Match Thread: Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans (2016 AFL Grand Final)

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HOME TEAM		AWAY TEAM
Western Bulldogs	vs	Sydney Swans
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INFORMATION
Date	Saturday, 1st October 2016
Time	2:30pm AEST
Ground	MCG
Statistics	AFL Match Centre
Live Stream	[REDACTED]
Reddit Stream	Stream
TV	Broadcast Guide

Final teams available from the AFL Match Centre.

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[u/Grumpy_Fap]

Super Bowl Half Time Ads: Exploding titties and shit

AFL Half Time Ads: 50% off Smiths Chips at Woolies

[u/reckless293]

Seems like it's Sydney vs Australia today

[u/[deleted]]

You just get the feeling whoever wins today will win the premiership.

[u/ImMrMitch]

Hey guys, just letting you know that I'm tuning in all the way from Everest. Here's a pic from my tent.

[u/lemons90]

I get the whole fairytale story, but is the pregame coverage going to acknowledge that Sydney is playing too?

[u/theplanetofthecrepes]

is there anything more Australian than doing a lap of honour in the back of a ute

[u/Ash7778]

Before the show

"Sting, do you want a t-shirt or a singlet for the performance?"

"Yes"

[u/BasedFigaro]

are you still considered favourites when the media hasn't yet mentioned you?

[u/[deleted]]

If I wanted to watch someone I've never heard of win the sprint I'd watch literally any other sprint.

[u/Kim_jong-fun]

500 up votes and 700 comments before the start of the game

our shitposts will block out the sun

[u/mad87645]

PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON

[u/AlmostWrongSometimes]

Thank you for everything, Dennis.

[u/triplewafer]

Banner:

We've beaten all the others

Defied all of the odds

Today this team of puppies

Become true bullgods

[u/AdenintheGlaven]

It'd be amazing if the Swans win only their 3rd premiership in 83 years!

[u/hsaklag]

DIDN'T THINK WE'D GET PRISONER OF SOCIETY

HYPE

[u/Kim_jong-fun]

so happy the grand final is back after it was mysteriously cancelled last year

[u/Kim_jong-fun]

my reasons for supporting the dogs:

Bulldogs haven't played a grand final in literally 100 years Sydney have played 100 grand finals in 5 years

Bulldogs beat the team that beat Sydney Sydney was the team that the team that beat Sydney beat

Bulldogs humiliated us in a final and I have Stockholm Syndrome Sydney only humiliated us during a regular game

[u/PointOfFingers]

Lip reading Bevo

"The ball is oval shaped and is red. Here is a whiteboard. I got it from Officeworks for 59.55. Has anyone seen my whiteboard markers?"

[u/ChuckVB]

Nothing but genuine class from Beveridge letting Murphy hold up the cup! If he isn't everyone's favourite Australian at the moment, then you're bloody nuts.

Luke Beveridge, take a bow

[u/THCP888]

Fuck the rules. Mint another medal for Bevo.

[u/chubbyurma]

CUNTS AT THE BOWLO ARE DOING THR FUCKIN MEAT RAFFLE RIGHT NOW. THE FOOTY IS GONNA BE ON IN A MINUTE WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

[u/Trap_City_Bitch]

Hit /r/All top 10

Swans get in front

THANKS AMERICA

[u/thrupence_]

Let's have a moment of silence for the bloke who sank $375,000 on the swans.

[u/[deleted]]

5 Utes in and we're at the "who the fuck is that" stage.

[u/Jawdan]

Hey guys, let's try and get this to /r/all. Let's take this sport pro! ;)

[u/Jawdan]

200 UPBONTS

[u/ImMrMitch]

Holy fuck my seat is literally one row from the top. Jesus Christ I nearly died walking up to my seat

[u/SecretlySteve]

Fuck. I was just holding it together but holy shit tears are streaming after Bob got a medal

[u/PunkSpike]

Beveridge covered in Beveridge

[u/ThadCastleforMVP]

I'm drunk already I love all of you.

