All our ducks lined up

[Bulldog Joe]

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This was the biggest advantage - no doubt. , closely followed by playing the first final a day earlier on Thursday and giving us one more days rest.

One of those sliding door moments.

Scheduling for Thursday in the West was the worst possible position when we needed as much time as possible to get the players on the park, but then that earlier final parlayed into successive 8 day breaks to have us properly primed for GWS.

The momentum from that made us unstoppable.

[Eastdog]

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The GWS game was a mighty hard game.

[LostDoggy]

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Bevo out coaching his former fellow Hawthorn assistant and senior coaches until the GF.
By then Horse knew him and his Swannies were STUFFED!!!

[Drunken Bum]

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There was one thing I was truly thankful for - GWS went the knuckle for the first quarter of the prelim, completely forgot the ball and focused on the man. A few of our boys wore a few hits (Roberts especially) but kept their head.

Just out of curiosity as i don't remember but what was the tribunal result from the Roberts hit?
I was filthy on that, was actually really surprised the crowd didn't pick up on it, maybe because it was so long after he disposed of the ball but i had a perfect view of it and went off tap hurling abuse at the filthy sniper only for people around me to ask what happened, i thought i imagined it for a second.

[Bornadog]

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Just out of curiosity as i don't remember but what was the tribunal result from the Roberts hit?
I was filthy on that, was actually really surprised the crowd didn't pick up on it, maybe because it was so long after he disposed of the ball but i had a perfect view of it and went off tap hurling abuse at the filthy sniper only for people around me to ask what happened, i thought i imagined it for a second.

Pretty sure he was only fined. Another AFEL tribunal joke.

[Dry Rot]

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Just out of curiosity as i don't remember but what was the tribunal result from the Roberts hit?
I was filthy on that, was actually really surprised the crowd didn't pick up on it, maybe because it was so long after he disposed of the ball but i had a perfect view of it and went off tap hurling abuse at the filthy sniper only for people around me to ask what happened, i thought i imagined it for a second.

Who hit Roberts?

[Bornadog]

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Who hit Roberts?

Palmer-ended up with blood nose

[Dry Rot]

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Palmer-ended up with blood nose

Thanks.

GWS are a dirty mouthy lot.

I hate them.

[Drunken Bum]

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Pretty sure he was only fined. Another AFEL tribunal joke.

That's staggering, the crowd didn't even react it was that late after he disposed of the ball, he wasn't even close to getting him in the action of kicking. You could even argue that it's behind the play even, you're wide open at that moment and well beyond the point of expecting any contact, not to mention he got him high as well how the hell is that not at least a week or 2?
No need to answer that we all know the reason.

[merantau]

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The bye helped. The Thursday final helped. Apart from that we were, if I may channel the late Merv Williams, "like the boy with the barrow".

[Mofra]

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Bevo out coaching his former fellow Hawthorn assistant and senior coaches until the GF.
By then Horse knew him and his Swannies were STUFFED!!!

Luke Beveridge has never lost to John Longmire, as a player across three teams or as a senior coach.
It's an outstanding quirk.

[westdog54]

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Pretty sure he was only fined. Another AFEL tribunal joke.

Also no action taken at all for the Jumper Punch on Picken.

[Twodogs]

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Luke Beveridge has never lost to John Longmire, as a player across three teams or as a senior coach.
It's an outstanding quirk.

That's amazing. Do you know what year Bevo first make Longmire his bitch? 1987, 1988?

[merantau]

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Also no action taken at all for the Jumper Punch on Picken.

I was wondering about that. Thanks for clearing it up. Good to know jumper punches to the jaw have the AEFL stamp of aproval.

[Bornadog]

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I was wondering about that. Thanks for clearing it up. Good to know jumper punches to the jaw have the AEFL stamp of aproval.

Apparently they have finally woken up and players will be reported.