AFL Finals Week 1
Submitted by chris raff on Mon, 2015-09-07 09:17
So here we are people the “ Real Season “ is upon us .. and the pressure cooker has just been cranked up .
Looks as though at this point it’s going to be wet for the Weagles / Hawks game so the skills are going to be down .. in which case it going to be rough and tough hard ball gets . I fully expect the Hawks to step up their antisocial aspects of their game from the first bounce so the Weagles will need to be switched on from the get go and not take a step backwards ..
Dockers / Sydney game .. we’ve been waiting 6 months for this and it’s time to pull the aces out , so it’s all guns blazing from the onset .. we have a full strength backline and ours mids should dominate giving our forwards as many opportunities as poss ..
Both above games should be beauties , hoping both WA teams get the win and move straight to the PF preferably even right to the GF were we comprehensively smash the crap out of ya’s ..
For your reference here's the Finals Predictor in every scenario I put in . The Dockers seem to win 
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Gadsy
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ahh yes that's better
Nic Nat is supreme!
Paully
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You little Ripper
Great win that one
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YEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW up to
YEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW up to you FREO cmon WA
Gadsy
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Serious contenders folks
we will see if the Frockers are pretenders tomorrow
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Yep pressures on the dorkers
Yep pressures on the dorkers now
Fishing the swan for bream, it's just an obsession
hezzy
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woooohooo great win
woooohooo great win !!!!!!
fantastic effort from the whole team tonight ,
hard to single anyone out but nic nat , shuey , lecca ... nah they all did bloody well
freo should win tomorrow , going to be an interesting next 2 weeks
hezzy
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good luck freo, exciting
good luck freo, exciting weekend
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just listened to a sour a
just listened to a sour a coaches interview, all about how bad the hawks were, shame really i thought the game was good all round just the eagles won through
tim-o
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Meanwhile...
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sea-kem
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Ha ha ha that for me tim-o
Ha ha ha that for me tim-o all I can say is suck it up baby. Mark my words we WILL make the granny. Mmmmm the 101 is going down well
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Jackfrost80
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That was me about 2 years
That was me about 2 years ago but playing GTA. Didn't go down too well
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
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What happened? I fell asleep.
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May as well roll over & drift
May as well roll over & drift off again Dale, I gotta feeling today aint gunna be pretty...
Not a good day for any team to play footy.
I'll be watching from the Radio tower at Sea Rescue.
You will be surprised at how many idiots there are that will be trying their luck out there in these conditions ....
Could be a good weekend for WA Footy....
Cheers & Stay safe
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There are fools out in this
There are fools out in this Deckie?
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Always get fools
You always get fools who head out in rotten weather and its us poor / stupid / brave? souls that have to save their sorry arses.
I'll be listening to the home base radio while watching the game, the one boat that signed on this morning is back in safe before the forecasted wind increases this arvo
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Mate you would be surprised.
Mate you would be surprised. You would thing that green water coming over the Ocaen Reef rockwall would be a good indication about the conditions ...
Not for some ...
Cheers & Stay safe
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Ya gotta wonder where these
Ya gotta wonder where these idiots got their skippers tickets, I mean surely there's some education on Weather and conditions. Idiots should be charged if they endanger your lives by having to save them.
Love the West!
sea-kem
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Oh yeah meant to mention had
Oh yeah meant to mention had a hunge on the game last night, thanks for paying for my night out Hawthorn.
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tim-o
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Thanking the Hawks?
I woulda thought a one eyed eagles fan would be thanking their own team on the win. Could it be that you admit hawks played shit which enabled the WC win, hence the thankyou?
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Gadsy
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Could it be
that the Eagles made them play shit footy with the pressure they applied tim-o?
sea-kem
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Ayup
Love the West!
chris raff
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Going to be off the radar
Going to be off the radar today as I’ll be up at the game with my poncho and hard hat on
( apparently hail is on the cards )
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weather is ordinary at best,
weather is ordinary at best, lots of stoppages in this game
out wide
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Yeah will be shit hard at it
Yeah will be shit hard at it footy alright..arnt swans rated as the best wet weather team. Freo struggled to beat the Suns in the wet..we'll see about that.
