finals

[bill newton]

good news for collingwood supporters - carlton are out of it!!!!!:carrot:

carna pies - two games left!!!!:broc1:

[Yabbies4me]

Hey Bill,

Where's Joffa, haven't seen him at games for ages, I was told yesterday that the AFL forced him to stop wearing the gold jacket, so he's spat it... this true?

[bill newton]

dunno where he's got to maybe he's there but the cameras dont show him - although he's pretty hard to miss isn't he?


carna pies - two games left :p

[Yabbies4me]

Hey Bill,

Whatya think of last nights game?

I was hoping the Dorkers would give the Cats a better run for thier money, at least take it up to them and tire them out a bit.

Bloody Dorkers... can't even lose properly... all they did was give them a light training session! :frustrated:

I thought at the very least, once they realised they had no chance of winning, they might've crunched a few!... you know, make it a bit easier for us next week... it would've been the gentlemanly thing for them to do!

[bill newton]

yea i watched it -- bit of a fizzer - but the sydney - carlton game last week was a ripper - down to the wire - and the best result ever!!!
i reckon we can take geelong - the last time we met collingwood did everything right - stopped ablett and chapman and mick out-coached bomber
we've got the wood on them - and we beat saint kilda last time easily
everything is going right at the moment - mick malthouse walks on water!!

cheers mate -- carna pies two games left!!!:broc1:

[Shane]

Friday nights game to be telecast live on TV.

Should be a cracker of a game, two good sides, I'm looking forward to watching it.

[orcy2010]

Hey Bill,

Whatya think of last nights game?

I was hoping the Dorkers would give the Cats a better run for thier money, at least take it up to them and tire them out a bit.

Bloody Dorkers... can't even lose properly... all they did was give them a light training session! :frustrated:

I thought at the very least, once they realised they had no chance of winning, they might've crunched a few!... you know, make it a bit easier for us next week... it would've been the gentlemanly thing for them to do!

I'm hoping collingwood keep that in mind on the weekend. Soften up geelong for us in the Grannie. Perhaps this year we can change the result.

St Kilda should also make Milne take all free kicks whilst being held. god knows he cant kick a straight ball if its uncontested.

[Yabbies4me]

I'm sorry Orcy, but Harry and Barry are gonna be toe to toe again in the GF... I hope you haven't booked plane tickets or hotels or anything! :D

[Yabbies4me]

Some of you may find this funny!... the "mate" that sent it to me obviously did... can't see the humour in it myself! :mad:

[jaybee]

I do see the funny side, but as a Fitzroy supporter, nothing is going to bring me out of the deep depression that this season brought...

Thanks for trying :)

[Yabbies4me]

Which Fitzroy are we talkin here?

[jaybee]

Brisbane (Fitzroy) Lions.

I can hardly bring myself to type their name ..

[bigdaddy]

I want ABC to win.........Anyone But Coll......Nah...... Cows.....I mean Crows.

Cheers.

[bill newton]

bite your bum bigdaddy -- its collingwood v doggies in the grand final!!!:p

carna pies -- two to go!!!!

[bigdaddy]

Ha,ha,ha,ha,

I hear Melbourne is the middle of an environmental disaster ATM.

Collingwood are doing good,you should hear all the noise over there.Collingwood this,Collingwood that.rah,rah,rah.

Doing better than my mob though,we were so good we couldn't even make it to the finals...again...jolly wharfies...most frustrating team in the world.

Ah.. is two or one to go?

Just asking.

Cheers.

[bill newton]

TWO to GO!!!!!!!

[bigdaddy]

NO,I don't barrack for the Crows....not in a fit.

I want Anyone But Crows,to win,then Collingwood.lol.

Geelong - Saints rematch this year I reckon.With The Saints to take it out.

Cheers.

[Yabbies4me]

Hey JB,

So you're a diehard Brisbane Lions fan and you sign off your posts as "Jonathan B"... is there something you're not telling us?

[jaybee]

Hey JB,

So you're a diehard Brisbane Lions fan and you sign off your posts as "Jonathan B"... is there something you're not telling us?

All I need to do is loose 20 years and as many kilos - you wouldn't be able to tell us apart...

