Go the red and whites. Swannies to win!!

I know!!! No Vic team at all! I know, I guess it's good for the game, to make it national etc etc and etc, but it just doesn't seem right without a good ole Melbourne club in there somewhere!

I'll say one 'go swannies!!' just for you, illushunz_  

yea swannies prob deserve to be in there .. but i cant help but wonder wot might have been in the catters were able to get up .. i guess its just sour grapes ..   .. but i dont think i could stand it if the eagles won .. that just wouldnt do it for me

YAY   ANOTHER CATS FAN LIKE ME!

Oh it broke my heart - how many minutes were we away from winning that game.. It just breaks my heart!

yea i was devastated ... i cant believe it ... 3 seconds!! i had a countdown going on my stopwatch and i was soooooooo annoyed when davis kicked that goal .... but i guess it gives us extra motivation for next year

Quoted from Rockchick

YAY   ANOTHER CATS FAN LIKE ME!

Oh it broke my heart - how many minutes were we away from winning that game.. It just breaks my heart!

Magnificent last few minutes.  

I guess I must be the only West Coast supporter on this forum at the moment..
Dare I say it..

GO EAGLES GO

I am a Dockers supporter, but I have to support my State here so I'll join you Lawnbowler . . .

GO EAGLES!!

I'm really tied here I just don't know who to go for this Saturday. I think I'll lean towards the Swans as the whole experience is pretty new for them. Hope old Barry plays too, gotta love a big lovable rogue like Bazza.  

Hopefully Barry doesn't get suspended, because it would be a huge blow to Sydney, but I do think he will be suspended by the tribunal.

Who's your pick for the Brownlow?

I too think baz will get suspended .. but it is a very hard price to pay for a moment of stupidity. and remember was happened to gehrig earlier for his lovetap, he originally got 2 weeks (not sure how but we'll move on ...), so on that hall shouldnt have a chance in hell of surviving the tribunal.

i reckon, as much as i hate it, another eagle will win the brownlow, in cousins. other than that, if hawthorn were any good hodge would be another candidate but i dont think the hawks won enough games. also pavlich had an incredible 10 or so games mid-season but i dont think his form was that good through out the season for him to win

Oh how happy I would be if Pavlich could win!!  

However, I agree that Cousins will win. Scott West has also had a fantastic year, but I don't think he'll have a chance after Cousins!

Disaster hits Sydney - Big Bazza has been banned.  

aaah well .. baz was bound to be suspended .. im not sure what case hes got if he tries to appeal, and gasper from west coast has also been suspended after a year and a half on the sidelines gets suspended in his first game back and may miss a grand final .... sad sad time for both   ...

Quoted from Banana

Hopefully Barry doesn't get suspended, because it would be a huge blow to Sydney, but I do think he will be suspended by the tribunal.

I know.. The grand finals will suck for Sydney without Barry.

Well I go for West Coast as well, despite living in Sydney.
The rest of my family normally support Victorian teams but they are all going for the Swans. Ahh!
My mum also has her Sister and Family over that day and they are all cheering on the Swans.
Guess the house will get a bit tense on Saturday.

GO the Eagles!!

BC for the brownlow.

Quoted from Jorj

Well I go for West Coast as well, despite living in Sydney.
The rest of my family normally support Victorian teams but they are all going for the Swans. Ahh!
My mum also has her Sister and Family over that day and they are all cheering on the Swans.
Guess the house will get a bit tense on Saturday.

GO the Eagles!!

BC for the brownlow.

gee that will be an interesting place to be ... i can hardly stay in the same room as my siblings when the mighty cats are playing one of my bros teams ...  

I reckon the appeals will be turned down and they both will be rubbed out.............Shame and all that, but they are big boys and should know better............
I still reckon Eagles by about 15 points....................(I hope)........

I see Barry Hall has been cleared to play............what a suprise...
I await with bated breath to see the result of the Travis Gaspar appeal..........no....I didnt say I was holding my breath....

i am glad both barry and gaspar got off cause now it will be a better game .. the gf wouldnt have been the same if big bad barry didnt play

Go the Swans. I hate West Coast. Last time I was in Perth I kept getting lost, and somehow kept ending up back in Subiaco. Now I hate it. It's the Swans turn for a flag.

Well have you ever thought eagles hate you, i think they do cos there the best and are gonna kick the duck s**t out of the swans on saturday

Didnt you know all roads here in Perth led to subi oval, Phantom...............???
I really am glad that barry Hall is playing..............to beat a full strength team is far more satisfiying than beating a below par team..........it will be a close game..................

Guess what! You are all wrong, Big Bad barry is playing and will kick 6 goals in a winning team. Go the Swans.

