Discussion Finals Week 1: Teams & In Game Discussion

[Beg2Differ]

Awful result for the Eagles. After playing a "dirty Collingwood" they have to do another 14 days in isolation.

The ultimate irony really.

 

[Under The Dome]

Quick questions who finishes higher in the draft picks Elimination loser 1 or 2? Do the Eagles or Bulldogs finish 8th?
Because now Geelong has pick 11(GCS) and now also WCE pick 12 or 13.

 

[Beg2Differ]

Gee I love Taylor Adams as a player. Has been enormous this year and again tonight.

 

[Darkie]

Apparently it’s been 90 days on the road for the Pies.

 

[BigRuss]

Huge game from Adams tonight. Can’t help but respect his game as much as I want to punch him in the lips every time I see him on the tv. Better team won this one.

 

[Beg2Differ]

Quick question who finishes higher in the draft picks Elimination loser 1 or 2? Do the Eagles or Bulldogs finish 8th?

Goes on a ladder positions I believe so Eagles 7th and Dogs 8th. Bulldogs will get the higher draft pick.

 

[Herbie66]

That would have to rank as one of our greatest victories in our history.

With respect to many on here I won't write what I was going to 😀

Floreat Pica

un ****ing believable

 

[Herbie66]

Gee I love Taylor Adams as a player. Has been enormous this year and again tonight.

heart and soul of the club

 

[Courtesans]

Wow!!!

 

[Under The Dome]

Gee I love Taylor Adams as a player. Has been enormous this year and again tonight.

Was a mongrel when he was younger and alot of those injuries put me off him SC as I have been burnt by him before.
But good to see him gettin a good run at it again and stepping up his game.

 

[KLo30]

Pat McAfee will be going ballistic on his next show!

 

[Spots]

So the inaccuracy of the Eagles had no bearing on the result?

Didn’t help but wasn’t the deciding factor

 

[KLo30]

Didn’t help but wasn’t the deciding factor

What was the deciding factor?

 

[Spots]

What was the deciding factor?

Thought I was pretty clear with that earlier...

 

[KLo30]

Thought I was pretty clear with that earlier...

There was some reference in the heat of the moment to umpiring. I took that as normal bias for barracking supporters.


After cooling down, what is it you feel is the reason you lost?

 

[Professor]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1312382519849832449

 

[KLo30]

In finals you sometimes just need that one great quarter from a player to sway the result. Tonight it was undoubtedly Mason Cox.

After that West Coast were chasing the bunnies tail. Unfortunately for them they couldn't quite grab that tail.

When you're ahead moments are great contests, win or lose. When you're behind moments are significant, win or lose, which suddenly transform into game changing moments. Within that we impose umpiring decisions, which are mostly on review correct, due to the actions of players.

 

[Spots]

In finals you sometimes just need that one great quarter from a player to sway the result. Tonight it was undoubtedly Mason Cox.

After that West Coast were chasing the bunnies tail. Unfortunately for them they couldn't quite grab that tail.

When you're ahead moments are great contests, win or lose. When you're behind moments are significant, win or lose, which suddenly transform into game changing moments. Within that we impose umpiring decisions, which are mostly on review correct, due to the actions of players.

Sometimes it’s the timing of the decisions and not the decisions themselves that actually impact on the result - I’m ok we lost, both teams had a proper crack, I think we were unlucky with the umpiring but that happens

I also feel we were the better team on the night but obviously we lost so apparently we weren’t and I can live with that too.. The pies won’t make the GF so I’m disappointed the better more dangerous team didn’t progress

 

[Beg2Differ]

Sometimes it’s the timing of the decisions and not the decisions themselves that actually impact on the result - I’m ok we lost, both teams had a proper crack, I think we were unlucky with the umpiring but that happens

I also feel we were the better team on the night but obviously we lost so apparently we weren’t and I can live with that too.. The pies won’t make the GF so I’m disappointed the better more dangerous team didn’t progress

It is actually hard to work out how West Coast lost. They were dominant in the middle with Nic Nat. Grundy was terrible for most of the game. Clearly Buckley thought so too (don’t give me that rot about sharing the load with Cameron). Collingwood mids were outstanding which equalised that a bit but the WC mids were pretty good as well. Darling was great and JK did more than enough and all the WC defenders had their moments of dominance as usual.

I think it comes down to Collingwood were able to create just enough chances with their quick play to kick a winning score and they took those chances. WC did too but just weren’t able to take enough of them to get over the line.

 

[KLo30]

It is actually hard to work out how West Coast lost. They were dominant in the middle with Nic Nat. Grundy was terrible for most of the game. Clearly Buckley thought so too (don’t give me that rot about sharing the load with Cameron). Collingwood mids were outstanding which equalised that a bit but the WC mids were pretty good as well. Darling was great and JK did more than enough and all the WC defenders had their moments of dominance as usual.

I think it comes down to Collingwood were able to create just enough chances with their quick play to kick a winning score and they took those chances. WC did too but just weren’t able to take enough of them to get over the line.

They simply won the first quarter 4.0 to 1.3. After that they basically held their own. If Cox had kicked 1.2 or even 2.1 instead of 3.0 they lose due to the momentum and belief.