Whats the worst thing of the 2019 granny day

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Enjoyed every second of it. Don't normally enjoy watching a 1 sided demolition on the big stage but this was just so damn enjoyable.

 

[Rowan18]

That's a fair enough complaint, but you'll need bigger stadiums if you want to host the big dance. Money talks in AFL land.

Take the MCC out of it and there isn't a huge difference in seats. The state governments can pay to make up the shortfall.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

Outside of Richmond fans, those who are salty at GWS (ie. Bulldogs fans), and contrarians, it was a dull as **** day. Result was expected, but the pure wankfest of the whole thing, the umpiring in a game that was pretty much going one way anyway, it was completely uninteresting. Don't worry, if it was my team winning that game, I'd love it, too, but it was one of the dullest events I can recall.

Well done to Richmond, clearly the best team in every one of their wins. No doubt, there. It's just a dull spectacle for the rest of us.

Good job to GWS for getting as far as they did. They pulled off some gutsy finals wins. But the villains of September have contributed to such an anti-climax for this comp - Geelong shitting the bed in another post-bye game; Brisbane just not up to the class of it yet; Rioli with his absolute brain fade decisions while being drug tested; Hawkins for his own brain fade, potentially costing his side a shot at it; Collingwood for not turning up until the last 15 minutes.

Yes, GWS were shit today. But every other team falling over in stupid ways has compromised the final series this year. Big disappointment. Ah well, some years are just turds.

 

[BG__]

The last 3 quarters

 

[Chinacats]

The game!

 

[kranky al]

WC (with Rioli and Tim Kelly) should have played the Tigers in the GF this year. But WC stuffed that up.

Be fair - as flipping usual hawthorn played their part (even if it was only a bit part this year) in ruining our september

 

[Asapartyhat]

Thought the whole season was a big crap .The channel 7 commentary was even more crap this season,the saturation of gambling ads is crap ,the umpiring was crap,the new rules are crap,increase of crowd violence being filmed in Melbourne was crap,The AFL thinking in can sort out crowd violence via its security contractors was crap and a total **** up.I think this season was deserving of a crap grand final.Glad its over.

 

[TommyD13]

GWS are my least favourite club so I'm kinda enjoying this

Club?

 

[PenAndPaper]

The predictability.

GWS are a much better side than this, but just like all recent GF’s barring West Coast falling over the line against Collingwood it’s another example of how hard it is to beat a Melbourne side at the ‘G on Grand Final day.

The AFL is at best a heavily compromised competition, at worst it’s orchestrated. Majority of fans and money are Melbourne based though, so this fact doesn’t get any traction.

Meanwhile interstate, many wonder why we bother with the whole thing.

But they would have played at the G anyway due to Richmond being the home team haha

 

[emuboy]

Had to feel for Brett Delidio.

He played in some terrible Tiger teams in the mid-late 2000s & into the early 2010s, was in the failed Tiger finals campaigns in 2013, 2014 & 2015 before joining GWS after the 2016 season. In 2017 Richmond rise from 13th to premiers, knocking out GWS in the Preliminary Final in the process, and in 2019 Richmond thrash GWS in a one-sided Grand Final, in which the retiring Delidio could not play due to injury.

 

[Tiger2709]

That’s the whole problem. To win the flag, a non-Vic side has to be much much better than their Victorian opponent.

I used to subscribe to “get better”, but it’s been 20 years of the same **** for me as a fan. I’m over it, and yes now I am bitter. It’s for a reason though.

Not really WCE havent had many issues winning at the G over the years, its harder of course but a lot of it is in the head.

We had to win 12 in a row and play an away final to win this, not sure if anyone would have beaten Richmond today.

 

[RelaxMax]

That stupid, manufactured, idiotic "growl" he throws in for effect shits me to tears

 

[Gasometer]

Had to feel for Brett Delidio.

He played in some terrible Tiger teams in the mid-late 2000s & into the early 2010s, was in the failed Tiger finals campaigns in 2013, 2014 & 2015 before joining GWS after the 2016 season. In 2017 Richmond rise from 13th to premiers, knocking out GWS in the Preliminary Final in the process, and in 2019 Richmond thrash GWS in a one-sided Grand Final, in which the retiring Delidio could not play due to injury.

Probably go on and be one of the best Coaches

 

[HAPPY BUDDHA]

The Norm Smith voting, clearly just a popularity award this year.

 

[HAPPY BUDDHA]

Alex Rance missing out on a second premiership was a bit of a highlight for me.