Quoted from indy

Well have you ever thought eagles hate you, i think they do cos there the best and are gonna kick the duck s**t out of the swans on saturday

And do you think the Eagles could give a rats whether you were alive or dead? No. West Coast were sent to Perth because it was the farthest place away from anywhere and nobody goes there. Perhaps you should join them. PS Swans are not ducks. Eagles are chicken s#*t.

Quoted from Lawnbowler

Didnt you know all roads here in Perth led to subi oval, Phantom...............???
I really am glad that barry Hall is playing..............to beat a full strength team is far more satisfiying than beating a below par team..........it will be a close game..................

Good to see a sensible comment. Since that day, I have always said that all roads lead to Subiaco. So it must be true. I do hope that since the GF is at the MCG though, that the trophy will be heading up the Hume to Sydney. You've had your turn. Now it's ours.

I have to smile about a the remarks regarding Ducks, Chickens, Eagles,Swans...........and their excrement..........
May the best team win on the day.............of course i hope its the EAGLES.....lol

And hey....Phantom, Perth really is a good place to live.......

Sorry boys but thats what happens

have a nice day

I have just watched a heart stopping AFL grand final. All I can say is 'Yay the Swannies' Being an ex NSWelshwoman I am a die hard NSW fan when it comes to AFL and ARL State of Origin series'. If it couldn't be the Brisbane Lions then it had to be the Swannies.  

Quoted from The_Phantom

And do you think the Eagles could give a rats whether you were alive or dead? No. West Coast were sent to Perth because it was the farthest place away from anywhere and nobody goes there. Perhaps you should join them. PS Swans are not ducks. Eagles are chicken s#*t.

yeah and eagles dont get eaten by chickens either

I have just watched a heart stopping AFL grand final. All I can say is 'Yay the Swannies' Being an ex NSWelshwoman I am a die hard NSW fan when it comes to AFL and ARL State of Origin series'. If it couldn't be the Brisbane Lions then it had to be the Swannies.  

well as being a west coast eagles member in 91-95 and been to every home game, i saw a game full of politics and umpires, flooding is not football and needs to be banned, playing the man is not football and negative, and where were the umps whistle when sydney held the ball in the scrums for about 50 times today, the vics r very afraid of us dominating the next 3 years and so they should be, SOUR GRAPES u may say, notice the suck job the vic media give judd coz hes a victorian, WA will seceed to australia in 5 years and u guys wioll go bankrupt

I could say a lot about todays game, but will refrain from doing so.........I dont want the term "sour grapes" bandied around in my direction.....
Well done Sydney, you had a game plan, it paid off.......well done west Coast, you played as well as you could allowing for conditions............
There is always next year......

Quoted from SuziH

I have just watched a heart stopping AFL grand final. All I can say is 'Yay the Swannies' Being an ex NSWelshwoman I am a die hard NSW fan when it comes to AFL and ARL State of Origin series'. If it couldn't be the Brisbane Lions then it had to be the Swannies.  

GO SWANNIES!  

What a great game it was.

Melbourne's had a carnival atmosphere with all the interstate visitors. There's been a really good vibe in town since Friday morning, and I've met a lot of lovely people who travelled here for the game but also took the time to have a good gander around the place.  I also loved the way so many of them loved the trams - and were keen to chat rather than just sit in rows.

Seems a shame the party has to finish.  

Quoted from immense-tie

SOUR GRAPES u may say

sounds like it to me.  let's face it, the best team (on the day) won.  both sides had their chances and sydney made the best of theirs.  there'll be next year.  i wonder if a vic club will make it to the g/f in 2006.  it's been a bit of a drought in past years hehe!

Too true, Paula. But I noticed that the AFL Hierachy on the day did not let us forget that the Swans were a Melbourne team originally. Always good to look like they are welcoming with open arms a team so often portrayed as the poor relation. Maybe that should be 'Black Sheep' but the end result is the same... The Cup is in the most beautiful city in Australia, if not the World. Psssst... that's not Melbourne!

As someone who had no vested interest in either team winning (or losing) I thought it a ripper of a game and a truly national finals at last.  Also, the atmosphere in town has been quite carnival for the three days from Friday, with fans from both teams out in force enjoying themselves.  

I think I would've preferred a Weagles win if really pushed, but am quite happy with Sydney too: it's been a long time between flags for that team.

Here's to next year!

Sucked in Eagles. Go Swans. Just a pity they couldn't win when Warwick Capper was there...

Nice pic of dalek AirPrang. I'm a big Dr Who fan.

Quoted from The_Phantom

...Just a pity they couldn't win when Warwick Capper was there...

Warwick Who?
*chortle*

Quoted from AirPrang

...Melbourne's had a carnival atmosphere with all the interstate visitors...

Let's see if we can get a few more visitors for Melbourne next year!