Grand Final - your predictions?

[cub]

If the pies lose maybe he can sing 'you're once, twice, three times a loser' to Eddie, Mick, Bucks, Johnson and Presti

Lol - If West Coast Eagles happened to be playing, dancing on the ceiling would be a must.

[Bernie]

What are you talking about?  Collingwood is THE enemy followed by Carlton, thats the order, always has been.  You guys don't even remember going to Vic park and having to fight for your life to get on the train with them feral bastards attacking you.  I poo you not.  They would wait for opposition supporters who were on their own or in smaller groups and attack them.  Gutless bastards.  Carlton supporters never did that at least.  Collingwood are scum, with scum, lowlife supporters.

Owl, you're quite correct with that recollection.

[one-eyed]

Here's the teams......

Collingwood

B: Nick Maxwell, Nathan Brown, Alan Toovey
HB: Harry O'Brien, Ben Reid, Heath Shaw
C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Ben Johnson
HF: Alan Didak, Travis Cloke, Luke Ball
F: Dayne Beams, Chris Dawes, Steele Sidebottom
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Tyson Goldsack, Leigh Brown, Brent Macaffer, Jarryd Blair

Emg: John McCarthy, Tarkyn Lockyer, Simon Prestigiacomo

In: Goldsack
Out: Leon Davis


St Kilda

B: Jason Gram, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Jason Blake, Sam Fisher, Robert Eddy
C: Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Farren Ray
HF: Brett Peake, Justin Koschitzke, Leigh Montagna
F: Adam Schneider, Nick Riewoldt, Stephen Milne
Foll: Ben McEvoy, Lenny Hayes, Clinton Jones
I/C: Andrew McQualter, James Gwilt, Steven Baker, Sean Dempster

Emg: Jarryn Geary, Rhys Stanley, David Armitage

In: McEvoy
Out: Michael Gardiner (hamstring)

[Owl]

Damn straight Bernie, It happened to my old man as well when he was a youngster lol so they been doing it for a long time.

[tigers_of_old_1980]

Pies will still be too quick - so Pies by a couple of goals.

Goddard for the NS medal.

[RollsRoyce]

What are you talking about?  Collingwood is THE enemy followed by Carlton, thats the order, always has been.  You guys don't even remember going to Vic park and having to fight for your life to get on the train with them feral bastards attacking you.  I poo you not.  They would wait for opposition supporters who were on their own or in smaller groups and attack them.  Gutless bastards.  Carlton supporters never did that at least.  Collingwood are scum, with scum, lowlife supporters.

Yeah Owl, for me it's kind of 50-50. I despise them both equally, and it kind of drifts in and out depending on which one is having more success at any particular time.
But I think I loathe Carlton more because they've robbed us of our rightful Premierships twice in my lifetime. I still wish I could go back and fix '82 in particular. When is somebody going to come up with that Delorian?

P.S. I don't remember any horror stories from Vic Park. We mostly played the Black and White scum at the Gee in my recollections. Though I did get jumped by a Fitzroy supporter once when I threw my record at Gary Wilson post- match after the little umpires pet gave me the s#!'s all day.   

[mightytiges]

Leon Davis is a bad out .............. for the Saints lol.

As much as hope the Pies choke again and lose  , I think last week most things went the Saints way which may not happen this time around. St Kilda survived the Pies' early blitzrieg and were still in the game at half time thanks to Cloke choking in front of the big sticks again. It was also low scoring which meant the game was played on St Kilda's terms for most of it. Backing up again may see a more open game in the replay as happened in 1977 which this time around will suit Collingwood  .

[RollsRoyce]

Collingwood play an open style of game?? Since when MT??? Both sides play a hideous form of constipation, hence the pathetic scoreline of 68 last week.
Don't give up on the Saints yet either.
I reckon psychologically that draw hurt Collingwood a lot more, because they thought they had it in the bag. Just compare Riewoldt's very positive marshalling of the troops post-siren, to Maxwell's sooky-la-la to Richo how the draw was a joke. Even his President had to shut him up, if we believe Hinch
I'm hoping too that the frenetic style of game Collingwood plays, constantly running to block space, will have taken the run out of their legs.
SAINTS BY A WHOPPING MARGIN
 

[Owl]

What are you talking about?  Collingwood is THE enemy followed by Carlton, thats the order, always has been.  You guys don't even remember going to Vic park and having to fight for your life to get on the train with them feral bastards attacking you.  I poo you not.  They would wait for opposition supporters who were on their own or in smaller groups and attack them.  Gutless bastards.  Carlton supporters never did that at least.  Collingwood are scum, with scum, lowlife supporters.

Yeah Owl, for me it's kind of 50-50. I despise them both equally, and it kind of drifts in and out depending on which one is having more success at any particular time.
But I think I loathe Carlton more because they've robbed us of our rightful Premierships twice in my lifetime. I still wish I could go back and fix '82 in particular. When is somebody going to come up with that Delorian?

P.S. I don't remember any horror stories from Vic Park. We mostly played the Black and White scum at the Gee in my recollections. Though I did get jumped by a Fitzroy supporter once when I threw my record at Gary Wilson post- match after the little umpires pet gave me the s#!'s all day.   

LOL ill pay the 82 final...still gives me the shell grits too.

[mightytiges]

Collingwood play an open style of game?? Since when MT??? Both sides play a hideous form of constipation, hence the pathetic scoreline of 68 last week.
Don't give up on the Saints yet either.
I reckon psychologically that draw hurt Collingwood a lot more, because they thought they had it in the bag. Just compare Riewoldt's very positive marshalling of the troops post-siren, to Maxwell's sooky-la-la to Richo how the draw was a joke. Even his President had to shut him up, if we believe Hinch
I'm hoping too that the frenetic style of game Collingwood plays, constantly running to block space, will have taken the run out of their legs.
SAINTS BY A WHOPPING MARGIN
 

I hope you're right RR 

What I meant btw is the Pies like playing on the spread along the boundary. If the Saints don't match the Pies workrate then that'll give Collingwood space along the boundary and for their frontrunners to "cheat" forward of the play and wait for the soft hero possie rather than be accountable for an opponent. Last week these frontrunners couldn't get these usual cheap possies forward of the play as the Saints amped up their workrate after half-time. Recovery during the week is going to have a big say tomorrow. Any tiredness by either or both sides will open the game considerably up especially after half-time. St Kilda doesn't want an open game given their close-in negative low scoring gamestyle that Lyon learnt from Roos up in Sydney. 

[tiger till i die]

My mum got punched by a Carlton supporter (male) i effing hate carlton supporters.. put i have started a few fights with pie supporters 

[mightytiges]

Collingwood are the worst for mine. Jack Dyer famously said he wouldn't even watch B&W TV he hated Collingwood that much. That's a good enough reason  lol .

[RollsRoyce]

The other thing is MT, I think the Saints may have figured Collingwood out. If they apply the lessons they learned in that 2nd half in particular to tomorrows game, I reckon they should have their measure. 

[Smokey]

Took the Saints by 20 last week - see no reason to change my mind this week.

[mightytiges]

The other thing is MT, I think the Saints may have figured Collingwood out. If they apply the lessons they learned in that 2nd half in particular to tomorrows game, I reckon they should have their measure. 

Let's hope so RR. Saints need to stick with Collingwood up to half-time. The Pies have started with their early blitz again. Thankfully the ump took the ball off Cloke in the goalsquare but they're dominating so far  .