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54 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

This will be the third memorable win missed by poor old Bitter

Dogs - Kotakinabalu

West coke - Singapore

Now Swans

Bitter in Bangkok!!

Stay away, you're doing a fine job

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9 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

The AFL website almost gave me a heart attack:

"Has a star Giant blown a hammy" - with a picture of Max Gawn.

Turns out that star Giant was little Zac Williams from GWS.

Late Mail Live: Has a star Giant blown a hammy?

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Was just about to post the same thing! At first glance I started crying.

 

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I apologise if this has been discussed on another thread, but is it correct that if we win tonight we will be the first team in AFL/VFL history to win four games in 18 days?

Note: That's what I'm sure I heard, although technically today is the 19th day since we played - and won - on 12 June

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1 hour ago, jako13 said:

Been off work all week. Courtesy of poorly timed Appendicitis (Surgery during first half if West Coast Game - watched the last quarter on the phone in recovery room!). Have had nothing other this game to keep me preoccupied this week...... Has taken for [censored] ever to get to game day, now game day is taking for [censored] ever! Hurry up already!

Biggest game in a decade for us, will be an absolute cracker and no skin at all off anyones nose win or lose. Obviously another win is a huge statement but a loss is irrelevant in the scheme of making and winning finals. How good is enjoying footy again

 

I hear ya.

Interesting also that not very long ago fans would have been absolutely livid if we thought the players were going into the game with this attitude (the bolded bit)

Now that we have won a few in a row, the fans can now afford not to get OTT upset about a loss.

Might well be the players calling fans weak for thinking that way soon.

Yeah, enjoying the footy is much easier nowdays. Hope it stays that way.

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Fox footy late mail reporting Hunt is battling soreness & hasn't recovered aswell as everyone else... Please don't be a late out!

Posted
1 minute ago, JV7 said:

Fox footy late mail reporting Hunt is battling soreness & hasn't recovered aswell as everyone else... Please don't be a late out!

Please God no!

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Posted
1 minute ago, JV7 said:

Fox footy late mail reporting Hunt is battling soreness & hasn't recovered aswell as everyone else... Please don't be a late out!

interesting ... makes the emergencies even stranger given that most thought Hunt would play forward

Posted
1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

interesting ... makes the emergencies even stranger given that most thought Hunt would play forward

Maybe Weideman in?  Makes the White selection make more sense.


Posted
2 minutes ago, BigFez said:

Maybe Weideman in?  Makes the White selection make more sense.

If Hunt out and Weed comes in, it looks like this.

Salem, Garlett and Hunt out.

White, Weed and Wagner in.

We have lost a lot of run there.

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We won't play Weideman, Pedersen and McDonald in the same forward line.

Posted
17 minutes ago, JV7 said:

Fox footy late mail reporting Hunt is battling soreness & hasn't recovered aswell as everyone else... Please don't be a late out!

Any chance that Sydney have any injury concerns or is it all just us?

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Just now, Scythe said:

We won't play Weideman, Pedersen and McDonald in the same forward line.

Do we have to use one of our emergencies?  If yes, who comes in if Hunt out?  Johnstone???  Trenners??

Hopefully it's all academic anyway and Hunt plays and tears it up.

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1 minute ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Any chance that Sydney have any injury concerns or is it all just us?

Just us by the sound of it, although on SEN last night Mark Fine was adamant that Sinclair will play tonight as a late in. Unsure how good his mail is.

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49 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I apologise if this has been discussed on another thread, but is it correct that if we win tonight we will be the first team in AFL/VFL history to win four games in 18 days?

Note: That's what I'm sure I heard, although technically today is the 19th day since we played - and won - on 12 June

For that matter, when is the last time we went undefeated through the whole of June?

Would it be right to say we haven't won many matches in June for the past 10 years or so?

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If Hunt is outta going to be really tough to win. We're already up against our with our 3 main goal kickers out, but losing Salem, Garnett and Hunt... that's a lot of run and defensive pressure to lose in one hit.

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1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

This will be the third memorable win missed by poor old Bitter

Dogs - Kotakinabalu

West coke - Singapore

Now Swans

Bitter in Bangkok!!

You finally taken your Stand-Up show on the road Bitter?

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Posted
Just now, brendan said:

Nothing on AFL Website in late whispers about hunt they would be all over it you would think 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Posted
2 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

It's gonna be alright...... ain't nobodys gonna stop us now !!!!!!

I was thinking Neil Young.....Tonights the Night.....early in the morning at the break of day, were gonna sleep-in till the afternoon....

Posted
4 minutes ago, brendan said:

And the dees have been backed into $1.96 swans $1.88 dees were over $2 last night 

Interesting given the question mark over Hunt. Hopefully points to him being right.

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Its going to be tough to get the 4 points tonight. 

Perhaps a reality check. 

Despite our greater depth the absence of key players does make a significance difference to the game and team attitude.

Look at the Swans first half of the season and the impact injuries had to their win-loss ratio.

If we are competitive we will have done well.

It will be a challenge to our depth, flexibility and game plan.

I can't see how we nullify Buddy tonight particularly if TMac plays up forward.

The way we play tonight will really test all players, coaches and their belief in themselves. It's critical that we get a good start and do not have to play catch up footy. 

Its amazing how 4 consecutive wins changes attitudes and perception. 

I am not looking forward to tonight but do look forward to getting players back so that we can really see what we have got at the business end of the season.

 

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Posted
7 minutes ago, brendan said:

And the dees have been backed into $1.96 swans $1.88 dees were over $2 last night 

We're back out over $2 at $2.02 with Crownbet, Swans in to $1.83.

If Hunt is ruled out Swans will hit $1.70 and we'll end up losing by 5 goals.

Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, hemingway said:

Its going to be tough to get the 4 points tonight. 

Perhaps a reality check. 

Despite our greater depth the absence of key players does make a significance difference to the game and team attitude.

Look at the Swans first half of the season and the impact injuries had to their win-loss ratio.

If we are competitive we will have done well.

It will be a challenge to our depth, flexibility and game plan.

I can't see how we nullify Buddy tonight particularly if TMac plays up forward.

The way we play tonight will really test all players, coaches and their belief in themselves. It's critical that we get a good start and do not have to play catch up footy. 

Its amazing how 4 consecutive wins changes attitudes and perception. 

I am not looking forward to tonight but do look forward to getting players back so that we can really see what we have got at the business end of the season.

 

 
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It's not a reality check if we lose. It would be a reality check if we had Watts, Jones, Salem, Hogan, Garlett etc. running around tonight and got done.

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