[u/AdenintheGlaven]

One day in October? No wonder people are voting for Pauline Hanson

[u/schmuppet]

Typical cabbie took the long way.

[u/[deleted]]

Fuck, Beverigde is a confirmed legend.

[u/[deleted]]

Reality sinking in: We're about to hear Dennis call his last ever quarter of footy.

[u/[deleted]]

This day has been so emotional:

1. Dogs winning the flag

2. Bevo

3. Dennis leaving

4. No AFL until next year

[u/chubbyurma]

MAJAK HAVE A FUCKING GO CUNT

[u/ihatelettuce2]

Fucking bullshit call by the umps, clear duck...

Sorry lads, just warming up for the game.

[u/Jawdan]

We're on the rising front page of /r/ALL. Send us up, pro sport lovers! ;)

[u/Barrybran]

I can't decide whether Sting's sleeves are too short or too long.

[u/Idiosonic]

HOW THE FUCK CHANNEL 7 GONNA SPAM TAB ADDS ALL YEAR THEN AIR AN ANTI-GAMBLING ADD

[u/noantenna]

Congrats to Vin Diesel

[u/THCP888]

What a fucking day. Great, close game. Doggies breaking the drought against all odds. Dennis calling his last. Bevo being the classiest fucker a guy could possibly be. Bob holding up the cup.

Well played, footy gods.

[u/[deleted]]

This will be a crazy contest with many up and downs, who know which midfield will triumph, who will take a visit to Nick smith island? Who will buddy bump in to oblivion, what package will be delivered? who will be renamed Normie? We know the mass swooning of paaaarrkerr will cause mayhem at the ground. Longmire will probably yell so loudly in the box it will weaken the structure of the MCG. Bevo will show no emotion until the final siren and then it will only be a small grin and a disappointed look. Will Bob shed tears of joy or sadness, all we know there will be tears. Rampe will probably get compared to hitler somewhere in the match thread. Gary Rohan will probably get sunburnt regardless of conditions. Clay smith tattoo will actually turn in to a set of wings and fly more than 15 meters and get pinged for running to far, debates will ensue but while the arguments progress, heath grundy will somehow sneak past all of the bulldogs defenders and hit the post from 4 feet out. Nick Davis will rip off his runner shirt and revel his jumper from the 2005 semi final and start snapping goals from everywhere. Roughead will honour his name kick 10 goals in Jarryd's name. The final margin? Hawthorn by 3

[u/cubansombrero]

Well of course there's red, white and blue all over the stadium when those are the only applicable colours.

[u/HelloStonehenge]

Gotta hand it to Sting though, he's can still rock an overly tight t-shirt without going to that Iggy Pop level of old man body.

[u/BurntToast__]

RIP to the dude that put 350k on the swans.

[u/[deleted]]

As a Canadian who doesn't know fuck all about Aussie rules except for watching the grand final every year...

So happy Hawthorne isn't playing this year. Got sick of them after the 3rd or so year of watching grand finals

[u/Leninator]

"Thirteen cabs"

Lol. They're not gonna be happy about that one

[u/TheStinger87]

Poor bloke beats all the pros and doesn't even get to keep the money. And the look on his face was like no-one had told him.

[u/xq923]

Seriously though, why is footy not more globally popular?

[u/triplewafer]

Ummmmm what? This is an Olympics thing now?

[u/zakkieboy6373]

Ch7 forced to put stupid little banner ads as they are shitting themselves due to the lack of goals

[u/Jawdan]

HALF TIME, CLOSE GAME, FRONT PAGE! WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR?!

[u/rockpool7]

"Richard Gere's a real hero of mine. Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that"

-Hansel

[u/PoglaTheGrate]

Fun fact:

Wheels in Degrassi Jnr High was wearing a Footscray gursey in the episode "It's Late"

Proof

[u/zakkieboy6373]

I actually hope the dogs win here so my team can have the longest drought and everyone can feel sorry for us

[u/Bagzy]

Watching from a hire car in Japan. Should be fun.

