The Official footy finals thread 2011

So the other thread is getting too big to navigate through so here is one for the finals...
 

This is how i see it going down,

 

Geelong to beat Hawks, Coll to beat West, Saints to beat Swans, Ess to beat Carlton

 

West to beat Ess, Hawks to beat Saints

 

Geelong to beat West, Hawks to beat Coll

 

Geelong to beat Hawks in the granny, it will be a cracker though!!

 

Joel Selwood to win the norm smith...

 

Lets see how my predictions go this time!!


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About ten minutes ago for

Fri, 2011-09-23 21:01

About ten minutes ago for about 30 seconds in my stupid head it was... haha. I'd rather be in WA for sure.. Better weather, better fishing! If it wasnt for the footy i'd be outa here.

 

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F#%$^%^ing Pies. Sorry Matt

Fri, 2011-09-23 22:08

F#%$^%^ing Pies. Sorry Matt my fairytale didn't come true of the back to the future replay.

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Spoiler

Fri, 2011-09-23 22:19

Yeah I've learnt the hard way not to surf the net while watching AFL.

All credit to Hawthorn, they outplayed us for three quarters. Proud to see the boys find a way in the fourth. Cloke really stood up in the last.

Be a few changes for next week I reckon, money bags and fasolo in for mind.

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Congradulations Collingwood Yee Ha

Fri, 2011-09-23 22:36

The way Cloke played that last quarter was something else. Only 24 how good is he. Gotta be one of the best games you will ever see......  Class act by both teams.

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Finally had something half

Fri, 2011-09-23 22:40

Finally had something half reasonable to contribute.

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Such a cracking match! Pies

Fri, 2011-09-23 22:43

Such a cracking match! Pies just got over the line, as good teams always do.. Hearing reports that jolly might not be able to play next week, that will be a massive loss.

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 Was ment to be a hawks and

Fri, 2011-09-23 22:44

 Was ment to be a hawks and eagles gf :(

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Was a good game to watch but

Sat, 2011-09-24 06:57

Was a good game to watch but the Hawks probably should have won that really.  Missed some easy set shots which could have seen them over the line.    The umps didn't help the Hawks in the last either.  Holding the ball on the poo? and then high tackle not called on Hodge???  But they should have sewn it up before that anyways.  And Cloke was the difference I think and probably Swan as well.  Credit where it's due though - the pies did do well to get back in it and take the win.

On the umps, I thought it was pretty average again last night for both teams though.  They should let the players know before the game whether they are going to umpire it like a final or a normal game.  It has been so inconsistent these finals so far???

Matty, sorry the game got spoilt for ya and real sorry ya Hawks couldn't get over the line too.  That really sucks.  I didn't come on here until after the game for that reason.  It's an absolute disgrace that 7 didn't show it live.  Unfortunately I'm going to have to sign up to Fox next year so I don't have to put up with delayed crap from 7.  Think it will be worth it though.  Might even get to watch it in peace when the mrs finds out and files for divorce!

Come on Eagles!!!

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Fox

Sat, 2011-09-24 07:11

Fox is worth any grief you will cop ( maybe not divorce though).

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She's warned me on many

Sat, 2011-09-24 07:16

She's warned me on many occassions.  "If you get Fox, I'm leaving"

As long as she takes the boys with her.

She'll get over it - hey!

 

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Great game

Sat, 2011-09-24 07:05

awesome game of footy even though Collingwood won. Choke and Swan were farkn awesome. No Jolly next week could spell trouble for them- as they will be up against Ottens in very good form, or Nic Nat and Big Cox. Hope todays game is just as good.

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carn the pies, great game

Sat, 2011-09-24 08:02

on the edge, diffenence was 2 power forwards maybe and the week off, allways expected them to last longer,hawks blew too many chances, pies will need to be better next week,BUT WE ARE STILL ALIVE!!!!!!!!!

looking forward to todays match, hope the umpiring is good

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Here we here wego here we go

Sat, 2011-09-24 12:08

So pumped any chance for the eagles

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Love

Sat, 2011-09-24 12:15

Gotta love Finals footy scottland.

I'm hoping to watch the Cats and WCE beat the living suitcase out of each other. No real preference on my end, gotta beat everyone to win the flag.

 

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 i wish that the football was

Sat, 2011-09-24 14:00

 i wish that the football was secretly remote control and that i had the controls for it :D,, i would steer the footy to the eagles hehe

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Bahahahaha

Sat, 2011-09-24 14:07

Wtf unfortuantely the only way you can fix a game is to pay the umps like geelong have ;)

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And there goes johnson

Sat, 2011-09-24 14:04

Collingwoods prospect gets brighter if eagles dont pick up there game

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That was a shocking game. 

Sat, 2011-09-24 19:13

That was a shocking game.  Eagles played shite.  Geelong deserved to flog them today.  Way too many slackers today.  Guys not willing to run off their men to help a team mate etc.  Nic Nat was good, so was Waters and maybe a couple of others but there were just too many others not contributing. 

