AFL Grand Final AFL 2024 GRAND FINAL: 2024 Premiers BRISBANE LIONS

[Shai]

What a day, the Lions hit it for 6 and the best horse in the country won

 

[Viceregal]

Lot of pressure on both sides. Recent Grand Finals seen to be a hoodoo for both with Lions losing their last two and Swans losing their last 3.

Not sure that 20 years ago qualifies as 'recent' then again I am not a Saints surporter

He could present his old shorts to an Auskick kid

Yeah that wouldn't be a weird vibe at all ('though I get what you mean!)

Let's organize a grand final venue a week before it's on. You're a real genius mate.

You mean like we have to do for the Semi Finals and the Preliminary Finals and had to do each year for the first finals before we had the pre-finals bye?

And as a Victorian, how bloody good is it not to see Geelong in it. Most Vics would be loving this GF matchup. I was in the AFL members tonight and all the neutrals were going for Brisbane. We love it when our local rivals miss out.

Yes we did notice how sad the Hawthorn posters were over the demise of their dear dear friends the Cats


That all being said it will be good to see two teams playing interstate for the national games' final trophy.

 

[Dangas]

Not this GF. As someone from and spent way too many years in Sydney, they're just about the most loathsome supporter base in the game (hard call between Sydney and West Coast). Absolute theatre-goers / pretenders. The fact they use cardboard to clap instead of their hands says it all.

Hope the Lions maim them Saturday.

The cardboard is a clever marketing technique to keep the footy club financially viable and thus doesn't need, for example, another future football state to keep the club afloat.

 

[The King!]

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Not this GF. As someone from and spent way too many years in Sydney, they're just about the most loathsome supporter base in the game (hard call between Sydney and West Coast). Absolute theatre-goers / pretenders. The fact they use cardboard to clap instead of their hands says it all.

Hope the Lions maim them Saturday.

Pot Kettle

 

[The King!]

Lot of pressure on both sides. Recent Grand Finals seen to be a hoodoo for both with Lions losing their last two and Swans losing their last 3.

Loss would arguably look worse for us if I am honest than the Lions. Especially another shocker

 

[BornAgainIdiot]

The cardboard is a clever marketing technique to keep the footy club financially viable and thus doesn't need, for example, another future football state to keep the club afloat.

ROFL. Noone should ever defend cardboard clappers. At any level. Typical Sydney. Absolute pretenders.

Hawks have plenty of cash. I bet we stay in Lonnie as well for a while. Great town. Has more soul than Sydney.

 

[BornAgainIdiot]

Pot Kettle

150k posts

As the late great Danny Frawley would say... GET A LIFE!!!

 

[Dangas]

ROFL. Noone should ever defend cardboard clappers. At any level. Typical Sydney. Absolute pretenders.

Hawks have plenty of cash. I bet we stay in Lonnie as well for a while. Great town. Has more soul than Sydney.

150k posts

As the late great Danny Frawley would say... GET A LIFE!!!

classy.

 

[The King!]

150k posts

As the late great Danny Frawley would say... GET A LIFE!!!

That's the best you got says the guy here banging on about another teams fans not being invested.

ROFL. Noone should ever defend cardboard clappers. At any level. Typical Sydney. Absolute pretenders.

Hawks have plenty of cash. I bet we stay in Lonnie as well for a while. Great town. Has more soul than Sydney.

Will Need too, your fans jump off as soon as the team starts losing .

 

[The King!]

classy.

Can't wait to see his next zinger

 

[bloodsbigot]

From a club with the biggest bandwagon supporters in the land.
I went to Hawks v Swans at MCG in Rd 7.
A crowd of 38,000 mainly South Melbourne supporters.
We’re were you all?
Disgraceful,
But sure enough the gold jackets were dusted off after 5 years & the bandwagoners were back by round 20.

And bulk buying all those witches hats from alibaba.com.

 

[bloodsbigot]

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Please please make the real wiz present the trophy.

 

[BornAgainIdiot]

Can't wait to see his next zinger

Of course you carnt, with 150k posts what else have you got to do.

 

[bloodsbigot]

I'll be going for Sydney as there fans in 2022 were good sports

We've lost so many so we've had to adapt.

 

[justlookingaround]

Don't think you can go past the Swans. Even when they were losing by 100 to Port I still felt they'd get back to their best at this time of the year, and it looked that way on Friday night.
I think Lions will come out firing but Sydney will grind them out and kick away in the 4th.
Which I guess is kinda what happened in 2021, the last time 1st met 5th in a Grand Final.

 

[PerthBoy86]

The Sydney/West Coast grannys would have to have been the most ascetically pleasing colour match up

Blue and gold is the most aesthetically pleasing combo.

 

[justlookingaround]

First time since 1995 that the two most recent runners up have played in a Grand Final

 

[Tedeski]

Yep, we have our share of dogs and cats members. Can't argue that.

You seem to be a Melbourne resident.

I was specifically referring the Sydney based supporters/crowds. After all, they're a Sydney team and have been for over forty years and yet still getting benefits vs other clubs. Any old South Melbourne based fans really are just victims cheering on a team that left them.

You need to have an element of supporters who jump on for any reason.
But you need success to make them stick for longer.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Any old South Melbourne based fans really are just victims cheering on a team that left them.

You've spoken to all 10,000 Vic-based members presumably.

 

[South of the Yarra]

I really hope the Swans get up for Grundy. Would love to see him win one after the way he has been treated.

 

[GOTHELIONS16]

Posted this on the footy jumpers board...
this is a nice jumper match up in theory, but not great for afternoon telly. Take for example from rd 19:
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Unless Sydney were also to wear white shorts, which they seldom do, I just can't see the AFL allowing that mash up for their marquee match - and also can't imagine Swans not pushing for their full home kit, which they've earnt the right to wear.

I think logically it's going to be Sydney in their home kit and Brisbane in their Bears clash:
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It's really not a bad look imo.

What’s wrong with Sydney home kit, and Lions home guernsey with white shorts?

 

[Andronicus]

Yeah, Essendon has one. Very opaque eligibility requirements and little visible development work.

Thinking they are in any way similar is the most Sydney thing ever.

 

[demondavey]

Should be an absolute belting GF. Can’t see it being a blowout. Both really good sides. I maintain that Brisbane’s best is the best, I think they can kill an opponent in a pretty quick turnaround. If they put a full game of that together it’ll be very interesting to see where the margin goes. Sydney is a great all round side, I think their best needs to be exhibited to counter Brisbane. Could also be high scoring.

I’ll go Lions by under 10.

 

[demondavey]

Blue and gold is the most aesthetically pleasing combo.

Eagles heritage guernsey is the best

 

[Rod Stroker]

I'll trade you more priority draft picks for it!!

we don't need to trade for those, Laura just gives them to us anyway out of kindness.

 

[Rod Stroker]

We trounced the reigning premiers there. Also did a number on the Hawks by 12 goals, and they went on to win 7 of their next 8 after they faced us.

If we lose it will have zilch to do with the venue.

Those were games that didn't count for much.

You have lost your last 6 finals there. The last time you won a final at the MCG was the 2012 Grand Final.