Is it game day yet!?? I can't wait and am so pumped already
What a great day it will be
What a great day it will be
Preview Geelong v Richmond 2020 Grand Final Sat Oct 24 @ Gabba
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I cant stop thinking about it. I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up because Richmond are such a fine side right now. But there is this little voice that keeps reminding me of the Cats recent form.
Names like Ablett, Selwood, Dangerfield, Hawkins, and even Blitz (cant spell it) taylor, Bews, OConner, the list just rolls on. The team has come together. I dont want to set my heart on a win, but this is a great team in hot form. We are in this up to our eyeballs.
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Good mindset for us. The whatifs if at the G will be playing on them. They know our record at Gabba
I was beginning to get some confidence - and I'm a committed pessimist when it comes to our club - and now I hear it's going to rain with possible thunderstorms. NO!
The one thing about this game that's really worrying me is Dangerfield - where does he play? Getting this one right is the key to the game, I think. Where do we start him? Do we back in Guthrie, Menegola and Sel for the opening bounce? It just seems wrong to think Danger wouldn't be in the middle for the opening bounce of a GF.
Why exactly do people think Richmond is a better wet weather team?
I'd be interested as to how they actually play when it's raining..
Last 3 games I remember them playing in the wet they were underwhelming. Against us in 19, Sydney earlier this year and Port last week.
Last game we played (from memory) in the wet was against Fremantle. We flogged them.
I'm more than confident we win if it starts raining.
I'd be interested as to how they actually play when it's raining..
Last 3 games I remember them playing in the wet they were underwhelming. Against us in 19, Sydney earlier this year and Port last week.
Last game we played (from memory) in the wet was against Fremantle. We flogged them.
I'm more than confident we win if it starts raining.
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There not a better team in the wet, its that there core rugby style game plan is very suited to wet conditions whereas our go to keepings off style isn't
In the dry I think we can do it much more comfortably than the wet. I think we win either way given the recent form and available list though.
The Cats play just fine in the wet. Rain usually means more contested possession and they dominate that category. I'm guessing a little because I actually don't get to see Richmond play much, but I think we might have a weight advantage as well. If they want to play Rugby, bring it on. I'd back size and skill over soccering and leg-speed.
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Great video. That toe poke from Scarlett in the 2009 GF still gives me goosebumps - right place right time.
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He was on before the Yokayi Footy Show
That’s what I’m worried about
So that’s Carey + King now
Brilliant, yet brought a tear
Thanks for posting the video. The side by side videos of GAS + GAJ were fantastic!
Who’s the guy on the bottom left, with beard?
How good is it for our young guns to get that acknowledgement?
Well done! 
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To be fair we got a massive percentage booster in that metric by slaughtering Collingwood
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You'll need to get a rain chaser from Bali to come over and bless the Gabba. Speaking from personal experience here. My brother got married over in Bali, and on the morning of the wedding it was raining. They got a rain chaser in to bless the villa we were staying at and where the wedding was. That afternoon it was sunny over the villa, but you could see storms and rain in the distance. It stayed dry during the reception, but as soon as we went to bed it started raining.
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https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.a...t/news-story/8e0592b9f5b548f604e7e738629993f7
How cute is this? What an amazing thrill to play for your childhood team, let alone play in a Grand Final! Same for my boy Miers + Simpson. I love having our Geelong Falcons playing for us.
Goosebumps!
How cute is this?
What an amazing thrill to play for your childhood team, let alone play in a Grand Final! Same for my boy Miers + Simpson. I love having our Geelong Falcons playing for us.
Goosebumps!
I just don't understand this constant reference to rain. The forecast is for 40% rain between 0-2mm throughout the day. That means that rain is less likely than likely. It may well rain and rain a lot but the forecast (totally dodgy as we know) is for it to be more likely to be dry
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Like Munich I really over the rain discussion. The weather is beyond our control, we have to take it as it comes. Whether it rains or not, it’s Brisbane, so expect muggy conditions.