I hope Johnson gets up for next week.  I just hope it's a good, close game and Geelong win or Pies lose!!!  Either way will do!

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Sat, 2011-09-24 23:00

Good onya wazzbat, at least you had the stones to post on here, few ostriches around unfortunately. I imagine they will be back like a flash to dance on the pies grave if we lose next week.

Huge year for the eagles, but they run out of puff today. Disappointing to roll over in a prelim, no doubt.

Hard work will come next year when they've got to butter up and try and get into the top four again.

One little punch I will throw though, Embley is the ultimate down hill skier (how he ever won a norm smith is a miracle).

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Didn't want to say it in fear

Sun, 2011-09-25 06:47

Didn't want to say it in fear of being shitbagged about bashing my own team but I couldn't agree more about Embley.  Everyone hates at least one of their teams' players right?

When the Eagles play well, Embley plays well.  Not - When Embley plays well, the Eagles play well.  He is the biggest seagull at the Eagles for sure.  Could you imagine how shite he would be at the Suns or GWS or Port etc?  He won a Norm Smith because all the guns in the side gave him the ball that day.  He is also a selfish player.  Going for long running goals all the time when he could've passed it.

The other one I'd get rid of is Masten.  I reckon they're only keeping him because he was such a high pick.  Trying to justify drafting him.  He tries hard but it doesn't make up for his lack of skill and that gay hairdo.  He runs around like a chook with his head cut off?

Still not sure about Ebert either?  I'd pick him over Masten though.

I'd wish you luck in the GF but I (like every other AFL follower who doesn't support the pies) don't want them to win!  Go Geelong!

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extra extra read all about it..... weasles no good

Sat, 2011-09-24 21:26

I agree wazzbat that was a shit game and weasles no good. You would think they are 10 to 20 goals away from a flag. Go Collingwood

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Yeah.  They did well to get

Sun, 2011-09-25 06:49

Yeah.  They did well to get so far from last place last year but that was a pretty dissapointing way to go out. 

Go Cats!

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One thing you gotta realise

Sun, 2011-09-25 07:43

One thing you gotta realise though playing two neck neck finals is going to empty the tanks. They were tired and sore. even young blokes like that need more than a week to recover. Oustanding season. They'll only get better as long as the hunger for success remains.

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Much better year for the club

Sun, 2011-09-25 08:03

after last year you would be very happy with the improvment wazzbat . The game against the Pies was lost imo becuse they continually bombed it in of the good work from the on ballers with your forwards letting you down.  No crumbers of note  [ like a Balingtine] didnt help because of this Harry Leroy and Leon had a day out. The week of if they picked up this winable game up could have made some differance.

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Coxless

Sun, 2011-09-25 17:36

IMO Cox was injured before the game even started and shouldn't have been picked. He did bugger all and that slowed Nic Nat down with the amount of extra work he had to do.

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Didnt want to start a new thread

Sun, 2011-09-25 17:04

But well to claremont tigers

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Claremont you beauty

Sun, 2011-09-25 18:49

A great team effort today to ease the pain of last year. Well done

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Dane swan

Mon, 2011-09-26 22:20

Congratulations to him great showing for sam mitchell and del santo

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Mon, 2011-09-26 23:42

Legend

Hopefully a dual premiership player as well, if things go to plan this Saturday.

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what a player

Tue, 2011-09-27 07:46

Dosen't look like your normal afl player, but silky smooth, pies by 17 I reckon,

great showing by Mitchel, bet he's glad he would have lost!

 

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with you on that uncle, you

Tue, 2011-09-27 08:13

with you on that uncle, you would beat your head against the nearest wall if you won after being suspended. Pies for back to back.

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Good win by Swan, huge amount

Tue, 2011-09-27 12:06

Good win by Swan, huge amount of votes. Im gonna chuck some money on Ablett next year, what a legend polling that many votes in a team that won 3 games.

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unfortunately for me the

Wed, 2011-09-28 09:02

unfortunately for me the eagles are out and the worst thing is i can not honestly say they went out fighting. but none the less very happy with the season. good luck to the fagpies and the cats this week. not sure who to follow, would like to see Mick go out with a flag but at the same time dont want collingwood to win especially Maxwell that overrated soft C**&. So cats for me by 27.

Lets just hope for a ripper of a game like the first 1 last year.

Bartel for Norm smith medal

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Just to lighten everyone up b4 grand final

Wed, 2011-09-28 20:12

Where was the toothbrush invented??????

Must have been collingwood anywhere else it would be called a teethbrush

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C'mon

Wed, 2011-09-28 20:17

Bit disappointed that the pie haters have slowed down their commentary on here. Hoping to go in as the 'underdogs', carn Pies.

