Semi-Final 14th April, Mariners v Victory

[tsd]

Start this off with a whom do you prefer and an explanation for those who don't want to dig around to work out who we will play. It's the highest ranked winner from next week end that will travel to bluetounge so most likely Melbourne, if they loose its Adelaide, could be Brisbane if both Brisbane and Perth win.

Having pumped both Adelaide and Melbourne this season either will be welcome but have a feeling that ange will have worked hard to counter Arnold's last move, therefore my preference is Adelaide

 

[Wombat]

Yes, I'd prefer to play Adelaide.

 

[12th player]

Any. Mariners can beat and has beaten all of them.

 

[MrCelery]

Any. Mariners can beat and has beaten all of them.

Agree.

We've proved that no other team comes close in quality. Only in luck. I've a soft spot for Adelaide and Perth, so would like to see them enjoy a GF with us. Would like to see off Drivebys, Tards, and Brisvegas in the semis. Don't care which of these we get.

 

[Roy Law]

Don't care just so long as we win

 

[scottmac]

I thin it will be

CCM V Tards

WSW V Roar

with a CCM V Roar GF.

 

[Atomic]

I thin it will be

CCM V Tards

WSW V Roar

with a CCM V Roar GF.

+1

 

[pjennings]

Adelaide with their ACL experience are a good sudden death side (in spite of Valkanis) and Victory leak too much at the back.

I think the semis will be

CCM v Adelaide

WSW v Perth

with hopefully a Bluetongue CCM v Perth GF

 

[adz]

i kinda wouldnt mind seeing us demolish wsw in the grand final

 

[Atomic]

i kinda wouldnt mind seeing us demolish wsw in the grand final

Yep, I'm with you on that one Adz. There appears to be this misapprehension that WSW are a better team than us. That's absolute BS! We spanked their botties when they cam to BT... It's a shame we lost

 

[FFC Mariner]

CCM v Roar GF

CCM v Tards in the semi

 

[pjennings]

Yep, I'm with you on that one Adz. There appears to be this misapprehension that WSW are a better team than us. That's absolute BS! We spanked their botties when they cam to BT... It's a shame we lost

My main preference for Perth in the GF is we may actually get to host it.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Will be at Allianz I think you will find

 

[true believer]

the games afoot
tickets on sale tomorrow

 

[Jesus]

Pretty sure FFA said a couple of weeks ago, unofficially but through media comments on possible final season games, that grand final would be in sydney if any of the (at that time) 4 NSW teams hosted

 

[scoober]

Pretty sure Allianz (SFS) is out as it already booked on GF day. Would look stupid booking home bush and having 25,000 show for ccm vs not wsw. So no other option than bluetongue!!!

 

[pjennings]

Will be at Allianz I think you will find

Not necessarily - Gallop has not ruled out us hosting - depending on the opponent.

 

[true believer]

where's the pax code?

 

[MrCelery]

Pretty sure Allianz (SFS) is out as it already booked on GF day. Would look stupid booking home bush and having 25,000 show for ccm vs not wsw. So no other option than bluetongue!!!

SFS booked out - to FFA I understand.

 

[nebakke]

I don't get it... What's with the Roar love? They improve over their appaling form for a couple of games and suddenly, everyone's expecting them to beat WSW. I know WSW is short some players but aren't they mainly missing from the front?... I see WSW as a very similar proposition to us (only not as good), meaning that their back row is strong and will ensure their integrity. So I don't see them losing to Roar. I don't think Roar has found the form so much as the better teams have all slumped back to the pack a bit in the last month or two. In saying that, I still perceive the top two as being well ahead of that pack.
That's not to mention that I think Adelaide is more unpredictable than constantly "poor", so they may pull a rabbit out of the hat and beat Roar.

So, I'm thinking it'll be something like:

BRvADE - Undecided but probably 2-0
VICvPER - 2-1 - With another potential for an upset obviously

WSWvBR - 2-0
CCMvVIC - 2-0 (A lot of 2-0 results here)

GF:

WSWvCCM
0-10!!! - OK, perhaps over the top, but probably something like 2/3-0 going on the last performance, which I suspect isn't that far from GF performance for both teams... Hopefully with our boys having improved their accuracy