Buddy & Shane's HUGE Grand Final Preview | AFL Grand Final Preview
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What happened at the Brownlow night and why is Nick Daicos being celebrated?
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Buddy and Shane Show. Hello and welcome to the Buddy and Shane Show. Yes, I'm still dressed from coming from the Brownlow. What a night. Congratulations, Nick Dacos. What a very worthy winner.
How are the Dockers and Lions shaping up for the Grand Final showdown?
Thought I'd just stick like this for the whole week, but we are going to get into it, bud. What a game this is going to be. Fremantle Dockers, they're on top of the ladder all year. They get themselves into the grand finals. Yeah, sure, they had to do it the hard way. They lost first final and then they had to go on the road and get it done. And the same with the Brisbane Lions. What a side they are. They're going for three in a row.
Why does Buddy think Brisbane’s travel schedule and finals experience give them an edge?
Can they do it? The last time they played... It was Fremantle, 15-13, 1-0-3.
What impact will the Luke Jackson vs. Brisbane ruck duel have on the game?
They defeated the Lions, 10-18, 78. And that was at the Gabba. I was there live. What Fremantle did really well, they shut down the middle. They forced them wide. They made them kick long.
Which Brisbane small forwards are the biggest threat and how can they change the match?
I think the Lions will learn a great deal from that. But it'll give Fremantle a lot of hope. And as we know, their last quarter against the Swans, Fremantle was outstanding. So they look like they're running on top of the ground. And then the Lions, how much did that game against the Hawks take out of their legs? Do they still have one more in them to create history and go down as one of the all-time great teams? Buddy Franklin, what's thinking?
What are Fremantle’s biggest questions – can the bottom‑six and Mason Cox step up?
Oh, this is – well, I haven't tipped Fremantle once this year, Croft, and I think I'm going to stick with that line to be honest with you.
Yeah.
I feel Brisbane will win this game, Croft. I really do. I think that travel factor for Fremantle, it's a lot. You know, they've gone to Sydney. Now they've gone home.
What are Buddy’s score predictions and why does he back Brisbane by ten points?
Now they've got to go back to Melbourne. I think that travel factor is huge. And then it's just that experience. That experience of not playing. Brisbane played the MCG. They know how to do it. They won on the weekend.
Who is Buddy’s Norm Smith Medal pick and why does he think Ashcroft will win it?
Fremantle just haven't been there enough. And I think that'll be a key factor in the outcome of this game. I also look at Brisbane's small forwards. They are dangerous on their day. They are very dangerous. You saw again on the weekend, you give Loman space, he'll make you pay. Kicks his four or five goals on the weekend, and then you've got Cameron. And I think that is the downfall for Freeman. I think you can get their forwards up the ground and turn them around, and I think that'll be where the game will be won. I think if you can get their backs up the ground, turn them around, run back to goal, get your small forwards in Brisbane – The ball, I think that'll be key to the game. Draper up against
the big fella.
Jackson.
Yeah, Lukey Jackson, who I think he's just going to dominate because that's what he does. We saw him with Melbourne three-quarter time. He just got Melbourne over the line in that grand final, that historic grand final. Bolton, Bolton's a big game player. MCG, he eats up, he absolutely loves. So you're going to get a bit of time and space. You're going to be one-on-one where you can really use the classy players to back themselves in and do what they do, dance around the competition. But Brayshaw, Sorong have been very good. For Fremantle, they're not easy to play against, especially in the middle. And especially when Jackson's getting his hands on the footy. And Jackson's running power and explosiveness might trouble someone like a Draper.
So we know the Brisbane Lions are very good centre-bounds. We know they can be extremely attacking. However, I'm not sure you can be too attacking against a Fremantle because we saw... We saw, especially against Geelong, the amount of ball they got sent about out of the front of the stoppage with Greengrass in them to kick the ball inside 50. So they're going to have to be very careful how this unfolds. And we know that Fremantle will try and shut down the middle. They'll force them nice and wide. But the half forwards of the Brisbane Lions, Zach Bailey, Kai Lohman, Charlie Cameron, Rainer, who's in red-hot form. It's... It's scary. And you can hold them down for a certain amount of time, but you can't hold them down all match.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened at the Brownlow night and why is Nick Daicos being celebrated?
0:00–0:21
2
How are the Dockers and Lions shaping up for the Grand Final showdown?
0:21–0:46
3
Why does Buddy think Brisbane’s travel schedule and finals experience give them an edge?
0:46–0:53
4
What impact will the Luke Jackson vs. Brisbane ruck duel have on the game?
0:53–1:05
5
Which Brisbane small forwards are the biggest threat and how can they change the match?
1:05–1:32
6
What are Fremantle’s biggest questions – can the bottom‑six and Mason Cox step up?
1:32–1:50
7
What are Buddy’s score predictions and why does he back Brisbane by ten points?
1:50–2:03
8
Who is Buddy’s Norm Smith Medal pick and why does he think Ashcroft will win it?
2:03–17:59
Speakers
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