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Hate to say it

Wed, 2011-09-28 20:20

But im a collywobble supporter for the match THIS WEEK ONLY

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Geelong by 14 for me. the

Fri, 2011-09-30 09:52

Geelong by 14 for me. the Geelong intensity for me is more intense than collingwood. the push and pressure is unmatchable, even by collingwood

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Last words from me for a

Fri, 2011-09-30 10:20

Last words from me for a week.  Go the Cats.  Cats by 34 points.  Jolly to pull up early and be subbed out.  Pods to bag 5.  Selwood for Norm Smith.  What else???  Ummmm...  Krakouer to have a shocker.  Cloke to have a shocker.  Thomas won't do much either.  Mitch Duncan close up second in the Norm Smith along with Pendlebury.  Not sure if I need to bother watching the game?  I already know what's going to happen.  Ha ha.

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I've been thinking Geelong

Fri, 2011-09-30 12:12

I've been thinking Geelong all week but I'm starting to lean towards the pies for some reason, hopefully the catters get up though. Should be an absolute cracker of a match, shame about the shitty weather though.. bloody melbourne.

 

If the cats win Selwood of Jimmy "just add water" Bartel for norm smith

Pendleberry or ball for the pies..

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probably a dumb statement

Fri, 2011-09-30 14:03

but it seems collingwood just want it more

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Proud but gutted

Sat, 2011-10-01 15:33

Gutted, destroyed, still proud, the Pies will soar again next year. Congrats to the Cats.

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How do you reckon they'll go

Sat, 2011-10-01 15:42

How do you reckon they'll go next year BJ without Mick? And us to contend with even stronger ??

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Top 4

Sat, 2011-10-01 15:51

Young list, super hungry, still gotta do the hard yards though. Lost opportunity today.

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To many passengers for the pies today

Sat, 2011-10-01 20:12

 The pressure will be on next season 

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Lol

Sat, 2011-10-01 20:23

The pressures on all teams next year Paully.

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Absoutely

Sat, 2011-10-01 20:58

 but in some ways, moreso on the pies - The implosion might have already bagen with the silver fox walking out on them. 

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Alright

Mon, 2011-10-03 03:00

A he didnt walk out eddy wanted his luuuurve child in haha
I know it been said last year and they might have won the premieship however for me they're too old too slow dont have the same amount of youth as say magpies, eagles and yes the shockers for me behind bartell your best players was tommy hawkins and that young fellow that looks like stokes

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geelong too good on the day

Sat, 2011-10-01 16:54

still theres always next year, but gee its a long way away

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What a great spectacle that

Sat, 2011-10-01 21:09

What a great spectacle that was! For 3 quarters that was some the best grand final action iv ever seen. Congrats to the cats, they are now one of the great teams of the modern era and deserve to be up there.

In regards to the pies, you would say that is one that got away. They still have a great few years in front of them and it wouldnt suprise me if get 3 in 5 years just like the catters. I think having bucks step in will help them, look what thompson stepping out did for the cats. 

God I love footy, allready missing it!!

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6 months to go

Sat, 2011-10-01 21:11

 ggrrrrrrrr till it starts again, this is always a bad time of the year 

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Agreed Paully, atleast the

Sat, 2011-10-01 21:13

Agreed Paully, atleast the fishing will start to heat up soon!!

How about that goal for the pies that hit the post, cant see that goal umpire getting a gig next year..

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Not over here mate

Sun, 2011-10-02 08:47

demersal fishing ban starts on the 15th Oct-15th Dec

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look forward to your

Sun, 2011-10-02 08:40

thread next year Patty

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Wow, that does suck matty.

Sun, 2011-10-02 11:12

Wow, that does suck matty. Hopefully the metro macks come back into force pretty soon then.. Hopefully I can keep the snapper threads ticking over for a while ;)

Cheers uncle, cant wait! Cant beat talking footy.

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Geelong

Sun, 2011-10-02 17:58

Said it before I will say it again, we are the greatest team off all....

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 so, who else was grossly

Sun, 2011-10-02 21:43

 so, who else was grossly disapointed by Meatloaf? absolute waste of 600 000 bucks!

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BLoody oath aii

Mon, 2011-10-03 03:08

Who wouldnt rather see someone like johnny williamson come and belt out true blue or that band that sings eagle rock. Even cold chisel chisel's doing a concert.Although ive gotta say it was a touch better than angry anderson ;)

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I'm not sure if i heard right

Mon, 2011-10-03 03:12

Hit the sauceva little hard but did i hear a rumour micky might be at the saints next year?

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I have heard a few rumours.

Mon, 2011-10-03 09:59

I have heard a few rumours. Richmond assistant, St Kilda coach, I dont think he'll do any of those though.. supposedly channel seven have offered him a serious amount of coin for special commentss next year. Who knows.

 

Check this out, hilarious!!

 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/cats-top-of-mad-monday-class/story-e6frf9jf-1226156992421

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Thats gold even Lingy dressed

Mon, 2011-10-03 10:25

Thats gold even Lingy dressed as Ronald McDonald is a cracker