Review Grand Final, 2024 - Sydney vs. Brisbane Lions

[Nathan Barley]

You can see Nathan just itching for Cal and Froggy to drop off a bit so he can finally be proven right when he missed the train in he first place .

It's over. They were both absolute guns in a flag year and Cal particularly won us finals games . End of story.

Talk about putting words in someone's mouth

Lester had a couple of patches this year when he offered quite a lot on the rebound. Nobody expected that.

Also his lack of defensive ability cost us several times this season as well. And it's not putting words in people's mouth when it was clear most didn't see him as best 23 next year when it looked like we weren't winning the premiership this year

 

[Nathan Barley]

Yeh I’m not sure what the point of slagging our players who just won us a premiership is. The thread is to discuss the GF and all its glory. Not who’s going to be dropped next year because they didn’t kick 4 goals in round 1.

The problem is people misinterpret saying anything slightly not positive as slagging off

 

[Lets Roar like '44]

The problem is people misinterpret saying anything slightly not positive as slagging off

I think there’s other threads to discuss what you want. Your points may be all valid, but this isn’t the thread.

 

[martinson]

Talk about putting words in someone's mouth

Lester had a couple of patches this year when he offered quite a lot on the rebound. Nobody expected that.

Also his lack of defensive ability cost us several times this season as well. And it's not putting words in people's mouth when it was clear most didn't see him as best 23 next year when it looked like we weren't winning the premiership this year

I don't care what most think. He's an integral part of the team. He was someone who stood up the best he could when we got belted ,he was brilliant at times.

 

[BuntonRules]

Let's not pretend his finals form was consistent with the home and away season.

I think it was the GWS or Collingwood losses late in the year was an absolutely abysmal game

Will be interesting which players drop out of the side early next year without the finals motivation

Cal Ahchee is the glue that holds our forward line together

 

[buttermuffs]

Oh boy can’t wait to read this last page of the post match thread where we won the premiership! Surely all positive vibes here!

 

[fugitive]

Just watching the SF last quarter replay and still goosebumps watching Joe kick those winning goals, what a legend

 

[dlanod]

I've always thought of Ah Chee as a handy Mr Fixit who would come into the side and display good form for a few games and then go off the boil, so to speak. I still think that will end up as his role but we will all celebrate that run of career best form for a long time. Agree with the above, he will get to start next season as locked in. Others will have to chase his spot now.

Edit. Good discussion by the way.

Pretty good summary.

I support the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. Our QB, Joe Flacco, put together one of the all-time playoff QB runs to win a Super Bowl back in 2012 - as in, top 2 playoff runs ever. The rest of the time he was roughly a league average starter, including after that Super Bowl win.

Ah Chee just put together one of the all-time finals series for someone who wasn't already considered a star. It's not hyperbole to say we won the premiership on the back of it. Is he going to return to being a handy Mr Fixit who would come into the side and display good form for a few games and then go off the boil, or is this his new normal? If he reverts - he'll be back to being that 23rd/24th player. If he doesn't, well absolutely fantastic and he'll be one of the first picked every week. But we won't know until next year whether there's a new normal here or not.

 

[Pride of lions]

Didn’t Lester come 6th in the B&F? Must have had a few good games.

 

[martinson]

Didn’t Lester come 6th in the B&F? Must have had a few good games.

I dunno what anyone's thinking. Lester's been awesome all year. And last year I believe.

People here also pretending Ah Chee could still be the player they always imagined he was when that perception was wrong in the first place.

Opportunity in a role he's very good at + full fitness and the confidence and self belief that you could see building during the season and exploding in the finals.

He'll probably never be that good again in the graveyard position he plays but his capacity is still much underrated. You can't fluke most number of goals and score involvements across 4 finals for a Premiership team plus being instrumental in shutting down the 3 most potent backmen in the opposition from the HFF. In a row.

 

[Lets Roar like '44]

Just watching the SF last quarter replay and still goosebumps watching Joe kick those winning goals, what a legend

Love his first goal he was so emotional that I’d never never seen before, then when he kicked the sealer he was like “yep, that’s how it’s done”. Gives a little nod to the crowd as if to say “that’s me done, that’s how I roll”.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Didn’t Lester come 6th in the B&F? Must have had a few good games.

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[Pride of lions]

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Another top comment from you. Seriously pathetic

 

[martinson]

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Every time Rayner coughed it up you kept telling everyone he came 5th in the B/F so therefore they had his performances wrong.

That perspective is fine but it doesn't apply to Lester ?

Which is it ?

 

[Nathan Barley]

Every time Rayner coughed it up you kept telling everyone he came 5th in the B/F so therefore they had his performances wrong.

That perspective is fine but it doesn't apply to Lester ?

Which is it ?

Excuse me? What the **** are you wanting about?

 

[M Malice]

 

[buttermuffs]

Oh boy can’t wait to read this last half page of the post match thread where we won the premiership! Surely all positive vibes here!


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[martinson]

Ha ha.

Na I'm done.

 

[martinson]

Can't wait for 2025 to start.

As long as we don't draft someone like Lohman and people spit the dummy.

 

[Roylion]

A lot of good videos going around but this is the best.

One of the greatest premiership seasons ever by an AFL club. What a story!

 

[McIvor]

Cal Ah Chee and Ryan Lester

35

Ryan Lester

Age

32

Ht

192cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.9

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

170.4

3star

D

10.3

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

140.7

3star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.6

3star

are premiership players. Enough said. How awesome and what a deserving title for each.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Cal Ah Chee and Ryan Lester are premiership players. Enough said. How awesome and what a deserving title for each.

I look forward to you not commenting about the premiership players and coaches ever again then

 

[martinson]

Nathan secretly loves those two.

To be fair to Nathan I have witnessed him praising Ah Chee before he became the gun he is , particularly his defensive abilities.

Getting him on board with Ryan might have to wait until Ryan retires.

 

[martinson]

I look forward to you not commenting about the premiership players and coaches ever again then

McIvor has to be in the Top 5 this year in the Brisbane Lions BF B/F doesn't he ?

Great turnaround story and starred in the finals.

 

[bungalow_bill]