Changes for Qualifying final V The Hawks.

[billyboob]

Only one significant change:

In: K. Tippet
Out: B. Franklin

MRP wont scrub Buddy.

[Melbournehammer]

i do think the MRP is 50-50 on it. i think he will probably get 2 reduced to 1 but there must be some chance of getting 1 reduced to 0

[barry]

Malceski has been targetted the past 5 weeks. There has been at least one late hit on him every game.

If they take that into account, buddy is gooorne.

[jono2707]

Malceski has been targetted the past 5 weeks. There has been at least one late hit on him every game.

If they take that into account, buddy is gooorne.

They won't.

I think he deserves a week though.

[Jewels]

A lot of pressure on the MRP tonight, a really big call and they will have to come up with some mighty fine justification if they let him off, everything about it says he should get at least a week - was definately high, definately late and he definately had time to pull out of it so very hard to see how he could possibly get off, doesn't mean he won't though.

[Blood_Br05]

Looking at the stats for finalists since 1996:

* The last team to reach a grand final from fourth was.... us in 2006!
* Every grand final since has been played between 1st and 2nd.
* We were also the last team to win the flag after finishing below first or second (2005 for those who've forgotten).
* The Crows are the only team to win it from 4th (in 1997). In '98 they won from 5th.

The trend seems to be it is getting harder for anyone but the top 2 to make the GF, let alone win it.

From 1996-2005, Essendon and Port were the only minor premiers to go on to win the flag. In the seven seasons from 2006-2012, minor premiers won three times, runners-up four times.

We finished 3rd last year in the H&A Season...

[ugg]

Swans 'unsure' on Jetta

Swans unsure about underdone Jetta

[stellation]

Andrew Wu needs to rethink his headshot.

[ugg]

Why? I can assure you that's him. Hi Andrew if you're reading this

[stellation]

I was going to start with "Hi Andrew, don't take this the wrong way- but..."

I'm not sure I can really put my finger on why, I think it just looks too serious.

[Triple B]

All those journos look the same to me...

[Bloodthirsty]

I was going to start with "Hi Andrew, don't take this the wrong way- but..."

I'm not sure I can really put my finger on why, I think it just looks too serious.

He looks like a Triad after you've p@@@@@ them off. Witness protection please.