Geelong won by 12. Bloody good game though.
Showing posts with label AFL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AFL. Show all posts
9/28/09
9/26/09
Grand Final Day
Today is the AFL Grand Final, a bit like the FA Cup but x 1000, whoever wins this game wins the premiership and is proclaimed the best side at playing Australian Rules football in all the world.
This season it's the Cats from Geelong and the Saints from St Kilda who are battling it out for the honours. Geelong won it in 2007 and this is their 3rd final in as many years so they're the hot favourites. Poor old St Kilda won their first final in 1966 and haven't won it since, so they are the clear underdogs and hence all the neutrals are supporting them.
I'm currently watching the build-up to the game which goes on for a ridiculous 6 hours and doesn't include the post-match analysis!
Anyhoo, i'm tipping St Kilda to nick it in the final quarter! you heard it here last.
This season it's the Cats from Geelong and the Saints from St Kilda who are battling it out for the honours. Geelong won it in 2007 and this is their 3rd final in as many years so they're the hot favourites. Poor old St Kilda won their first final in 1966 and haven't won it since, so they are the clear underdogs and hence all the neutrals are supporting them.
I'm currently watching the build-up to the game which goes on for a ridiculous 6 hours and doesn't include the post-match analysis!
Anyhoo, i'm tipping St Kilda to nick it in the final quarter! you heard it here last.
Labels:
AFL,
grand final
8/8/09
They Know we're Coming Now!
AFl Update, Round 19:
My team, Carlton, smashed last years minor champs and finalists, Geelong, by 35 points which pretty much guarantees Carlton a place in the finals (the playoffs, if you're English). This is the equivalent of say Blackburn soundly beating Man United and claiming a champions league spot in the process, i.e. a bit of an upset.
T'was an awesome performance by the blues and makes the fact that we're hopefully gonna catch a live game in a few weeks time all the more exciting!
Check out the highlights of this momentous victory below:
My team, Carlton, smashed last years minor champs and finalists, Geelong, by 35 points which pretty much guarantees Carlton a place in the finals (the playoffs, if you're English). This is the equivalent of say Blackburn soundly beating Man United and claiming a champions league spot in the process, i.e. a bit of an upset.
T'was an awesome performance by the blues and makes the fact that we're hopefully gonna catch a live game in a few weeks time all the more exciting!
Check out the highlights of this momentous victory below:
5/17/09
AFL update: Round 9
Just a quick update on the 'footie'; a third of the season has gone and my first impressions of the sport are all good. Watching a game is pretty entertaining, it's not got too many stoppages like Rugby, so it's free-flowing, end-to-end stuff with crunching tackles, people getting knocked out and some impressive goals too, especially when they volley the ball (like in proper football).
This game between Essendon and Collingwood, was particularly brilliant, with the underdogs Essendon coming back from the brink of defeat with 3 goals in the final 2 minutes. Stirring stuff:
This game between Essendon and Collingwood, was particularly brilliant, with the underdogs Essendon coming back from the brink of defeat with 3 goals in the final 2 minutes. Stirring stuff:
Labels:
AFL,
australian,
rules
4/7/09
4/6/09
The joys of AFL
Australia has its own sport, Australian Rules Football, as the season has just kicked off again the whole of Australia has gone 'Footy' mad, so i thought i'd join in. Even though i'm not sure on any of the rules and it looks really easy to score.
Here's a trailer for the new AFL season running on telly at the moment.
Some of the best goals from last season.
And some of the biggest hits.
Here's a trailer for the new AFL season running on telly at the moment.
Some of the best goals from last season.
And some of the biggest hits.
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