I hate Moore Park.

2 hours ago, layzie said:

5 years to the week that we beat North and broke that hoodoo, time to do it again. 

And the week before we broke the North hoodoo (round 3 2018) we played Brisbane at the Gabba at night (round 2 2018)

All the planets are aligning.....

2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

And the week before we broke the North hoodoo (round 3 2018) we played Brisbane at the Gabba at night (round 2 2018)

All the planets are aligning.....

Yep, there it is everyone. A sign!

Their fans have every right to be confident, even cocky. 

A big test for us - but one i'm confident we'll pass.

I'll be looking for super high pressure on every Swan player who is about to kick the football, swarming all team defence, and really going hard at contests.

I'll also be looking for us to be daring and fast with our ball movement.

If we see all things, which i think we will, we win. 

We'll know 10 minutes in  i reckon. 

Edited March 29, 20232 yr by binman

The Swans had the opposite season to us last year, first half was average, losing to the likes of Gold Coast and Port

then came home with 9-1 in the last 10 rounds

so important to be fit and in form at the right time

28 minutes ago, binman said:

Their fans have every right to be confident, even cocky. 

A big test for us - but one i'm confident we'll pass.

I'll be looking for super high pressure on every Swan player who is about to kick the football, swarming all team defence, and really going hard at contests.

I'll also be looking for us to be daring and fast with our ball movement.

If we see all things, which i think we will, we win. 

We'll know 10 minutes in  i reckon. 

Pressure, pressure and more pressure. Take risks with the ball movement, if they score on us who cares just bring the pressure and go again. 

2 minutes ago, DubDee said:

The Swans had the opposite season to us last year, first half was average, losing to the likes of Gold Coast and Port

then came home with 9-1 in the last 10 rounds

so important to be fit and in form at the right time

I've been tried to remind myself of this every second that I've thought about footy this week. It's a long season.

Giving them credit.

While looking for updates I came across this banter:

• Removing myself from the desire to absolutely thrash Melbourne this week for a moment, congratulations to Clayton Oliver, who is playing game 150 this weekend. Very few players can say they're a great of the game before they've even played their 150th game. One of my favourite non-Swans and an absolute freak. Hope it's a shocker for him.
• Hopefully spends most of the game chasing our mids.
• For me he is just about the best player in the game. An absolute monster in the contest and nearly impossible to stop.
• Love the match up in this game.. the two current "kings" of the mids in oliver and tracc vs imo the fastest rising stars of the mids in the game in errol and chad
• IMO he would be the best player in the game, and the only challenger would be his own teammate in Gawn. I suppose over the next 4-6 weeks we'll now find out how much one has to do with the other.

Not often Oliver gets praise from opp fans.  Good to see some Sydney fans honour him for his 150th.

But now that I've given them credit, i hope he burns their midfield, has his best game ever and leads us to victory.  Couldn't be a better way to celebrate his 150th than against a team that has the wood over us.

Edited March 29, 20232 yr by Lucifers Hero

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Giving them credit.

While looking for updates I came across this banter:

• Removing myself from the desire to absolutely thrash Melbourne this week for a moment, congratulations to Clayton Oliver, who is playing game 150 this weekend. Very few players can say they're a great of the game before they've even played their 150th game. One of my favourite non-Swans and an absolute freak. Hope it's a shocker for him.
• Hopefully spends most of the game chasing our mids.
• For me he is just about the best player in the game. An absolute monster in the contest and nearly impossible to stop.
• Love the match up in this game.. the two current "kings" of the mids in oliver and tracc vs imo the fastest rising stars of the mids in the game in errol and chad
• IMO he would be the best player in the game, and the only challenger would be his own teammate in Gawn. I suppose over the next 4-6 weeks we'll now find out how much one has to do with the other.

Not often Oliver gets praise from opp fans.  Good to see some Sydney fans honour him for his 150th.

But now that I've given them credit, i hope he burns their midfield, has his best game ever and leads us to victory.  Couldn't be a better way to celebrate his 150th than against a team that has the wood over us.

Wow, when have we ever praised an opposition player for a milestone! 😛

On 3/28/2023 at 8:12 AM, Dwight Schrute said:

Very confident for a team that only made a grand final because we had injuries and niggles coming our our ears and the umpires let Papley do what he likes in a Prelim. 

I reckon we've got their measure even without Gawn 

based on what ? they've beaten us 4 out of last 5 games. 

@Lucifers Hero

Luci - this needs an update. You know what to do.

Cocky like Papley… and equally as insufferable 

Suck on it Sydney 

Can't wait to read this suddenly juicy thread.

On 3/29/2023 at 1:58 PM, Bring-Back-Powell said:

And the week before we broke the North hoodoo (round 3 2018) we played Brisbane at the Gabba at night (round 2 2018)

All the planets are aligning.....

And align they did!

“Little worrying that if we are to be a top side you probably should’ve be getting touch ups on the big stage. We are spooked I reckon and could be some mental scars.

They had no Gawn and Pickett also . Pretty embarrassing”

Their pain is real after quite a lot of confidence leading up to the match and probably justifiably so. 

I hope they choked on their prawn sandwiches whilst watching their Bloods get fisted.

I love Moore Park now 

Good morning Moore Park. How you like them...

 

Bigfooty

A post from late last week!!

