AFL Finals Series 2016 Thread

[Bulldog Joe]

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That'd be the case for nine teams out of ten after winning a series of close games and then suffering a heart breaking close loss



We knocked Melbourne out in 1961 after they had made 7 Grand Finals in a row. We had lost a elimination final the week before and Melbourne were using their second chance after having lost a qualifying final the week before then as well.

BTW Sunday 4.40. They weren't originally planning on having a final at that time next week but they didn't really think we'd win yesterday either.

I'm sure you meant we had won an elimination final (First SF those days) and Melbourne had lost qualifying (2nd SF). They went out in straight sets as we can repeat for Hawthorn. That was also the last final series that we won 2 finals. So nice repeat is due.

Don't worry the final will be Friday as Hawthorn would be disadvantaged by any other time and we would have a better chance of giving our Footscray players a good hit out. Friday is the most advantageous to Hawthorn so that is when it will be.

[Twodogs]

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I'm sure you meant we had won an elimination final (First SF those days) and Melbourne had lost qualifying (2nd SF). They went out in straight sets as we can repeat for Hawthorn. That was also the last final series that we won 2 finals. So nice repeat is due.

Don't worry the final will be Friday as Hawthorn would be disadvantaged by any other time and we would have a better chance of giving our Footscray players a good hit out. Friday is the most advantageous to Hawthorn so that is when it will be.

Yep, won an elimination final is what I meant. To be fair it was midnight the night after I had 3 hours sleep.

[jeemak]

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Hawthorn got very lucky with their clearance out of defence. Lewis who received the short kick in kicked blindly and sprayed it away from the contest he'd have kicked to if he hit it with reasonable purchase, and a stoppage may have occurred anyway.

The kick in against us in round three was longer and Hawks worked the ensuing contest from a numbers perspective better than we did (if I recall, Campbell crowded the ball rather than holding back allowing Burgoine to use the ball in space once the ball came out), though they once again got lucky with a two on one in the forward line in which one of their two infringed without being called.

To me it sums up the Hawks year. The umpiring and fall of the ball has helped them no end, and they've been able to win a large amount of close games. Hopefully their luck's running out.

I've said it before, there's no real standout team this year and now we've hit form in a big way it's to me a genuine case of their being a bunch of teams that are top four to six quality without their being a standout one or two teams of premiership quality.

[SonofScray]

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May there be many injuries and reports in both of today's outings too.

[chef]

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Why were we forced to wear our clash jumper and not the Giants.

[bulldogtragic]

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Why were we forced to wear our clash jumper and not the Giants.

Just because.

[bulldogtragic]

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Stevie Johnson two or three weeks? With his bad record, Kennedy off with concussion after being sniped.

[G-Mo77]

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Stevie Johnson two or three weeks? With his bad record, Kennedy off with concussion after being sniped.

Kennedy in trouble for running into Johnson more like it. He'll get off. He's a Giant.

[azabob]

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Good game of footy. Since the ten minute mark Swans have been well and truly under the pump.

[jeemak]

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For someone who repeatedly tells everyone how good he is, Johnson misses a lot of simple shots at goal.

[Rocket Science]

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Why were we forced to wear our clash jumper and not the Giants.

In what alternate universe do opponents with predominantly bright red guernseys and predominantly bright orange guernseys not constitute a visual clash?

Clash strips are a needless blight on the game but if ever a contest cried out for one this is it.

[azabob]

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Surely Sydney cannot be serious about bringing Josh Kennedy back on?

[SlimPickens]

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Stevie Johnson two or three weeks? With his bad record, Kennedy off with concussion after being sniped.

Bit of Brodie Holland on Monty there. Should be at least 3....expect 1

[bulldogtragic]

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Bit of Brodie Holland on Monty there. Should be at least 3....expect 1

Prelim I hope.

[jeemak]

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I've just see the worst interpretation of holding the ball ever paid against Rampe. That's the most specific and excellent example of why the game is fundamentally screwed.