Jaded No More

I also don't see the point of playing Trac on half a leg, literally. I know he is a champion, but if we beat Brisbane and playing ends his season, we are worse off. We CAN beat Brisbane without him, but we CAN'T win the flag without him.

I received an email and checked and the barcode looks the same to me. I imagine the barcode won't change for the rest of the year. It didn't last year.

The most important thing is that we win and Collingwood lose

Yep. The only game that was basically done at 3/4 time. As a supporter I knew we were gone. Such a disappointment. However I firmly believe we played the best team in it by far. Swans will win the flag.

Death, taxes and Dogs [censored] the bed at Optus

It’s a good thing Freo will spend their entire salary cap on a 20 year old ruckman which will definitely fix everything. Like Hogan did.

Fremantle are embarrassing themselves. If they weren’t playing one of my most hated teams I’d be laughing.

Jackson must be excited watching his future team stink it up

I do too BUT I rather play them than the Pies so this is a good outcome for us.

Hahahahahaha suck it Collingwood. Lost it how they’ve won it all year. Barely.

I need Geelong to win (I know just kill me now) because I know we can beat them if we make the prelims.

Me thinking that Collingwood could win the flag by a point

I really don’t understand. We literally never use one unless we have a concussed player. I don’t think Smith wins us the game. But why the hell would you make poor Trac play out a game when he can’t even walk.

Crack really gives them a lot of energy.

I wasn’t talking about long term injuries. We had a lot of games impacted by mid game injuries. We had games impacted by Covid. We played most opposition at their best and we had teams kick the flukiest goals against us. Swans did not miss last night. Same with the Pies. We are not in the same zone mentally or physically as we were last year.

We were blessed last year. Everything went right. This season is the complete opposite. We will be lucky not to go out in straight sets. Trac is a key player and a real finals spark for us. Even if he plays he will be way below his best.

Goodbye 2022 flag

Our biggest issue all season has been the 2021 season. The way we won last year was a once in a generation type performance that will never ever be repeated. As a supporter base and team, I feel like we keep expecting a replication of that form, and it just won’t happen again. We have lost all ability to halt momentum or even maintain our own momentum. We lost that killer instinct that we had in finals and we are nowhere near the defensive giant we were. If we keep expecting 2021 to magically repeat itself we will go out in straight sets.

I lost my voice at quarter time. Which is a good thing because it was mainly a lot of cussing from me thereafter.

Hands down the best player I’ve ever seen in red and blue. His ability to just will himself to win contest after contest is immense. Also kicked 2 clutch goals. A unicorn wrapped in magic.

I would LOVE to see this happen but 0 chance they debut JVR in an elimination final. Needed to be done weeks ago when the cupboard was bare up forward (which it still is). I want ANB dropped. He has been horrendous all year under pressure and finals will only magnify that.

Max Gawn is not and never will be a forward. I hate this experiment with a passion. Almost as much as I hate Gus in the guts when he is clearly a far better player on a wing or at half back. Are we just buckling to his demands to play inside? Because honestly it’s made us worse. Harmes needs to go back inside to play a defensive role. Gus to the wing to replace JJ. And please FFS we have to find a better option than Fumbles Bullen. He kills us with ball use. Play Bowey in that role. Can’t do worse.

Hickey pantsed him. But he also pantsed Gawn so…

May was sensational BUT he also killed our momentum because he can’t control his brain or his anger. As a leader he needs to be better.

I really really love your posts and I especially love your endless optimism. Sydney had every right to be confident and are my pick for the flag. They killed us all over the ground.