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late changes for freo Luke
late changes for freo Luke McPharlin out, matt tabener droppped. Tendai Mzungu and Clancee Pearce both in
sea-kem
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Inaccuracy will cost Sydney,
Inaccuracy will cost Sydney, they look alright apart from that.
Love the West!
sea-kem
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What's with the Goodes
What's with the Goodes booing Freo? tsk tsk
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the freo small fleet looking
the freo small fleet looking sharp
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Son son having a cracker
Son son having a cracker
Fish! HARD!
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2 goals 11 behinds is going
2 goals 11 behinds is going to spell game over swannies
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Yawwn - what a crap
Game of footy to watch.
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wow weeee that was some qtr
wow weeee that was some qtr josh kennedy
sea-kem
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So what's happening with the
So what's happening with the super team? 14 changes of supposed superstars and they are only just managing to stay in front. Might go and paint my house
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Gadsy
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swans delivery into the forward line
is very ordinary, luckily for the Dorkers.
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Nuhhh
Paint your bandwagon
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Gadsy
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not very impressive frockers
tough luck Swans.
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Yep the most unvincing of
Yep the most unvincing of wins. So much for the master plan, call it what you like Sydney nearly overan them towards the end.
Love the West!
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taste it VICTORIA
taste it VICTORIA
out wide
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Sydney warriors sydney very
Sydney warriors sydney very impressive wow sydney... fuck commeti and his big snout idiot mate basil.. FFS Freo beat sydney and thier maggot umpires. Yep its all about winning..fuck all eles.
MJ
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Job Done Freo
Box seat from here
randall df223
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It doesnt matter how it gets
It doesnt matter how it gets done. Reality is we're as close to a GF as your mob.
Fish! HARD!
Gadsy
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Crows looking sharp atm
Got some pace around the ground.
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Freo got the chockies not
Freo got the chockies not real pretty but we ain’t fussy .. Ballas good stuff 3 goals on return , should’ve taken some sunscreen only rain was some spilt beer ..
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Haha... apparently we're
Haha... apparently we're playing crap footy chris. I pity the comp if we start to play well.....
Fish! HARD!
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this is a good game
this is a good game
Gadsy
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"if" being the operative word Randall
On recent form that's not very probable
randall df223
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Does it matter? We're
Does it matter? We're winning playing crap footy. Its the finals. Winning pretty isnt necessary. Just winning, thats all.
Fish! HARD!
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doggies have lit it up at
doggies have lit it up at the G
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Cmon adelaide!
Cmon adelaide!
Fish! HARD!
Gadsy
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Ripsnorter game
goal for goal.
Paully
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Good to see some good
finals type footy today - could it be a draw
Gadsy
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Good play Tex
can the Doggies come back.....
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this is mint
this is mint
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Well done Adelaide , I'm
Well done Adelaide , I'm still in the running
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Onya Adelaide, a nail biter.
Onya Adelaide, a nail biter. I am still alive
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Fwoar
That's how ya wana watch footy
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you need to kick goals and
you need to kick goals and sydney and western bulldogs will be smarting over their inaccuracy
chris raff
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Beer in Hand , lets get this
Beer in Hand , lets get this footy happening .. think I’ll barrack for the underdogs C’mon the Roo’s .
Bonus there’ll be a wipe out on the Footy tip comp
show me the money ..
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Cmon kangas haha
Cmon kangas haha
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Stuff the footy, a big 1,2 coming up for the blue oval at Sandown. Frosty and Chaz. Go you good thing.
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Umps may as well kick the
Umps may as well kick the goals for the Tiges , they had the rub of the green in that first half .. C’mon the roos
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lindsay thomas is due a good
lindsay thomas is due a good slapping from scott, just cost his team 2 goals
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What an idiot
What an idiot
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Tigers
Might have their balls in their throat.
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looks like the kangas are a
looks like the kangas are a little heavy in the throat
chris raff
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The Fat Lady is up and
The Fat Lady is up and about
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LOL
Bloody Ninthmond, why did I tip those crabs? Good luck to those who are left.
