Grand Final - your predictions?

[Obelix]

Yeah, I thought it was well umpired too for the large part. Thought Goddard was BOG by a long way

We've had some cracking grand finals over the last 10 years haven't we?

[FNM]

Hasn't and may not be mentioned but I thought that was the best umpired game I have ever seen.

So good I can't even tell you who they were other then Ray Chamberlin who was hardly sighted.

I can't believe I'm saying this but well done umps. 

Agree, said that during the game 

[Ramps]

AFL to make $15 to $18 million bucks extra ... doesnt this money get shared by the 16 clubs?

[Chuck17]

Unbelievably well umpired, we must not have got those umpires this year.

Still reckon they should take the numbers off their backs though

[Hellenic Tiger]

Great result - we get to see the Pies choke twice  

 

agree with Tucky ... Pies choked. Lyon is a smart coach he saw what worked and what didnt. The saints coughed up 4 goals just from there own mistakes and blokes like Eddy shouldnt be in the side. Saints by 24 points next week!

Yep Eddy out but for who will be interesting as there's no one obvious. Out of Armitage, Geary or they could add an extra tall in Stanley.
McEvoy will need to come in for Gardiner if he's injured.

I think McEvoy will definentely come in for someone. I thought Eddy was okay in the last quarter. McQualter is another one who may be in the gun unless Gardiner does not come up and the swap will be like for like.
Leon Davis despite his goal only had 6 touches or so so he will be under pressure from Goldsack to keep his spot. Interesting to see what the weather will be like. If its raining I like St Kilda's chances even more.

2010 may have something to offer the Collingwood hating fan. Two Grand Final failures in the one season.
Their record is now 3 wins in their last 21 Grand Finals.

[Hellenic Tiger]

What happens with trade week? Does it get pushed back for another week and start a week later now?

[Francois Jackson]

Unbelievably well umpired, we must not have got those umpires this year.

Still reckon they should take the numbers off their backs though

dont be fooled Chuck. Unleash the Giesch would've instructed them to umpire this way, JUST FOR THIS GAME.

same goes for reports etc etc. Every little punch or nibble will get off scot free.

This is how the game should be umpired so why dont the idiots do it all year round.

Mate the winner today is footy. Footy lives on for another 7 days.

[Francois Jackson]

Have to agree with Maxwell its abit of a joke having another game next week just play an extra 10 minutes or something.

your kidding yourself right?

Footy lives for another week whats not to like about that.

Footy show, On the coach, GF replay all ovre again. Bring that poo on bloke.

Im rapt.

[Francois Jackson]

LOL Jake and Tucky. Very apt result when you put it like that


I'm for one pro to keeping the replay. What's wrong with keeping a rare tradition when we all new the rules beforehand. Nah Nick let's have a sook after the result because the result didn't go your way . Not to mention the AFL will make $$$ from another $100k seats sold. Hopefully like 1977 more of the ordinary members can go to the replay. However I won't hold my breath as it'll be so typical of Demetriou and Anderson to overreact to something that has happened just 3 times in 150 years and change the rules to extra-time  .

Agree MT its not the AFL's fault its a replay the rules have been their for 150 years. However it's a bad one, horrible one. My cousin a Saint tragic, missed out on a GF ticket, paid for a Sydney Swans corporate ticket package worth 1.4k and flown himself from London costing him $2k return has come and seen a draw and walk away without seeing a result... Makes no sense.

That aside in no professional sport do we have our Premiership day replayed if the teams are dead locked. Its common sense play extra time of 2 x 5 or 10 minute halves. If the scores are tied have another 2 minute halves and so on.

The draw as a whole is pointless, historical or not it shouldn't hold a place in our game anymore. Our game is not like soccer that rewards weaker teams for being defensively strong against stronger teams. If an AFL game is drawn both teams are good enough to win and should be given the opportunity to do so.

Its common sense, go into the rooms come out 10 mins later and play 2 x 5 or 10 min halves....

well thems are the breaks my friend. Maybe your relative should've upgraded her membership instead of opting for the cheap tighar-se option.

This is tradition my friend and the replay should and will stand. A great result.

[jackstar is back again]

Gee Jack, I hope this person you referring to is not a doctor!
If so...
1 They should not be telling anyone such information and..
2 if they do you should not be sprouting it on here.

Big trouble for a doctor to be flaunting their patients privacy- big trouble.

was also common knowledge that Jake King played the last 4 games with the same injury

weren't you hinting at the fact a few weeks back that King was involved in some questionable behaviour at Bali and mentioned something about his ribs as proof?

also I'm with al, you seem to be alluding to this second person as a doc, i really hope he isn't.

Your an idiot, Jake king had broken ribs for the past 4 games, he went on trip to Bali, had trouble breathing and  had operation as soon as he retunred.

[Ramps]

And the A Leagues mega derby next week just got another massive shafting lol ....  

[jackstar is back again]

Just got home, great game of footy
Got to go  in the saints rooms after the game,( or should i say southern stand rooms as there was a problem with the other rooms ??)and guess what, seen Kosy with a mattress rapped around his ribs :

[Mr Magic]

The Saints played a fantastic game. Certainly matched up very well against the Pies and surprised me.
Damn shame that they didn't win..this week.

[2JD]

SO....the games a draw, the siren goes, the game stops, the players are spent and then what, hey boys lets line up for another 5 /10 minutes, all very well in theory, but these guys are not machines, they were stuffed! Draws in the granny dont happen often enuff to be an issue, big deal if we are the only code to stage a replay, thats because we are the only aussie rules code and as such abide by aussie rules. people are so quick to jump up and down about rule changes and how they dont need changing. This is another rule that is unique to us and our game. Leave it as it is and enjoy another week of footy

[cub]

Unreal banana peel - I had Goddard only bet - mate had 'legend' r shout  lmfaolllobnw
, bnw = back next week  


Great game