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AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Booney » Mon Aug 26, 2024 11:51 am

Thursday Sep 5 :

Port Adelaide v Geelong - AO 7:10pm

Friday Sep 6 :

Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn - MCG 7:10pm

Saturday Sep 7 :

Sydney v GWS - SCG 2:50pm
Brisbane v Carlton - Gabba 7:00pm

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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby amber_fluid » Mon Aug 26, 2024 11:57 am

Why wouldn’t they switch the Saturday games to give Carlton time to get home on Saturday
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Wedgie » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:00 pm

Booked Friday Sep 5 off in preparation for drowning my sorrows.
Hoping for a miraculous repeat of 2020 when we somehow made the GF and Port didn't after they knocked us off in a Qualifying final at AO proving the game means nothing. :lol:

Power, Bulldogs, Sydney and Brisbane for me.
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby whufc » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:04 pm

Port face a Geelong side coming off a weeks rest. Is there an easier game in the AFL?

Even Port couldn't lose the unlosable.
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Wedgie » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:08 pm

whufc wrote:Port face a Geelong side coming off a weeks rest. Is there an easier game in the AFL?

Even Port couldn't lose the unlosable.

Hey, we beat Collingwood in the Qual Final at the MCG two years ago after a week's rest!
But yeah, our general record ain't great. :(
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Brodlach » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:14 pm

amber_fluid wrote:Why wouldn’t they switch the Saturday games to give Carlton time to get home on Saturday

Weeks break not enough?
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby amber_fluid » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:18 pm

Brodlach wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:Why wouldn’t they switch the Saturday games to give Carlton time to get home on Saturday

Weeks break not enough?


A week less a day if they travel Sunday or even late Saturday night
Why disadvantage if you don’t have to?
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Wedgie » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:19 pm

amber_fluid wrote:
Brodlach wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:Why wouldn’t they switch the Saturday games to give Carlton time to get home on Saturday

Weeks break not enough?


A week less a day if they travel Sunday or even late Saturday night
Why disadvantage if you don’t have to?

6 months break not enough?
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby amber_fluid » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:22 pm

Wedgie wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:
Brodlach wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:Why wouldn’t they switch the Saturday games to give Carlton time to get home on Saturday

Weeks break not enough?


A week less a day if they travel Sunday or even late Saturday night
Why disadvantage if you don’t have to?

6 months break not enough?


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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Brodlach » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:29 pm

amber_fluid wrote:
Brodlach wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:Why wouldn’t they switch the Saturday games to give Carlton time to get home on Saturday

Weeks break not enough?


A week less a day if they travel Sunday or even late Saturday night
Why disadvantage if you don’t have to?

13 days between games

Maybe I’m missing something
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Wedgie » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:37 pm

Brodlach wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:
Brodlach wrote:
amber_fluid wrote:Why wouldn’t they switch the Saturday games to give Carlton time to get home on Saturday

Weeks break not enough?


A week less a day if they travel Sunday or even late Saturday night
Why disadvantage if you don’t have to?

13 days between games

Maybe I’m missing something

He's saying if they win the gap between the qualifying and the semi.
I'm a bit concerned I understand him. :lol:
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Spargo » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:52 pm

Carlton possibly get 7-8 players back this week…
Port the only certainties for me at this stage.
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby am Bays » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:57 pm

Spargo wrote:Carlton possibly get 7-8 players back this week…
Port the only certainties for me at this stage.


We need Geelong to do the right thing by SA footy and win so we cant have AO sullied by the AFL rubbish two days before our GF!
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Jimmy_041 » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:58 pm

Spargo wrote:Carlton possibly get 7-8 players back this week…
Port the only certainties for me at this stage.


I'm backing Geelong to get the GF
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Mon Aug 26, 2024 1:13 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:
Spargo wrote:Carlton possibly get 7-8 players back this week…
Port the only certainties for me at this stage.


I'm backing Geelong to get the GF

No chance
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby marbles » Mon Aug 26, 2024 1:14 pm

https://www.afl.com.au/ladder?Competition=1&Season=62&Round=978#predictor/round/25

You can play finals predictor on the AFL ladder page

Ive got a Port v Hawks Grand Final
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby wenchbarwer » Mon Aug 26, 2024 1:15 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:
Jimmy_041 wrote:
Spargo wrote:Carlton possibly get 7-8 players back this week…
Port the only certainties for me at this stage.


I'm backing Geelong to get the GF

No chance


Plenty, all clubs get an allocation of GF tickets, they'll be there :lol:
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Jimmy_041 » Mon Aug 26, 2024 2:01 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:
Jimmy_041 wrote:
Spargo wrote:Carlton possibly get 7-8 players back this week…
Port the only certainties for me at this stage.


I'm backing Geelong to get the GF

No chance


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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby Jimmy_041 » Mon Aug 26, 2024 2:06 pm

I've got Swans v Hawks and Cats v Giants in the Prelims

However, I would prefer the Giants get in so we get more of those clips with their song 8)
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Re: AFL Finals Week 1

Postby RB » Mon Aug 26, 2024 2:18 pm

I reckon Swans v Giants is the hardest to tip.

Can't see Port dropping a double-chance final, think the Hawks get up in a high-scoring game, and Brisbane kick 12 goals to 3 after half time against the Blues to win comfortably.
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