AFL Elimination Final 1 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

[ElwoodBlues1]

Swans dont deserve any press and are just making up the numbers imho...fell into the eight thanks to the Crows being cheated out of a win and should be planning their holidays for the week after.

[shawny]

Swans dont deserve any press and are just making up the numbers imho...fell into the eight thanks to the Crows being cheated out of a win and should be planning their holidays for the week after.

Geez EB i wish i shared your confidence mate. I do agree with you that our season has been far better then the swans but finals are a different beast and just hoping like hell we can settle quickly and get a buffer early.

A loss as i said earlier will be a fail mark to the season as far as im concerned - maybe that why im so nervous cause everything hinges off this game from my perspective.

[RiverRat]

Our biggest threat is our match committee and their selections.

[kruddler]

Our biggest threat is our match committee and their selections.

They have been responsible for more losses than any 1 team over the past 10 years......and daylight is 2nd.

[ElwoodBlues1]

They have been responsible for more losses than any 1 team over the past 10 years......and daylight is 2nd.

Cant disagree.....

[pinot]

The noise coming out of the club is they are expecting a tough physical contest and I think we should expect the same.

[Gointocarlton]

Geez EB i wish i shared your confidence mate. I do agree with you that our season has been far better then the swans but finals are a different beast and just hoping like hell we can settle quickly and get a buffer early.

A loss as i said earlier will be a fail mark to the season as far as im concerned - maybe that why im so nervous cause everything hinges off this game from my perspective.

There is no way a loss Friday is a failed season IMO.

[WASurfer]

Goal at the beginning of the year was to make finals....we've done it. And to bounce back from being 15th on the ladder and finish 5th was a fair effort given we were missing blokes like McGovern, Cerra, Walsh, Silvagni, Kennedy, McKay and a few others for a lot of that winning sequence. And in that run, beat 3 of the top 4 teams as well as St Kilda who were 5th at the time.

[PaulP]

There is no way a loss Friday is a failed season IMO.

I agree. 9 wins in a row, including wins against 3 of the top 4, gives us an excellent springboard for 2024, whatever happens on Friday. This season is definitely a pass IMO.

[Gointocarlton]

Goal at the beginning of the year was to make finals....we've done it. And to bounce back from being 15th on the ladder and finish 5th was a fair effort given we were missing blokes like McGovern, Cerra, Walsh, Silvagni, Kennedy, McKay and a few others for a lot of that winning sequence. And in that run, beat 3 of the top 4 teams as well as St Kilda who were 5th at the time.

Spot on Surfy, I now view finals as a "free hit". I think what we will learn is whether or not what we are doing stands up in finals. My guess is it will but I say that with no confidence largely due to our past. I need to stop thinking like that.