Simmo Says - One of the all time great finals series | The Means Test with Adam Simpson! (28.09.26)
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Why does Adam Simpson claim the 2026 finals series was one of the all‑time greats?
Waitley on SEN. How to make sense of all of that. That's why we rely on Adam Simpson every Monday morning with the means test. Hello, Simo. Morning, Jared. Uh that was unbelievable. It was. Uh
How did the play‑in finals and wild‑card matches set the stage for the grand final debate?
Was it the greatest final series in the modern era? That's the uh that's the real debate. Well not the real debate, that's what I wanted to bring up. Yep. Mr. Simmo says. Well it started with the play-in finals or the wild cards, didn't it? So if you cast your mind back, that was who played those two?
What moments made the 2026 finals feel like ‘scripted’ drama for fans and players?
Collingwood and Collingwood Bulldogs after Sir after the siren miss, and then the the blues doing their thing, and then you you get to the two grand finalists lose in week one. So and everything gets tipped on its Head because everyone wanted to play Sydney and then suddenly Sydney have a win. Then we get the Twilight at the G game, the prelim. I've just named it that for this particular segment. And then then we get the weekend. Yep. So nothing went to script, but everything went to scripts in the end, didn't it?
Why did the AFL’s umpiring and fixture controversies fade during the finals?
Really? So remarkable five works of football. Really good. Really interesting. I think the AFL needed that. I think it's been a tough cut couple. Yeah. You know, and all the the debate around the fixturing and umpiring and all those things just just just moved out the way, didn't it, for the final and the footy took over.
How did the players handle pressure in the prelims and grand final at Fremantle?
So well done to everyone involved and for in particular the players, to perform on the big stage, for the most part everyone delivered when it really mattered, both prelims and uh And the grand final, where they're the big games where sometimes you can get startled. And I thought they all handled it really well in Fremantle right up until, you know, what we're about to discuss, were um well and truly ready. Um so yeah, congratulations to everyone involved and it was just a pleasure to be a part of watching it. Yep. Um getting as close as we can is uh the commentary box.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why does Adam Simpson claim the 2026 finals series was one of the all‑time greats?
0:02–0:15
2
How did the play‑in finals and wild‑card matches set the stage for the grand final debate?
0:15–0:29
3
What moments made the 2026 finals feel like ‘scripted’ drama for fans and players?
0:29–0:58
4
Why did the AFL’s umpiring and fixture controversies fade during the finals?
0:58–1:16
5
How did the players handle pressure in the prelims and grand final at Fremantle?
1:16–1:50
Speakers
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