Grand Final
A lot of people are upset that there is only one NSW side in tomorrow’s grand final, but in fact this is a great thing for the state. It means that for one day of the year all of us in NSW can put aside our petty rivalries and unite behind a single team.
Obviously I am referring to the Auckland Warriors. However recent research reveals that a small handful of Sydneysiders will also be going for Manly.
Previously this statistic had never come to light because it was not known that Manly was actually a part of Sydney. However local government divisional records from 1826 reveal that technically Manly is a “suburb’’ and not, as commonly thought, a wormhole to another planet where the dominant species is a Nissan Pathfinder.
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Tempting as it is to bang on about the perennially inept Melbourne Demons, the real story is at the pointy end of the AFL ladder.
Jim Stynes, the admirable Melbourne Demons president, did a good job of being stoic but not stubborn at an emergency press conference today, hot on the heels of his team’s record 186 point weekend thrashing, and the subsequent sacking of coach Dean Bailey.
Amazingly, the woeful Demons are still just a game-and-a-half out of the eight. That says less about them than it does about Collingwood and Geelong. And it leads to one conclusion. The grand final should be played tomorrow.
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Brandi says:
Gee williekrs, that’s such a great post! Read more »
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Not an AFL city?? says:
Static: ACT is not an AFL city? Really, but tell me, what is the ACT then? It doesn’t seem to be an NRL city since the crowds at Raiders games have been pathetic over the years, barely reaching 10,000 on many occasions (except that one final they made), the Brumbies… Read more »
AFL Grand Final Day is a great day.
For supporters of the two teams that make it to the big dance, there’s nothing like the week of expectation and edge of the seat excitement.
The teams are named, the Grand Final parade rolls through Melbourne, there’s one more sleepless night…then the siren sounds and it’s on!
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jessdrake says:
no dont worry i love the footy just as much as any other guy and was there watching at least the first grand final with a drink in my hand (not beer) intently, hopig that collingwood would lost Read more »
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Ask a stupid question says:
You were very close, Jeefunk. Pies by 56 in the end. Read more »
On the eve of the AFL Grand Final, I wrote just two words. Colliwobble Day.
It wasn’t a deliberate curse – I was simply acting on a sickly feeling that the Magpies might kind of wobble.
My instincts proved right, when the Pies died in the second half of their Grand Final showdown against the Saints. It’s scary, when you feel those Colliwobbles invading the hallowed turf once more.
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Nickk says:
Not a Saints fan, but Riewoldt took some amazing grabs in the game, especially in the third quarter. You know nothing about footy if you believe he’s a lousy mark, and that there have been no ‘really good’ marks for 6-7 weeks. Read more »
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Ricky Smith says:
There is this replay because of the existing rule. But if it is a stupid rule we must admit it and change it. Only an ass will continue with such a rule. Read more »
Football parties can be enormous fun but they can also see people at cross purposes. In my case, I usually head back to Adelaide.
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My brother generously throws open his house offering a fine spread of food and beverages and importantly, two televisions - one inside for the more hard-core among us who want to really watch the match, and the other outside for assorted toddlers and parents, and those suspiciously agnostic types who seem content to talk right through the action.
Perhaps 30 or more people will turn up - an event no doubt replicated a thousand times across the city and anywhere the game is followed.
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For Concerned,vote driver obvious control early violence extend assume victory due hell river system annual poor daughter tour mind within force fall presence take star repeat technique exist old faith date application worker travel involve duty city break design modern show commercial herself entitle pleasure persuade okay everything plus breath… Read more »
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acker says:
Would have had a huge no expense spared one If friggin Footscray won last Friday night…gggggrrrr P.S To the AFL Round 22 fixture organizer :: thanks for scheduling us to play Sunday night while our following weeks opponent (Geelong) had finished their match a day and a half earlier….. thanks… Read more »
COLLINGWOOD’S stinging loss to Geelong on Saturday night wasn’t a classic case of Colliwobbles.
The Cats were at their destructive best, as they are hell bent on avenging last year’s heartbreaking Grand Final loss to Hawthorn.
When you have as someone as passionate as Gary Ablett driving Geelong’s midfield, it is tough to stop their charter to win the 2009 AFL Grand Final against St Kilda.
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Darren Parkin says:
My comments never get posted Julie. Just coz i diagree that’s poor form. Read more »
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Darren Parkin says:
Julie,you should note that St Kilda’s set a 40-year defensive record for least scores concede. You need to reevaluate your incorrect assertion that Geelong has the best defence in the AFL. Read more »
I once met a golfer, a psychiatrist by profession, who felt so dizzy and nauseous by the sight of a left-handed golf swing he had to turn his back whenever the ball was played.
Even high functioning people can become irrational as the vagaries of the brain hold them to ransom.
And there is nothing which prompts quite such an acute dysfunctional mental response as the Geelong Football Club.
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Captain Pedanto says:
“Nauseated”. The word is “nauseated”, not “nauseous”. Read more »
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Gma says:
Thanks for the ticket Darren, it was an awsome game, I loved every minute. Glad you have decided to go to NZ again this year! Go cats for 2009, win or lose your true supporters, like all true supporters of footy clubs, will keep on barracking for you - ‘the… Read more »
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