2006 Afl Finals Thread

[Danallica]

I was only kidding, the umpiring was fine

[Danallica]

What a game, West coast by a friggin point. I was hoping for a draw so we could do it all again next week!
Thats one of the best games I've seen, these two sides are just unseperable

[superman321]

Yeah, they are close to inseperable. What would be interesting would be to see them play when they both had the week off. I was just happy it didn't deteriorate into the kicking backwards fest that Sydney usually play. Well done to West Coast!

[JB77]

West Coast Eagles 12.13 (85)
Sydney Swans 12.12 (84)

Suck shit Sydney you bunch of f**kwits. The umpires did all they could to keep you in it all day but in the end, the better team won.




Let the drinking and celebratiions continue......

[Leighton]

Good luck to you, James. I'm glad Sydney lost, I'm totally over the media's sudden obsession with the Swans. It's totally pathetic. An obvious grab for Melbourne's goat really. No-one talks about them at the water-cooler, yet it's reamed down our throats on TV and the paper's all the time. I have no idea where they get the idea that we care. A guy a few doors down put some balloons and streamers out and was howled down by everyone that drove past him as a loser. I had to smile when I saw him and his mates sitting around like they actually gave a shit.

As for the game itself, well I guess the score made it exciting, but I've never seen any skill in the game itself. Just too scrappy for my likes.

[Fadingtoblack]

Sydney was getting pushed in Melbourne because we have no team playing ourselves, and they're the next best thing, the old south melbourne boys. Anyway, you think that's bad, I don't even follow football yet every day 90% of the sports section is goddamn footy, can't wait for the cricket to start again

And JB77 I reckon the umps gave out enough questionable calls to keep both sides happy that game, it was a bit of a joke to watch by the end.
Also, apart from the suspense of the close score like you said Leighton, the game itself was pretty crap, pretty much a whole bunch of running in circles, wasting time till play on was called, and no one could even mark or pick up the ball ffs!

I mean to see that West Coast guy not even kick the ball then just back over to give Sydney a point was pretty much a good example of the standard of football in this Grand Final.


Anyway, at least it's over for a few months

[Leighton]

FTB, you going to watch your Storm tomorrow night?

[Fadingtoblack]

Hmm possibly, I don't follow that religiously either so we'll see. I need to pick up another sport to do that for though, since Basketball went down the drain with the demise of the Magic and the lack of NBA on free to air TV haha.

[JB77]

Good luck to you, James. I'm glad Sydney lost, I'm totally over the media's sudden obsession with the Swans. It's totally pathetic. An obvious grab for Melbourne's goat really. No-one talks about them at the water-cooler, yet it's reamed down our throats on TV and the paper's all the time. I have no idea where they get the idea that we care. A guy a few doors down put some balloons and streamers out and was howled down by everyone that drove past him as a loser. I had to smile when I saw him and his mates sitting around like they actually gave a shit.

As for the game itself, well I guess the score made it exciting, but I've never seen any skill in the game itself. Just too scrappy for my likes.

Thanks Leighton, as for the game being scrappy that is exactly how Sydney like to play and it worked to their advantage in the 2nd half.

You must not watch much AFL if you think there is no skill involved. I think the exact same thing about NRL which would have to be the most boring and skilless game I have ever watched and the only skill required in Soccer is the abilty to act. The players are so weak they call an ambulance for a paper cut

Each to there own.

[Danallica]

Sydney were a bit stiff on a few decisions I thought, and they missed some bloody easy shots