Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2024, Part I

[catstorm]

That is the most ****ing Essendon thing I have ever seen hahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Gunf]

HAHAHAHA ESS

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Essendon are Essendone!

 

[Gunf]

Don't tell me ESS are going to give GCS a win away from home .... Would be very ESS

Yep very ****ing ESS

 

[And_ROOS]

Essingdon being the only away game McFranchise can beat is such an Essendon thing.

Thats on Draper at the end there. Weak effort allowed Collins to get the ball into the f50.

 

[winty]

Carlton beat Hawthorn tomorrow, and we're guaranteed finals.

 

[And_ROOS]

Carlton beat Hawthorn tomorrow, and we're guaranteed finals.

What if they draw? Or both somehow find a way to lose?

 

[cats_09]

They already were before this round

So many things would have had to go right for them it was basically impossible hence the odds were 500-1

That's what I thought, but I didn't want to completely rule them out on the .0001% chance they could make

Don't worry though, I had someone on FB who couldn't comprehend the simple question of, "is Hawkins an automatic inclusion for finals if fit" - I said no, but they keep telling me he deserves a farewell game & we won't play finals if we lost to Fremantle

I'm pretty sure that even if we lost today we still likely play finals, just maybe from 5th - 8th... I tried explaining both that & the question referred to finals not a final game but it was like talking to a brick wall

 

[James1970]

Bombers last quarter...19 inside 50s for 1.9...bottles getting thrown now...very Saturday Night Chisel style. Gotta love it.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

So, Melbourne are now also essentially out of the finals race?

Melb and ess are mathematically still in but realistically out (ess have syd next week).
Its down to the current top 8 plus hawthorn (hawks last 2 games are very winnable if they can win tomorrow).

 

[The_Koulouriotis_Fan]

Ladder sorts itself out
Narrow losses to port & gws telling

Every team has bottled a close one this year.

We win the next two and we can finish 2nd.

 

[Gunf]

Melb and ess are mathematically still in but realistically out (ess have syd next week).
Its down to the current top 8 plus hawthorn (hawks last 2 games are very winnable if they can win tomorrow).

Melb are 100% out now

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Carlton beat Hawthorn tomorrow, and we're guaranteed finals.

We would be but freo would probably still need 1 more win to make it (esp if hawks win their last 2).

 

[Gunf]

Melb now sit below GCS on the ladder

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Melb are 100% out now

Thats true bc carlton would have to lose everything and melb make up like 15 % which wont happen.
Ess will be out after the swans beat them next week and likewise coll unless they beat the lions.
But hawks are still alive.

 

[Romeoh1]

What a season- still no clearer. Glad we got the win.

 

[The_Todd07]

So far 5/6 winners were trailing at 3/4 time.

The other was trailing when the final siren sounded

 

[My Tilly]

What a weird year..port were millionaries last week but that was a terribly ugly win tonight. No one is consistent and we could win it.

If we have to travel first week, who would you rather face as of right now and forgetting earlier season form .... Sydney at SCG, Port in Adelaide, Brisbane at Gabba or Giants in Sydney?

 

[cats_09]

- guess this is one way to not suffer another finals loss

 

[Pure_Ownage]

If we have to travel first week, who would you rather face as of right now and forgetting earlier season form .... Sydney at SCG, Port in Adelaide, Brisbane at Gabba or Giants in Sydney?

Brisbane i want because i feel like our gamestyle suits us and they are mentally fragile. Id back us.
Giants i would prefer not face as i feel their run and gun could overwhelm us.
Sydney are more yo yo than a speed dater but at their best their midfield could blast ours off the park. Although i think cameron could kick a bag on their defence.
Id be confident against port without being certain.

 

[winty]

Giggles.

 

[James1970]

It's an elimination final for the Dawks tomorrow...win it, they're playing finals from 8th.

That Pies v Dees clash set for the Friday night is pure AFL hubris. Might as well play it at 3.30 in the afternoon at Punt Rd.

 

[catstorm]

- guess this is one way to not suffer another finals loss

Does maintain that days since streak though.

 

[And_ROOS]

Thats true bc carlton would have to lose everything and melb make up like 15 % which wont happen.
Ess will be out after the swans beat them next week and likewise coll unless they beat the lions.
But hawks are still alive.

Melbourne would need Fremantle, Essendon and Carlton to lose all their matches, Melbourne would need to win by a lot to boost their percentage and need Fremantle and Carlton to get battered in their games to drop their percentage.
Demons have the Suns at Carrara and Pies at the MCG.

Demons are cooked.

 

[And_ROOS]

If we have to travel first week, who would you rather face as of right now and forgetting earlier season form .... Sydney at SCG, Port in Adelaide, Brisbane at Gabba or Giants in Sydney?

Sydney at the SCG are very vulnerable right now, Brisbane despite the loss will bounce back the Gabba wouldn't be an ideal trip, we play Adelaide well I would back us to win that. Giants in Sydney is a crap shoot.