Grand Final. Demons v. Bulldogs

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Melbourne, with the extra weeks rest and a nice period in Perth should win... but, you can't ignore the way the Dogs destroyed red hot favourites Port on their home ground.
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Skids, it's not clear the extra week's rest is an advantage.

One week off is fine. One week off. Then a game. Then another week off... compared with just one week off... Some claim the latter is better! I wouldn't go that far, but...
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Market for the Norm Smith...


Clayton Oliver (Melb)
7.00
Christian Petracca (Melb)
7.00
Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
8.00
Max Gawn (Melb)
8.00
Jack Macrae (WB)
8.00
Bailey Smith (WB)
15.00
Tom Liberatore (WB)
17.00
Jack Viney (Melb)
21.00
Adam Treloar (WB)
23.00
Josh Dunkley (WB)
26.00
Christian Salem (Melb)
26.00
Bayley Fritsch (Melb)
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Caleb Daniel (WB)
26.00
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Clifton Hill-Billy wrote:I just want a close interesting game, can't stand the toffs and Lord dribblesnot crew so will be barracking for Bullflogs (not that I particularly like them), which means it will be a Dreamons premiership as the team I want to win the grand final invariably loses!
At least Dribblesworth and the Toff Collective will have to watch the game from the comforts of their chalets, with rapidly melting snow, as they sure as f^ck won't be watching it from the members stand at MCG; too bad, so sad.
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K wrote:
Skids wrote:...
Melbourne, with the extra weeks rest and a nice period in Perth should win... but, you can't ignore the way the Dogs destroyed red hot favourites Port on their home ground.
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Skids, it's not clear the extra week's rest is an advantage.

One week off is fine. One week off. Then a game. Then another week off... compared with just one week off... Some claim the latter is better! I wouldn't go that far, but...
If nothing else, the restructuring of interstate finals and GF, has allowed us the opportunity to see how teams recalibrate for a GF after a 14 day break, to get all their cattle on the park, instead of the standard 7 day break to recover from lingering soft tissue problems... trusting it ensures a genuinely classic battle, with no blow out margin due to fatigue.
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Dees for me they will run out the game be close first half but dees will be fresher and run out 19 point winners I really hope Melbourne win it
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90 nice wrote:Dees for me they will run out the game be close first half but dees will be fresher and run out 19 point winners I really hope Melbourne win it
Why will the Dees be fresher? Both have the same period off before the GF.
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Dennis Cometti to commentate the game on MMM Perth.
The best game commentator by that far it's not funny, tv will be on mute at my place.
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I just can't go for Melbourne. I hope the Dogs win and win well.
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I'm going for Melbourne.

The Dogs had their moment 5 years ago.
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Jezza wrote:I'm going for Melbourne.

The Dogs had their moment 5 years ago.
ditto!
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Skids wrote:Dennis Cometti to commentate the game on MMM Perth.
The best game commentator by that far it's not funny, tv will be on mute at my place.
Hmmm... would be nice to find out if they will stream that MMM commentary; would gladly do the same at my place, and mute the muppet show.
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Lazza wrote:
90 nice wrote:Dees for me they will run out the game be close first half but dees will be fresher and run out 19 point winners I really hope Melbourne win it
Why will the Dees be fresher? Both have the same period off before the GF.
They've had "too much" of a break. It's unfair, really. They've had to schedule a competitive internal scratch match this weekend to try to compensate.

So dunno what's gonna happen...
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piedys wrote:...
If nothing else, the restructuring of interstate finals and GF, has allowed us the opportunity to see how teams recalibrate for a GF after a 14 day break, to get all their cattle on the park, instead of the standard 7 day break to recover from lingering soft tissue problems... trusting it ensures a genuinely classic battle, with no blow out margin due to fatigue.
I definitely think the week off before the GF has its advantages. (e.g. think of what happens if someone gets concussed in a PF and has to have the 12-day break.)

But if they want to keep it, they should do something about a team that finished top and wins in week one having so little footy over a month. OTOH, maybe it won't harm Melbourne. We'll have to see. And in this case, everything's up in the air 'cos of COVID, so I don't entirely blame the AFL...
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I come from a long line of Collingwood people. I feel like I'd be going against them if I backed the Dees.

They'd never support us in a million years. (I dont expect the Dogs would either, but the Demons are a traditional rival of ours).

I think the only way I could support the Dees would be if they were playing the Blues.

It will suck if Melbourne win.
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K wrote:
Lazza wrote:
90 nice wrote:Dees for me they will run out the game be close first half but dees will be fresher and run out 19 point winners I really hope Melbourne win it
Why will the Dees be fresher? Both have the same period off before the GF.
They've had "too much" of a break. It's unfair, really. They've had to schedule a competitive internal scratch match this weekend to try to compensate.

So dunno what's gonna happen...
1 competitive match in 4 weeks for the Dees - and it wasn't really a competitive match.
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