[Yabbies4me]

Well that's alright then, coz I'm not a big fan... especially after what he did to our Harry a few games back!

Speaking of Fitzroy, many years ago Matchbox toys released a series of vans, one for each AFL team, I bought the whole range and packed them away. Fitzroy was one of them, but at the end of that season they became the Brisbane Lions.

So last night when you mentioned Fitzroy it triggered my memory... I haven't seen them for years, even when we moved house, so I asked the missus where they were... the answer... "What toy cars are you talkin about"... I can't help but think they're at the bottom her nephews sand pit somewhere!

[Yabbies4me]

:(

No thanks, but I could send a Cats one to you if you would like to come accross to the good side

and


I'm hoping collingwood keep that in mind on the weekend. Soften up geelong for us in the Grannie.

Good old Collingwood forever,
We know how to play the game,
Side by side we stick together...

shall I go on? :D

:p

[RupertofOZ]

Have to admit... although I'm cringing while I do so...

The Colliwobbles certainly appeared the real deal during tonites game...

[Yabbies4me]

and tomorrow night The Doggies are gonna tear St Kilda a newie! :genius:

[RupertofOZ]

You're only allowed one dream.... and St Kilda is going to be your nightmare... ;)

[bill newton]

they were awesome last night (though they only played two quarters!!) - ok mick - wrap them up again and keep them calm until next saturday -- theres still one to go!!
if it wasn't for garry ablett - geelong wouldn't have any stats at all
and joffa got his head on the box again!!

doggies or saints - we dont care - bring 'em on!!!!

carna pies - one more to go!!!!!drinkanim

[bigdaddy]

Hi folks,

No doubt about it, Collingwood blitzed them last night,and have played the best best footy for the last half of the year overall.

I hate to admit it, but you look the goods this year.

Cheers.

[Yabbies4me]

Thanks bigdaddy, I will accept that Kudos on behalf of the black and white army everywhere... cheers! drinkanim

and Bill, you're not wrong about Ablett, halfway through the third he already had 36 possesions :eek:, a career high, and there was still half an hour of play to go. I didn't hear what his total was, but it must've been right up there.

He's Queensland bound for sure I reckon!

[bigdaddy]

Hi Yabbies,

About 1.9 mill per year at Gold Coast and about 900 thousand per year at Geelong,I reckon I know what I would do.My bags would be packed, the kids wife, dog and cat would be lined up at the train station right now.Wouldn't you?

Cheers.

[bill newton]

yep according to the stats he had a total of 40 possessions - he's a very skilful player - his dad was a fantastic footballer but different - gary senior was fast as a cheetah strong as a bull and flew like an eagle - garry pert (collingwood fullback) still has studmarks on his shoulders were gary senior stood on game (about '94 or '95)
he was best on ground i suppose - but i'd still bet on dane swan for the brownlow!!

carna pies - one more to go!!!!:carrot::broc1:

[bigdaddy]

Yes Bill.

Gary Ablett senior was a sensational player in his hay day.

I still remember the Gary Ablett show(9 goals) in that 1989 grand final against Hawthorn, where Geelong lost by six points and Dermett Bereton got flattened in the first 2 minutes of the game.

Cheers.

[RupertofOZ]

So do I.... I was there...

[bill newton]

i remember that one - dermie getting flattened in the opening seconds - ablett kicking all them goals - paul couch in the centre - dipper getting flattened by an ablett charge - cracking his ribs - it was the hardest final i've ever seen - but what happened the following year???????????????????????


carna pies -- one more to go - remember 1990!!!!!!!Whistling



:p

[RupertofOZ]

it was the hardest final i've ever seen - but what happened the following year???????????????????????

They changed the rules so that the metrosexuals wouldn't ruffle their haircuts...

[Mantis]

They changed the rules so that the metrosexuals wouldn't ruffle their haircuts...