What I’m a bit disappointed about is the lack of attention to our Selwood’s 200th Game as our Captain Courageous, in a Grand Final!
Yes, I’m aware of the Selwood 200th thread, still, I think it’s important to acknowledge him as a huge part of the GF.
Selwood set the record, of 10, on Saturday night for playing in the most Preliminary Finals in the history of the game.
What I’m a bit disappointed about is the lack of attention to our Selwood’s 200th Game as our Captain Courageous, in a Grand Final!
Yes, I’m aware of the Selwood 200th thread, still, I think it’s important to acknowledge him as a huge part of the GF.
Selwood set the record, of 10, on Saturday night for playing in the most Preliminary Finals in the history of the game.
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I take it as a good sign.
I remember in 2012 he tipped Sydney and then in 2014 he tipped the Hawks based on them both being the best 'teams' in the grand final. While he didn't use that specific point in his article it probably goes to his line of thinking.
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Another article about Sam Simpson:
Sam Simpson opens up on his Grand Final ambitions 28 years after his dad played in losing 1992 Geelong team
His high socks have made him a cult hero and Sam Simpson plays the way he dresses — old-fashioned. It’s this tough attitude which helped him win a spot back in Geelong’s team to become the fairytale story of the 2020 Grand Final.
Jon Ralph, News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
October 21, 2020 10:01am
![[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD] has added a hard edge to Geelong’s forward wolf pack.](/forum/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsapi.com.au%2Fimage%2Fv1%2F9ac59afe8292be8bcc81d3d75bf833fa%3Fwidth%3D1024&hash=c0477c5d8e15b5fa73e7f31b0aba9a54 "[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD] has added a hard edge to Geelong’s forward wolf pack.")
Sam Simpson has added a hard edge to Geelong’s forward wolf pack.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...l/news-story/6db8e411ebdb24f1e082cf1f6285bfe4
Sam Simpson’s heart skipped a beat as assistant coach James Rahilly’s number flashed up on his phone.
It was early in the week of the Collingwood semi-final and the lightly-built half forward knew this was no kiss-off or “keep-trying” message.
Four years spent building up the 64kg body he arrived at Geelong with — as well as assembling a VFL body of work — had culminated in this opportunity.
After two years without a senior game he had peeled off a superb 27-touch contest in his return to the AFL side in Round 6.
A ripped hamstring had cut short that six-game run but after only a single scratch match contest he knew he was back in the big time.
“Yeah, James Rahilly gave me a call and informed me. I knew it was good. When you are out of the side but his number comes up it’s good,” he said.
“To come in for a big game and my first final as well was great. The hamstring was frustrating, to say the least, so it was so good to get back into the side. I called mum and dad straight after the call and they were super-stoked.”
Two weeks on from receiving that huge show of faith, Geelong father-son Simpson shapes as the fairytale story of the 2020 Grand Final.
![[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD] and [PLAYERCARD]Joel Selwood[/PLAYERCARD] celebrate Geelong’s preliminary final victory.](/forum/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsapi.com.au%2Fimage%2Fv1%2F1997fa8c2c12e016c5a1d4e67c9d6e10%3Fwidth%3D1024&hash=7432879e9332560a4357fb1833f7ed34 "[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD] and [PLAYERCARD]Joel Selwood[/PLAYERCARD] celebrate Geelong’s preliminary final victory.")
Sam Simpson and Joel Selwood celebrate Geelong’s preliminary final victory.SIMPSON’S RISE A 2020 FAIRYTALE
Marlion Pickett’s heroics last year in his first AFL game will never be beaten but just 14 AFL games into an AFL career Simpson is ready for his moment.
He isn’t just there as the last man standing — in a Geelong side brimming with good health his hard running and clever ball-winning ability means he is a weapon Richmond must stop.
Simpson is classified as an elite ball-winner as a general forward but his huge tank has also allowed him to thrive in a system full of two-way runners — and helped Patrick Dangerfield play full-time forward.
