Game Day 2024 Grand Final - Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions

[Truckosaurus]

Last game before cricket season! Sydney have been the dominant team all year (save some confusing losses to Richmond and Port) while Brisbane fought back from a bad start to the season to hit the top 4 and then blew it towards the end and have had to get here the hard way.

Both teams loaded with match winners. Will Sydney be sluggish after only two games in a month or will Brisbane be busted after two come from behind wins and a third week of travelling? Both teams will be looking to make amends after recent GF losses.

Who wins? And who is the Norm Smith Medallist?

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

Gee

 

[Dazzler9]

I'd prefer Brisbane to win but wouldn't be unhappy with the Swans, who I think will do the job. Isaac Heeney

5

Isaac Heeney

Age

28

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.7

5star

M

4.9

5star

T

4.1

5star

CL

2.2

4star

D

14.3

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

5.5

3star

M

4.8

4star

T

2.5

3star

CL

0.8

3star

D

10.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.8

3star

for the Smith Medal.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I'd prefer Brisbane to win but wouldn't be unhappy with the Swans, who I think will do the job. Isaac Heeney for the Smith Medal.

This

 

[Keys]

One of those rare Grand Finals where I’d be happy enough to see either side win

Have a slight preference towards Brisbane

Both sides are fun to watch, have coaches who are decent humans and whilst there’s dickheads on each team, it’s at a relative minimum

Hoping for a cracking game that goes down to the wire but I think Sydney win. Just

And please, no umpiring howlers

 

[Quinz]

Football truly is the winner today

 

[Biggie]

Sydney by 19

 

[FKASC]

Grundy 4 NSM

 

[Bender_]

Ask yourself this, would you rather see Papley or Hipwood with a medal?

If you can choose either of those without feeling dirty then may God have mercy on your soul.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Maybe it's something to do with West Coast being absolute garbage in recent years, but the last couple years I haven't given two craps about the Grand Finals. I'm just ready for the season to be cooked so we can finally get a new coach and rejig our team.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

A Grand Final without a team you’d be mortified to see win. By gar, it’s been a while.

Sydney deserve it. Brisbane are likeable enough, sans Zorko. Let them fight.

 

[DorothyG]

JK what a guy

 

[squashface]

Ask yourself this, would you rather see Papley or Hipwood with a medal?

If you can choose either of those without feeling dirty then may God have mercy on your soul.

At least Papley is a good footballer.

Hipwood is a lemon tree in football boots.

 

[FKASC]

It’s windy today so that might even things out re Brisbane’s shitty goal kicking.

Suits me because the pub I’m going to is giving away free pints until the first goal is scored

 

[Truckosaurus]

Ask yourself this, would you rather see Papley or Hipwood with a medal?

If you can choose either of those without feeling dirty then may God have mercy on your soul.

Brisbane win but Papley gets the Norm for the doomsday scenario

 

[FKASC]

Brisbane win but Papley gets the Norm for the doomsday scenario

No, that’d be brilliant, because we’d get to see his conflicted, disappointed face as he receives the medal

 

[Truckosaurus]

There's also the Fremantle factor: another potential accolade for Lachie "let's not give him a pay rise" Neale.

 

[ioppolo]

Preference Brisbane, not fussed though by Sydney. God it feels good to just be able to watch the game for game's sake.

The real point of interest is the Leon Davis

Leon Davis

Age

43

Ht

177cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.0

1star

K

3.6

2star

HB

1.4

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.4

3star

G

0.4

3star

medal. Hipwood would be $1.02 odds though Logan McDonald, should he play, could make a run for it. The deep end inclusion of Darcy Fort

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Darcy Fort

Age

31

Ht

204cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

2.9

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.2

2star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.8

3star

G

0.2

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.2

4star

may also be a calculated bet. Melican's form has been iffy at times so he may be the surprise from the back of the pack.

 

[PremiershipNo4]

Brisbane wins
Ah Chee 1st goal
Cameron Rayner

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Cameron Rayner

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.4

3star

K

6.2

2star

HB

5.2

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.4

4star

CL

1.3

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.5

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.0

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.4

3star

Norm Smith

 

[Astro7]

Seriously, what kind of inspiration does a long neck goose inspire, or a building (opera house), colours are bland, guernsey is meh, and then there's that angry little ant Papley.
But pleased it's a non-vic game. The geese will probably win the chocolates, but go the Lionesses! A close game to the joyous-bitter end please?

 

[JADED]

Brisbane by 11.
Norm Smith - Dev Rob (Neale)
1st Goal - Dev Rob (Hayward)

 

[The Gtrain]

Jai Culley for the GF sprint ..... win

 

[Monocle]

Jai Culley for the GF sprint ..... win

Still a better chance of this happening, IMO, than Hipwood winning the NSM.

 

[ziad]

Great match up with game winners on both sides. Sydney didn't finish on top for no reason though.

 

[Goroyals22]

Thanks you Irish toss


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