ROFLMAO
Yes shes a girls game now, no wonder the pies are going well

[bill newton]

changing rules??? -- girls game??? - metrosexuals??? --- changing the rules???


facts -- two teams -- maggies and saints are playing in the grand final --

AND FOURTEEN OTHER TEAMS WHO WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH ARE NOT!!!!!!!

carna pies - one game left!!!!Whistling

[Yabbies4me]

Hey Bill, It's the year of the Black and Whites!

http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/wa-football/krakouer-leads-swans-to-amazing-wafl-premiership-20100920-15ib3.html

[bill newton]

swans won with seconds left on the clock -- their first premiership since 1990 -- it could be an omen!!!!

carna pies - one to go!!!:p

[bigdaddy]

Hope not,

But I think there is one Swan that will win convincingly tonight.

Cheers.

[Mantis]

Hang in there Bill
At least, next Sat night the normal folk in Melbourne will be able to drive their cars to the supermarket , and be assured that their car wont be stolen :(

[Yabbies4me]

What are you trying say?... :confused:

Ooooh... I get it now!... because there won't be Geelong fans steeling cars after the game to get back to Geelong, right? :p

[bigdaddy]

I reckon,Collingwood by 19 points.

What do you folk think? Collingwood or Saint Kilda,by how many?

Cheers.

[orcy2010]

who cares. if the colliwobbles win it, we'll never hear the bloody end of it. If they lose, we'll never hear the end of that either, about how the umpires had it in for them, and you know, they were the better side and just unlucky, or some other rubbish.

If StKilda win or lose, all us StK supporters will just continue on with life as normal.

[Yabbies4me]

St Kilda and normal in the one sentence... isn't that an oxymoron?

[bill newton]

yea orcy - what yabbies said!!!! nerny nerny ner ner!!!!:D:D:D


i reckon collingwood by 42 or 27 points!!!!!

carna pies -- one left!!!!!

[RupertofOZ]

I reckon either a few points in it... or a Saints win.... so there...

[Yabbies4me]

I didn't get to see the second half of the brownlow count, but when i saw the final count this morning I'm guessing Dane Swan must've seen a few points got to his team mates like Pendlebury and Didak in the second half of the season! :frown:

[bill newton]

yep yabbies - if you have one great player who stands out (judd - ablett) - they'll get votes all the time - whereas if you have a lot of outstanding players - they pull votes from each other -Whistling

thats my theory anyway

carna pies - one to go!!!!!:p

[jaybee]

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/go-pies-the-punch-tribute-to-109-years-of-almost-winning/

The pressure is on...

[RupertofOZ]

Roflmao....

My money was on St Kilda anyway... ;)

[Yabbies4me]

Hey Rupe, I too will be roflmao on sat arvo... but that's because I'll be pissed-up due to the celebratory cocktails! drinkanimdrinkanimdrinkanim

[bigdaddy]

DRAW!

Bu@@er

Same bat time.... same bat channel.... next week.

Cheers.

[trout]

Unbelievable

I somehow feel they should have played another time period and have
a result.

I don't support either team yet was on the edge of my seat.

[bill newton]

we had it - we lost it -- we got it back -- great game -- look out saints next week!!!
i thought after 1977 there was provision for a draw (extra time) but the rules say not for the grand final - only the others
my wife is in tears -- not another one!!!!:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

carna pies -- one more to go!!!

[Yabbies4me]

I got nuffink!... can't even think of a smart arse come back. :frown:

But I believe they should've played another ten minutes or so!... sort it out there and then!

[RupertofOZ]

******, thought I was on a winner.... at least I didn't do my dough..

[Yabbies4me]

I thought with all the talls in St-Kilda that Presti' should've been included... was he not fit, or what???

But I can't agree with the inclusion of Magic Leon, legend that he is, he's been hot and cold all year, whereas Goldsack was hot to trot!

Alright, Magic scored one goal, but look at his overall possessions for the game, I don't know the figures, but by my reckononing it was about six!

[Mantis]

I reckon its great for all the players that were dropped. Now they have a chance for a grand final run. Doubt Leon will get another run, so someone else will.
I will be in melbourne next weekend so will feel the hipe. Maybe I could sell the second bed in my room, hmmmmmmm
cheers
cats supporter

[Yabbies4me]

The AFL, the greek, the airlines, the hotels, the breweries and channel 7 will all be rubbing their collective hands together... probably stimulate the economy more than KRudd ever did!

