Richmond vs Geelong @ the 'Gabba --- 2020 Grand Final

[georgies31]

He also mentioned that we chose Metricon for our final, so they think we don't like playing the gabba..

We played 3 games there this year Syd,Bris and who else Sun's right.Swans flood as usual and Sun's did to if I'm correct.Had 1 loss at the gabba in how many years lol.Let's be honest last 2 games they have had training drills cats.Neither match they got tested or had to battle hard big disadvantage for me.

[eliminator]

Will be a very tough match.

[rogerd3]

Buckle up it's going to be a long week.
Cue the AFL writing the narrative about how deserving Ablett and Dangerfield are...it's already started.

Will be a tough match...

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Buckle up it's going to be a long week.
Cue the AFL writing the narrative about how deserving Ablett and Dangerfield are...it's already started.

Will be a tough match...

Good.

Will make victory that little bit sweeter

[pmac21]

We must play really tough, hard and unsociable.  Everytime ablett, dalhuis, myers get it tackle them to the ground.
Match ups.
Hawkins - Balta
Rohan - Broad
Grimes - Ablett
Baker - Myers
Astbury- Stanley when resting

[pmac21]

Danger - Houli (just kidding)

Go with Grimes. 

[georgies31]

Don't be suprised to see Balta go forward to.Got to expose Taylor and Henderson slow and not great when ball hits ground we exposed there back 6 last game.

[Diocletian]

The most glorious flag of all if we win.....just an asterisk flag and not a real flag if we lose....

[one-eyed]

Buckle up it's going to be a long week.
Cue the AFL writing the narrative about how deserving Ablett and Dangerfield are...it's already started.

Will be a tough match...

AFL grand final will produce either Richmond dynasty or fairytale farewell for Geelong’s Gary Ablett.

https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/afl-grand-final-will-produce-either-richmond-dynasty-or-fairytale-farewell-for-geelongs-gary-ablett-ng-b881696364z

[one-eyed]

He also mentioned that we chose Metricon for our final, so they think we don't like playing the gabba..

We played 3 games there this year Syd,Bris and who else Sun's right.Swans flood as usual and Sun's did to if I'm correct.Had 1 loss at the gabba in how many years lol.Let's be honest last 2 games they have had training drills cats.Neither match they got tested or had to battle hard big disadvantage for me.

Geelong's 5 games at the Gabba this year:

R10 vs North  90-57
R11 vs St K    93-34
R16 vs Ess    108-42
SF   vs Coll    100-32
PF   vs Bris      82-42

Their last loss at the Gabba was R22 last year by a point. Brisbane came from behind to win.

https://afltables.com/afl/teams/geelong/allgames_vn.html#20

[georgies31]

He also mentioned that we chose Metricon for our final, so they think we don't like playing the gabba..

We played 3 games there this year Syd,Bris and who else Sun's right.Swans flood as usual and Sun's did to if I'm correct.Had 1 loss at the gabba in how many years lol.Let's be honest last 2 games they have had training drills cats.Neither match they got tested or had to battle hard big disadvantage for me.

Geelong's 5 games at the Gabba this year:

R10 vs North  90-57
R11 vs St K    93-34
R16 vs Ess    108-42
SF   vs Coll    100-32
PF   vs Bris      82-42

Their last loss at the Gabba was R22 last year by a point. Brisbane came from behind to win.

https://afltables.com/afl/teams/geelong/allgames_vn.html#20

Record reads well , but besides lions and to a extend saints who were a bit up and down weake teams they played.

[one-eyed]

What time does the AFL Grand Final start?

Everything you need to know about the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final

By Michael Whiting
afl.com.au
19 October 2020

THE 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final between Richmond and Geelong starts at 6.30pm AEST (7.30pm AEDT) on Saturday, October 24.

It will be the first night Grand Final and the first time the decider has been held outside of Melbourne, gracing the turf of Brisbane's Gabba.

The game will also be the first all-Victorian Grand Final since 2011, which is also the last time the Cats contested a decider.

Richmond is shooting for a third premiership in four seasons, and its second successive.

The Tigers, as the highest-ranked team, will wear their home guernsey and home shorts, while the Cats will wear their white shorts. 

Starting times for those watching around Australia

AWST: 4.30pm – WA
ACST: 6pm – NT
AEST (local): 6.30pm – QLD
ACDT: 7pm - SA
AEDT: 7.30pm - VIC, NSW, TAS, ACT

Starting times for those watching around the world

United Kingdom: 9.30am, Saturday
Europe: 9.30am, Saturday (western); 11.30am, Saturday (eastern)
USA: 1.30am, Saturday (west coast); 4.30am, Saturday (east coast)
Dubai: 12.30pm, Saturday
New Zealand: 9.30pm, Saturday
Thailand: 3.30pm, Saturday
Japan: 5.30pm, Saturday
Bali: 4.30pm, Saturday

How to follow the Grand Final on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App

- Watch the big game on the AFL Live Official App
- Live coverage throughout the day including full match centre with all the stats and video highlights
- The latest weather information straight from the Bureau of Meteorology
- Latest pictures from our photographers
- All the news from the game including comprehensive match report, player ratings and in-depth interviews with players and coaches

What happens if scores are level at full-time?

- There will be a six-minute break.

