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Grand Final 2020 Thread Richmond Vs Geelong / Game Day Thread
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That's what I am hoping. I've had a lot of people say that geelong looked awesome the last 2 matches, and they have. However when Geelong doesn't look good is when the opposition don't let them play and that's what we do better than any other team.
My summation is that if we bring the Richmond heat we will win. If we don't and let them play their game then we will have issues. I remember cameron Ling's comments during the prelim in 2017 that he felt GWS had to play perfect footy to win. That's Geelong as well.
Given our history I have to believe we will bring it on saturday night.
"you're only as good as your bottom five or six players", I have heard as one of the rules of thumb for winning AFL matches. Our bottom six from the Prelim, according to Supercoach points were -
Vlastuin
Lynch
Astbury
Riewoldt
Grimes
Castagna
Vlastuin
Lynch
Astbury
Riewoldt
Grimes
Castagna
After the starters gun goes off Charlie will stop, turn around and point to the starting position.
If they want Brad Hill to win they should put a footy behind him at the start line. No one runs away from a footy faster than Brad.
At the minute the greatest No 4 whose career was cut drastically short.
The greatest CHF .
Team of the century.
Was on SEN with Bob & Andy.
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One of the greatest GF marks ..
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The greatest CHF .
Team of the century.
Was on SEN with Bob & Andy.
Strike a light! - Royce Hart
187 games, 369 goals, four-time premiership player and centre half-forward in the AFL Team of the Century
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One of the greatest GF marks ..
MCG memories: Hart's 1967 hanger
Royce Hart's amazing mark in the frenetic final stages of the '67 Grand Final.
Leading up to the 2017 GF I was quietly confident. Felt that if we are within a goal or 2 at half time we'd run away from them in the second half. We did better than I expected.
Last year I was again quietly confident that we were the better team, and that they had played their GF the week before. I always felt we'd win well, and again it went better than I anticipated.
This year I'm still quietly confident but have a bit more nerves. I keep coming back to "if we bring the pressure they'll fold". I also wonder if just getting through a Prelim was their GF?
We've been to the big dance and won't be overawed.
Go Tigers!
Last year I was again quietly confident that we were the better team, and that they had played their GF the week before. I always felt we'd win well, and again it went better than I anticipated.
This year I'm still quietly confident but have a bit more nerves. I keep coming back to "if we bring the pressure they'll fold". I also wonder if just getting through a Prelim was their GF?
We've been to the big dance and won't be overawed.
Go Tigers!
The Emma Murray and Ben Crowe stuff is fantastic listening. One of Emma's points was not to play the game in your head beforehand or you'll be exhausted come game time. I think we saw that with Brisbane. They were sluggish from the start against Geelong, like they'd been playing that game for the past two weeks - unsurprising on reflection considering they're a mob who get ahead of themselves, much like Melbourne. Credit to Port for not falling into that trap.
So the Cats lost to Port then beat two cooked sides. Collingwood were simply done (Perth to Qld most taxing flight in footy), and the Bears, as I said, wore themselves out thinking about their impending 'deserved' premiership. There's a bit of that with Dangerfield's comments, and the talk around Ablett. Plus they have plenty who haven't been there before. They might be trying to poach Emma, but currently they are led by three blokes (Scott, Selwood, Danger) who from afar don't really appear to buy into that vulnerability sh!t.
So the Cats lost to Port then beat two cooked sides. Collingwood were simply done (Perth to Qld most taxing flight in footy), and the Bears, as I said, wore themselves out thinking about their impending 'deserved' premiership. There's a bit of that with Dangerfield's comments, and the talk around Ablett. Plus they have plenty who haven't been there before. They might be trying to poach Emma, but currently they are led by three blokes (Scott, Selwood, Danger) who from afar don't really appear to buy into that vulnerability sh!t.
Have always believed that competitive matches are always better than training-type runs against poor opposition.
Ice is always present in changing rooms after matches, so I'm not too fussed that Richmond players were tending to some sore points.
Reckon it was a godsend that Brisbane beat us in the first week of finals (they played it like it WAS their grand final).
Given the unusual circumstances of the season and the hub situation, it's been good for the players to have competitive hit outs each week leading into the GF.
Reckon Geelong will have been marginally lulled into a different expectation of what this game is all about.
The Tigers, now with so much GF experience, will bring the heat and their attack on the footy and the contest will stun Geelong.
I am very confident that the Tigers know how to win the BIG one, whereas it's going to be a vastly new experience for the Cats.
Don't bother with any negative thoughts, waiting. Lift! Focus on seeing Dimma and Chimp holding the silverware aloft. It's an image of beauty.
I imagine this scene with Cotch also holding up Ash Barty’s hand with his left.
Most of our team are dual Premiership players, with a couple that "only" have won one Premiership medal. They know what's needed and won't have the same nerves as Geelsook.
Then there is Noah Balta. He'll have his first medal on Saturday night.
Then there is Noah Balta. He'll have his first medal on Saturday night.