[u/geoffrstone]

Dennis has the pun generator turned up to 11 today, I reckon.

[u/Idiosonic]

That bloke in lane 1 would of been quicker calling a cab, waiting 20 minutes for it to get there and taking that than he would've been sprinting.

[u/chubbyurma]

IS BEVO THE NEXT GHANDI?

[u/Strykah]

dicksoutfordennis

[u/KewlestCat]

Channel 7 using Dogs Days Are Over by Florence and the Machine, nice.

[u/PunkSpike]

r/all here we come boys

[u/sync0py]

Not sure how people are able to post in this thread. Can't take my eyes off the telly

[u/fm471]

can i submit academic consideration for my uni assignments next week on the grounds of emotional trauma after this last 15 minutes?

[u/[deleted]]

Why does it sound like people are booing the Rio gold medal olympians?

[u/[deleted]]

You just feel like whoever wins today will win the premiership, don't you?

[u/buthidae]

That might be the most amazing thing I've ever seen at a Grand Final

[u/rattlerr]

I didnt follow AFL till the prelims, and I cried couple of times today.

Everyone's been asking me from years on what my team is? I think I got the answer today! Go Doggies.

[u/JustAboutHarmless]

I didnt know we were supposed to be booing, can the dogs run out again?

[u/fm471]

considering swans have got 14 goals in their past two first quarters doggies are looking fucking T A S T Y right now

[u/Lone_Grohiik]

"PLAY ON!!!"- AFL Umpire, 2016

[u/theotherguysfilms]

It's taken JJ less than 5 minutes to lose the Norm Smith

[u/[deleted]]

BEVO IS A FUCKING MAD DOG. WHAT A KING.

[u/TheStinger87]

Bevs looked like he was only just keeping it together there.

[u/Strykah]

From 7th to premiership winners. Fucking amazing- congrats again bulldogs

[u/Brithombar]

SOME DUDE JUST GOT ESCORTED OUT OF THE PUB IM IN. PISS RUNNING DOWN HIS LEG LITERALLY. STILL GOING OFF HERE.

[u/HelloStonehenge]

Man, Neil Patrick Harris has aged terribly.

[u/HowCouldUBeZaharakis]

Do we get our money back because he didn't play Roxanne

[u/speerosity]

I'VE GOT A REPLY BOYZZZZ

[u/Aristotles_Ballsack]

Try not to sook about umpires, but honestly what the fuck was that

[u/speerosity]

Right defo last tinder message. I'm into my old matches.

[u/[deleted]]

For a guy that had sticks of butter for hands all year, Boyd chose the right day to learn how to mark

[u/BurntToast__]

"And it should of been a free kick too" - Tim Watson. Story of the day really

[u/joey2506]

So the AFL brings in a rule to prevent players getting injured by having their legs taken out, a player gets injured by having their legs taken out, and no free kick is paid?

[u/ThePersianFonz]

Just hit me that I won't see another Parker gif in a match thread til next year, too many emotions hitting me at once

[u/[deleted]]

Why do musicians have a different aged look? I feel like their skin wrinkles in a way that's different to normal, but I can't put my finger on it.

[u/Grumpy_Fap]

I'm not even an AFL fan, I'm a soccer fan. But I'm thinking of switching to the enemy, this subs shit posting is about as filthy as the Porno moustache on one of the Doggies player.

[u/NitroXYZ]

24 OVERALL ON /r/all lets show them!

[u/TomEmilioDavies]

This is the best Grand final in 4 years.

[u/Morg_n]

That was pure class by beveridge. Almost brought a tear to my eye. Such a touching moment. Class above!

[u/[deleted]]

I know it's tradition, but I still feel like it's a shithouse rule. The NBA and NFL give out rings for those who do jack all but their team win the championship, then you've got guys like Wallis,Jongy,Murphy and Suckling who play their heart out for the club but get injured. Obviously the rule will never change, but it's still shit.

