Game Day 2024 Grand Final - South Melbourne vs Fitzroy, Sat 28 Sept at MCG 2:30pm

[rocker_oz33]

We could had won this one easily

Frustrating as ****

Yeah .

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

For those of you thinking "what if?". We would not be shutting down the Sydney midfield like this with no Holmes. Would be much closer.

ok mate if it helps you sleep better.
Makes last week so much worse

 

[fpm84]

We would not have been able to compete with Swans midfield with Holmes sidelined.

The moment in the third quarter last week was the moment we lost our flag chance.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

The weather is just like GF 22, and just like 22 the swans are replicating that performance.

 

[Falconx]

Sydney's first halves in 2014, 2022, and 2024 grand final.

For: 13.8 86
Against: 31.24 210

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Agree. We let a really screwed up another flag.

True - but what about GWS - they led Bris 12 goals to 4 in the 3rd qtr on GWS home ground

It stings for Cats , but GWS its insanity for them watching this GF

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

I felt the flag slip with that Holmes injury… geez

I still think we could have got it done today. Sydney are shocking

 

[Tony Barber]

Fun fact.

In 2007 the score at 1/2 time was 79-27

 

[Scorpio]

It does make last week sting a little more.

Who’s to say if we would be as ruthless as Brisbane, but Sydney are shell-shocked right now. So much for the Bloods culture. They’ve become Grand Final bunnies

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Losing sucks, but it's better when you lose to a dominant, eventual, premier.

Dunno. A narrow loss, every thought goes to "That ONE sprayed kick, we woulda been Premiers!"

 

[Mattlock]

Lol Sydney

 

[Tony Barber]

Who's the last ex-Cat to play in a Premiership? Nathan Vardy in 2018 for West Coast?

Caddy?

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

It does make last week sting a little more.

Who’s to say if we would be as ruthless as Brisbane, but Sydney are shell-shocked right now. So much for the Bloods culture. They’ve become Grand Final bunnies

Hey, when you get butchered there's always a blood culture pooling beneath you!

 

[Strange Cat]

Glad I chose to stay in the gym and get choked out than get angry at watching this display

 

[Seeds]

We would not have been able to compete with Swans midfield with Holmes sidelined.

The moment in the third quarter last week was the moment we lost our flag chance.

Lol. Brisbane are smashing them. We don't need to smash them to win a flag. Just win.

 

[winty]

True - but what about GWS - they led Bris 12 goals to 4 in the 3rd qtr on GWS home ground

It stings for Cats , but GWS its insanity for them watching this GF

GWS were 25 points up against the Swans too, and lost that one as well.

 

[Catman]

Some serial GF underperformers in this Swans side.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Caddy?

Yeah I forgot all about that bloke!

 

[Baudolino]

Of all Sydney's fails in their last four Grand Finals (Hawthorn 2014, Bulldogs 2016, Geelong 2022 and Brisbane 2024), I still think the narrowest loss is their most embarrassing. That Bulldogs team was mediocre, to drop that match was an all time choke.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Glad I chose to stay in the gym and get choked out than get angry at watching this display

Good choice. It’s hard to watch

 

[Zouz Kitty]

 

[And_ROOS]

Brisbane look like they've got extra players everywhere.

It's really something

You take underdone players into a GF and it gets you. Swans looked shaky late in the season due to injuries and I don't think their playing list was as healthy as you think. I know all teams have injuries but I wonder if Sydney were in worse shape than we think.
Either that or their first half of the season form was an over performance.
It really explains why they barely got over a rabble of a Port team at home.

Its why a lot of us are really disappointed with last weeks loss, Sydney weren't the guarantee people in the media weirdly had them as.

 

[winty]

 

[The_Todd07]

Lol. Brisbane are smashing them. We don't need to smash them to win a flag. Just win.

We also got smashed once Holmes went down

 

[frggr]

Who's the last ex-Cat to play in a Premiership? Nathan Vardy in 2018 for West Coast?

Joel Selwood