http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/c ... 6115474929

Pumping up our tyres, Setting us up to fall etc

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

He's jumping on a bandwagon that has long since bolted and is trying to save face

The Devil.

"The likelihood is Carlton will have a first final against Sydney at Etihad, with a probable trip to Perth the following week if it were to beat the disappointing Swans"

Surely we wont be playing at edihad but the MCG? Does anyone know what the rules are?

If we lose, expect Mike to jump ship by Saturday morning, and write that we haven't claimed a big scalp.

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"I had to eat"

What a crap segment. They only took 3 questions about Carlton and answered about 5-6 on other unrelated topics.

What a waste of time.

Won't bother listening in again to any segment run by Mike Sheenan.

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The time is right, the time is NOW !!

No one knows but be sure the AFL is conspiring against us....

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"Truth, for the tyrants, is the most terrible and cruel of all bindings; it is like an incandescent iron falling across their chests. And it is even more agonizing than hot iron, for that only burns the flesh, while truth burns its way into the soul"     — Lauro Aguirre

Expect 2 games at Etihad and 2 at the MCG the first week of the finals.

Collingwood and Geelong will get the MCG, which means the Blues will get Etihad if finishing 5th and playing anyone except Essendon*.

If we play North would that get the MCG in preference to St K/Ess?

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#DonTheStash

If we play Sydney or Fremantle or North it will be Etihad.
If Essendon* it will be MCG.

It is likely to be Sydney and that will be at Etihad.

I was under the impression that finals scheduling is generally based on the premise that a higher ranked team is afforded some form of advantage/preference, not only over it’s direct opponent, but also over other teams below it.

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"I had to eat"

Same - you would think that if all pans out, that the Scum and Streak would want to play at Etihad - their home ground!

If the AFL are so worried about getting an Etihad final, why on earth did they not play Geelong v Freo there last year? Surely that was a perfect opportunity for an Etihad final if there ever was one.

While playing a final at Etihad against the Swans would be disappointing compared to playing them at the G, if we instead end up finish 4th at the expense of West Coast I am worried about the second week of the finals. Let’s say we lose to Collingwood week 1 (fairly likely, unfortunately), we could end up playing West Coast in a knockout final in week 2 at Etihad. Given the way the Eagles play Etihad and the way we play Etihad, that’s not a prospect I like the sound of at all…I’d almost rather play them at Subiaco. Of course I’d be happy to play them at the MCG, but wouldn’t be trusting the AFL to schedule the game there…

I doubt the AFL would schedule an Etihad final in week 2??

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"I had to eat"

Why not? Week 2 is typically the worst attended week of finals.

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