Game Day AFL Finals 2024 - Match discussion party thread

[GROTTO]

Grotto's Stolen Finals Fun Facts

Port record in Night Games at AO.

Port have won 2/7 Finals games at Night at AO.

 

[ams4crows]

Surely they have to put Butter through contact training in order to select him, the club needs to know if he can handle being tackled no good going contact free and then 3 minutes into the game he gets whacked and his nights over and Port are in shambles

 

[fuic08]

Surely they have to put Butter through contact training in order to select him, the club needs to know if he can handle being tackled no good going contact free and then 3 minutes into the game he gets whacked and his nights over and Port are in shambles

Plenty of Hawks players that wouldn't mind testing the ribs for him.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Pea heart Butters cleared to play? What a shock. Imagine being such a soft sook that you sub yourself at half time when the going gets tough. Most courageous player in the league? LOL

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Straight-sets exits​

(Teams to lose a qualifying and semi-final in the same season since 2000)

2001: Port Adelaide (3rd)
2007: West Coast (3rd)
2014: Fremantle (4th)
2014: Geelong (3rd)
2015: Sydney (4th)
2016: Hawthorn (3rd)
2018: Hawthorn (4th)
2019: Brisbane (2nd)
2021: Brisbane (4th)
2022: Melbourne (2nd)
2023: Port Adelaide (3rd)
2023: Melbourne (4th)

Odds are Port bounce back, then lose preliminary... which is also my gut feel.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Has Dixon finally caught up to Jenkins career?

No.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Hawthorn star Jack Ginnivan slammed over ‘disrespectful’ post​

Jack Ginnivan has swiftly found himself back in the spotlight, accused of disrespecting Port Adelaide and crossing the line.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-star-jack-ginnivan-slammed-over-disrespectful-post/news-story/2db00ad48fff2bd559e546245923d9a5

Imagine if Rachele posted something like this.

Our club would have given him a month ban.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Plenty of Hawks players that wouldn't mind testing the ribs for him.

You just know they are going to test him at every opportunity.

Mitchell himself was known for this.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Imagine if Rachele posted something like this.

Our club would have given him a month ban.

Ginnivan post a nothing burger. Why does the press even post this?

 

[MrBarry]

Yeah i feel like Port might scrape something together after the embarrassment last week, an away final in front of a large, rabid opposition crowd seems like a tough ask for the Hawks.

I think the crowd is going to be closer to 65/35 in favour of Port tbh than say 90/10. Can imagine loads of them not bothering after last week having spat the dummy.

 

[WearyCrow]

Hawk kick the first couple goals and the crowd will start booing Ken before leaving at half time

Hopefully! It could definitely turn ugly but i think Port will try to make it a grindy affair and play pretty defensively.

 

[jenny61_99]

I thought I would place this here, its a good watch down memory lane.

This youtube video came up across my suggested viewing.

Its from 1997, C7 News reporting St Kilda fans celebrating getting tickets to the GF.

I do remember hearing that the tickets were being scalped for as much as $1000, I knew a fans from Footy Park days that said they paid that much to watch the GF.

We managed to circumnavigate the gaining access issue by calling the Brisbane ticketek/master number after our parents couldn’t get through in Adelaide. We got straight through and booked 4 tickets! That hack wasn’t available the following year!

 

[George Kramer]

Pea heart Butters cleared to play? What a shock. Imagine being such a soft sook that you sub yourself at half time when the going gets tough. Most courageous player in the league? LOL

Like seriously, the bloke constantly puts his body on the line and he’s a skinny bloke. To suggest he’s a pea heart sook because he plays for Port is cringe, if he was a Crows player he’d be on your wall.

 

[baldandbroke]

Like seriously, the bloke constantly puts his body on the line and he’s a skinny bloke. To suggest he’s a pea heart sook because he plays for Port is cringe, if he was a Crows player he’d be on your wall.

Just Drake trolling. Butters is elite.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Like seriously, the bloke constantly puts his body on the line and he’s a skinny bloke. To suggest he’s a pea heart sook because he plays for Port is cringe, if he was a Crows player he’d be on your wall.

Never questioned his talent. But I can think of more deserving players for most courageous in the AFL. I also wouldn't call a constant diver courageous, but that's just me. Doesn't mean I think he's shit.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Just Drake trolling. Butters is elite.

Elite at diving and going missing in big games.

 

[SugarShane]

Hawthorn star Jack Ginnivan slammed over ‘disrespectful’ post​

Jack Ginnivan has swiftly found himself back in the spotlight, accused of disrespecting Port Adelaide and crossing the line.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-star-jack-ginnivan-slammed-over-disrespectful-post/news-story/2db00ad48fff2bd559e546245923d9a5

How is this even a story? At the absolute most it's banter. If someone in Round 18 said "See you in September" is that disrespectful to their forthcoming opponents?

It's a guy, having a joke with an ex team mate. What's he supposed to say? "We might see you in 14 days pending the result of our upcoming football match that will determine which team plays yours." It's just a jocular way of saying "We're coming for you!" Should a player not be confident of winning an upcoming match?

Apart from being a bit of a flog what the hell did Ginnivan do to the potatoes in the media for them to get their knickers in a twist over everything he does? He's an immature twat, granted, but all these articles do is make the journos look like babies.

 

[George Kramer]

Never questioned his talent. But I can think of more deserving players for most courageous in the AFL. I also wouldn't call a constant diver courageous, but that's just me. Doesn't mean I think he's shit.

And I never mentioned his talent just your biased claim he was a pea heart.

What would be your opinion of his courage if he was a Crows player?

And he’s played well in many big games further to your other post.

 

[Bob Neil]

So 9 out of 46 games?

9 times out of 92 top four teams is probably the better way to think of it (i.e. 10%)

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

And I never mentioned his talent just your biased claim he was a pea heart.

What would be your opinion of his courage if he was a Crows player?

And he’s played well in many big games further to your other post.

I would be pissed off with his constant diving. He's good enough and doesn't need to do it.

And I wouldn't say his record in finals is amazing.

 

[George Kramer]

I would be pissed off with his constant diving. He's good enough and doesn't need to do it.

And I wouldn't say his record in finals is amazing.

Would you call him a pea heart who lacks courage?

 

[GreyCrow]

Pea heart Butters cleared to play? What a shock. Imagine being such a soft sook that you sub yourself at half time when the going gets tough. Most courageous player in the league? LOL

I cant believe his name isnt Butters

Oh wait

 

[Redline]

Odds are Port bounce back, then lose preliminary... which is also my gut feel.

I think they will start fast its just weather the Hawks can stick with them early.

Port can score quickly if the opposition don't bring the pressure.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Would you call him a pea heart who lacks courage?

And goes missing in big games?

 

[El Doederino]

Like seriously, the bloke constantly puts his body on the line and he’s a skinny bloke. To suggest he’s a pea heart sook because he plays for Port is cringe, if he was a Crows player he’d be on your wall.

If the game was in the balance, do you think Butters would have gone off?