Fearless 2017 Finals Weeks Three and Four: The Best Four = The Last Four

Fearless summarises the last two weeks of the finals series.

The Finals’ Wrap Report III: Then there were two

The Wrap has a comprehensive analysis of all the week’s big moments including the Brownlow Medal, the VFL, Grand Final tickets and a detailed preview of the massive Grand Final clash on Saturday afternoon.

Finals Week 3 – Adelaide v Geelong: Behind Me

Young Aidan Hammond missed out on tickets to the Crows v Cats. The pizza almost made up for it as he puts the disappointment of 2012 behind him.

Raving Rulebook No 7

Rulebook, Adelaide’s own Sunny Boy, is not a Happy Man this week as he takes on the MRP, gives out a Baggy Green and mentions two kinds of Boycott. He’ll be alone with himself on Grand Final day.

Finals Week 3 – Adelaide v Geelong: Crows Overcome Adversity

Rulebook gives his customary summary of a fine all-round performance from the Crows who demolished the Cats at the Adelaide Oval.

The Wrap Report: Finals’ Edition 2

The Wrap has returned for analysis of the preliminary finals including Adelaide’s massive win, Richmond’s surge to a Grand Final for the first time in 35 years, Cotchin’s bump and Dusty’s Brownlow night.

Finals Week 3 – Adelaide v Geelong: Crows had many, Cats had few

Adelaide have overcome adversity in recent years and now enter the Grand Final full of confidence after finishing the season as minor premiers.

Finals Week 3 – Six (Talking) Points

Swish with a few of the big issues from the Prelim Finals (at least those that are left after Rulebook’s had a go elsewhere). Clash jumpers, gloating corporates, insufferable winners, Little Gaz, SANFL crowds and Stevie J’s jam tin all get a look in.

Finals Week 3 – Adelaide v Geelong: River Dancing in the Riverbank Stand

The world can be a shadowy, sometimes unknowable place says Mickey Randall, but right now Adelaide’s golden after the Crows smash the Cats.

Adelaide and Richmond: Helter skelter, particle physics and the indisputable romance of swashbuckling

On Preliminary Final weekend, Adelaide and Richmond each carved the idea of footy anew. They were superb. Cavalier, high-wire playing styles, shared spirits of Errol Flynn, and two enormous cresting waves of emotion make this Grand Final a footy follower’s dream.

Finals Week 3 – The Penultimate Week: Order is restored

Sal Ciardulli with his deep analysis of this week’s second-to-last round matches (and some Winx news too)

Finals Week 3 – The (insert names here) Cups

For the third successive week in a row back to back to back, this weekend’s finals lack incentive according to Swish. Once more again too, he’s come up with some awards for the winners, based on players who have played for both sides. Any better suggestions?

Away and away

Paul Spinks looks at the issue of more home games for Geelong at Kardinia Park. He compares the Cats home games to other teams in the comp in light of the Qualifying Final being played at the MCG.

The Wrap (is back!): Finals’ Edition 1

Mr Wrap has been up the bush for a couple of years but when word got to the Pooncarrie Pub of a Tigers finals’ victory, Mr Wrap sprung into action…He got back to Richmond, had a season’s worth of press clippings put in front of him and tried to make sense of them. [Not a bad reading of the tea leaves Wrap – Ed]

My Preliminary Finals Tipping

Aidan Hammond with his Preliminary Final tips.