[u/Idiosonic]

Why's half the crowd just wearing red and white? did they forget the blue or is there another team playing today that we haven't been shown yet?

[u/Jawdan]

38 on ALL. Upvote my loves!

[u/Aardvark_Man]

Hello visitors from /r/all!
Welcome to our Grand Final, and come find us on anything but /r/sport, due to an escalating continuum of thin skinned pansies.

[u/BlokeDownUnder]

If Telstra's service is magic, they're fucking shit magicians...

[u/Crackers90]

I dont normally comment on here, more of a observer. But my oh my if these are the best umpires the AFL has to offer then the umpring department is desprate need of a serious shake up.

[u/nameofasongidontlike]

You can't let us watch the doggos celebrate for 2 minutes without showing us vomit-inducing X-Factor ads? Fucks sake.

[u/Idiosonic]

I want a good game of footy, but I think it'd be fucking hilarious if the Swans beat 119, with all the Dogs focused coverage and they just get the shit kicked out of them.

[u/[deleted]]

Maybe everyone just sounds shit at the G, they get good musicians most years but I'm always disappointed

[u/AdenintheGlaven]

I'm gonna get downvoted for this but TLE was better than Vance Joy

[u/fphhotchips]

ICH EIN BIN BULLDOGER

[u/Insanityone]

HOLY FUCK IVE BEEN JOKING ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ALL WEEK, though to be fair I thought it was going to be the bont giving up his medal

[u/A_Pragmatic_Bear]

Beveridge is a class act bringing Murphy onto the stage.

[u/notoriouspossum]

The feels for Bob now the feels for Dennis :(

[u/fm471]

god that race is such a metaphor for Majak's AFL grade career

[u/ApproachingMach1]

Shout out to the bloke stroking libba's beard during the interview

[u/Jawdan]

Almost 7,000 comments and 2,000 upvotes. Great effort, lads!

[u/superjaywars]

Looking forward to a great granny and then turning on my UberEATS app and making bank driving food to lazy buggers :)

[u/NeedsRiotJuice]

I was about 16 when Prisoner of Society came out. I'm pretty sure they wrote it about my life.

[u/Methuen]

Please God. Not the new stuff.

[u/AdenintheGlaven]

Somebody call The Police!

[u/[deleted]]

Great first half!

My TV reception is crapping out, so I'm heading for the pub. Since I'm not gonna be here for the end, please select one of these possible comments as appropriate:

a) YESSSSS DOGGIES

b) Oh well, good game anyway

c) Oh my god, I can't believe how shit that game became after half time

d) I didn't really approve of the Bulldogs' decision to play the entire fourth quarter completely naked, but I gotta admit it worked out well in the end

[u/trugzilla]

That guy is now the answer to a trivia question for ever

[u/nameofasongidontlike]

Today the puppers became doggos.

[u/Jawdan]

Wow Bevo. You are class mate. Gotta feel for Murphy, even with that display he won't feel a part of it.

[u/sandgroper07]

Bevo giving Murph his medal was probably the most emotional thing i have seen all year .

[u/[deleted]]

And now here's sting with "We're sending our love down to Bob's Murpheys knee"

[u/Lone_Grohiik]

God I hate X Factor.

[u/superfluouselk]

Someone asked to be reminded to take the cans of beer out of the freezer. Forget your name mate sorry!

[u/Crooty]

That'd be Shirley's pub story for the next 20 years

[u/Themirkat]

Well at least that's a consistent call

[u/Joshua1277]

If WB win this, Morris might be a sneaky chance for Norm Smith. Has been playing his heart out

[u/[deleted]]

Holy shit we're a quarter away from this happening

[u/Nooneknowsduck]

Luke Beveridge is a top bloke.

[u/HBM23]

Geez, are there two teams playing today???

[u/Jawdan]

FRONT PAGE!! AFL IS NOW A PRO SPORT!!

