Preliminary Final Edition - Which club do you think will win the flag?

[RUNVS]

Made a thread like this last week

Which team do you think will win the flag?

So with Carlton and the Bulldogs bowing out of the race this weekend we are now down to 6. So which team do you think will win the flag? Geelong Sydney Port Adelaide Hawthorn Brisbane GWS Just for reference Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn GWS vs Brisbane then Sydney vs Port Adelaide/Hawthorn...

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and since then Hawthorn and GWS have bowed out of contention.

I last week voted for Hawthorn being a smokey, so apparently I know nothing but now there are four teams left who can make it all the way. Sydney, Geelong, Port Adelaide and Brisbane.

Who do you think is going to win the flag and why?

 

[RUNVS]

For me I am going to go with Geelong. I hate saying that, I really do but if they beat Brisbane next week, which I think they will, I think they are going to be almost impossible to beat at the MCG.

 

[ibd77]

Geelong or Brisbane are winning the flag. Scoring power is going to get this done and both teams can kick over 100 points in big, tough games.

 

[The Nostradamus]

For me I am going to go with Geelong. I hate saying that, I really do but if they beat Brisbane next week, which I think they will, I think they are going to be almost impossible to beat at the MCG.

This for me aswell

only vic based team left, no travel at all for a month or so now, they are primed

a fresh tom stewart back also

 

[FreoRicci]

All set up for Geelong. The most consistent, the most experienced and the most organised.

Sydney are suss.
Brisbane are yo-yo and at the MCG, who knows.

But Geelong have destiny in their hands. Anything’s possible

 

[Rod Stroker]

Definitely not Brisbane. The AFL has decided that they didn't even make the prelim!

 

[My Tilly]

That was good preparation for Brisbane.
Only concern could be spending a bit on petrol tickets to get over the line tonight v GWS.

If Brisbane beat us, they will win the flag as Sydney are too reliant on a select few.

 

[RUNVS]

Definitely not Brisbane. The AFL has decided that they didn't even make the prelim!

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Sounds like Brisbane went over track limits and had their time deleted.

 

[BigVic]

Geelong and I hate to say, they are the team to beat and will easily beat Brisbane next week

 

[FreoRicci]

Geelong and I hate to say, they are the team to beat and will easily beat Brisbane next week

Brisbane got found out early, and GWS seemed too inexperienced or overawed to finish it.
Feel like Geelong will do it but just absolutely choke Brisbane of space and win easily. It’s the way they play, and in finals even perfect

 

[Cursed Cat]

Sydney have looked the most potent team all year long aside from one brief slump.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Sydney have looked the most potent team all year long aside from one brief slump.

They have but if they play cats at the G I’m backing the ‘home’ Melb based team

 

[Xtreme]

Geelong's flag top lose from here

Sydney are a non factor, Geelong's biggest threat is Port Adelaide

 

[Mr Meow]

Geelong's flag top lose from here

Sydney are a non factor, Geelong's biggest threat is Port Adelaide

"Our" flag to lose. Don't jump off our bandwagon yet, you got us through the QF!

 

[Xtreme]

"Our" flag to lose. Don't jump off our bandwagon yet, you got us through the QF!

I am so happy that I am still accepted into the Cats fraternity

 

[Munich]

This for me aswell

only vic based team left, no travel at all for a month or so now, they are primed

a fresh tom stewart back also

Weren't we in Radelaide a week and a bit ago

 

[Catsace]

That was good preparation for Brisbane.
Only concern could be spending a bit on petrol tickets to get over the line tonight v GWS.

If Brisbane beat us, they will win the flag as Sydney are too reliant on a select few.

I was quite shocked by the 'time in front' stats, which had GWS ahead by around 129 minutes, and Brisbane by about 10. Very long game, almost 140 minutes of footy. I guess in a long season it doesn't mean a lot, but that struck me a bit as an outlier for the length of game.

 

[Osho]

I suppose the 2 home teams are favourites, though in a season of regular surprises, it would be out of character I reckon for both these games to go the way of the odds. So the cases for the away teams:

Port's pressure may trouble Swans. It was awesome Friday, if they bring it again, game on.

If Lions flick their fast game on at the right time, it could cause panic for Cats. I reckon they need to take that approach, I hope they are brave enough to.

Expect one surprise - I reckon Lions might be more likely for the upset, and in the spirit of a topsy turvy year, the least likely upset will be most likely, so I'd be thinking Port for the upset.

There you go.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Weren't we in Radelaide a week and a bit ago

I mean by the time of the gf

It would be around a month since travelling

But even looking back to the 10th august only that adelaide away trip since that date will hold you in good stead

 

[Munich]

I mean by the time of the gf

It would be around a month since travelling

But even looking back to the 10th august only that adelaide away trip since that date will hold you in good stead

We've gotta get there first.

Prelims are tough.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Geelong v Port gf and Geelong to farewell Boak from the game the same way they welcomed him to it in 2007.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Geelong. Easily

 

[terrybull]

I think Geelong.

But hoping for a Sydney vs Brisbane Grand Final. The only combination left of two teams that never met in a Grand Final.

My order of preference

Sydney vs Brisbane
Port Adelaide vs Brisbane
Geelong vs Port Adelaide

Daylight and moonlight

Sydney vs Geelong

 

[PerthBoy86]

Have to say Geelong look the most in form and reliable out of the last 4. People keep overrating Sydney, they're fragile, rely on stars to get them over the line. Geelong has a better coaching/system foundation. I can't see Port getting their revenge on Geelong after being pantsed at home, and Brisbane...well they're the wild card, for me. This game could go either way. Geelong or Brisbane winning by about 50 wouldn't surprise me. I think if Geelong are to be stopped it'll be in the prelim against Brisbane.

 

[Maddo11]

Voted for Brisbane lol. Reckon they'll come out still carrying the momentum from last week and kick the first 5 goals and stun the catters.

Then Brisbane have a really good record against Sydney and match up all across the ground well, and Port only really played 40 minutes of dominant football this finals and scored 3.6 in that time.