AFL Round 2 wrangling

[Booney]

Thursday -
Carlton v Collingwood - We stuffed our rebuild up. No, we are!

Friday -
Geelong v Brisbane - Spoon Day?

Saturday -
Sydney v Adelaide - Battle for outright flag favouritism
Port Adelaide v Essendon - Fantasia five?
St Kilda v Melbourne - The battle of the good book
Gold Coast v North Melbourne - Admission $25. You get $25 if you come along

Sunday -
Hawthorn v Richmond - Did someone say RFC?
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles - West is best. Either way.
Fremantle v GWS - *Yawn emoji*

[PatowalongaPirate]

Not sure if it's been mentioned elsewhere, but has anyone else noticed how expensive tickets are this season? I paid $60.00 for an Adult ticket to AO this Saturday as an Essendon Member and it is waaaaayyyyyy up the back. I have never paid this much for a ticket before anywhere in Australia.

[Lightning McQueen]

Thursday -
Carlton v Collingwood - We stuffed our rebuild up. No, we are! SGM multi night to make it worth watching, Carlton for betting purposes

Friday -
Geelong v Brisbane - Spoon Day? A blockbuster two weeks ago, total opposite it seems, who will be worse? Geelong at home you'd think

Saturday -
Sydney v Adelaide - Battle for outright flag favouritism Cows to come crashing back down to earth while the Swans end up with a blood nose
Port Adelaide v Essendon - Fantasia five? Essendon to show promise for 2.5 quarters until Port get out of first gear
St Kilda v Melbourne - The battle of the good book Oh when the Saints
Gold Coast v North Melbourne - Admission $25. You get $25 if you come along GC 40+ in beautiful conditions

Sunday -
Hawthorn v Richmond - Did someone say RFC? Tiges 37 points
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles - West is best. Either way. Dogs to show some authority and let everyone know they're up and about
Fremantle v GWS - *Yawn emoji* Freo to get up in front of 9 people

[Jim05]

Not sure if it's been mentioned elsewhere, but has anyone else noticed how expensive tickets are this season? I paid $60.00 for an Adult ticket to AO this Saturday as an Essendon Member and it is waaaaayyyyyy up the back. I have never paid this much for a ticket before anywhere in Australia.

$85 as a Essendon member behind the goals. Probably because for 2 quarters we will see a heap of action

[whufc]

Carlton/Collingwood should be a cracker with 75% capacity.

Like what I saw from Carlton last week but we have seen them perform well in round 1 only to end up being the same old. Reckon they are good value at the bookies at $2.

Sydney/Adelaide should be fun to watch with neither team expecting to be 2-0. The Buddy value gets Sydney over the line, reckon the young lads will find an extra leg having Buddy on the field with them for the first time.

Brisbane/Geelong will be the opposite to the above game, this will be tense and tight. Neither team expecting to be 0-2. Whoever loses this one will be written off but both have enough quality that 0-2 isn't quite the end of the world.

I reckon the Dogs make a bit of a statement and give the Eagles and solid belting. The Dogs for mine are the slight dark horses...…….that midfield

[Spargo]

Of the last 58 times a team went 0-2, only 5 times did they play finals that year.

[Booney]

Of the last 58 times a team went 0-2, only 5 times did they play finals that year.

Top 4 spots usually lose 6 or 7 max throughout the year, for one of the Cats/Lions 0-2 means top 4 looks a long way off given they haven't faced Port, Richmond, West Coast, St Kilda or the Bulldogs, some of whom they may face twice still.

[Lightning McQueen]

Of the last 58 times a team went 0-2, only 5 times did they play finals that year.

Go Brucey!!!

[Dutchy]

Of the last 58 times a team went 0-2, only 5 times did they play finals that year.

Majority of those teams would be bottom 8 teams anyway, plenty of teams lose 2 games in a row during a year and still play finals

[Lightning McQueen]

Of the last 58 times a team went 0-2, only 5 times did they play finals that year.

Majority of those teams would be bottom 8 teams anyway, plenty of teams lose 2 games in a row during a year and still play finals

0-2 just seems way worse, you're at least 2 weeks away from being even and you're playing catch up, you'll play your star player despite being only 75% fit where you probably wouldn't in round 15 in the same circumstance.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Not sure if it's been mentioned elsewhere, but has anyone else noticed how expensive tickets are this season? I paid $60.00 for an Adult ticket to AO this Saturday as an Essendon Member and it is waaaaayyyyyy up the back. I have never paid this much for a ticket before anywhere in Australia.

