Finals Predictions

[Xie Shan]

Ok, enough soul-searching...so what do people think will happen in the finals? Here are my not-so-fearless predictions:

1. West Coast will not win the flag, and may not even make the GF
2. A Victorian team will win the premiership
3 One of the top 4 will go out in straight sets
4. Either the 7th- or 8th-placed side (but not both) will win in the first week of the finals
5. One of the top 4 will lose a home prelim after having the week off

[573v30]

Qualifying and Elimination Finals:
Geelong def. Kangaroos
Port Adelaide def. West Coast
Adelaide def. Hawthorn (Hawks eliminated)
Sydney def. Collingwood (Magpies eliminated)

Semi Finals:
Kangaroos def. Adelaide (Crows eliminated)
West Coast def. Sydney (Swans eliminated)

Preliminary Finals:
Geelong def. West Coast (Eagles eliminated)
Port Adelaide def. Kangaroos (Kangas eliminated)

Grand Final:
Geelong def. Port Adelaide (Geelong - 2007 AFL Premiers)

[Zlatorog]

I sort of agree with this.

[NMWBloods]

I can't come up with a realistic scenario I like. So I'm just hoping that if we don't win then Geelong does. I don't want to think of other alternatives.

[Claret]

I can't come up with a realistic scenario I like. So I'm just hoping that if we don't win then Geelong does. I don't want to think of other alternatives.

That's exactly how I feel.

I will say, however, that if West Coast do finish 2nd (they are only 0.4 of a percent behind Port) then I think they'll be in the Granny again.

With the Eagles playing the Dons and Port up against Freo you'd have to favour Judd and co.

[Thunder Shaker]

St Kilda to make the finals, only to lose in the first week
MCG to host five finals
Michael O'Loughlin to become the new finals record holder for the Swans
Swans to be eliminated in the semis
Geelong to defeat West Coast in the prelim
Port to defeat Collingwood in the other prelim
Geelong to defeat Port in the Grand Final by 40 points

[NMWBloods]

Qualifying and Elimination Finals:
Geelong def. Kangaroos
West Coast def. Port Adelaide
Sydney def. Collingwood (Collingwood eliminated)
Adelaide def. Hawthorn (Hawthorn eliminated)

Semi Finals:
Sydney def. Kangaroos (Kangaroos eliminated)
Adelaide def. Port Adelaide (Port Adelaide eliminated)

Preliminary Finals:
Geelong def. Adelaide (Adelaide eliminated)
West Coast def. Sydney (Sydney eliminated)

Grand Final:
Geelong def. West Coast (Geelong - 2007 AFL Premiers)

[CureTheSane]

I think a Victorian side will win the flag, either that or a non-Victorian side.
Two teams will be eliminated in the first week
Two teams will lose, but they won't be eliminated in the first week
I think I will be pretty wasted by the time of the final siren if the Swans aren't playing, probably even if they are.
The Grand Final will be played on the last weekend in September
There will be calls for Roos to stand down if we don't win the flag.
Someone will suggest that O'Loughlin needs to retire.
Matthews wil have a blindingly good finals series, and carry the team o their second flag in 3 years.

One of those is not as likely as the others to occur, can you pick which one?

[Zlatorog]

The last one.

[swansrule100]

Qualifying and Elimination Finals:
Geelong def. Kangaroos
West Coast def. Port Adelaide
Sydney def. Collingwood (Collingwood eliminated)
Adelaide def. Hawthorn (Hawthorn eliminated)

Semi Finals:
Sydney def. Kangaroos (Kangaroos eliminated)
Adelaide def. Port Adelaide (Port Adelaide eliminated)

Preliminary Finals:
Geelong def. Adelaide (Adelaide eliminated)
West Coast def. Sydney (Sydney eliminated)

Grand Final:
Geelong def. West Coast (Geelong - 2007 AFL Premiers)

dont we play west coast or port week 2 if we win?? i cant remember

[Xie Shan]

dont we play west coast or port week 2 if we win?? i cant remember

Yep - if we win we play the loser of 2 vs 3.

[swansrule100]

Yep - if we win we play the loser of 2 vs 3.

well ill go for a bold one and say the crows have a way better chance than us especially because they could easily win a showdown prelim

cats def kangas
power def eagles
swans def pies
crows def hawks


swans def eagles
crows def kangas

cats def swans
crows def power

cats def crows


we wont beat the eagles tho :P

[NMWBloods]

dont we play west coast or port week 2 if we win?? i cant remember

Yes, I was adapting someone's above and did the second week back-to-front.

[Damien]

If today simply wasn't a one off helped by an inept and overrated opposition, then I think we will go onto a bit of a roll and cause some damage.

But I agree with Nick - if we can't win it, give me a Geelong premiership.

[Xie Shan]

Well, 3 out of 5 ain't bad.