Autopsy AFL 2024 Second Qualifying Final - Port v Cats Thurs Sept 5th 7:40pm EST/7:10pm CST (AO) - Teams up
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Loser of this game will be out in straight sets IMO.
Port simply look better than Geelong at the moment but Scott will pull something out of the hat to make it a tight game.
Port simply look better than Geelong at the moment but Scott will pull something out of the hat to make it a tight game.
port surely cant choke
Not during the Hinkley/Scott era it is not.
It's 2-1 in Port's favor for all finals matches played beginning of 2013 season.
And three ex-Cats on the Port list
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2 of the top 4 sides are port's b!tches. Geelong and Sydney cantr beat Port.. especially at AO
This one will get ugly. Port by 60+.. Geelong out in straight sets
This one will get ugly. Port by 60+.. Geelong out in straight sets
reading this line everywhere
I guess it doesn’t matter who wins, the real GF is being played in Melbourne Rd 1 finals and the rest of the clubs are merely lining up to lose to them in weeks 2, 3 and 4.
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People keep saying that. Yet we rate as the top defensive side this year.
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Yeah. Hawks or dogs to lose. To bad they played like shit half the year and scraped into finals.
I looked at the Hawks form line and looked at their 4 losses since they started playing well
Happened to be the top 4 teams on the ladder at the end of the year. Surprising stat that.
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I love this time of year. The definition of choking gets rewritten by all and sundry about 50,000 times a week. It’s 10 days out from game time and already a hypothetical defeat to the team that finished second by the side that finished one spot behind them is being labelled a choke.
Kobe Gryant
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Weird to link us in with them.
Sydney haven't beaten Port since 2016. We've beaten them 8 times in that period.
In saying that, Port should be winning this by 6+ goals.
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Was at the ground on the weekend. Geelong has a stellar forward line. Henry and Cameron are a real handful. If you get on top in the middle then you could hurt Port Adelaide, however it was WC at KP. It’ll be quite interesting if Geelong bring their A game.
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Honestly, if you can’t win it this year then you never will! I am going hard for Port and Brisbane. Just get it done! Please!
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Only lost to you by a point.
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Expecting a cracker!
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Geel have conceded nearly 200 points more than Port this season. On what basis is Geelong's considered better?
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Where do you think the ball comes from to test out our defence? How do you reckon it gets from the middle to the back 50?
Yeah I know, miracle win really.
Just thought it would be a stat that would get some air time, it’s has some relevance coming into finals.
The issue with Geelong this year is they can only play two good quarters of football in a match (taking it up to anybody). The other two quarters will be some combination of mediocre, poor or downright Richmond 2024-style uncompetitive. The first vs second halves of the last two games are an example, but we also saw it in the GWS game, the Port game and a whole stack of others. I don't see how you can get away with that in finals.
I think we'll either start fast then fade (like the game against Sydney) or get blitzed but then dog fight it out so that it isn't a 4 quarter avalanche. The Cats will have to buck their season trend to stay with such a good team for 4 quarters, unless....Port really crap the bed.
Falcon?
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Or do what we did against the Pies or Essendon or Brisbane and scrap it out for a half or so and then play 1-2 good quarters and hope they can’t go with us. Those matches were a while ago now admittedly and things have changed since then but I guess it’s what I will be pinning my hopes on
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This is actually the most clear result for me - maybe along with the Brisbane Carlton game but Carlton did give Brisbane a scare in last year's PF. Then again Port have choked at home in big finals, notably the 2021 PF. But if Port play as they should, I think their midfield is too quick and agile for Geelong. Butters will be hard to contain. Houston out is a question mark though. Their main weakness is of course their forward line, so if it becomes a shoot out of the big forwards that's where Geelong could get on top, but I think the Power comfortably.
I hope we can do that against what I consider better opposition than those sides, in a more hostile atmosphere.
It's possible but in my opinion Port would have to have a couple of shocking quarters themselves to drop to the lows of Collingwood and Essendon in those games.
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Only thing that stops port winning this game and the flag is choking/mental weakness. its theirs to lose
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