Autopsy AFL 2022 First Qualifying Final - Cats v Pies Sat Sept 3rd 4:35pm EST (MCG)

[Hot_Pies_2019]

Damning? How?

I googled “what is a choke in sport” and was taken to the cats membership page where it then asked for my visa. I just want to know if I buy this, will I be able to get into GMHBA for a final or not?

 

[STPer18]

I googled “what is a choke in sport” and was taken to the cats membership page where it then asked for my visa. I just want to know if I buy this, will I be able to get into GMHBA for a final or not?

Look into your club's history before throwing stones. No one chokes harder than the Colliwobbles.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Look into your club's history before throwing stones. No one chokes harder than the Colliwobbles.

"you are"
"nah you are"

 

[PieLebo87]

Damning? How?

It’s a damning statistic.

Even if the Pies rightfully win, and the Cats put in a good performance, they’ll still be one of the favourites to win the flag, but the whole first week of finals post-bye record will just continue to grow and eat away at the club and supporters.

Not saying it’s right or it’s fair, but it’s the truth.

It’s a damning stat.

 

[Hot_Pies_2019]

Look into your club's history before throwing stones. No one chokes harder than the Colliwobbles.

Geelong finals record says otherwise.

 

[STPer18]

Geelong finals record says otherwise.

27 is the magic number, isn't it?

 

[00VicWard001]

I googled “what is a choke in sport” and was taken to the cats membership page where it then asked for my visa. I just want to know if I buy this, will I be able to get into GMHBA for a final or not?

Where are you flying in from?

 

[00VicWard001]

It’s a damning statistic.

Even if the Pies rightfully win, and the Cats put in a good performance, they’ll still be one of the favourites to win the flag, but the whole first week of finals post-bye record will just continue to grow and eat away at the club and supporters.

Not saying it’s right or it’s fair, but it’s the truth.

It’s a damning stat.

Only if you care about things that happened a year ago or 5 years ago and believe they are relevant to right here and now.

 

[PieLebo87]

Only if you care about things that happened a year ago or 5 years ago and believe they are relevant to right here and now.

You’re talking to a Collingwood supporter here. Does it matter if we lose another Grand Final? Go up 3 posts from here and see what a Geelong supporter posted.

 

[Hot_Pies_2019]

C

Last 4th quarter we played against the Pies points scored was 7.2 44 against 0.2 2.

Geelong's way

Cheers for the extra point

 

[CatToTheFuture]

C

Cheers for the extra point

My mistake

 

[spudmaster]

The Pies may have been brilliant in winning the close ones this year, but this won't be a close one.
Cats far too good.
Luckily for the Pies, they're in the easier half of the draw in terms of meeting the Dockers or Doggies the following week at the G.

 

[Ginnieboy]

The Pies may have been brilliant in winning the close ones this year, but this won't be a close one.
Cats far too good.
Luckily for the Pies, they're in the easier half of the draw in terms of meeting the Dockers or Doggies the following week at the G.

Bugger, I planned on actually watching it, guess I’ll have to find something better to do.

 

[Pavlovs Cat]

Ah the Collingwood haters. Trying to escape reality by fantasising about the future demise of Collingwood. Just as they've done all year.

LOL. People have been doing that to Geelong for over a decade.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

LOL. People have been doing that to Geelong for over a decade.

At least they were right about Collingwood for a year

 

[00VicWard001]

You’re talking to a Collingwood supporter here. Does it matter if we lose another Grand Final? Go up 3 posts from here and see what a Geelong supporter posted.

Yeah, it’s funny to tit-for-tat, but I think we all know that the your issues on GF day are simply isolated to that particular day alone. There is no way that Pendlebury has something like this weighing on his mind. He’s just there to win a game.

 

[Oldmangrumpy]

Only if you care about things that happened a year ago or 5 years ago and believe they are relevant to right here and now.

The history of failure is right there for the cats though!
Pies fans deal with it all the time regarding grand final loses.
Everyone says we are different to previous years to mask the dread of another letdown or say why even bother making it.
We always find a way to mess up and it becomes a real thing.
15 from 44 or thereabouts is real.
Exactly as it is for the pussies, how do you think you got the handbag title?

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

It only takes one to ruin a thread.

 

[00VicWard001]

The history of failure is right there for the cats though!
Pies fans deal with it all the time regarding grand final loses.
Everyone says we are different to previous years to mask the dread of another letdown or say why even bother making it.
We always find a way to mess up and it becomes a real thing.
15 from 44 or thereabouts is real.
Exactly as it is for the pussies, how do you think you got the handbag title?

Of course this is the reality. We’ve lost GFs and finals and have had tags applied, as have you.

But Billy Brownless isn’t playing for us this weekend so it’s a bit of a long bow to apply historical data with different variables to the here and now (although he was an awesome finals player from memory).

 

[Hot_Pies_2019]

The Pies may have been brilliant in winning the close ones this year, but this won't be a close one.
Cats far too good.
Luckily for the Pies, they're in the easier half of the draw in terms of meeting the Dockers or Doggies the following week at the G.

Surely they play Freo at GMHBA? 20k seats should be more than sufficient for that game.

 

[Hot_Pies_2019]

27 is the magic number, isn't it?

Pies cumulative win margin since round 14?

 

[South of the Yarra]

Pies to win by 6 plus goals. We are simply too good for the Cats.

 

[Osho]

Pies newly found freedom to do shit and dare has been fairly well battle tested the last month or so. You'd have to think the positive attitude is a LARGE factor for them. It wins games. Anyone who has floundered under pressure knows the value of the correct mental state. It's not to be sneezed at.

The longer this interminable bye goes on, the more this FACTOR grows in significance for me.

I think the Cats will need to dispell their own finals demons early, and if they do, they can and should win.

But if Pies' mad effervesence is allowed to BUBBLE, game on.

 

[Pavlovs Cat]

Pies newly found freedom to do s**t and dare has been fairly well battle tested the last month or so. You'd have to think the positive attitude is a LARGE factor for them. It wins games. Anyone who has floundered under pressure knows the value of the correct mental state. It's not to be sneezed at.

The longer this interminable bye goes on, the more this FACTOR grows in significance for me.

I think the Cats will need to dispell their own finals demons early, and if they do, they can and should win.

But if Pies' mad effervesence is allowed to BUBBLE, game on.

I reckon that teams that defend well like Geelong, Sydney and Richmond are going to be effective at shutting down that Pie run that can be so dangerous. Freo defend well too but don't appear to be as dangerous offensively. I reckon the old hard arse coaches Longmire, Scott and Hardwick will have the solution to the Pie puzzle and unravel it accordingly. Time will tell I guess.

 

[JohnZ]

Pies to win by 6 plus goals. We are simply too good for the Cats.

Pies 40+ is extremely good value, making bank this weekend.