AFL 2024
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And once again the AFL get the finish they want with the outcome of the final 3 home and away games all having a bearing on who and where finals will be played.
1- Bulldogs (7th) vs GWS (4th) 12:30pm (Melb time)
- Bulldogs win and they move to 6th spot because of their superior % to the Hawks. GWS will remain 4th
- GWS win and they could go to 2nd where they will await the outcome of the Port v Freo game to see if they will remain there. Bulldogs will remain in 7th due to their superior % to Carlton but will nervously await the outcome of both the Saints v Blues and the Port v Freo games because if Blues and Freo win, they will finish 9th.
2- Blues (8th) v Saints (14th) 3:20pm (Melb time)
- Blues win (after a Bulldogs win) they will remain in 8th. Bulldogs currently have a +13% on the Blues. This will mean Freo is gone even if they win (but that result will still matter to Port and where they finish).
- Blues win (after a Bulldogs loss) they will finish 7th regardless of the outcome of the Freo v Port game.
- Saints win (after a Bulldogs win), the Blues nervously wait for the outcome of the Freo v Port game. Saints will finish 12th above Gold Coast and Melb (I’ll take that for what has been a very up and down year).
3- Freo (10th) v Port (2nd) 6:10pm (Melb time)
- Freo will know their fate and if both the the Bulldogs and Blues have won - they are goneski regardless if they win. They could however play spoiler to the Port and where they finish in the top 4 and if they get a home final in week 1.
- So Freo will be hoping one of the Bulldogs or Blues have lost and they are playing for the top 8.
- likewise if GWS have won, Port will know that they have to win to get back into a top 2 spot and get a home final in week 1.
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goddam it Freo, you had one fucking job. The Saints did their part, and you just choked.
Melbourne finished the season like they have played most of it, limply.
Hawthorn destroyed North
Geelong did the same to West Coasht
The Suns confirmed the Tigers a spoon
Brisbane beat Essington by 20 behinds
Sydney finished top and with a nice win.Then pre-finals Sunday. The Bulldogs confirmed they are a genuine threat by belting the Giants
St Kilda looked to have broken Carlton hearts
Until Port were too strong in the 4th for Freo, who lost 4 straight to drop from 3rd to 10th!Some interested finals games this weekend, good luck tipping them.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2024:
Collingwood
Brisbane
GWS
Carlton
Sydney
Port
Adelaide
Melbourne
St Kilda
Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Essendon
Geelong
Richmond
Freo
North
Hawthorn
West CoastHow as the ladder predictions?
Well, over rated last years Grand Finalists obviously. Got GWS pretty close, under rated the top 2, and had the Bulldogs missing. Waaay off with Hawthorn and Geelong!
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For the Lions, weird season. If i look back to when we lost the first 4, or half way through the season were in 13th with 4-1-7, to finish 5th and host a final is incredible.
But, 3 weeks ago we were 2nd, and lost two games on 4th quarter fade outs. Tried it again on Saturday TBH but Essendon aren't as good. We are still a chance to win everything, but we might like to try a couple of things:
Kick more goals than behinds
Score points in the 4th quarter. -
GET FUCKING IN!
3 x titles in clubs rugby, Otago won, Wimbledon won and the Bloods got the minor prem....good fucking weekend
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schedule for this weekend announced
Thursday Night: Port v Geelong (AO)
Friday Night: Dogs v Hawks (MCG)
Saturday Arvo: Sydney v GWS (SCG)
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Carlton... I mean where do you start. You'd have to go way back in the history books to have a side knocked out of the 8 on practically the final kick of the season.
Oh wait, no you don't. It happened just two fkn years ago. To Carlton.
St Kilda celebrating like they won the flag despite capping off a disappointing season with a meaningless win made it even worse.
Except then for once the footy gods somehow came good and Freo shat the bed at home. Actually that's harsh because Port are a good team who played well.
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The Collingwood media team in action, the dust barely settled for season 2024 and there’s a ‘positive’ piece already about season 2025. Gotta hand it to them
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The Petracca saga is very interesting. So much smoke there's bound to be something burning.
But I'm not sure how it ends. Don't think Carlton will be giving up Harry McKay - key forwards are rare as hen's teeth and while Petracca is a great player I'm just not sure that the price is right there.
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if he ends up at Carlton... How does a shit club with no success in a lifetime still remain a trade destination? it does my fucking head in. "oh but i want to play in front of lots of mouth breathers yelling "BAAAALLLLL" at the G".
In other trade news, Tom Lynch seems like a guy you want beside you in the trenches. Left the Suns to go to the Tigers when they were at the top. Now the Tigers are at the bottom, he's making googly eyes at Collingwood (and Melbourne to be fair, which is funny).
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The main reason Petracca wants Carlton is he knows that there is a potential viable trade. Carlton have two great key forwards, Melbourne have zero. So he knows it's not an impossible ask.
But more to your point, having married into Carlton fandom, so much of Melbourne cares about them. The people, the media, the corridors of power. They frequently lead AFL360, SEN, Footy Classified. And where there is interest there is money. So I can understand why you might want to go there, especially now they are moderately good at football.
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and i hate them for it and cheer every repeated failure
(i have this horrible sneaking suspicion they will boot us out this week and i will go in to a massive sulk)
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Yeah it's a weird one, they are going to get half a dozen first teamers back and it might give them the boost they need. Underdog mentality against a Lions team that's probably a step off where they were last year.
I'd still tip the Lions though. They just have the class edge that the Blues don't.
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@barbarian said in AFL 2024:
They just have the class edge that the Blues don't
for 3 of 4 quarters, and approximately 35% of their scoring shots.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2024:
In other trade news, Tom Lynch seems like a guy you want beside you in the trenches. Left the Suns to go to the Tigers when they were at the top. Now the Tigers are at the bottom, he's making googly eyes at Collingwood (and Melbourne to be fair, which is funny).
Never got the feeling we received value from Lynch.
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To be fair, Richmond are going to be historically bad next season. Can't blame Lynch for wanting out.
How would you be if you were Hopper or Taranto though. Got sold the Ferrari dream but now living with the Datsun reality, while GWS just keep on winning. Good money though so that helps.
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i get that the All Australian team is bullshit, and they just pack it with as many midfielders as they can
But Harris Andrews not making it is a fucking travesty. The best defender in the comp having a huge year doesn't get in? bullshit.
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@mariner4life i dont keep over all the other teams so there might be obvious reasons for someone that does....but i was surprised brodie grundy...he's had several game winning performances for us this year
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2024:
i get that the All Australian team is bullshit, and they just pack it with as many midfielders as they can
But Harris Andrews not making it is a fucking travesty. The best defender in the comp having a huge year doesn't get in? bullshit.
@Kiwiwomble said in AFL 2024:
@mariner4life i dont keep over all the other teams so there might be obvious reasons for someone that does....but i was surprised brodie grundy...he's had several game winning performances for us this year
These are names of actual people? Sound like a couple of Law firms.
Off to GOM ...
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Bet you know who Tex Walker is though aye?
