Finals

[707]

If games go as expected next week, Tigers beat Saints, we beat Carlton, Port should thrash GC, Adel will beat WCE, the only dicey one is Cats vs GWS at Kardinia Park.

Richmond highly likely to go to Adelaide and face the Crows/umpires. So many permutations, the only thing looking likely is that we'll finish 6th, probably Melbourne first up. What a round of footy, what a year!

[barry]

Richmond could overtake giants and push GWS to 4th.

[liz]

Freo are useless, so likely finishing 6th.

Best hope is to meet GWS sometime before grand final. We would have crowd support wherever it's played. ANZ, spotless, SCG.

I'd rather not face the Giants at all. Now that they are getting most of their players back, I think they're the team to beat. If the Swans play at their best, I reckon they can account for the other teams in the finals (though against the Crows, with both teams playing their best, I'd have us as a 50/50 chance, especially at Adelaide Oval). But I am not sure even our best is good enough against the Giants if they play close to their best.

[Blood Fever]

I'd rather not face the Giants at all. Now that they are getting most of their players back, I think they're the team to beat. If the Swans play at their best, I reckon they can account for the other teams in the finals (though against the Crows, with both teams playing their best, I'd have us as a 50/50 chance, especially at Adelaide Oval). But I am not sure even our best is good enough against the Giants if they play close to their best.

Fair point Liz although I fear them less this year than last year funnily enough. Could handle playing them in a GF at the MCG this year. They don't seem to play as well there although there could be a little bit of wishful thinking there.

[ugg]

Assuming we don't make top 4, the teams I would like to play from most preferred to least preferred.

St Kilda
West coast
Melbourne
Bulldogs
Essendon

[MattW]

Assuming we don't make top 4, the teams I would like to play from most preferred to least preferred.

St Kilda
West coast
Melbourne
Bulldogs
Essendon

Agree with that. Very good chance it'll be Melbourne.

[liz]

Assuming we don't make top 4, the teams I would like to play from most preferred to least preferred.

St Kilda
West coast
Melbourne
Bulldogs
Essendon

My list would be

Brisbane
Gold Coast
Fremantle
...
Port
Richmond
Adelaide
GWS
Hawthorn

[aardvark]

I think someone (hopefully us) will beat GWS in the GF. They will however win it in 2018.

[ScottH]

So where do the naysayers/non-believers sit now?
Still in a precarious position, but not far away from the 8.
The next 5 games will tell the story. Win 4 and surely everyone will be back on board?

TheSaneIsCured

[gazza]

finals

somebody p[ease remind me how the finals are played. who plays who????

[longmile]

swans play dees

[barry]

I think someone (hopefully us) will beat GWS in the GF. They will however win it in 2018.

Not if Kelly leaves.

Their window it's quite narrow

[aardvark]

somebody p[ease remind me how the finals are played. who plays who????

I hope this opens.....

[Hotpotato]

Who will be the AFL's Fav Fairytale this Finals series to go all the way and feel the (umps) love, as it won't be Sydney.
I'm thinking The Tigers but possibly Dees.

[707]

Has to be the Dees, last flag 1961/2 ish so now that Dogs were gifted their BIG moment last year the Dees are next cab in the rank unless the AFL want an early dividend and GWS get the golden run.

Be interesting to see how much orange support there would be in a GF. If you had a GWS membership I assume you could get GF tickets easily? Or are the number of tickets allocated to the club a ratio of membership totals?