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MUSCULAR BEAVER
Dec 26, 2014

HENDO! HENDO!
Semi finals is the most boring weekend of football in the home and away season

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A baby ate my dingo
May 12, 2001
Neither of these teams look like they'll give West Coast any kind of trouble at all.

Sydney are playing like muppets and North are only just getting ahead.

put both hands in
Nov 28, 2007

:swoon:FYFE:swoon:
Has a team that finished eighth ever made a prelim before?

Brown Paper Bag
Nov 3, 2012

Bloody hell when even a legend like Goodes kicks like that you know it's one of those games

Negligent
Aug 20, 2013

Its just lovely here this time of year.
North will probably find a way to mess this up

Schlesische
Jul 4, 2012

Negligent posted:

North will probably find a way to mess this up

2nd half is starting the right way.

Rougey
Oct 24, 2013
:stare:

Negligent
Aug 20, 2013

Its just lovely here this time of year.
Oh norf

Testekill
Nov 1, 2012

I demand to be taken seriously

:aronrex:

Thank god for the VFL game today, at least that was pretty good after Sandy's slow start.

Schlesische
Jul 4, 2012

Good contest, poo poo game.
Improvement over last nights poo poo contest, poo poo game.

2 behind posts in 5 minutes. loving Norf.

Schlesische
Jul 4, 2012

HAHAHA gently caress YOU HARVEY.

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001

Schlesische posted:

HAHAHA gently caress YOU HARVEY.

Why do they kick along the ground? Stupid.

Diet Crack
Jan 15, 2001

6 behinds in a row

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
The red and royal blue is a fantastic non-clash combination, looks really good on TV. Just makes me think of the '96 GF.

Negligent
Aug 20, 2013

Its just lovely here this time of year.
Forest Gump is on after the footy, seems fitting

Schlesische
Jul 4, 2012

Just heard Up There Cazaly on the TV.
Should be the Finals ad music, every year.

Rougey
Oct 24, 2013
What in the loving gently caress

Diet Crack
Jan 15, 2001

Oh boy wowee.. Biggest margin of the game.

put both hands in
Nov 28, 2007

:swoon:FYFE:swoon:
Holy poo poo Sydney, you're going to lose to eighth

Schlesische
Jul 4, 2012

Tune in now for "Can North Norf this?"

MUSCULAR BEAVER
Dec 26, 2014

HENDO! HENDO!
First ever 8th place to win a semi...?

The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.
Unless the Swans pull something massive out of their arse in the next little while this looks like a pretty sad end to the season for them.

Also means we get the other kind of Norf, the sort that grinds its way all the prelim only to get pummelled into crumbs.

Negligent
Aug 20, 2013

Its just lovely here this time of year.
It's North so it's far from won

The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.
We live in hope.

put both hands in
Nov 28, 2007

:swoon:FYFE:swoon:
Sydney need four goals, and as they have only kicked six so far, it's unlikely

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
It's been really nice listening to Grandstand all afternoon with the country/suburban footy round up, then moving into the AFL game without dealing with the channel 7 peanuts.


Lindsay Thomas is full of beans.

hiddenmovement
Sep 29, 2011

"Most mornings I'll apologise in advance to my wife."

Doctor Cave posted:

Sydney need four goals, and as they have only kicked six so far, it's unlikely

Nick Davis as the sub tia

Schlesische
Jul 4, 2012

Dear Channel 7:
I will actually watch that loving abysmally bad poo poo you're shilling (I think it's called 800 words or something stupid) for the entirety of its run if you sack the entire Saturday Night commentary team.

hiddenmovement
Sep 29, 2011

"Most mornings I'll apologise in advance to my wife."
That was brave as gently caress

fisting by many
Dec 25, 2009



Fuckin ow

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
Amazing mark from Petrie

MUSCULAR BEAVER
Dec 26, 2014

HENDO! HENDO!
Chin boner spirit

Negligent
Aug 20, 2013

Its just lovely here this time of year.
Thanks for not screwing up North

The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.
Deary me this game is so dead I've started theorising about a ten team finals series. Top 6 get a week's break, 7-10 play off, and then it's just a straight knock-out after that. Maybe bracketed something like this:

1 v (winner of 8 v 10)
3 v 6

2 v (winner of 7 v 9)
4 v 5

Having said that I think with the current system should stay in place, but yeah, semi-final week is a bit lacklustre, although we've had a straight-sets exit again.

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
John Longmire doesn't even look happy watching a premiership win while sitting in business class.

The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.
West Coast pretty much get another week's break before the grand final.

Solemn Sloth
Jul 11, 2015

Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

The Deadly Hume posted:

Deary me this game is so dead I've started theorising about a ten team finals series. Top 6 get a week's break, 7-10 play off, and then it's just a straight knock-out after that. Maybe bracketed something like this:

1 v (winner of 8 v 10)
3 v 6

2 v (winner of 7 v 9)
4 v 5

Having said that I think with the current system should stay in place, but yeah, semi-final week is a bit lacklustre, although we've had a straight-sets exit again.

Given no one has won the premiership from outside the top 4 since the current system came in, why would you add more teams that aren't going to impact the final result, and also extend the season even further while doing so?

Negligent
Aug 20, 2013

Its just lovely here this time of year.
Petrie's been in the wars tonight

Spedman
Mar 12, 2010

Kangaroos hate Hasselblads
Atley reminds me of Anthony Rock for some reason.



Also, the more I think about it the more the 17-5 season makes sense.

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The Deadly Hume
May 26, 2004

Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

Solemn Sloth posted:

Given no one has won the premiership from outside the top 4 since the current system came in, why would you add more teams that aren't going to impact the final result, and also extend the season even further while doing so?
1. keeps more teams interested until the end of the season.
2. Still a four week finals series (I eliminated double chances in lieu of a bye for the top teams)

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