$85 as a Essendon member behind the goals. Probably because for 2 quarters we will see a heap of action

Yeah, that's why I went the "cheaper" option. Taking Junior with me too so a pretty expensive exercise.

[Bum Crack]

Anyone who thinks Geelong and Brisbane won't be playing finals need their heads read.

[whufc]

Anyone who thinks Geelong and Brisbane won't be playing finals need their heads read.

Both will play finals. Neither side should go any worse than 0-2 with Geelong getting the Hawks and Brisbane getting the Pies in round 3.

As mentioned before I think Geelong will finish 5th-6th.

The interesting one for Brisbane is Lachnie Neale, he had an interrupted pre season, an average community cup game and then didn't set the world on fire in round 1. If he cant recapture the form he had can they win enough first possession. ps. I have him in my fantasy team

[DOC]

Thursday -
Carlton v Collingwood - We stuffed our rebuild up. No, we are!

Friday -
Geelong v Brisbane - Spoon Day?

Saturday -
Sydney v Adelaide - Battle for outright flag favouritism
Port Adelaide v Essendon - Fantasia five?
St Kilda v Melbourne - The battle of the good book
Gold Coast v North Melbourne - Admission $25. You get $25 if you come along

Sunday -
Hawthorn v Richmond - Did someone say RFC?
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles - West is best. Either way.
Fremantle v GWS - *Yawn emoji*

[Dutchy]

Of the last 58 times a team went 0-2, only 5 times did they play finals that year.

Majority of those teams would be bottom 8 teams anyway, plenty of teams lose 2 games in a row during a year and still play finals

0-2 just seems way worse, you're at least 2 weeks away from being even and you're playing catch up, you'll play your star player despite being only 75% fit where you probably wouldn't in round 15 in the same circumstance.

Bullies were 0-2 last year and played finals. Richmond lost in Rounds 3 & 4 and won the flag.

[DOC]

I think Brisbane will struggle to make the 8.

This year they have to travel. Had a huge advantage last year playing at home.

They play Geelong, Richmond, Collingwood, Fremantle and Gold Coast twice.

Hipwood and Daniher is one too many one dimensional one effort players who have the smacked bum face look down to an art.

[Armchair expert]

Thursday -
Carlton v Collingwood - #sackbucks
Friday -
Geelong v Brisbane - Draw

Saturday -
**Sydney** v Adelaide - I never support * teams
Port Adelaide v Essendon - Fantasia fivethousand
St Kilda v Melbourne - I swear these two play each other every second week
Gold Coast v North Melbourne - Send North to GC
Sunday -
Hawthorn v Richmond - Richmond by 100
Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles - Home ground advantage
Fremantle v GWS - Fremantle only have 14 fit players

[Lightning McQueen]

Anyone who thinks Geelong and Brisbane won't be playing finals need their heads read.

Both will play finals. Neither side should go any worse than 0-2 with Geelong getting the Hawks and Brisbane getting the Pies in round 3.

As mentioned before I think Geelong will finish 5th-6th.

The interesting one for Brisbane is Lachnie Neale, he had an interrupted pre season, an average community cup game and then didn't set the world on fire in round 1. If he cant recapture the form he had can they win enough first possession. ps. I have him in my fantasy team

The Pies play well up there...........................and the Lions lost to Sydney at home, Sydney!

[JK]

I think Brisbane will struggle to make the 8.

This year they have to travel. Had a huge advantage last year playing at home.

They play Geelong, Richmond, Collingwood, Fremantle and Gold Coast twice.

Hipwood and Daniher is one too many one dimensional one effort players who have the smacked bum face look down to an art.

Yeah I don't think Brissy are morals to play finals (at the moment you'd still think they will, but I think their genuine chance at a flag with this group might have passed).

Now to see if that suitably jinxes the Cats

[daysofourlives]

Anyone who thinks Geelong and Brisbane won't be playing finals need their heads read.

Cats could very well be 0-4 by the time Paddy returns.
No way are they beating Brisbane this week