Have Geelong become too powerful?

[Delisted]

When we start playing our home games on a cricket field or selling them interstate, get back to us about gimmicks

Ah and of course Phatboy. The guardian angel of GMHBA. You must be part of the ground staff with your constant defence of that hole

 

[STPer18]

When we start playing our home games on a cricket field or selling them interstate, get back to us about gimmicks

You forgot the part about setting up a home base on a former rubbish tip that required bending of the EPA's arm to declare it safe for human use. Living very lavishly are our gypsy friends.

 

[FreddyTwoShoes]

Like I said, Geelong didn't turn up, Hawthorn did. Bad kicking in front of goal equates to bad football. Simple as that really. It happens.

Hey Lunchy. I liked you more when you were still pretending to be a Carlton supporter.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Too powerful? They have saluted once and been RU once since 2011. That's 13 years.

Let bring it back to the last 10 ears as its more relevant with current lists...

Geelong won 1, RU once
Dogs won 1, RU once
Eagles won 1, RU once
Sydney won 1, RU three times
Richmond won 3
Hawthorn won 2
Melbourne won 1
Brisbane, GWS, Crows RU once

Too powerful lol

 

[Robroy22]

Too powerful? They have saluted once and been RU once since 2011. That's 13 years.

Let bring it back to the last 10 ears as its more relevant with current lists...

Geelong won 1, RU once
Dogs won 1, RU once
Eagles won 1, RU once
Sydney won 1, RU three times
Richmond won 3
Hawthorn won 2
Melbourne won 1
Brisbane, GWS, Crows RU once

Too powerful lol

Which one of those sides won it last year???

 

[Boxhead_31]

Anything down there the taxpayer hasn’t paid for?

The things the clubs $50m went towards.
How much of the MCG renovations has Richmond directly paid for?

 

[Taper]

Doesn't excuse the 2008 Grand Final. Hawthorn turned up, Geelong didn't.

2017 is where it cost us a flag.
We would have beaten Richmond at Kardinia Park in the QF.
I have little doubt we would have gone on to smoke the Giants and Crows in the PF and GF, similar to what we did to the Lions and Swans in the 2022 PF and GF.

 

[The Casey Cat]

2017 is where it cost us a flag.
We would have beaten Richmond at Kardinia Park in the QF.
I have little doubt we would have gone on to smoke the Giants and Crows in the PF and GF, similar to what we did to the Lions and Swans in the 2022 PF and GF.

Meh disagree. We treaded water with a painfully unbalanced side most of that year and lost first final by 50+ and third final by 60+. Can't talk about something costing a flag when we lose by that much. Weren't anywhere near good enough.

 

[Taper]

Meh disagree. We treaded water with a painfully unbalanced side most of that year and lost first final by 50+ and third final by 60+. Can't talk about something costing a flag when we lose by that much. Weren't anywhere near good enough.

We finished top 2 with Selwood and Dangerfield at the peak of their powers.
Back line and midfield were both solid enough and no worse than those of recent flag winning sides, even if the forward line was ordinary and unbalanced.

 

[Frappe]

We finished top 2 with Selwood and Dangerfield at the peak of their powers.
Back line and midfield were both solid enough and no worse than those of recent flag winning sides, even if the forward line was ordinary and unbalanced.

Tigers clearly best by year’s end in 2017.

 

[Lunchtime]

Meh disagree. We treaded water with a painfully unbalanced side most of that year and lost first final by 50+ and third final by 60+. Can't talk about something costing a flag when we lose by that much. Weren't anywhere near good enough.

Exactly.

 

[Lunchtime]

Tigers clearly best by year’s end in 2017.

Spot on.

 

[Cleansweep17]

2017 is where it cost us a flag.
We would have beaten Richmond at Kardinia Park in the QF.
I have little doubt we would have gone on to smoke the Giants and Crows in the PF and GF, similar to what we did to the Lions and Swans in the 2022 PF and GF.

yeah you’re right it’s rigged and it’s so delicious. I’m gonna watch that final again tonight

 

[Freddy Swift]

The things the clubs $50m went towards.
How much of the MCG renovations has Richmond directly paid for?

$50m, but you can’t or won’t pay for a new scoreboard yourselves?

We are tenants of the MCG along with 3 or 4 other clubs. It’s not exclusively ours.

 

[CharacterFirst]

$50m, but you can’t or won’t pay for a new scoreboard yourselves?

We are tenants of the MCG along with 3 or 4 other clubs. It’s not exclusively ours.

You are welcome to play at KP anytime.

 

[Delisted]

You are welcome to play at KP anytime.

I don't think Richmond need fake crowd noise though.

 

[DanA]

I don't think Richmond need fake crowd noise though.

You say that now but I have notice crowd numbers have dropped off the last few years. If things get too complacent, it might not be too long before the next Save our Skins campaign is needed.

 

[Delisted]

You say that now but I have notice crowd numbers have dropped off the last few years. If things get too complacent, it might not be too long before the next Save our Skins campaign is needed.

Fair Point.

 

[Seeds]

Tigers clearly best by year’s end in 2017.

Lol no they werent. Think geelong beat them late in the season with 5 of our stars missing. We were the only tea, they played in the top 8 in the last 6 weeks of the seasom. They were beating celler dwellers.

Then geelong did its usual 2012-2019 first final thing and choked hard in the first final playing ridiculously over defensive football. Richmond got only interstate teams after that at their home ground.

 

[Seeds]

Solid argument.

Im sure you have watched the 2008 grand final a number of times. What was your favourite comical moment of geelong players stuffing up certain goals from point blank range?

 

[smasha]

Lol no they werent. Think geelong beat them late in the season with 5 of our stars missing. We were the only tea, they played in the top 8 in the last 6 weeks of the seasom. They were beating celler dwellers.

Then geelong did its usual 2012-2019 first final thing and choked hard in the first final playing ridiculously over defensive football. Richmond got only interstate teams after that at their home ground.

St Kilda smashed us in 2017.
It's what form you have at the right time.

 

[Delisted]

Im sure you have watched the 2008 grand final a number of times. What was your favourite comical moment of geelong players stuffing up certain goals from point blank range?

I can't remember. Can u list them all for me?

 

[PhatBoy]

Im sure you have watched the 2008 grand final a number of times. What was your favourite comical moment of geelong players stuffing up certain goals from point blank range?

Not that I’ve gone back and watched it ad nauseum but I can think of a whole two of them. Ottens and Mooney. Let it go mate. They won fair and square and like any defeat, the losing team will rue moments that they could have handled better but like almost all of them, it involved a lot of moments that the winning team handled brilliantly.

 

[Frappe]

Lol no they werent. Think geelong beat them late in the season with 5 of our stars missing. We were the only tea, they played in the top 8 in the last 6 weeks of the seasom. They were beating celler dwellers.

Then geelong did its usual 2012-2019 first final thing and choked hard in the first final playing ridiculously over defensive football. Richmond got only interstate teams after that at their home ground.

lol yes they were. They won their 3 finals comprehensively. They got their form right at the business end. Like other premiers - Pies 2010, Dogs 2016, Cats 2024..shall I continue.
Doesn’t matter if the rest were spuds or played poorly.

 

[Upstart Swan]

And yet hawthorn should of lost by 6 goals if geelong didnt keep kicking points from twenty metres out.

In any case my point was in reference to 2010, 2019, 2016, 2017, 2013.

Yes, if only you weren't forced to play Sydney at their favourite ground the MCG in the Prelim Final you would've won the GF for sure...