That didn’t age well 🙃

 

Post Game, Thread Title: Done by the Demons by 50 points

They were quite gracious.  Not sure where the smart alecs in the preview thread are hiding.  Quite fair commentary of their performance with little maligning of their players. 

• First quarter Melbourne rebounded out the fat side at will with pace and were happy to concede clearance. Hit up the right targets and refused to kick long. 5 goals up in a flash.
• Well played Dees they were inspired and executed their instructions
• Not alarm bells but ******* cranky that we lack the hard yakka
• Better side won and deserved to win take nothing away
• Not panic stations yet. We are a good side who had a bad day and unfortunately came up against a good side who were on fire today.
• How often does a side get done after an easy win the week before? There's something about beating up on a weaker opponent that breeds complacency.
• Melbourne seemed to disproportionately take their chances. Every time we had a tiny skill error, they made us pay.
• Little worrying that if we are to be a top side you probably should’ve be getting touch ups on the big stage. We are spooked I reckon and could be some mental scars.
• Our rucks have a nasty habit of getting involved in possession chains and it either slows us down or they stuff it up
• They had no Gawn and Pickett also . Pretty embarrassing
• Odd game, didn't feel like a 50 point battering but here we are.
• Rolled over to at the end
• I’m not sure they have the mental edge either...soft unit
• Melbourne mids were back to their premiership best imo. Read the plays to perfection all day long.
• Dunno how Brisbane beat them. It’s a funny game.  The Dees were so slick today.
• First game back there and our first real test this year...Failed big time...Maybe not a top 4 team
• Two players who I'm really disappointed in are Mills & Parker... While Oliver & Petracca had 15 & 16 disposals respectively by half time, Mills and Parker had 8 each.
• To Melbourne's credit, they were amazing. They adapted to every single thing we tried to do. We won clearances, so they pressured to force our clearances into turnovers. We started getting our defensive 50 transition game going, so they set up to shut it down...
• Heeney in the finals last year was pretty ordinary...Struggles a little with the main stage
• Beaten up by a better team and 4 cheats
• Omg those photos of Horse spraying Heeney at 3QT. **** me
• Anyone who thinks we are a realistic chance at a premiership is kidding themselves. We were found out today just like in GF and again let down by poor coaching.
• How we were not primed for today, after 2 soft kills, is nothing short of poor preparation but the coach, and not for the first time.
• Broke our back in the last. 11 goals is insane, pretty much only them and Collingwood could do that much damage in a last quarter.
• I sometimes wonder why I follow footy, a loss is always so deflating haha.
• Even when we got thumped in the grand final they never kick more than 6 in a quarter. 11 blows the game out of proportion.

My Favourites:

Several contenders

• After witnessing the Port autopsy thread, I’ve come to appreciate what a measured, philosophical bunch we are in responding to loss.
• I think I'll go and watch a murder documentary because I definitely want to commit one after that lol

Edited April 2, 20232 yr by Lucifers Hero

With the exception of guys like Buddy, Josh Kennedy and Adam Goodes the Swans are constantly rolling academy players through their side with the result that they are perpetually good but rarely stellar. I think they will definitely be in and around the top four again this year but won't quite make it to the big dance this time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

 

• Beaten up by a better team and 4 cheats

What the Frick does this mean?

3 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

What the Frick does this mean?

4 cheats = 4 umpires.  Clearly a one-sided view of the umpiring. 

Even Longmire commented in his post game press conf that we got 2 goals from 50m and 3 from free kicks. Paraphrasing:  "Handed them 5 goals on a platter".  I thought poor form on his part even to mention that and also to not acknowledge how many they got and some of theirs were very dubious!

Sour grapes!

Edited April 2, 20232 yr by Lucifers Hero

1 minute ago, Lucifers Hero said:

4 cheats = 4 umpires.  Clearly a one-sided view of the umpiring. 

Even Longmire commented in his post game press conf that we got 2 goals from 50m and 3 from free kicks. Paraphrasing:  "Handed them 5 goals on a platter".  I thought oor form on his part even to mention that and also to not acknowledge how many they got and some of theirs were very dubious!

Sour grapes!

That's why I was confused, they were getting everything and all dubious.

5 minutes ago, AzzKikA said:

That's why I was confused, they were getting everything and all dubious.

Nah we got given some too. 

People who say umpires don't influence games have NFI. 

In the 2nd and early 3rd when they were coming, the free kick count was disproportionately in their favour and they were getting some really questionable ones. In the first and last, we got quite a few very impactful and questionable frees. 

When they're given consecutively it does really change the momentum of games. If you get 3-5 in a row it's as if you won 3-5 key one on one contests - like a hard ball in a pack, a contested mark i50, or a 1v1 win in D50.

It's not the reason we won or the reason they lost, but it does have an influence. 

Edited April 2, 20232 yr by fr_ap

2 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

4 cheats = 4 umpires.  Clearly a one-sided view of the umpiring. 

Even Longmire commented in his post game press conf that we got 2 goals from 50m and 3 from free kicks. Paraphrasing:  "Handed them 5 goals on a platter".  I thought poor form on his part even to mention that and also to not acknowledge how many they got and some of theirs were very dubious!

Sour grapes!

Interesting. I heard that more as disappointment with their lack of discipline giving those away, but either way I'm delighted we're provoking those responses.