Preview 2014 AFL Grand Final - Sydney vs Hawthorn, MCG, 2.30pm, Saturday Sept 27th

[smasha]

2012 GF last quarter on Fox now and the free kick tally was shown with Hawthorn ten free kicks ahead.
Guess who umpired that day?



Sydney player pushed square in the back.
No says Stevic.

 

[kickthething]

I think that's a fair statement. That said, if the scores are even at the end, then I think it'll be very tight

it would be difficult to spilt them....

 

[Adz]

I think the Swans are about a 9 point better team per q and I think the margin will be anywhere from 4-8 goal Swan win depending on if Hawks give up in last.

 

[Lithium]

Stop riding the underdog train mate, no certainty in this game. Will be close, and buddy won't be the difference, it never pans out like that

Nah, It's the old 'convince yourself your absolutely no chance, so if you do win, it feels better than the day you lost your virginity!'

 

[Wolfgang West]

2012 GF last quarter on Fox now and the free kick tally was shown with Hawthorn ten free kicks ahead.
Guess who umpired that day?



Sydney player pushed square in the back.
No says Stevic.[/QUOTE]


Cheated that day, Cheated last week in the prelim last week when he stopped Port dead in their tracks and will cheat again Saturday when at some stage he shafts Sydney. Plenty of umpires that cop the wrath of fans due to making errors but this bloke is on a different plain because he plain and simply Cheats.

 

[Tyler Hodges]

Nah, It's the old 'convince yourself your absolutely no chance, so if you do win, it feels better than the day you lost your virginity!'

Hope the feeling lasts longer mate, carn the hawks!

 

[TheFourPillars]

I think the Swans are about a 9 point better team per q and I think the margin will be anywhere from 4-8 goal Swan win depending on if Hawks give up in last.

You sound like Gerard Healy and Mike Shehan they picked us to lose every finals game last year and started off the same this year. The victory whichever way it is will be by a couple of kicks

 

[Adz]

You sound like Gerard Healy and Mike Shehan they picked us to lose every finals game last year and started off the same this year. The victory whichever way it is will be by a couple of kicks

Disagree. The Swans have improved ten fold since 2012, Hawks not so much. This won't be the thriller many are hoping for.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Disagree. The Swans have improved ten fold since 2012, Hawks not so much. This won't be the thriller many are hoping for.

Basing this on? 2014? or the last game against North melbourne?

BF speak you're only as good as your last game.

 

[Adz]

Basing this on? 2014? or the last game against North melbourne?

BF speak you're only as good as your last game.

Of course this game is pretty even and could go either way but if you line both sides up against each other, the Swans are superior on paper. And when it's as even as these two sides are sometimes you have to do that and predict the outcome.

 

[Bayer_]

Of course this game is pretty even and could go either way but if you line both sides up against each other, the Swans are superior on paper. And when it's as even as these two sides are sometimes you have to do that and predict the outcome.

I think the Swans are about a 9 point better team per q and I think the margin will be anywhere from 4-8 goal Swan win depending on if Hawks give up in last.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Of course this game is pretty even and could go either way but if you line both sides up against each other, the Swans are superior on paper. And when it's as even as these two sides are sometimes you have to do that and predict the outcome.

So ure saying that this will be a close game then?

 

[QuietB]

Your first quarters would be a concern for you imo, Port and Geelong dominated but lacked the firepower forward to damage you on the scoreboard.

You didn't have a matchup for Goodes in round 18 he could of easily finished with 6 goals and won us the game.

Is that the game where Litherland played on Buddy? And Schoenmakers played on Tippett? And the Hawks won. That game?

 

[Adz]

So ure saying that this will be a close game then?

It could be anything. But common sense and likely scenarios suggests a comfortable Swans win.

 

[Hannebrake]

The Swans have improved ten fold since 2012, Hawks not so much. This won't be the thriller many are hoping for.

We have a much better forward line and a deeper midfield, but in not sure our backline isnt as good as 2012. Nick Smith and Rampe have been a great, but Shaw, Grundy and Richards aren't as good. Losing Alex Johnson also hurts.

Hawthorn probably isn't as good as they were last year, but they definitely operate better as a collective unit than they did in 2012 and their current midfield is more dangerous with the form of Smith, Hill and Lewis (and Langford!).

Both sides have added pace to their midfield.

Can't see this game being anything but close. Will be a classic.

 

[Ripper Rioli]

We have a much better forward line and a deeper midfield, but in not sure our backline isnt as good as 2012. Nick Smith and Rampe have been a great, but Shaw, Grundy and Richards aren't as good. Losing Alex Johnson also hurts.

Hawthorn probably isn't as good as they were last year, but they definitely operate better as a collective unit than they did in 2012 and their current midfield is more dangerous with the form of Smith, Hill and Lewis (and Langford!).

Both sides have added pace to their midfield.

Can't see this game being anything but close. Will be a classic.

Much better forward line. Give me a spell. There's a reason we have 3 of our forwards in the AA squad and you only have 1.

 

[kickthething]

Much better forward line. Give me a spell. There's a reason we have 3 of our forwards in the AA squad and you only have 1.

You're right, there is. By the time they got to the forward line they decided we already had too many representatives so they only added the one.

 

[Hannebrake]

Much better forward line. Give me a spell. There's a reason we have 3 of our forwards in the AA squad and you only have 1.

I meant WE have much better forward line now than we did in 2012.

Not much better than the current hawks outfit.

 

[Ripper Rioli]

I meant WE have much better forward line now than we did in 2012.

Not much better than the current hawks outfit.

Sorry champ! I can agree with that one!

 

[Adz]

I'm still of the belief the Hawks back line is bottom 8 and will be shown up this Saturday. Willing to place bets in fact. PM me.

 

[Hannebrake]

I'm still of the belief the Hawks back line is bottom 8 and will be shown up this Saturday. Willing to place bets in fact. PM me.

Wait.
You're saying hawthorns backline that consists of Lake, