2023 Finals Series

[Maltopia]

Created this thread as there wasn’t an obvious better place to chat about the finals series as a whole.

Just read on the AFL site that JPK is the Premiership Cup Ambassador - which means he presents the trophy to the us on GF day?

So who are people thinking will win it all?

For me, I am thinking Pies, Brisbane and Melbourne (even with Melksham injured) are the most likely.

We were only a few tight games outside of the top four, but we had so many last quarter fade-outs (and ‘lucky wins’ against North and Adelaide) that I am not confident we can win four away games in a row (even two is going to be tough).

That said, I have tipped us this weekend.

[barry]

Bedford (giants) will miss 1st final as his appeal failed for a pretty normal sheppard.
Sets a dangerous precedent for rest of finals. Be careful swans.

[Maltopia]

Bedford (giants) will miss 1st final as his appeal failed for a pretty normal sheppard.
Sets a dangerous precedent for rest of finals. Be careful swans.

Well we can predict an out then for our second final if we beat Carlton:

Out: Wicks (suspended) 😂

[i'm-uninformed2]

That’s an awesome reward for JPK. There’s a fundamental element of AFL that hopefully never changes and that’s winning the contested ball, and no one has done it better. He’s one of the most ‘unheralded’ great midfielders the game has had.

[Kafka's Ghost]

Well we can predict an out then for our second final if we beat Carlton:

Out: Wicks (suspended)

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[Mel_C]

Bedford (giants) will miss 1st final as his appeal failed for a pretty normal sheppard.
Sets a dangerous precedent for rest of finals. Be careful swans.

Whately and Buckley were discussing the Bedford incident this morning, and they couldn't believe he was suspended. Whately AGAIN expressed his dissatisfaction with both Rampe and McCartin getting off for their bumps. He brought up the fact that the opposition players had concussion and a fractured cheek bone, whereas in Bedford's case the opponent had no injury. He said if Bedford was a more high profile player, there would be more publicity.

Whately is so frustrating, only concentrating on the injury and not whether the incident is a football act.

[Blood Fever]

Look up know all in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of Gerard.

[barry]

The Bedford case is the most bizarre one for a while. Every footy person says it's not worth a week, especially a final. Appeal gets delayed 6 days because AFL council were on holidays (a week before finals!), and now it's been appealed again. Not sure on what grounds, but maybe 'the vibe'.

Could you imagine someone like Patrick Cripps being stuffed around like this.?

[crackedactor 01]

Whately and Buckley were discussing the Bedford incident this morning, and they couldn't believe he was suspended. Whately AGAIN expressed his dissatisfaction with both Rampe and McCartin getting off for their bumps. He brought up the fact that the opposition players had concussion and a fractured cheek bone, whereas in Bedford's case the opponent had no injury. He said if Bedford was a more high profile player, there would be more publicity.

Whately is so frustrating, only concentrating on the injury and not whether the incident is a football act.

The AFL has a distinct dislike for Sydney teams. How do you suspend Bedford and nothing for Jacob Weitering who attempted to gouge out the eyes of Toby Greene?

[The Big Cat]

Whately and Buckley were discussing the Bedford incident this morning, and they couldn't believe he was suspended. Whately AGAIN expressed his dissatisfaction with both Rampe and McCartin getting off for their bumps. He brought up the fact that the opposition players had concussion and a fractured cheek bone, whereas in Bedford's case the opponent had no injury. He said if Bedford was a more high profile player, there would be more publicity.

Whately is so frustrating, only concentrating on the injury and not whether the incident is a football act.

At time Whately said the tribunal got it right in clearing Tom.

[stellation]

I'm fully supportive of trying to protect the long term health of players, even if that means we're going to see some wild decisions around suspensions (I feel like that's been the case for quite a while, anyway).

That said, the Bedford suspension is ridiculous (and I have to be honest- particularly in the light of our own Dane and Tom getting off, I thought theirs were worse).

[wolftone57]

Bedford (giants) will miss 1st final as his appeal failed for a pretty normal sheppard.
Sets a dangerous precedent for rest of finals. Be careful swans.

Yeah a dreadful decision. I think a home town decision.

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