Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion

[Truckosaurus]

Well short of his usual standard

That's what she said too

 

[frenchconnection]

I’ve been trying not to think of the other prelim. Swans must win. Simply must, the alternative is sickening.

They played a great game last week and appear to be ready. I’m ok with another Swans v Cats grand final if it comes to that! Time to cast those mental demons aside (the Swans).

No Geelong thank you - don’t really mind any of the other 3 winning the whole thing, although my tip is Brisbane providing they don’t get the yips like they often do - even tonight they were 4.12 at one stage! I just have this feeling that it’s their year.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Straight-sets exits

(Teams to lose a qualifying and semi-final in the same season since 2000)

2001: Port Adelaide (3rd)
2007: West Coast (3rd)
2014: Fremantle (4th)
2014: Geelong (3rd)
2015: Sydney (4th)
2016: Hawthorn (3rd)
2018: Hawthorn (4th)
2019: Brisbane (2nd)
2021: Brisbane (4th)
2022: Melbourne (2nd)
2023: Port Adelaide (3rd)
2023: Melbourne (4th)
2024: GWS (4th)

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Try and spot when the pre finals bye was added.

 

[frenchconnection]

I'd say it's this...

95% Geel v Syd
2% Geel v Port
2% Bris v Syd
1% Bris v Port

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My preference is Port v Brisbane GF.

 

[Rowan18]

Look how close starcevich is marking Greene, I can’t remember the last time one of our defenders marking like that

Hough. Every game.

 

[frenchconnection]

Insipid? 44 points down and they got up. Na that's not insipid.

Also had Brisbane kicked a bit straighter then they wouldn’t have been down by 44 points as think at half time GWS had gone through the posts only 2 more times. Just imagine being a Brisbane supporter on a night like tonight lol.

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Feel for GWS after dropping to 2 close games back to back after having big leads - great weekend of footy though

 

[Rowan18]

Love everyone saying well that's it it's Geelong's flag now as if a team that has choked harder than any team I can think of in consecutive weeks would have made any difference had they held on

Geelong are also massive chokers in prelims!

 

[Cuzz09]

At least when we went out in straight sets it was the year after a flag.



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[Rowan18]

Straight sets is straight sets imo

Doesn't matter if you get flogged or lose 2 close ones.

2 chances to get to a Prelim blown.

It sucks but that's it.

At least a few teams are doing it now which is good.

Don't have the full list but I'd say majority now have?

Maybe not Adelaide (can't remember them doing it.. or obviously GC... or Freo?)



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The top 4 haven't all made the preliminary finals since 2020. Seems to be happening a lot now.

 

[ioppolo]

Wonder what hat percentage of game time GWS have been in front the last two weeks. Must be 95%? Only to lose at the death both times.

There's choking, then there's choking.

 

[Lazzas]

I'd say it's this...

95% Geel v Syd
2% Geel v Port
2% Bris v Syd
1% Bris v Port

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Last six games Port V Swans Port 5 wins , Sydney 1

 

[Keys]

Wonder what hat percentage of game time GWS have been in front the last two weeks. Must be 95%? Only to lose at the death both times.

There's choking, then there's choking.

V Sydney



V Brisbane

 

[Broken_Chairs]

V Sydney

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V Brisbane

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Imagine being a fan, poor campaigners

 

[ghostbat12]

Imagine being a fan, poor campaigners

The fan base needs to change their attitude and become rich campaigners who live through 10 wins in 72 games. None of this close-game business in finals.

 

[ghostbat12]

I would have thought Brisbane midfield is more suited to Geelong than gws, who are bigger and dominated for large part.

 

[ghostbat12]

Geelong are also massive chokers in prelims!

I’d love to experience my team choke in a prelim in next 5 years.

 

[Rowan18]

I’d love to experience my team choke in a prelim in next 5 years.

This might sound weird, but I hate prelim finals. Lose and you feel like you've blown a flag but win and you still need to win again next week for it to mean anything.

 

[Rowan18]

I wonder if the chirpy GWS social media guy will do a meme pulling the piss out of them for choking? Or is that only for when other teams lose?

 

[Luuuc]

Imagine being a fan, poor campaigners

Having watched their home games and observed the so-called attendance, this is bordering on a hypothetical concern.

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

I would have thought Brisbane midfield is more suited to Geelong than gws, who are bigger and dominated for large part.

Yeah I think Geelong will be happy with the result. I'm pretty sure GWS have beat Geelong 2 or 3 times at Alphabet stadium in recent years so they would've been confident playing them at the MCG.

 

[ghostbat12]

This might sound weird, but I hate prelim finals. Lose and you feel like you've blown a flag but win and you still need to win again next week for it to mean anything.

Hope to find out again to confirm.

 

[Cornelius Roy]

Geelong going to get an armchair ride by the umps next week, no way the afl wants a grand final at their home of footy without their state represented

 

[DorothyG]

At least when we went out in straight sets it was the year after a flag.



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And we did it with a BANG...

3pts to Port with Cuzz imploding, no Fletcher/Kerr and Juddy on one leg

Week 2 Extra Time loss to Collingwood with no Cuzz/Kerr/Judd/Waters and Hanson out early in the game + a Dane Swann masterclass.
(We did give up a 20 something point lead in the 3rd however)

Side note, I don't think we would have gotten up over Geelong that year (we didn't beat them during the regular season), they were insane, 3 games ahead at the top of the ladder with a huge percentage. Two +100pt wins in finals, the humiliation of port in the GF.

 

[DorothyG]

I’d love to experience my team choke in a prelim in next 5 years.

Mmm interesting, I don't think we have ever lost a PF?? Seems like we either finish top 4 and storm through to a home PF ('06 we went the long way).
Or we blow out in the semis.

I feel like loosing a close PF would be pretty rough. At least loosing the GF, you can say that we weren't good enough/not our day/got our pants pulled down/biorhythms were off etc.
Loosing the PF, especially a close one, what would have could have happened are all hypotheticals and you would never know.

But yes, chocking in a PF would mean we are back to a winning team, so that would be a plus