AFL 2017
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@booboo you guys are in the box seat to make the gf ,
Hold onto first place you should be looking at 2 home finals ,then be a matter of how you handle the g ,
We will have to play away week 1 , love to see us hold onto 3rd and play gws who we match up well against , I don't think playing them away would be intimidating at all for us ,
But wouldn't like to travel to Adelaide to play you guys , that is a different assignment altogether.
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@kiwiinmelb never change Richmond supporters...
In this retarded season, i wonder if the finals will be a little more to script?
I would be a little wary of assuming winning a major semi is still the major advantage it used to be. The pre-finals bye is changing everything. Win the major semi and by the time the prelim rolls around you've played once in 4 weeks. That's not ideal
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@mariner4life I think you can't overthink it ,
Just try and win each game as they come ,
As far as Richmond is concerned, they have 3 tough games to go , Geelong at the cattery , despite their recent form they are always hard to beat there , ( should be at the G in front of 80,000 but Geelong wouldn't give up their home advantage , but that's another story )
Freo away , and the saints who pulled our pants down big time earlier in the season ,
Before we talk finals , it could still go tits up yet .Take nothing for granted .
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@kiwiinmelb Geelong without Hawkins, Selwood and Duncan, all the while not playing well, if the Tigers are legit they should win.
Interested why you obviously think Geelong should move their game to the Tigers home ground?
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The Suns finally sack Eade. He inherited a shitty culture left by McKenna and the rest, but he hasn't improved the team at all, and was obviously not the right man for the job.
Search for a new coach begins. AFL boards will be alight with conspiracy theories of premier coaches being paid massive amounts of money by the AFL to take the job. Who would want it? Especially because Ablett will likely leave at the end of the year?
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
@kiwiinmelb Geelong without Hawkins, Selwood and Duncan, all the while not playing well, if the Tigers are legit they should win.
Interested why you obviously think Geelong should move their game to the Tigers home ground?
We havent won down there for 12 years , bit of a bogey ground , which I suppose answers your second question .
But the AFL usually push them to play at the G when they play their home games against the bigger clubs for the bigger crowds and the extra dollars ( they played Collingwood and the hawks there this year on home games ) and surprisingly this one , which would be a blockbuster , be easy 75,000 plus , its not happening , richmond fans will be locked out
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#justrichmondthings
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Rely on them to fuck it up when it counts ,
Unlike my nrl team the storm ,polar opposites,
I'm at that game instead , storm vs roosters , gf preview
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We're not suited to playing on a small ground...
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@antipodean I've been advised that its a good time of the year to lose a game..not showing all your cards etc etc.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
#justrichmondthings
Caught most of the 2nd qtr. Geelong jumped out to big lead. Surprised it ended up that close.
Sydney smacked Freo though. Fizzled a bit after being 50-8 at QT. And 90 odd to 9 at HT.
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@Rembrandt said in AFL 2017:
@antipodean I've been advised that its a good time of the year to lose a game..not showing all your cards etc etc.
I cant agree , to keep winning , secure a top 4 spot , possible top 2 spot would be ideal,
dont want to get your hopes up too much, but the reality is , the tiges have had a great season , exceeded everyones expectations, but are probably a bit short of the top sides talent wise ,
@antipodean said in AFL 2017:
We're not suited to playing on a small ground...
Cat park is a narrow ground , and they , like the swans with their short ground , play it better than anybody , hence their home record, no doubt the wide open spaces of the G would suit us more with our pace , but thats footy
is AFL the only football code in the world , where the dimensions of the playing fields vary ? bit like Cricket I guess
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2017:
is AFL the only football code in the world , where the dimensions of the playing fields vary ? bit like Cricket I guess
Have seen some doozy local grounds
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good lord, the retirees parade on GF day is going to be all-time!
Add Josh Gibson and the Bob Murphy to the list
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Just discovered today the "AFL International Cup" is on, and NZ is in the Grand Final.
Anybody been following it? Even aware of it?it gets a bit of a mention on sports radio in melb ,
From what i can gather ( correct me if im wrong ) nz have been the most successful team in these tournaments
