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Re: 2017 AFL Finals
West Coast are stuffed for a few years I reckon. But the interstate teams are never down too long... (apart from Brisbane)
I think the pre-lim at the MCG works well for GWS. They'll be nervous but lets face it, as hard as it'll be to play in front of 90k people who hate you, it's probably harder to play in front of 90k people who are desperate for you to win. I think it just amplifies the interstate match elements. IE: Get in front early and the fans are quiet and somewhat sooky. Let them kick the first few goals and you're in trouble.
I hope GWS get smashed. As individuals I have nothing against them. As a club they don't deserve a flag as they haven't had the same restrictions put on them that other teams have. You can't watch a GWS game without the commentators creaming over the list of high draft picks are in the team, and that pays no reference to the fact that they've traded away 12 first round picks since they joined. 12! They've been around for 5 years and have had 29 first round picks. We've had 6 in that time. Even the Gold Coast have only had 14. Seriously, when you think about it, this doesn't make sense and at the same time it makes sense. AFL is a business and the big $ are in Sydney. They need this team to get more than 11k people to a semi final at home. I hope the expansion succeeds but I also hope they choke in the pre-lim... cause I hate Ward and Davis. Idiot captains.
Anyway, read this:
West Coast are stuffed for a few years I reckon. But the interstate teams are never down too long... (apart from Brisbane)
I think the pre-lim at the MCG works well for GWS. They'll be nervous but lets face it, as hard as it'll be to play in front of 90k people who hate you, it's probably harder to play in front of 90k people who are desperate for you to win. I think it just amplifies the interstate match elements. IE: Get in front early and the fans are quiet and somewhat sooky. Let them kick the first few goals and you're in trouble.
I hope GWS get smashed. As individuals I have nothing against them. As a club they don't deserve a flag as they haven't had the same restrictions put on them that other teams have. You can't watch a GWS game without the commentators creaming over the list of high draft picks are in the team, and that pays no reference to the fact that they've traded away 12 first round picks since they joined. 12! They've been around for 5 years and have had 29 first round picks. We've had 6 in that time. Even the Gold Coast have only had 14. Seriously, when you think about it, this doesn't make sense and at the same time it makes sense. AFL is a business and the big $ are in Sydney. They need this team to get more than 11k people to a semi final at home. I hope the expansion succeeds but I also hope they choke in the pre-lim... cause I hate Ward and Davis. Idiot captains.
Anyway, read this:
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