[bill newton]

i would drop cloke and davis for next week - bring in goldsack - and presta!!!

look out saints - we got out of jail yesterday

carna pies - still one to go!!!:p:p:p

[bill newton]

the draw in the grand final will upset a lot of activities - royal melbourne show is on next week i think - end of season trips will have to be postponed - presentation nights moved - the cricket pitches at the "g" were going to be installed this week - if its still a draw after next saturday they're going to play extra time - but what if its STILL a draw after extra time??????????? :frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:

carna pies - just one more????drinkanim

[Yabbies4me]

:D:D:D... need I say more?

[bill newton]

wooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooo
going for a dynasty!!!!!!

thanks for the support yabbies!!! -- they were brilliant!!!!!

sorry for st kilda - but they specialise --- collingwood players do anything -- any time - i must go and have another beer -- (150th) -- going to be in trouble tomorrow - but who cares - i'm invincible!!!!!!:p:p:p:drinkanim

[bill newton]

did i mentoin the score - it was

collingwood 16.10 defeated st kilda 7.10

going for another beer - my 151st!!!!

carna pies - 22 games to go !!!!drinkanimdrinkanimdrinkanim

[RupertofOZ]

wooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooo
going for a dynasty!!!!!!


:(... a dynasty is 20+ years of continuous reign... not one year of reign in twenty...

That's not a dynasty... that's a drought.... :(

But congratulations to all Collingwood supporters... it's been a long time coming... enjoy...

[ian]

Thank Christ it's finally over!
We won't be bombarded any further with this cross country ballet nonsense posts for another year . . .hopefully!

Cheers IanK :D

League: A gentleman's game played by Bastards
Union: A bastard of a game played by Gentlemen
Soccer: A game for delicate boys and robust girls
and Aussie Rules: Cross Country Ballet for off season cricket players!

[Yabbies4me]

Wroooong!!!... now we start the banter in anticipation of next year! :p

[ian]

Jeez . . that took a while! At least 20 minutes for a response!!
Cheers IanKWhistling

[bigdaddy]

Congratulations, and well done Collingwood,

For a change the best team overall for the year won.

Cheers.

[Yabbies4me]

What?... That was just waaaay too polite and cordial Bigdaddy... wait, were you takin the piss? ;)

drinkanimdrinkanimdrinkanim... not looking forward to tomorrow morning... have another one for me Bill, make it 152!

[bill newton]

1 -- collingwood win the flag
2 -- i get a canadian grand daughter
3 -- collingwood win the flag
4 -- newcastle united promoted back into the premier league
5 -- collingwood win the flag
6 -- i finally retire after fifty years of work
7 -- collingwood win the flag
8 -- i'm told of my fifth grand child coming in december in melbourne
9 -- collingwood win the flag
10 -- queensland to look into daylight saving!!
drinkanimdrinkanimdrinkanimdrinkanimdrinkanim

[bigdaddy]

Ha,polite.....

Yeah, I forgot to say the environmental disaster continues..... noise pollution is rife.....

Just like when the cows won over here...it was almost unbearable...and when they did it again... man oh man...that was bad.

And I would of loved it if Saint Kilda won by 1 point.But nooooo, you guys had to come along and played some pretty decent footy, by all accounts.

Anyway if you guys couldn't win one by now, there would of been no hope for ya, you did not play a game away from the MCG since round 15 for goodness sake.

Enjoy the lime light guys It rarely falls on you.

Cheers.

[Yabbies4me]

He was a legend before... but now!


It was also revealed on Saturday night at the Pies' official grand final dinner that forward Alan Didak relied on pain-killers to get him through the final four games after he tore his pectoral muscle off the bone in round 21.

Did anyone happen to see that epic goal off his right foot?... I know you did. I just wanted to remind y'all. :D

I know... it's tragic, but I can't help myself! :D

[bill newton]

g'day yabbies

remember darren millane in the 1990 finals? -- broke his thumb in the first final and played all the others under pain killers

thats the sort of stuff collingwood players thrive on!!

they dont run through brick walls -- they WALK through them!!!!!Whistling

cheers mate - see you in 2011 for the next one!!!!!

[Yabbies4me]

Too right!... might book and pay for the airfare and hotel room now... safer than money in the bank!