A kid from St Josephs who grew up hearing tales of his father’s deeds was in the crowd when his idol Gary Ablett wheeled around the corner in the 2007 preliminary goal to break Collingwood hearts in a five-point loss.
He admits this wild ride has shocked him given he had spent all of the 2019 season as a perennial emergency and only got into the side in Round 6 this year.
![[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD]’s knee high socks have got plenty of love from footy fans.](/forum/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsapi.com.au%2Fimage%2Fv1%2Faa41f0487d2697eb8c31db633db89454%3Fwidth%3D316&hash=1014d116c750148141a77cbbe4e16607 "[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD]’s knee high socks have got plenty of love from footy fans.")
Sam Simpson’s knee high socks have got plenty of love from footy fans.
Simpson has made the most of his chance after a hamstring injury almost derailed his year.
“I didn’t make a lot of rep sides growing up and it wasn’t until I turned 18 that I got onto the Falcons list. So to get a few games in my first year was great, to get a taste of it. But then I spent a fair bit of time in the VFL and learnt a lot there. I really worked on my craft and got a bit of experience in different positions and thankfully I have been able to carry it to the next level.
“It seemed like every week last year I was in that boat (as an emergency) but I was getting really good feedback and you keep the faith and keep working hard and you take it into your own hands to break in.”
“It is unbelievable to be in a Grand Final. It’s all still sinking in but I was born in Geelong and followed the Cats and saw them in the golden era of ‘07, ‘09 and 11 and it so awesome to be in those shoes now and hopefully we can be part of something big.”
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Simpson doesn’t just look like his old man, he plays exactly like him too as he charges across the turf attempting to create carnage from half forward.
“It’s pretty funny, even when I was in juniors a lot of people would say I have a similar style and looked similar to him so even from an early age I was hearing that a lot, but it gets even stronger the older I get.”
As his dad Sean said this week, it is time for him to write the football history he couldn’t across 121 games.
Sean Simpson played in the 1992 Grand Final at exactly the same age as his son – 22 – but never got back to the same stage.
“I just say to him enjoy the experience, make sure you soak up the surroundings and look into the stands but make sure you are not happy to just be there,” he says.
“The result means everything. I was only 22, and I thought we would get another opportunity. We had a pretty good side and we did play in 1994 and 1995 but I was an emergency for both. So for him this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Sean Simpson, Gary Ablett Jr, Tim McGrath and Billy Brownless.
Simpson could not have gone through a more Geelong-style apprenticeship at GMHBA Stadium, one his old man says he needed given his lightly built frame.
Sean Simpson was desperate not to push him into footy and he played three seasons of soccer from ages nine to 11.
He is the kind of laid-back, knockabout dad that has been happy to let his son tread his path instead of urge him to replicate his deeds.
“He was well off the good ones as a junior, the better guys were way ahead of him and I never really pressured him, when he started soccer I thought that’s bruise-free, that will do me.
“But his mates all played footy so he started and he missed some Under-16 interleague squads but he was pretty resilient. I was just encouraging him to have fun as much as anything because I know the pressure of AFL Being a battler myself, you get more kicks up the bum than pats on the back. If he was going to go down this track, he needed to be prepared for that.”
![[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD] with his dad Sean before being drafted to Cats.](/forum/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.newsapi.com.au%2Fimage%2Fv1%2Ff7b2a4fb2850105560dbd900ac858069%3Fwidth%3D1024&hash=7c2f77866e2a75d639694622b1e021cb "[PLAYERCARD]Sam Simpson[/PLAYERCARD] with his dad Sean before being drafted to Cats.")
Sam Simpson with his dad Sean before being drafted to Cats.
BIG BREAK
When he finally broke into the Geelong Falcons side, Cats recruiter Stephen Wells sidled up to Sean pre-game.
“I said to Wellsy, “Who are you looking at?” He said, “I have come to look at your bloke”.
