAFC_1870]

Yeah I somehow don't see it being 80% humidity when Port play there

2 weeks time?

Port's played on more grounds than anyone... Don't remember us bitching about it.

 

[Andrew Mc]

It does when you train in it for 4 months.

Sure it does...

 

[G0ther00s]

How dare they celebrate after so many years of being crap.

Of course I get this reply. I’m fine with them celebrating. The last couple of goals were just celebrated like they won the grand final. Singing the song with gusto and celebrating at the final siren is fine. Getting all 18 players to run over and celebrate goals up 36 and then 42 points is slightly overboard.

 

[hawks787]

You been to perth or Brisbane? Very different conditions.

Yep. But greasy from sweat or greasy from humidity is much the same. All slippery. The weather doesn't beat you by 44.