Be more daunting playing in front of 90,000 vocal Collingwood fans.
Autopsy AFL 2023 First Preliminary Final - Pies v GWS Fri Sept 22nd 7:50pm EST (MCG)
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So, do think this is a level playing feild were every club, the non Victorian clubs in particular, have an equal chance of winning? To be fair I'm not saying it's quite as bad as the WWF but that type of entertainment rates pretty well on television too!
It's silly, isn't it? All four teams that make it to preliminary final weekend have genuine premiership credentials, and they might not make another preliminary final for many years to come (e.g. Carlton is playing in its first preliminary final since last making it over 20 years ago).
Losing a preliminary final is worse than losing a grand final in my opinion. Playing in a grand final is an experience unto itself regardless of the result, and obviously winning one is the ultimate achievement.
There's no such thing as nothing to lose for the four sides that make it to the second last weekend of a marathon season, one win away from making it to the big dance and what is the biggest annual team sports event in the country for fans and players alike.
There isn't a list of names, it's the vibe of the thread and delusions of a single persona being behind comments actually made by 100s of unaffiliated individuals.
Do Melbourne's last however many weeks you want vs. Collingwood's before QF1. You'd have to go back further than most would consider a reliable indicator before the numbers were favorable to Collingwood. Yet here we are, with Collingwood beating Melbourne in QF1 and playing in a preliminary final, while Melbourne has been eliminated after failing to win either of its two finals matches.
- Nov 10, 2022
- 12,991
- 10,477
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- Hawthorn
They won in front of 78k. I suppose the extra 20k will seal it
- Oct 19, 2020
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- Richmond
How on earth can Collingwood stop the GWS midfield?
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I think yiu have the better midfield and forward line but Collingwood will have 95% of the supporters . That can't be good.
Probably not. But, in a hypothetical world where because something happened in one match it might happen again in the next match, Collingwood still might win if, say, GWS kicked 7.11 to Collingwood's 9.6.
Lots of smothers.
I would have said the same of Melbourne! Hopefully, at least for us pies supporters, the answer to how many goals GWS would kick from 60+ i50s will be a theoretical extrapolation of however many they actually kick this Friday from <30 of them
I wouldn't said the same about Melbourne, because I've seen their forward line and noted their remarkable inclination for inefficiency when kicking for goal.I would have said the same of Melbourne! Hopefully, at least for us pies supporters, the answer to how many goals GWS would kick from 60+ i50s will be a theoretical extrapolation of however many they actually kick this Friday from <30 of them
I daresay for Collingwood to win they'll have to win the inside 50 count, which I think is what you alluded to at the end of your post.
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Classic case of Hanlon’s Razor.
never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect, ignorance or incompetence
Or, in the case of the AFL, all of the above.
Gws to take out the fake pies and the real pies in successive weeks. Here's hoping anyway. #DoItForToby.
Gws vs Carlton grand final would be the best imo. Both teams in form.
Gws vs Carlton grand final would be the best imo. Both teams in form.
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Yeah, I think it is.So, do think this is a level playing feild were every club, the non Victorian clubs in particular, have an equal chance of winning? To be fair I'm not saying it's quite as bad as the WWF but that type of entertainment rates pretty well on television too!
Can you explain why four Victorian teams played off for the only two premierships in the history of the game outside Victoria a couple of years back if there is such an advantage having the GF at the MCG?
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Any examples of offended Pies fans?
And the Lions and Pies aren't in form?
Dare to respectfully disagree, and you are deemed to be "offended" apparently.
Pies midfield goes alright. Should be a good battle.
Collingwood won 4 of their last 7 leading into finals.
Brisbane won 5 of 7 leading into finals.
Carlton won 6 of 7.
Gws won 5 of 7.
So I guess Carlton has the best form, followed by gws and Brisbane. Collingwood the worst form of the 4 remaining sides.
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So you're using the pandemic years as evidence that their isn't an advantage for Vic teams playing at the MCG? Is that your point?
If that's the case I'd say we'd need a little more sample data to validate this theory. Perhaps we could play the next 25 years of Grand Finals outside the MCG and then have another look at the data to make some comparisons and draw some conclusions.
We could also look at evening out the fixture!