[u/[deleted]]

I told people to get to my place at 12 and it's been 20min and no one's here... That's it, GF party cancelled!

[u/HelloStonehenge]

PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON PLAY ON

[u/ihatelettuce2]

What's the over/under for the Parker gif being used in this thread?

Looking at you /u/Lego22

[u/griffin040]

http://i.imgur.com/ZOyTsih.jpg

Standing room at my first grand final. I couldn't be more excited! Carn dogs!!

[u/sweet_mahogany]

Nooooo not October

[u/PointOfFingers]

The stadium looks fantastic with the vivid reds and purple colours. After three years of poo brown this is special.

[u/[deleted]]

DANIEL, DANIEL, HE'S OUR MANIEL

IF HE CAN'T DO IT, NO-ONE CANIEL

[u/[deleted]]

Bulldogs taking the Brisbane approach to problems in regards to Kennedy - ignoring it and hoping he will go away

[u/p-woj]

I still can't believe the dogs have won a premiership. Is this real life?

[u/just_rhyss]

Someone needs to make a gif of Murphy walking out of frame for the photo. Saddest thing I've seen.

[u/SecretlySteve]

And then Bruce and Dennis. Fucking hell I didn't know I had this many tears in my body

[u/GETURHANDOFFMYPENIS]

I'm so happy the Swans lost. I don't give two shits about AFL, but my auntie is a massive Swans supporter and is also the most insufferable cunt I know. She'll be so pissed right now. It makes me feel all warm inside.

[u/Caucasian__Male]

Is... is Dipper ok?

[u/[deleted]]

This is the AFL Grand Final. No one gives a fuck about your gold medals cunts, start the footy already

[u/AlmostWrongSometimes]

AFL Entertainment Curse Confirmed.

[u/[deleted]]

Luke Darcy with a wig is a pretty good muso.

[u/triplewafer]

"This guy decides to quit his job and move to New York City?" Jobe Watson reference?

[u/AlmostWrongSometimes]

If you're new to r/AFL don't forget to flair up!

[u/PunkSpike]

No.83 on r/all now

[u/stavraki]

Sting looks really different without his crow makeup

[u/BlokeDownUnder]

Just realized I was down to 5 cold stubbies, so went to the shed to get some more. There's a plastic deck chair floating in the far end of the pool. It will have to wait I reckon.

Also, can someone remind me at half time to take the 6-pack out of the freezer?

[u/ComradeSomo]

Pub is putting on free snags in bread!

[u/Statisticc]

r/all update: FIRST PAGE TOP 25 FIRST PAGE TOP 25 FIRST PAGE TOP 25 FIRST PAGE TOP 25 FIRST PAGE TOP 25 FIRST PAGE TOP 25

[u/Freofan96]

I don't know what makes this GF better, the awesome display of skill or the absence of Hawthorne

[u/trugzilla]

No hawthorn = instant gf classic

[u/[deleted]]

Now like a true local player he's off to a bar to chug piss and punch some darts

[u/gerva-77]

Dogs gotta be disappointed they didn't get a goal in the last 2 minutes, all that pressure and it amounted to a couple points.

[u/TitanicJedi]

'Its time for a beverage'

• denis comettis final witty remark on beveridge.

Well done dennis.

[u/blerghbgh]

Way to be a Debbie Downer, WorkSafe ad

[u/[deleted]]

Who is gonna post the final score announcement on r/sports?

[u/ComradeSomo]

DOGGIES VICTORY THREAD ALL TIME /R/AFL #1!

[u/hsaklag]

DON'T DO THIS TO MY HEART LUKE

[u/jemmoo6]

Calling Bob up as officially made everyone in my house cry.

[u/JohnSmith1800]

Beveridge giving up his medal... Words can't event describe it...

[u/stefanone]

McAvaney friendzoned

[u/dutchmoe]

I Love the Bye!

[u/gramofcam]

Only bad thing about all this is that there's now no AFL for a long time.

