Yep, Freo bombing in a home prelim cost us a premiership ha
I would have been more confident v Freo, but the build up would of been crazy.
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I would have been more confident v Freo, but the build up would of been crazy.
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Collingwood vs Carlton this year would've been epic but the Blues' would've been cooked
Yeah we were all robbed of a Richmond v Geelong Grand final 100 years ago
I think being flogged by the Hawks cost them.
What has that got to do with anything?
Don’t get all upset because I brought up the 4 peat being absurd because they lost 2 of the Grand Finals.
You pointed out the old final 8 system was flawed - which it was.
And I pointed out it was even worse back in the 20s because you could effectively lose a Grand Final then challenge the following week.
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Piggy’s in the middle
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If Fremantle had beaten Sydney in the 2006 preliminary final they would have played West Coast in the GF. Fremantle won both derbies that year too.
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Collingwood vs Richmond 2019 and Collingwood vs Geelong 2022 would've been better contests than what we got these two years with both NSW teams well beaten. And Richmond vs Geelong in 2017 would've been another good matchup the first in September.
We'd be too strong for Carlton but the buildup and atmosphere in Melbourne would've been intense had the Blues held momentum after kicking 5 goals in the first quarter in the prelim.
We'd be too strong for Carlton but the buildup and atmosphere in Melbourne would've been intense had the Blues held momentum after kicking 5 goals in the first quarter in the prelim.
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I know we got this is a prelim, but I reckon it would have been good to see bulldogs vs st kilda in 09 or 10, just a shame both teams peaked when geelong and Collingwood were on top of their game those years. Even 97 would have been great, both teams looking to break their long droughts and win their second flag and a win for the battlers
I think this is one season where there are no what ifs. We were not robbed of any other match up. We got the best 2 teams playing a classic. Maybe Collingwood Carlton next year but this year everything about the GF felt right
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Or in 2008 had they caused massive upsets against Geelong and Hawthorn.
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Papa G , you got no issues with that?
And hawkins. We played josh walker at full foward in the freo final.
Lol. we had no enright or chapman, both our first rucks missing, hawkins was unable to move out of the qoal square due to his back, motlops knee was stuffed and even after all that, you only just won cos you had a week off and we ran out of legs.
Biggest belly laugh since "I do not recall". Hawthorn had way more scoring shots than Geelong on the night and would have still beaten Geelong regardless of the team line up.
it was almost impossible for you not to win and yet you almost did.
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Brisbane v St kilda 2004 GF would have been interesting.
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Eagles v freo, port v adelaide or even Sydney v gws would be interesting moved to melbourne
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Would at least expose the AFL for how many corporate tickets they hand out when there’s a packed MCG, meanwhile all but 30k of the club’s real supporters are stuck watching it in pubs because they couldn’t get a ticket or afford to travel across.
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10 years ago we almost got a Port vs Sydney Grand Final and the year after a Derby Grand Final before Hawthorn ruined the day twice. 2013 Hawthorn vs Geelong would've been a ripper if not for Geelong's slip-up in their only home final in the first week
Adelaide vs Sydney 2005. Even though we (Adelaide) had the wood over them back then there is still no guarantee we would have beaten them. I think it would have been a low scoring defensive struggle like Swans vs Eagles.
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Crows vs Swans in the 2006 grand final would of been interesting too
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I wanted crows to beat the magpies in that 2002 preliminary final.
Would of meant Brisbane vs Adelaide. I don't know if the game would of been close.
Probably a 5 to 8 goal win to Brisbane
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North vs Essendon in 96 and 99 would have been crackers.
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96 Essendon shouldn't have even been in The prelim let alone the granny. West Coast should have got to host the semi in Perth.
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