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richmond has the finals
richmond has the finals wobbles
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tigers go into pre season
tigers go into pre season training
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i gotta say that last years
i gotta say that last years grandfinalist have every reason to be a little nervous of straight sets. the crows and kangas have to be a massive chance against the swans and hawks
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agree gilly surprised no
agree gilly
surprised no one was on the roos this weekend ?
with their week off it helped in the last
dunno about freo either , will be interesting to see if the lack of games for some of the rested guys becomes an issue in their next game ,
hezzy
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Heil Richmond
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Rumours about that franklin
Rumours about that franklin has done a Wayne Carey to a team mates girlfriend and the players have forced him out.
One hell of a rumour if that's even close to correct
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The rumours are flying thick
The rumours are flying thick & fast. I see the AFL boss on the tele asking everyone to stop spreading them & give him some privacy.
Funny how the AFL have got all soft & fluffy lately when it comes to some clubs & their players......
I think maybe they should stay out of it & leave it to the clubs & their management to make statements on behalf of the players if required.
Just saying....
Cheers & Stay safe
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Rumours there’s a few them ,
Rumours there’s a few them , must’ve been good motivation because Tippet played a blinder on the weekend . I don’t think the club would / should use the Depression Tag if that was the case .. I’m leaning towards the JJ Cale song and awaiting the B sample .
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My first thought. Might have
My first thought. Might have done a crowley
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Crossed my mind as well, or
Crossed my mind as well, or maybe it is depression due the fact he could not get his new Lamborghini Aventador in the color he wanted ?????
Either way, it's all the better for the opposing teams that the Swans come up against. One less match up they have to worry about....
Cheers & Stay safe
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However , I can
However , I can understand Buddy’s ongoing back soreness .. but the depression not so much
Sorry for two pics I couldn't make up my mind ..
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Lol, I'd love a sore back
Lol, I'd love a sore back for that reason Chris. Maybe his plea for his girfriend to stay in Japan was so she couldn't claw the eyes out of whoever he's banged.
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Weagles getting the rub of
Weagles getting the rub of the green , surely not .. Hawks fans bitching lol
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/29547769/home-umpiring-backlash/
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FACT...The team that gets to
FACT...The team that gets to the ball first, generally gets more free kicks than the opposition.
I guess that means that a team that complains about the low number of free kicks it gets, needs to increase it's workload & get to the ball first...
And it is a fact that Subiaco is a dawnting place for visiting teams , as 80% of the crowd is for the home team.
Therefore when a player or umpire gets Booed it seems to be louder than other grounds.
The MCG normally gets a 50 - 50 split and is not as noticeable.
Will this complaining by the Hawks fans mean that the umpires will be "under instruction to even out the count" when teams play here.?????
Cheers & Stay safe
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Just out of interest do you
Just out of interest do you have stats that show that the team 1st to the ball gets the lions share of free kicks? I have seen plenty of instances where those who have generally been slower to the ball win the count. How do you explain tight contests that may have a higher free kick differential for one side? Its difficult to quantify as there are no stats for missed free kicks or incorrect calls but i think that the free kick count alone can be extremely misleading.
There were some bad calls on Friday but it didnt affect the result. Unless its a free kick that should be paid in the dying seconds or not have been paid that changes the score, i think it doesnt really affect outcomes all that much
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Example the free kick that
Example the free kick that was not paid to Richmond in their forward pocket, that could have changed the result .....
Cheers & Stay safe
chris raff
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The Docker’s would be quite
The Docker’s would be quite happy to take a 50 –50 split on frees anywhere , anytime .
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chris raff
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Was it the Weagles game that
Was it the Weagles game that had the deliberate out of bounds after it went 50m ? that was a shocker ..
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Its not only the frees freo
Its not only the frees freo miss out on...what about that mark sandie took 3 mtr in front of goal but not alowed by the maggots
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I'm going out on a limb and tipping Sydney
to beat the kangas at ANZ Stadium. Here's hoping my hunch is right
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am i correct in assuming
am i correct in assuming this was went to be in the tipping comp