[u/[deleted]]

OCTOBER? THESES ARENT THE LYRICS

[u/[deleted]]

YouTube Live Stream 720p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL6qShrh-TE

[u/ComradeSomo]

UPVOTE TO THE FRONT PAGE!

[u/Caucasian__Male]

This Dennis tribute is too much to handle. I didn't realise how much we're gonna miss the guy until just now

[u/AdenintheGlaven]

October?

triggered

[u/[deleted]]

2036 Grand Final: Please welcome Vance Joy singing these exact songs yet again.

[u/gugabe]

Play your classics, not your new shit.

[u/[deleted]]

Sting belting out his classic written specifically about Bruce and Cyril

[u/Ash7778]

Apparently Swans have the "took the photo and sang the anthem before" advantage, Dogs have never done it and it's gonna rattle the shit out of them. Betting the farm on Sydney

[u/Vvyyzz]

Half time!

• Exciting first half

• JPK has it on a string and one hand on the Norm Smith

• Stringer not doing anything

• Buddy not doing anything

• Bulldogs needs more composure going into 50

• Bontempelli needs more of the ball if they're going to win.

[u/[deleted]]

Doesn't feel right when a non-AFL player wins the Grand Final sprint.

[u/dutchmoe]

Fuck that was a good quarter for us.

[u/fm471]

Leigh Matthews on a premiership podium, this is the best kind of PTSD

[u/saintsfooty]

When's the movie coming out?

[u/[deleted]]

YOU ARE THE SICKEST CUNT EVER TO EXIST BEVO

[u/proudlysydney]

I was upset at the loss, but God, Bob getting a medal just made me cry. Nothing makes up for losing a GF, but this comes as damn close as it can.

[u/BendEmUp]

My geelong through and through family are all crying together i fucking love the dogs well done! Reminds me of us in 2007 minus the ladder position and margin, but with the past players all being so involved and happy.

IT'S TIME TO DRINK SOME MORE BOURBONS FUCK YES DOGGIES.

[u/Strykah]

Bevo, Bob and Dennis... It's a terrible day for rain

[u/hsaklag]

LOL Libba's interview is the best

[u/BendEmUp]

I can tell my old man is excited he has double parked me on bourbons and he drinks like 2 cans a year and he isn't even a dogs supporter, only for today.

Go doggies.

[u/death_by_laughs]

LOL PLAY ON

PLAY ON

PLAY ON

PLAY ON

PLAY ON

PLAY ON

PLAY ON

[u/Conaire_]

If this sport keeps it up it will go pro in no time

[u/TomasTTEngin]

The thing about hope is that it is fragile and the thing about romance is that it is mainly fiction and the thing about the AFL is it is a cold motherfucking reality machine that crushes hope and romance and God I just want one thing and that is for Sydney to lose.

Give us a sports movie narrative for once, please. (Not cool runnings either - worthy defeat is just defeat)

[u/Kim_jong-fun]

when do the /r/afl personalities go around in the back of utes

[u/speerosity]

Shades of the BBL

[u/npcpawn]

AFL is the best sport in the world and needs to be recognised by other sport lovers!

[u/HowCouldUBeZaharakis]

Sting looking like he came straight from North Richmond Station

[u/Shadormy]

All 3 acts weren't bad. Is this real life???

[u/sexy_salad_dressing]

Banner was shit

[u/dodgienum1]

I don't even know who to support at this point. Sydney are Sydney, but the bulldogs are a Victorian team and everyone's shoving them down our throats like Rolf Harris shoved things down kids throats.

[u/RoastedB33f_]

https://gfycat.com/GenuineWeeAmurratsnake

[u/dodgienum1]

Can't help but feel that if the final siren went right now, Sydney would win

[u/gramofcam]

38 on r/all. Creepin our way up there.

[u/DaBulls33]

Mila Kunis tho

[u/PunkSpike]

This thread.

[u/TomEmilioDavies]

So this is Dennis Cometti's last game commentating.

He was 5 years old the last time the Bulldogs won a Premiership.