Wells, as usual, was tucked behind a tree in his usual low-key recruiting spot.
But he invited Sam to training late in the year then as the Bulldogs and Hawthorn interviewed him, made clear the club didn’t see him as a senior-listed player yet.
“He said we have decided to rookie-list him, not draft him outright,” Sean Simpson recalls.
“I told him about the other interest and he explained that we are answerable to our members and if he’s on a list for two years and he’s clogging it up then he is out of the system. If he’s a rookie he can develop at his own pace and stay in the system longer.”
“And true to their word, they nurtured him.”
Sam and wife Naomi will watch the game in a low-key family celebration with daughters Alana and Charlotte, aware he could not have landed at a better club.
The Geelong culture has shone through, from Tom Atkins dropping Simpson off for a hair cut only days before being dropped for him, to Joel Selwood driving him hard as they rehabbed together.
“He rehabbed his hamstring with Joel and you could just see when he came back he was bigger and stronger. Joel had pushed him,” says Sean Simpson.
“Sam learned so much from that. It was just a life-changing experience.”
Sam Simpson opens up on his Grand Final ambitions 28 years after his dad played in losing 1992 Geelong team
His high socks have made him a cult hero and Sam Simpson plays the way he dresses — old-fashioned. It’s this tough attitude which helped him win a spot back in Geelong’s team to become the fairytale story of the 2020 Grand Final.
Jon Ralph, News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
October 21, 2020 10:01am
Sam Simpson has added a hard edge to Geelong’s forward wolf pack.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...l/news-story/6db8e411ebdb24f1e082cf1f6285bfe4
Sam Simpson’s heart skipped a beat as assistant coach James Rahilly’s number flashed up on his phone.
It was early in the week of the Collingwood semi-final and the lightly-built half forward knew this was no kiss-off or “keep-trying” message.
Four years spent building up the 64kg body he arrived at Geelong with — as well as assembling a VFL body of work — had culminated in this opportunity.
After two years without a senior game he had peeled off a superb 27-touch contest in his return to the AFL side in Round 6.
A ripped hamstring had cut short that six-game run but after only a single scratch match contest he knew he was back in the big time.
“Yeah, James Rahilly gave me a call and informed me. I knew it was good. When you are out of the side but his number comes up it’s good,” he said.
“To come in for a big game and my first final as well was great. The hamstring was frustrating, to say the least, so it was so good to get back into the side. I called mum and dad straight after the call and they were super-stoked.”
Two weeks on from receiving that huge show of faith, Geelong father-son Simpson shapes as the fairytale story of the 2020 Grand Final.
Sam Simpson and Joel Selwood celebrate Geelong’s preliminary final victory.SIMPSON’S RISE A 2020 FAIRYTALE
Marlion Pickett’s heroics last year in his first AFL game will never be beaten but just 14 AFL games into an AFL career Simpson is ready for his moment.
He isn’t just there as the last man standing — in a Geelong side brimming with good health his hard running and clever ball-winning ability means he is a weapon Richmond must stop.
Simpson is classified as an elite ball-winner as a general forward but his huge tank has also allowed him to thrive in a system full of two-way runners — and helped Patrick Dangerfield play full-time forward.
A kid from St Josephs who grew up hearing tales of his father’s deeds was in the crowd when his idol Gary Ablett wheeled around the corner in the 2007 preliminary goal to break Collingwood hearts in a five-point loss.
He admits this wild ride has shocked him given he had spent all of the 2019 season as a perennial emergency and only got into the side in Round 6 this year.
Sam Simpson’s knee high socks have got plenty of love from footy fans.
Simpson has made the most of his chance after a hamstring injury almost derailed his year.
“I didn’t make a lot of rep sides growing up and it wasn’t until I turned 18 that I got onto the Falcons list. So to get a few games in my first year was great, to get a taste of it. But then I spent a fair bit of time in the VFL and learnt a lot there. I really worked on my craft and got a bit of experience in different positions and thankfully I have been able to carry it to the next level.
