Aussie Rules Football

[Adam Went]

Only 5 teams left in the running now Steady, 4 after tonight's game....if you ever get the chance to be at the MCG on Grand Final Day (or during the Boxing Day cricket test match), take it, it's one of the best and most surreal experiences you can possibly have....100,000 yelling footy fans....

All else is busy but otherwise well out here Steady, hope it's the same for you over there.

Cheers,
Adam.

[Steadmund Brand]

Lets go Cats eh? If my lions are out I may as well pull for my brothers favorite team... and hey.. they did sign Stokes to a 2 year extension... lets hope he can stay out of jail

Oh I can only imagine what it's like on Grand Finals day.... I have been to some very big sporting events in the States..... Stanley Cup Finals (Hockey), Baseball playoffs (not world series though) and several major boxing matches (including one in Detroit that turned into a riot... not fun) but wow... a finals match would be amazing!!!!

so what else goes on in your part of the world.... things seem to be calming down here a bit anyway.. hope all is well with you

your friend---Steadmund Brand

[Adam Went]

Hey Steady,

Yep, it's crunch time now - Hawthorn and Collingwood play off tonight for a spot in the grand final next weekend, and then tomorrow West Coast and Geelong do the same....all will be known within the next week or so.

The only disappointing thing for me with the final 4 is that all 4 of those teams have won premierships in the last 5 years, it'd be nice to see another team who hasn't won one for a while getting a chance at it, even if it's not the Tigers - hopefully that's next year!

Hope all is well with you over there, take care.

Cheers,
Adam.

[Steadmund Brand]

Ok...One day to go... who is your pick... will be played live here, so it starts at 12:30am on Saturday.....I am picking the cats with a 30 point victory (I know that may be a bit high.. but after watching the last two games think they can do it....just a few more goals and a few less behinds and Geelong should win easy!!)

Steadmund Brand

[Adam Went]

Hey Steady,

Yeah tomorrow is the big day.....to be honest i'm getting a bit sick of all the hype, just get it over and done with already! Will be an excellent day, Meatloaf is the headline act at the pre-match entertainment which is great.

As for the game, i'm with you in tipping Geelong, but probably by about 15 points.

As long as it's not another draw like last year!!

Take care,
Cheers,
Adam.

[Adam Went]

Geelong it is! Great effort by them and a great game too, though they ran away with it a bit in the last quarter. Even the average Melbourne weather didn't stop 99,500 people from turning up!

Cheers,
Adam.

[drstrange169]

But it did stop Meatloaf's voice turning up!

[Adam Went]

Dr:

Not sure which was the quieter packed stadium: The one after Meatloaf's performance or the one after the drawn Grand Final last year.

Won't be too harsh on him though, the man is still a legend, just a bit past it vocally.

Bring back Aussie bands and singers, since it's an Aussie event.....at least we all got a good chuckle out of Angry Anderson's "Bound For Glory" in the Batmobile!

Cheers,
Adam.

[Steadmund Brand]

wow... can you believe it was the American who picked the 30 point victory !! ( even if I do say so myself...I am an American who knows and loves the game....) and in a way the cup stays with my beloved Lions (hey coach was a Lion!!!!)

As for Meatloaf....I do want to say sorry on behalf of all Americans for that one ... I think next year you should get AC/DC to play the half time... that would bring the house down!!

Alas another season gone.. but Adam, Dr. and all the other fans, lets keep this thread going......And Adam.. we must think of another fun wager for next season... you know the one where Brisbane will be on top of the ladder

cheers to great season and cheers that it wasnt a damn draw!!

Steadmund Brand

[Adam Went]

G'day Steady,

Nice work on the foresight/fluke.

Would love to see AC/DC play the half time show (think they may have already done it not so long ago? - Would be happy for them to do it every year anyway!) but unfortunately not sure it will happen, think they are semi-retired these days. Incidentally, it's Brian Johnson's birthday today!

Let's hope both the Lions and the Tigers do well next year, I think both teams are definitely going to improve in 2012.....also keep an eye on trade week that's about to come up Steady, see which players are coming and going at your club.

Cheers,
Adam.

[Steadmund Brand]

Well game 2 of the world series is tonight and all I can say is I miss the Lions already!!!!! (sad when you could care less about the two teams playing for the championship eh?) .

So any word on trades or player moves... as you know, there is almost no coverage here in the states.. and I'll admit I have been to lazy to go to the AFL web site

Oh boy winter is almost here... gotta love NY in the winter

so how is everything else going.... don't want this thread getting too quiet now do we?

Steadmund Brand

[Adam Went]

Hey Steady,

Hope you're going well!

Sad to inform you that you've lost Mitch Clark to Melbourne, and I think Luke Power has gone to play a season with one of the new teams as well.

We've picked up Ivan Maric from Adelaide as well, which is great news. There's been a few trades but they would be the major ones.

But to be honest it's getting into the cricket season now so it'll be all about that for the next few months, with one ear open for any footy news...

Good luck in the world series!

Cheers,
Adam.

[Steadmund Brand]

Baseball is over, no basketball this year and American Football is boring..... I miss my Lions!!

Steadmund Brand

[Adam Went]

Glad you're not keeping up to date with the cricket then, Steady. *Sigh of relief*

Cheers,
Adam.

[Steadmund Brand]

Cricket looking that bad eh? No coverage of it here so far this year so I havent been watching at all....not that I would understand it anyway

Steadmund Brand