AFL 2019
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2019:
@barbarian said in AFL 2019:
Heading to my first ever Grand Final this weekend - pumped!!
No idea what to expect. Anyone been to one, and have any tips?
I’m going too, it’s my second, was there in 17,
My tip , head in early, to soak it all up, swan st will be buzzing , if Richmond win, they will have to close the street down to traffic, it will be a massive street party .
Word of caution @barbarian if the Tigers lose it will get feral...
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2019:
@barbarian said in AFL 2019:
Heading to my first ever Grand Final this weekend - pumped!!
No idea what to expect. Anyone been to one, and have any tips?
I’m going too, it’s my second, was there in 17,
My tip , head in early, to soak it all up, swan st will be buzzing , if Richmond win, they will have to close the street down to traffic, it will be a massive street party .
If GWS win, strap on body armour, pretend you are from Melbourne, and get to your hotel quickly. Don't make eye contact
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@barbarian you will be ok , it’s not soccer ,
If anything, prelim finals are probably full of your more fanatical fans,
Grand final day, the amount of tickets on sale to the general public is actually pretty limited, most of your die hard fans miss out, they tend to get sold to corporate groups for big bucks these days unfortunately.
So there will be a big crowd of neutrals having a social day out.
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oh i so look forward to Bruce repeatedly reminding me "the Tiger army are roaring" on Saturday
I assume the 14 GWS members all got allocated tickets...
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@barbarian another thing,
the MCG is in richmond, richmond has more pubs per square kilometre than any other place in australia, they will be all showing the game,Punt road oval , richmonds training ground and club rooms is right next to the MCG , they will have big screens up of the game ,it will be packed,
, there may not be that many richmond fans able to get their hands on a ticket, but there will be yellow and black everywhere outside on the streets
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So what do we reckon? Richmond by 6 goals, and in charge for almost the whole game.
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Richmond should be strong favourites - if nothing else they've been through all the GF fanfare before, and know what it takes.
But... GWS have ridden the underdog wave throughout these finals, much like the Bulldogs did in 2016. Getting Toby Greene and Lachie Whitfield back is huge, and getting Coniglio back would be even huge-r.
I expect it to be a tightly fought first half, but the Tigers to get out to a 4-5 goal lead at 3QT which they won't relinquish.
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@barbarian said in AFL 2019:
Richmond should be strong favourites - if nothing else they've been through all the GF fanfare before, and know what it takes.
But... GWS have ridden the underdog wave throughout these finals, much like the Bulldogs did in 2016. Getting Toby Greene and Lachie Whitfield back is huge, and getting Coniglio back would be even huge-r.
I expect it to be a tightly fought first half, but the Tigers to get out to a 4-5 goal lead at 3QT which they won't relinquish.
get someone to lay Dusty out at the first bounce, take the suspension next year, and she's apples....
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
get someone to lay Dusty out at the first bounce, take the suspension next year, and she's apples....
If I were Leon Cameon I'd be looking for a Toby Greene fly-kick to Dusty's head in the first few minutes.
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@barbarian said in AFL 2019:
@mariner4life said in AFL 2019:
get someone to lay Dusty out at the first bounce, take the suspension next year, and she's apples....
If I were Leon Cameon I'd be looking for a Toby Greene fly-kick to Dusty's head in the first few minutes.
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I think this game will be closer than many are picking ,
Gws have plenty of talent and have given Richmond plenty of problems in recent times, it’s one each this year.
They got us earlier in the year when we had injuries, and we got them later in the year in the same situation, so I guess it’s hard getting a read on that.
Both are in good form now
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2019:
@barbarian another thing,
the MCG is in richmond, richmond has more pubs per square kilometre than any other place in australia, they will be all showing the game,Punt road oval , richmonds training ground and club rooms is right next to the MCG , they will have big screens up of the game ,it will be packed,
, there may not be that many richmond fans able to get their hands on a ticket, but there will be yellow and black everywhere outside on the streets
Ah, yes. The Swan Hotel is or at least was a pearler. And my old local, thr Bridge Hotel. Those were the days.
I guess I can get behind the Tigers for this. I certainly have no love for western Sydney. They probably should always have been my second team given I lived in Richmond, I guess.
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Made it to the next hotel to see the second half. Disappointing to have given up a GF seat for the RWC, but very, very happy right now. Time to get a bit pissed. 😺🍻
