Preview GRAND FINAL - Collingwood Magpies vs Brisbane Lions • Saturday 30 September 2023 • 2:30 PM • Melbourne Cricket Ground

[Happy_Neale]

Also in every finals game so far the winner has been in alphabetical order

 

[Grasshopper17]

Also in every finals game so far the winner has been in alphabetical order

Good thing that goal umpire stiffed Adelaide hey

 

[Happy_Neale]

Good thing that goal umpire stiffed Adelaide hey

Yep, although they are known as Crom now so we would have beaten them anyway

 

[Nathan Barley]

Pretty sure he came on in the last 5 minutes at most. Might have been last minute even.

Exactly. Not sure you can say he was the best choice based on that

 

[haystark]

Well, there you go.


Edit - there'll be no one in the team if they can't get to Melbourne

 

[Happy_Neale]

We definitely pick and stick in finals don't we

 

[Leuy LongerCombo]

I think it will be experience as sub.
Which for me, means our 4 emergencies will be Gunston, Lyons, Gardiner and Fort.
Sub will be one of them.
Could be way off though.

I know it’s not the time to be making unnecessary moves based on sentiment, but Rich as the sub would potentially be a great farewell, unlikely though.

Wouldn’t be losing anything in the way of running power comparing to Lyons though.

 

[martinson]

We definitely pick and stick in finals don't we

Payne needs something done on both ankles.

Not much hope of him getting picked.

 

[Tom14]

Lipinski out for Collingwood, will be the sub.

 

[martinson]

Lipinski out for Collingwood, will be the sub.

Shame

 

[Grasshopper17]

Lipinski out for Collingwood, will be the sub.

They are backing it being an outside game. We need to smash them early.

 

[POBT]

Lions just took off. About 1.40 late. Delays due to weather.

 

[haystark]

I'm pretty sure their flight is VA9004 if anyone is interested, or a plane nuffy like me. They have finally taken off.

 

[BrisVegasDru]

I know it’s not the time to be making unnecessary moves based on sentiment, but Rich as the sub would potentially be a great farewell, unlikely though.

Wouldn’t be losing anything in the way of running power comparing to Lyons though.

He's competing in the kick across the Yarra contest 11.30am, i hope he wins it but experiences a mild muscle strain so he and we will all be able to think i guess it wasnt meant to be.

 

[M Malice]

I'm pretty sure their flight is VA9004 if anyone is interested, or a plane nuffy like me. They have finally taken off.

They were on a Charter flight with Virgin weren't they?

Should be able to move around the plane and stretch freely and put the long legged players in the roomier seats.

 

[Happy_Neale]

They are backing it being an outside game. We need to smash them early.

Interesting, we should have the ascendency inside so I guess they are planning to limit the damage rather than beat us in the clearances.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Interesting, we should have the ascendency inside so I guess they are planning to limit the damage rather than beat us in the clearances.

I think the only way they can kick goals are getting over the back so they're leaning into that

 

[bato]

There’s no way you wouldn’t pick a fully fit Payne over Gardiner.

Must be still a high chance of re-injury.

 

[briztoon]

Collingwood intending to run us off our feet.

 

[haystark]

They were on a Charter flight with Virgin weren't they?

Should be able to move around the plane and stretch freely and put the long legged players in the roomier seats.

That's not a regular flight number so I'm almost certain they are.

 

[JasRulz63]

We will have come up against three Lions men as coaches through this finals
Hinkley
Voss
McRae

2/3 so far.

Hinkley played 11 games for Fitzroy too.

 

[JasRulz63]

There’s no way you wouldn’t pick a fully fit Payne over Gardiner.

Must be still a high chance of re-injury.

He's been deemed fit enough to play for the back end of the season yet has looked pretty hampered. I imagine "did enough from a fitness perspective" means he's at the fitness level of the end of the season as opposed to when he was flying mid year.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Collingwood intending to run us off our feet.

Playing Frampton and 2 rucks would indicate they're not

 

[Warwick]

Collingwood intending to run us off our feet.

Really? Thought they had the chance to do that by picking a small for McStay but they went with Frampton. I’d much rather face him than all of Noble, Ginnivan, and Lipinski.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Hinkley played 11 games for Fitzroy too.

Yeah I meant we had won 2 of 3 so far