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Finals week 3 tips & crowd expectations
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How's the arrogance of this one
I'll let the football do the talking, I'm certainly not engaging in a war of words with some one who thinks it's in the bag, it's pointless
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TBH it's not in the bag as you blokes are playing some ripping stuff, we will go in as deserved favs though as reigning premiers and being at home..
The crowd at ANZ won't be good. The cheapest tickets you can reasonably get are $72 and if you want even half decent tickets you will have to pay $102. There is no way a good crowd is going to turn up with those prices, every person that is a bit interested in coming to a final who would not usually come to a game is not going to come with those prices.
Both games should be won by the sides favoured but the very reason that is not a certainty is because the games are preliminary finals not home and away games and hunger and desire to reach that final game can be a great motivator.
So a word to the wise if you follow Sydney or Hawthorn, tread lightly with the cockiness because that egg is real hard to get off.
So a word to the wise if you follow Sydney or Hawthorn, tread lightly with the cockiness because that egg is real hard to get off.
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That pretty much sums up the situation
I did some analysis on past prelim finals here:
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/prelim-final-factoids.1076874
Basically if either North or Port win it will be the biggest prelim upset statistically since '99 (Carlton's win stands head and shoulders above any other in terms of upsets).
But they are both a better chance than some think.
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As you know the Home & Away season means nothing come finals time. Just like North's two easy defeats to Geelong during the year. The Swans will win this by a near record margin, i don't see them playing a real team, they will be be more than happy to take the easy game while Port and Hawthorn bash the living bejesus out of each other in the only game of interest next weekend.
Sydney Swans d North Melbourne by 27 points (34,069)
Hawthorn d Port Adelaide by 42 points (78,208)
Hawthorn d Port Adelaide by 42 points (78,208)
- Dec 14, 2002
- 19,301
- 29,321
- AFL Club
- North Melbourne
- Other Teams
- Sturt, Liverpool
So, does history matter, or not? And if it does, which history?
Sorry if my point wasn't clear.
History is important but it's slightly more encompassing than a one game sample.
tazaa
Brownlow Medallist
You gotta beat the best to make finals. So H&A does count. Must make Geelong players and their supporters feel real low to be eliminted by us
- Dec 14, 2002
- 19,301
- 29,321
- AFL Club
- North Melbourne
- Other Teams
- Sturt, Liverpool
With a weighting to more recent history, though not as you say, one game. I think the significance of our win this year, and against other top sides, is an indicator of the growing capability/maturity of the team (inconsistency aside). So too, the last two weeks.
I'm not suggesting we will win, but there is evidence to suggest we may not be the pushovers many - and seemingly all Swans supporters - believe.
long bombs to Snake?
- Oct 9, 2003
- 46,738
- 45,663
- AFL Club
- North Melbourne
- Other Teams
- Eagles (NFL), Suns (NBA)
It wasn't 3QT. It was during the last quarter, he had a heart attack on the bench, and the docs were trying to revive him while the game was on. I was there that night.
- Mar 11, 2012
- 5,219
- 8,097
- AFL Club
- Sydney
- Other Teams
- Liverpool, Patriots & UConn
My mistake. I was only 7 at the time, so my memory of the game isn't the strongest.
Crankyhawk
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Crankyhawk
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Can you get away with buying cheap tix then moving to unoccupied better seats?
Swans by 48
Hawks by 30
Swans vs Hawks GF
Hawks by 30
Swans vs Hawks GF
