Qualifying Final Glenelg v Adelaide

[PatowalongaPirate]

ADELAIDE OVAL | SUNDAY 31ST AUGUST | 3:15PM

[pmackk]

Bays by a goal.

[dedja]

Harder to pick than a broken nose this one … in some ways not looking forward to it, and I know what’s done is done, but this matchup in a final should never have been allowed to happen. The fact that their inclusion in the comp is now somewhat ‘normalised’, especially from within the other clubs including the Bays (unfortunately I experienced this first hand), sickens me, although the resistance hasn’t completely died as there are still a few holdouts, as evidenced by this forum. * note: some dickhead created a dedicated thread to whinge about it all, so should have posted in there.

It is what it is. If anything, I guess it’s better to play them in a Qualifying Final rather than the GF, although technically that’s not off the table.

With the AFL finals not starting until a week after, no idea what affect, if any, that has on selections, availability, and more importantly desire, and also what concessions have been allowed to manifest themselves to benefit the AFL sides in the SANFL.

That said, despite a somewhat indifferent lead up to the finals, with injuries and mixed form, the Bays are more than good enough to deal with this opposition if switched on. Don’t care if the margin is 1 or 238, just get the job done.

The loser has the unenviable task of getting into the big dance through the back door*

[Jim05]

Bays by 30, the real flag favourites to flex their muscles

[northerner]

Bays by 30, the real flag favourites to flex their muscles

Agree re prediction but Sturt are still clear favourites.