- There will be two five-minute halves, plus time on. The first period teams will kick to the same end in fourth quarter before swapping for the second period.

- If the scores are still tied at the end of the second period, the siren will not ring until the next score, which will decide the winner.

Medal presenters

After winning the 2004 Norm Smith Medal as part of Port Adelaide's historic triumph, Byron Pickett will hand over the 2020 edition of the medal given to the player judged best on ground.

The Norm Smith Medal is traditionally presented by a previous winner, with Brisbane champion Simon Black doing the honours last year. Black has been the Premiership Cup Ambassador in 2020.

Adelaide's dual premiership coach Malcolm Blight will present the Jock McHale Medal to the winning coach.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/519583/what-time-does-the-afl-grand-final-start-

[one-eyed]

Contrasting styles collide in grand final like no other

Daniel Cherny
The Age
October 19, 2020

Grand final: Richmond v Geelong, Gabba, Saturday night, 7:30pm AEDT

So here we are. A season like no other before it will end with two Victorian teams contesting the grand final in Queensland, the first decider played under lights. That the Tigers and Cats have qualified for the last game of the year should not be understated given they've played almost all of the season on the road as a result of the coronavirus crisis in Victoria. Had the preliminary final results gone the other way there would have been fresh suggestions this year's premiership deserved an asterisk given Port Adelaide and Brisbane had accommodating fixtures and spent much of their respective seasons at home. But there can be no such claims about Richmond and Geelong, for both have done things the hard way.

The Tigers and Cats have met just once in 2020, and it came relatively recently at Metricon Stadium on the Friday night of round 17. The stakes were high for Richmond, whose top-four hopes would have been badly jeopardised with a defeat to a red-hot Geelong. It was billed at the time as a potential grand final preview, but the game was in truth pretty dreary. The Cats were kept to just one goal in three quarters as All-Australian backman Dylan Grimes dominated proceedings for the Tigers. The margin was 32 points at the final change but things could have been a lot worse for Geelong had Richmond not kicked 5.13 to that stage of the game. The Cats issued a brief scare, lifting on the back of some aerial excellence from Esava Ratugolea, but Richmond closed it out to record a 26-point win. Jack Riewoldt yet again stood up against one of the competition's top sides, kicking four majors in a low-scoring game. The win was marred though by a hamstring injury to Tom Lynch, and more seriously, a season-ending knee injury for Tigers big man Ivan Soldo.

X-factor

There haven't been many better finals players than Dustin Martin, if any. The Richmond champion added another chapter to his extraordinary big-game reputation with a best afield showing against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in Friday night's thrilling preliminary final. Martin enters the grand final as favourite to win what would be a third Norm Smith Medal. Should he salute he would become the first man to achieve the feat, and secure his status as a legend of the game.

Then there is the other No.4. Gary Ablett will line up for his 357th and final AFL match in the grand final, and he is far from limping to the line. When the Lions threatened in Saturday night's preliminary final, it was the dual Brownlow medallist who split the game open with two telling third-quarter goals. It's the closest thing the AFL has to the Chicago Bulls' Last Dance, and Ablett is jiving to the end.

Tactics

It's become something of a cliche, but it is undeniable that this match can be portrayed as chaos (Richmond) v control (Geelong). A hallmark of the Tigers' success over the past four seasons has been their desperation to keep the ball moving forward, while their glut of hard-running flankers mean they are rarely outnumbered. Conversely, the Cats have developed a cautious defence-first game style in which they are comfortable chipping the ball around, hanging onto possession to maintain their shape.

Richmond had been comfortable picking two ruckmen before Soldo got hurt but over the past couple of weeks have relied on Toby Nankervis getting the job done with some pinch-hitting from David Astbury. Rhys Stanley has been reliable – by his standards – for the Cats this year and gets help from the supremely versatile Mark Blicavs. Geelong have also benefited from Tom Hawkins' brute ruck force at forward-50 boundary throw-ins.

It's hard to envisage either side making an unforced change at selection this week. Both Ratugolea (Cats) and Mabior Chol (Tigers) have had their moments this year but they were too few and far between to justify the addition of an extra ruck-forward option. Brad Close and Tom Atkins played a lot of footy as pressure forwards for Geelong this year but Ablett's return has led to a selection crunch and Sam Simpson has done enough since being recalled. Josh Caddy, Jake Aarts and Oleg Markov all have claims for selection at Richmond but look set to be hard-luck stories.

Prediction

It's the meeting of two very well-drilled teams, both of whom have stars across all lines. Geelong's best football has been spellbinding this year, and as much as a team that has won three flags already this century could make for a fairytale – a Cats flag would be just that given Ablett's swansong and Patrick Dangerfield's missing CV item. But Richmond have won six of their past seven knockout finals and the memory of their comfortable round 17 win looms large. Tigers by 21 points.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/contrasting-styles-collide-in-grand-final-like-no-other-20201018-p56670.html

[one-eyed]

For those in Qld, public tickets go on sale at 9am today via the ticketmaster website.

A crowd of 30k is allowed.

source: ABC

[georgies31]

I'm hearing chasos style versus a more composed style.How wrong they a last 2 games we have been winning differently winning the centre square with Nank and our midfielder winning clearances big difference and that's against sides we beat saints and power ranked highly in that stat.