Game Day Non-Swans Game Day Thread (The Finals)

[TheGoatBaron]

List things that are safer than the Crows in a close game?

I’ll start

The King! backing the Swans in regardless of opponent

 

[Kapers]

I only really saw the last quarter, but is it just me, or does it feel like it was a very low skill game? Could be wrong, as I didn't get to see much of it, but it felt the like they were just playing kick to kick without too much pressure.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

I only really saw the last quarter, but is it just me, or does it feel like it was a very low skill game? Could be wrong, as I didn't get to see much of it, but it felt the like they were just playing kick to kick without too much pressure.

The Crows were poor with their skill level in the last quarter. Up until just before halftime, they were elite, Mitch Hinge in particular had a shocker

 

[SM]

List things that are safer than the Crows in a close game?

I’ll start

The King! backing the Swans in regardless of opponent

A condom in a big footy users wallet?

 

[TheGoatBaron]

A condom in a big footy users wallet?

Collingwood fans wouldn’t know what a condom is. They breed like bloody rabbits

 

[zyzzbruh]

I know easy to say now, but one team looked as if they knew how to win.
Adelaide on the other hand have a poor record in close finishes and tonight showed why.
Crows forward set up looked more and more disorganised as the night when on, panicked in defence and struggled to get clean possession in midfield.
Geelong have finished top four in 7 of the last nine seasons, only missing finals once.
Adelaide haven't made finals in any of the last 7 seasons.

One team knows how to perform at a consistently high level, the other doesn't.

Geelong always have a professional swagger about themselves going into half time, confident and composed, regardless of the score - almost knowing exactly what they need to do to surgically dismantle a team at the back end of a game. They let teams lose their composure and walk straight into their trap week after week.

You could physically see the point in which the Adelaide players switched from playing hot footy to all of a sudden wondering about how long they need to keep it up for, only to lose their heads and go into preservation mode.

 

[SM]

Collingwood fans wouldn’t know what a condom is. They breed like bloody rabbits

So do Crows.

 

[Kbroome]

Adelaide Big Footy is just dunking on ROB which is rightfully so but they want Stretch to be their main ruck and expect good ball use from him

 

[rustycrate]

Collingwood fans wouldn’t know what a condom is. They breed like bloody rabbits

Did you know that a Collingwood supporter invented the toothbrush?

 

[caesar88]

IMO Crows will crash back down to Earth. They've been average defensively this year (third score of 90+ they've conceded and it's only round 5) and they have a Confederate soldier at the other end of the ground who is about 90 but they still rely on too much.

I hate Geelong but **** Adelaide.

 

[bloodsbigot]

IMO Crows will crash back down to Earth. They've been average defensively this year (third score of 90+ they've conceded and it's only round 5) and they have a Confederate soldier at the other end of the ground who is about 90 but they still rely on too much.

I hate Geelong but **** Adelaide.

Happens every year. Some teams just hit the ground running and then run out of puff after 6-7 games.

 

[SM]

Happens every year. Some teams just hit the ground running and then run out of puff after 6-7 games.

Who was it last year?

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Who was it last year?

Us. But it took the Grand Final to stop us

 

[Olian]

Who was it last year?

Geelong, won the first 7 and then lost the next 4.

 

[SM]

Geelong, won the first 7 and then lost the next 4.

Is that the Geelong that made a prelim?

 

[Syd]

Collingwood fans wouldn’t know what a condom is. They breed like bloody rabbits

Explains the teeth

 

[Kiama Chris]

I know easy to say now, but one team looked as if they knew how to win.
Adelaide on the other hand have a poor record in close finishes and tonight showed why.
Crows forward set up looked more and more disorganised as the night when on, panicked in defence and struggled to get clean possession in midfield.
Geelong have finished top four in 7 of the last nine seasons, only missing finals once.
Adelaide haven't made finals in any of the last 7 seasons.

One team knows how to perform at a consistently high level, the other doesn't.

The difference between Crows Q1 and Q4 was astonishing. Pretty sure it was mostly mental.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Who was it last year?

Gold Coast! Didn't they win their first 3-4 or something and everyone was lauding Hardwich as some master coach

 

[TheGoatBaron]

The difference between Crows Q1 and Q4 was astonishing. Pretty sure it was mostly mental.

I think it was more fatigue coming off a 5 day break.

 

[SM]

Gold Coast! Didn't they win their first 3-4 or something and everyone was lauding Hardwich as some master coach

They went 2-2, beat Tigers and Crows and then got pumped by Dogs and lost to Giants.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

They went 2-2, beat Tigers and Crows and then got pumped by Dogs and lost to Giants.

That’s right won their first two didn’t they then everyone blew smoke up their rear

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I think it was more fatigue coming off a 5 day break.

They were at home both games come off it.

Crows are horribly overrated, forward line is so young still. Need to get Draper into that midfield it’s a bit “samey”

Defence was made to look bad but it was the midfield they were smashed

 

[SM]

They were at home both games come off it.

Crows are horribly overrated, forward line is so young still. Need to get Draper into that midfield it’s a bit “samey”

Defence was made to look bad but it was the midfield they were smashed

Er they were up in Queensland against the Suns last week.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Er they were up in Queensland against the Suns last week.

Arrh thought that was at home my mistake there. Don’t rate them at all midfield is weak

 

[Nool Carpenna]

Joel Amartey clearly broke Hinge mentally

Not to let facts get in the way of a cool story but it was Mark Keane that had all those goals kicked on him.

Hinge was busy racking up a couple of career-bests in the same game.