“It seemed like every week last year I was in that boat (as an emergency) but I was getting really good feedback and you keep the faith and keep working hard and you take it into your own hands to break in.”
“It is unbelievable to be in a Grand Final. It’s all still sinking in but I was born in Geelong and followed the Cats and saw them in the golden era of ‘07, ‘09 and 11 and it so awesome to be in those shoes now and hopefully we can be part of something big.”
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Simpson doesn’t just look like his old man, he plays exactly like him too as he charges across the turf attempting to create carnage from half forward.
“It’s pretty funny, even when I was in juniors a lot of people would say I have a similar style and looked similar to him so even from an early age I was hearing that a lot, but it gets even stronger the older I get.”
As his dad Sean said this week, it is time for him to write the football history he couldn’t across 121 games.
Sean Simpson played in the 1992 Grand Final at exactly the same age as his son – 22 – but never got back to the same stage.
“I just say to him enjoy the experience, make sure you soak up the surroundings and look into the stands but make sure you are not happy to just be there,” he says.
“The result means everything. I was only 22, and I thought we would get another opportunity. We had a pretty good side and we did play in 1994 and 1995 but I was an emergency for both. So for him this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Simpson could not have gone through a more Geelong-style apprenticeship at GMHBA Stadium, one his old man says he needed given his lightly built frame.
Sean Simpson was desperate not to push him into footy and he played three seasons of soccer from ages nine to 11.
He is the kind of laid-back, knockabout dad that has been happy to let his son tread his path instead of urge him to replicate his deeds.
“He was well off the good ones as a junior, the better guys were way ahead of him and I never really pressured him, when he started soccer I thought that’s bruise-free, that will do me.
“But his mates all played footy so he started and he missed some Under-16 interleague squads but he was pretty resilient. I was just encouraging him to have fun as much as anything because I know the pressure of AFL Being a battler myself, you get more kicks up the bum than pats on the back. If he was going to go down this track, he needed to be prepared for that.”
BIG BREAK
When he finally broke into the Geelong Falcons side, Cats recruiter Stephen Wells sidled up to Sean pre-game.
“I said to Wellsy, “Who are you looking at?” He said, “I have come to look at your bloke”.
Wells, as usual, was tucked behind a tree in his usual low-key recruiting spot.
But he invited Sam to training late in the year then as the Bulldogs and Hawthorn interviewed him, made clear the club didn’t see him as a senior-listed player yet.
“He said we have decided to rookie-list him, not draft him outright,” Sean Simpson recalls.
“I told him about the other interest and he explained that we are answerable to our members and if he’s on a list for two years and he’s clogging it up then he is out of the system. If he’s a rookie he can develop at his own pace and stay in the system longer.”
“And true to their word, they nurtured him.”
Sam and wife Naomi will watch the game in a low-key family celebration with daughters Alana and Charlotte, aware he could not have landed at a better club.
The Geelong culture has shone through, from Tom Atkins dropping Simpson off for a hair cut only days before being dropped for him, to Joel Selwood driving him hard as they rehabbed together.
“He rehabbed his hamstring with Joel and you could just see when he came back he was bigger and stronger. Joel had pushed him,” says Sean Simpson.
“Sam learned so much from that. It was just a life-changing experience.”
Jesus this is a ******* rude article to be putting out. But if Sam Simpson is the worst player on the ground, I'll eat my hat.
Interestingly the Cats have the majority of players ranked 10-25 after 4 of the top 9.
Best to worst: Every Richmond and Geelong player ranked ahead of the 2020 Grand Final
AFL Player Ratings point to a trio of Tigers as the best players set to take the field on Saturday, but the Cats have a more even Grand Final sidewww.afl.com.au
Take it as a compliment. Our bottom few players used to be our weekness, not anymore.
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Why did Plough list 6 reasons why Cats should win, then pick the Tigers? He's usually more logical than that.
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