Lewis Jetta to run in the GF Sprint!

[giant]

He did better than poor Daniel who ended up in the car with the Auskicker of the Year. How good was that!

That was hilarious - it was hard to tell who was less impressed.

[Big Al]

Lewis Jetta to run in the GF Sprint!

The strange thing is that they handed out the Norm Smith medal in the tied game. With two grandfinals, it will be an interesting trivia question in years to come. Unless Lenny does it again you'll have to remember two names.

Maybe Goddard will get it this time like he should have the first time around.

[Cheer_Cheer]

Maybe Goddard will get it this time like he should have the first time around.

+1

[Robbo]

I don't see how it is irrelevant. What happened, happened. All the statistics remain - and now the game is an instant classic. You can almost be guaranteed that it will get replayed each and every year during the pre-GF football marathons.

Yeah but in terms of deciding who the premier is, it's about as useful as an ash tray on a motor bike.

The efforts of the players were a complete waste because they will have to come back next week and start all over again. In one weeks time when a premier has been decided, this drawn GF is going to mean absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. The only Grand Final's which mean something are the Grand Final's where a premier is decided.

[Hartijon]

Maybe Goddard will get it this time like he should have the first time around.

+2

[Matty10]

Yeah but in terms of deciding who the premier is, it's about as useful as an ash tray on a motor bike.

The efforts of the players were a complete waste because they will have to come back next week and start all over again. In one weeks time when a premier has been decided, this drawn GF is going to mean absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. The only Grand Final's which mean something are the Grand Final's where a premier is decided.

I just don't share such a negative opinion of the game, Robbo.

This was one Grand Final where the efforts of all 44 players meant something to their team's quest for a premiership. If any single one of those players had put in a lesser performance it is likely that their team would have lost the premiership. Nothing was wasted - all their efforts were used to secure their place in a premiership match - and it is highly doubtful that the magnificence of that drawn match will be forgotten any time soon. People will be talking about it for years!

[liz]

Yeah but in terms of deciding who the premier is, it's about as useful as an ash tray on a motor bike.

The efforts of the players were a complete waste because they will have to come back next week and start all over again. In one weeks time when a premier has been decided, this drawn GF is going to mean absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. The only Grand Final's which mean something are the Grand Final's where a premier is decided.

So, with hindsight, were a large number of games played during the H&A season and even some of the finals. That doesn't make them a waste of time. Sport is as much about entertainment as anything else, and the two teams dished up a highly enthralling contest on Saturday for the millions who chose to watch it.

[Go Swannies]

Put it in perspective.

If a Swans player had kicked a point in the closing seconds of the 2006 Grand Final would you have said "well, that was a waste of an afternoon"?

[Robbo]

I'm not saying the game wasn't entertaining. I'm saying that once the ball is bounced this Saturday, last Saturday and everything that happened means nothing.

It's like Nick Maxwell said. You had 44 players go out there and go to war with eachother. The reason they went to war is so they could get a result for their side.

It's all good and well to have seen a game that will get replayed at 3am before the next few GF's, but the purpose of the 44 players and 100,000 spectators being at the MCG was to see a result and the purpose wasn't fulfilled.

[Hartijon]

I'm not saying the game wasn't entertaining. I'm saying that once the ball is bounced this Saturday, last Saturday and everything that happened means nothing.

It's like Nick Maxwell said. You had 44 players go out there and go to war with eachother. The reason they went to war is so they could get a result for their side.

It's all good and well to have seen a game that will get replayed at 3am before the next few GF's, but the purpose of the 44 players and 100,000 spectators being at the MCG was to see a result and the purpose wasn't fulfilled.

Which is exactly what happens in most wars eg Iraq,Afghanistan,Vietnam, Korea etc etc So the analogy to a war was perfect for the end result!

[Velour&Ruffles]

Yeah sure why not. Everything else that happened today is now irrelevant so I can't see how the sprint is any different. Today was just a complete waste of time and effort all round.

What a farcical comment. The efforts of a player on any losing side could be dismissed just as easily because it didn't result in a win and they come back next week. If you reckon the efforts of Hayes and Goddard were irrelevant as a footy fan you may as well never watch another match. They were both mighty, and I loved watching them. They were what footy is all about - an absolute refusal to lay down and sheer determination that carried their teammates along for the ride. Lenny's game reminded me of Brett Kirk's game in the 2006 Grand Final - still one of the finest individual efforts I've ever seen on a footy field. Was that "irrelevant" because it didn't produce a win?

[Blood Oath]

Put it in perspective.

If a Swans player had kicked a point in the closing seconds of the 2006 Grand Final would you have said "well, that was a waste of an afternoon"?

We had enough gettables missed from Barry & Jude in the first half, didn't we?

[Blood Oath]

If my uncle was my aunty.......................

[Tooth Fairy]

I'm not saying the game wasn't entertaining. I'm saying that once the ball is bounced this Saturday, last Saturday and everything that happened means nothing.

It's like Nick Maxwell said. You had 44 players go out there and go to war with eachother. The reason they went to war is so they could get a result for their side.

It's all good and well to have seen a game that will get replayed at 3am before the next few GF's, but the purpose of the 44 players and 100,000 spectators being at the MCG was to see a result and the purpose wasn't fulfilled.

No one wins a war. War is bad OK

[Robbo]

What a farcical comment. The efforts of a player on any losing side could be dismissed just as easily because it didn't result in a win and they come back next week. If you reckon the efforts of Hayes and Goddard were irrelevant as a footy fan you may as well never watch another match. They were both mighty, and I loved watching them. They were what footy is all about - an absolute refusal to lay down and sheer determination that carried their teammates along for the ride. Lenny's game reminded me of Brett Kirk's game in the 2006 Grand Final - still one of the finest individual efforts I've ever seen on a footy field. Was that "irrelevant" because it didn't produce a win?

Yes they had great games but that isn't going to help them one little bit next week so yes it all means nothing. You play GF's to get a result, 44 players worked their asses off to get a result yet there wasn't one. Footy is about one side winning and one side losing. I can handle a game (like the 06 GF) where one side gives it their all and comes up short. Those games -are- relevant because there has been a result. The reason last Saturday is completely irrelevant because no winner was decided. What exactly is the point of having a GF without deciding a winner?

When the ball is bounced this Saturday, what does last Saturday actually mean in the grand scheme of things? Sweet @@@@ all.

The only thing farcical here is that we have to go through everything again. And the AFL knows it's farcical. That's why they have said there will be extra time if it's a draw this week, which is what should of happened last week.