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Find this very hard to believe. If you can't be bothered to turn up to a final because of low morale then you're not a supporter to begin with.

The week off helps, with only five teams – Brisbane in 2003, Sydney in 2005, West Coast in 2006, Hawthorn in 2015 and Richmond in 2020 – losing qualifying finals, then winning the flag it can be done and has been done. We're still a tough proposition for Carlton and Brisbane (if they win their QF). We have the grit and resilience to stay in those games and win. I just don't know if we can kick a score to win. where are the goals going to come from?

Huge game next week. 50/50 call.

Carlton set up really well defensively

swans making wrong decisions at crucial times. the ball need to go long not short to papely

rubbish calls all round there for that rgoal review

don;t believe that defender

why no advantage there. umps all in on cqrlton

game on

the throws are ridiculous

McKay looks very dazed. not sure he'll pass the concussion test

this is getting interesting come on swannies

shocking umpiring call. its not a free if the player ducks his head

Swans have regressed a long way this year. way off the pace here

threatening to turn into a blowout. Swans need to stem this bleeding quickly

Daniheresqe from McKay there. how did he miss?

Swans play the G very well. They won't fear playing us next week if they win this. need to kick straight though. should be ahead here.

nice throw cripps

a gift from Carlton to get Swannies off the mark. really poor tunrover.

Go Swans

Very impressive performance last time out after been challenged in the first half. Now that we've blown the cobwebs off i think you'll see a slicker Dees this weekend. Looking forward to seeing Chaplin run out for the first time this year. Loved her attack on the footy last year. AFLW is a nice diversion from the finals. Will help take my mind off last night's shemozzle. Dees by 35 points

If I was Gus and I’d be filthy with him, old friend or not. Maynard ruined his finals. I know where I’d tell Maynard to go if he called with his apology

If it were that simple then for sure sign a KPF but who can we get. and anyways, our F50 plan is rubbish. Bombs away. What KPF wants to join and try to mark one of the dozens of garryowens hoisted into our f50 every game. We need a new plan because our current one is just not fit for purpose

And for the love of god if we go down on Friday can we go down fighting. Make our opponents win the game. Dont gift it to them. Loosen the hand break and play with some verve. Don’t walk off the G with the same old regrets. Our finals performances last year and last night have been frustrating as hell. All sweat and zero inspiration. come on dees. We’ll cheer you to the rafters. Give it everything you have. No regrets.

Can’t see jvr getting off. The coaches need to cook up something totally different cos bombing it on top of fritsch tmac and Grundy/max will not work. Can someone anyone deliver a pass to our forwards advantage. Our f50 plan is just brain dead.