AFL 2024
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Footy is fucking glorious aye @ACT-Crusader ?
yesterday was a crazy day.
With 3 minutes to go Hawthorn and GWS were close to swapping spots, with GWS looking like missing finals. Then 3 late goals and now GWS are 4th and the Hawks are probably done for the year.
Essendon could start booking september holidays and Freo were eyeing off second and then 5 straight goals, and a behind with a few seconds left, and the Dockers are 6th and Essendon aren't dead yet.Carnage at the top with the Swans beaten by 112, and Carlton losing again to drop to 8th.
Gold Coast are not a serious club.
North win the Spoonbowl.
Dogs with another percentage boosting win.And suddenly the top 4 are all interstate teams, and we are looking at Melbourne being devoid of finals in week 1
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Brissy put on a masterclass. Their ball pressure was next level. Contested possessions, Saints were a +43 which is crazy. Saints simple aren’t good.
Then Hawks bubble burst and hopefully Sydney’s woes continue. Two teams I can’t stand.
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Cam Rayner coming good has transformed the Lions.
Big games this weekend
Brisbane host GWS
Freo host Geelong
Carlton host Hawthorn -
Dustin Martin retires
One of the all time great careers, and arguably the greatest finals player ever. The driving force behind that Richmond dynasty, when shit got tight in a GF Dusty would be the one who did something unreal to win it. As explosive as anyone i have ever seen play.
Glad he got 300, glad he retires a Tiger and didn't take pay day on the GC.
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And Tom Hawkins as well!
Two 3-time Premiership players on the same day.
In fact the combined accolades of the two guys announcing today
6 Premierships
1 Brownlow
1 Coleman
3 Norm Smiths
9x All Australian -
havent had a chance to look it up, are these end of the season or immediate?
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2024:
Dustin Martin retires
One of the all time great careers, and arguably the greatest finals player ever. The driving force behind that Richmond dynasty, when shit got tight in a GF Dusty would be the one who did something unreal to win it. As explosive as anyone i have ever seen play.
Glad he got 300, glad he retires a Tiger and didn't take pay day on the GC.
As pleased as I am for him, as a club we should've made space. But that's the thrills of rebuilding...
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Dusty is immediate i think (he's hurt i think). Hawkins for teh end of the season. I think he needs 4 goals for 800?
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@antipodean said in AFL 2024:
@mariner4life said in AFL 2024:
Dustin Martin retires
One of the all time great careers, and arguably the greatest finals player ever. The driving force behind that Richmond dynasty, when shit got tight in a GF Dusty would be the one who did something unreal to win it. As explosive as anyone i have ever seen play.
Glad he got 300, glad he retires a Tiger and didn't take pay day on the GC.
As pleased as I am for him, as a club we should've made space. But that's the thrills of rebuilding...
Richmond are obviously going to get some good draft picks, freeing up some salary must be handy in so far as a big rebuild
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Just when i thought the end of the season was starting to take shape, this weekend happens
To start Sydney sort of got back on track, winning a close one against the Pies. Which given Collingwood's record in tight ones over the past couple of years, is a pretty big result. I think this win gets Sydney back on track. Sport can be funny mentally sometimes.
The bad old Lions came back on Saturday. Up by 5 goals at quarter time (despite only kicking 4) they went on to kick 4.9 for the rest of the game to lose to GWS who 6 straight in the 4th. The Lions finishing with 8.16 is fucking disgraceful.
West Coast with a huge 2nd half got them over North
Geelong went to Freo and won in a big result for them.
Looool at Essington. Needing to beat a team that had not won away from home in 2 years to keep their season alive, the lost to a Suns goal after the siren. When Essendon were 2nd i said it was the falsest 2nd you have ever seen, and that might be my best sporting prediction ever.
Port scraped home over Melbourne, finally putting the Dees out of their misery.
Hawthorn smacked Carlton and jumped over them on the ladder. Carlton are in real danger of missing as their form over the past 2 months is awful.
Saints rammed another spoon nail in to the Tigers
And then the Crows hammered the previously high flying DogsSo 2 of the form 3 teams lost, the top side won again, and Geelong will not die. September is wide wide open
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UP THE BLOODS! BACK ON TRACK!
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There are still 9 teams a chance of playing finals. I said a few weeks back you would need 13 wins to play finals. That might be 14 now
Sydney are a win in front, and have Essendon and the Crows. They should win at least one of those to finish minor premiers
Port have the SA derby which is 50/50, then away to Freo. Tough run home.
GWS host Freo this week, and finish against the Dogs who might be fighting for their life.
Geelong should beat the Saints and West Coast which might see them finish top 2
Brisbane have the Pies at the MCG and then host Essendon. We suck at the G so will need to win on the last weekend. Should play finals but that fade out on Saturday was very costly to any premiership chance.
Freo have it tough, hosting GWS and then going to Port.
The Dogs will beat North this week, then host GWS
Hawthorn now have to only beat the Tigers and North at the G to play finals.
I had Carlton penned in to win their last two, but now i am not so sure. Hosting West Coast is surely a win, but that game against the Saints is now looking dicey.I still think it is possible for Port in 2nd to miss finals, which with two weeks to go is insane. All hands on deck this week, and it is only Sydney who MIGHT be able to rest anyone in the last week.
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The Bulldogs are the most Jekyll and Hyde side of the comp. They had beaten Blues, Cats, Sydney and Demons - then they lose to the Crows.
A game they should’ve won to make it more comfortable of staying in the 8.
They should beat North this weekend but then will have a critical match against GWS who will be playing to keep themselves in the top 4 and/or potentially a top 2 finish, which would be big for them.
I’m really hoping we can play spoiler to the Blues in the final round. Would love to get a win and then be the reason they don’t make the 8.
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@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2024:
I’m really hoping we can play spoiler to the Blues in the final round. Would love to get a win and then be the reason they don’t make the 8.
and i want that for you as well
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@ACT-Crusader Bulldogs were like that last year too. Got momentum, on the cusp of the 8 and then lost to West Coast at Marvel (from memory) who were genuinely hopeless.
It didn't shock me at all to see that scoreline against Adelaide.
But for all the talk of an even comp, I can't remember when the bottom class of teams has been so competitive. There's genuinely no easy wins out there.
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Sydney beat Essington, a team that didn't leave Victoria in 3 months and still plummeted down the table.
GC with the worst result of their season, losing at home to the Dees
GWS beat Freo, and Freo are in trouble.
I hate footy. Interestingly people are finally looking at the talent on our list and wondering if maybe the coaching is the problem.
Port beat Crows but lose one of their best players for nearly killing a guy.
WTF? St Kilda beat Geelong?
Sunday went according to script, the only disappointment being West Coast not even trying against Carlton.
