Road to the Finals

[domus]

I'm riding the Giant's wagon in the finals.

 

[domus]

We just a Shit Team in 2024 going Backwards then

Unless the reigning premier wins the flag again, they are going backwards. We will be back in the mix again next year and it will come around before we know it.

 

[domus]

Its over

Call me biased, but a finals series without Collingwood is a very empty affair for neutrals.

 

[Tadpole]

Bugger! Oh well, that's the way it goes some times. Swings and roundabouts. I'm as confident as someone with my supreme lack of knowledge and experience can be that it won't be long before we're back up amongst it competing for the main prize. Eyes to the draft and trade period now, to see how we can refresh our list, and come back reinvigorated after a longer pre-season break.

 

[Kes1984]

I feel for McStay
Missed last years Granny

Works so hard to get back for this year and won’t even get to play a final. Must be so deflating for him.

 

[76woodenspooners]

I feel for McStay
Missed last years Granny

Works so hard to get back for this year and won’t even get to play a final. Must be so deflating for him.

+ Noble. He’s earnt it too after improving out of sight from last year.

 

[barrackers]

Win a final, Essendoper

Forecasting ahead unless the AFL starts week 1 of finals on Thursday in 2025 Essendon will celebrate 21 years regardless of whether they make the 8 next year.

 

[jimmy35]

Well that’s it then. ****

 

[barrackers]

Call me biased, but a finals series without Collingwood is a very empty affair for neutrals.

What will Corne use for clicks now?

 

[Soaring Magpie]

We just a Shit Team in 2024 going Backwards then

Yeah, that’s exactly what he said

 

[jmac70]

3 Scump Calls that cost Collingwood Finals in 2024:

1 - Non Free and down the Ground free in last Minute on Anzac Day

2 - Not getting the ball back to Scump vs Freo

3 - Non 50 vs Swans in Final Few Minutes

What about the 50 against North that wasn’t paid and the Rankin running too far decisions?

Losers blame umpires.

 

[Aussie pie]

 

[jmac70]

As I said last night it Too Little Too Late

Last night was magnificent.
If you can’t enjoy wins like that then why bother?

 

[jmac70]

We just a Shit Team in 2024 going Backwards then

Surely you’ve seen enough seasons to know that winning the flag is very hard to do.

Put the grand final replay on and chill out dude.

 

[Run n Spread]

Freo lose and Hawks or blues lose by 100 pies win by 100

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Hopefully we’ll be back in September 2025.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Freo lose and Hawks or blues lose by 100 pies win by 100

It’s possible.

 

[BEEG]

After the last 6 weeks best thing for us is missing finals.

Would have maybe won a final and then gone out.

Gives club players a bigger break and better fixture.

Geelong is the example.

 

[Aussie pie]

I’m hoping next season we can win some games by more than single digits, % makes a big difference. So that means getting a key forward, and I don’t want to hear the bs about it not making a difference it’s not the 80’s or 90’s etc. Higher scores is what we need, we were lucky in 23, pleasantly so but we need more scoring punch and it’s not in our current squad.

 

[soreplums]

Did we make Wild Card round?

 

[76woodenspooners]

Well, we can take comfort in the fact that if it wasn’t for our two wins over Carlton, they’d be essentially locked into top 4 and their supporters would be babbling incoherently about how it is now their turn to win a Premiership.

 

[PIE-BOI]

Freo lose and Hawks or blues lose by 100 pies win by 100

Imagine that
Or we win by 150 and Saints beat blues by 4-5 goals

Eagles losing wasn't the end it was just them losing by 10 goals making it unrealistic unfortunately.

 

[76woodenspooners]

I’m hoping next season we can win some games by more than single digits, % makes a big difference. So that means getting a key forward, and I don’t want to hear the bs about it not making a difference it’s not the 80’s or 90’s etc. Higher scores is what we need, we were lucky in 23, pleasantly so but we need more scoring punch and it’s not in our current squad.

Is McStay not a key forward?

 

[jimmy35]

After the last 6 weeks best thing for us is missing finals.

Would have maybe won a final and then gone out.

Gives club players a bigger break and better fixture.

Geelong is the example.

We won’t get a better fixture though. Too much money to be made from us.

 

[jimmy35]

Well, we can take comfort in the fact that if it wasn’t for our two wins over Carlton, they’d be essentially locked into top 4 and their supporters would be babbling incoherently about how it is now their turn to win a Premiership.

Ditto Brisbane.