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Richmond has pretty much made the Granny as far as I'm concerned. Dont rate Port, WCE or GWS at the moment
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Yes, Richmond supporters are a different breed. They're extremely serious and dour but you have to give them their due - they've stuck. For a team that's had little success in recent years, Richmond's membership and crowds have stayed strong. Even Collingwood's crowds dip sharply when they're losing. I don't particularly like Richmond but you've got to sort of admire them. And if you look at the 2017 free kick differential I posted in the General Footy forum, you can see they've got where they are now on their own. Not like the Fairypuppies!Comment
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Definitely agree it's a great place to live, probably the best city I've seen n I've seen a fair few. The minority are very enjoyable to talk to about footy but the majority haven't got a clue of anything beyond the border. It's amazing how many people believe that Collingwood built their "community" centre because McGuire sprouted that garbage that many times. The tax payer built it, me n you n everybody else. N another example that's getting thrown up on bigfooty is what happens to the jumpers if Adelaide n Richmond play off in the gf? Bet anything Richmond get to play in their traditional jumper n Adelaides history gets thrown down the drain. Richmond would get all the treatment of a home jumper, home crowd, home ground even though Adelaide finished on top of the comp. national competition my @$$ pfft. Won't happen though as it looks like we'll be playing them id say.Comment
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Where someone lives has nothing to do with the validity of the opinion being expressed. What matters is whether or not you can support it with evidence and reason. If your opinion is based on nothing other than your feelings, sure you're entitled to it, but it really doesn't have much value to anyone else.Comment
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Anyway, back on topic, the loser of the QF finals always looks bad and winner of EL finals always always looks good, but week two it's back to business, and Geelong will be tough at the G.Comment
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No doubt we can beat the Cats (which doesn't mean we're guaranteed to, just that it's entirely possible). Regardless of the Cats' recent finals record, I think we're a better, more balanced team and have shown more consistent form over the last three months of the season. Our forward line is better than theirs (by some margin) and our midfield bats deeper (even if it lacks a Dangerfield). Both sides have good defences but while their defence can break even with our forward line, I think our defence matches up even more strongly against their forward line.Comment
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I feel a bit nervous about all of this 'beating Geelong' talk, given they don't have an opponent yet.Comment
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What a day! I am very excited about tonight. My young son and I just touched down from Melbourne and, apart from the building nervousness, we are looking forward to a great battle (in the first half - I would be happy if we kicked away after that).
Geelong were dreadful last night. They did not seem to have any system moving the ball forward. Harry Taylor seemed out of place in the forward arc during the thrust of finals pressure. Maybe he needs to start back to work himself into the game before switching into attack, if the experiment is to continue. Richmond's pressure was intense though. Perhaps that was the sole cause of Geelong's problems.
It is a strange to say really, but finals always seem so final. There are only four games, after one week off - and then they happen so fast. Everyone will write off Geelong and GWS, but a lot can happen in a week. Of course our game is very final for the loser.
Perhaps you and I actually follow different teams now. I support a football club that is inclusive and proud of its heritage. It is not fixated on singularities. I don't start supporting another team from the state in which I live (Victoria), or belong (I am a New South Welshman), if my club is shunted out of the finals. I leave that sort of parochialism to state premiers, local newspapers and other ideologues. The AFL is a club competition, after all, not a state of origin tournament.
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Yeah, it's funny. I am a Victorian, living in SA (sadly, soon I'll have lived longer in SA than I did in Vic, but I'll always be a Victorian)) supporting a Sydney team (people in SA often find this concept difficult to grasp ... or why I don't just support a SA team).
But that's the point, I support a team. The Swans could move to Saturn & I'd be supporting the Saturn Swans. Or if, goodness forbid, they become extinct, I'll likely support no one. I'd still follow footy, but probably wouldn't support another team.
If the Swans bow out of the finals before the big dance or don't make the finals, I get back to working my weekends and paying vague attention to what's happening in the AFL world and trying to get home from work on Grand Final day in time to inattentively watch 2 teams I care little about on TV slog it out at the MCG, while trying to find Swans articles to read in the grand final footy record, eating a hot pie from the comfort of my couch.Comment
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