Grand Final predictions

[NMWBloods]

He tried to break the tackles. That's prior opportunity.

If you are tackled within a step of picking the ball there is no prior opportunity. If you are gang tackled to the ground there is no chance you can dispose of it and a ball up is the correct decision.

Geelong were at times disadvantaged by the free kicks due to dodgy advantage calls. At least twice it was brought back when they had taken it away and in the clear, while once it was called advantage when a Geelong player was under pressure and turned it over. Very inconsistent.

There was also the free against Rooke when Rioli tackled him. Fantastic effort by Rioli but Rooke handballed it and normally that would be play on.

Regardless of all the complaining about the umpiring, as usual it had no impact and would not have done regardless of who won.

[Mel_C]

Hawthorn didn't win this game, Geelong lost it.

I cant believe how many points they were kicking in the second quarter. Mooney's efforts on the halftime siren summed the match up in regards to Geelong.

I agree. My brother barracks for geelong so I have seen them play a number of times this year and there were a few selfish players out there on Saturday. As the coach has said, they didn't play by the team rules.

[ROK Lobster]

We weren't playing on stimulants!!

Sadly, the evidence that WC were doped up for the 06 GF is exactly the same as the evidence that the Swans were on the juice in 05.

[ScottH]

I was on the juice more at the '05 GF, than the '06.
Maybe that was the problem.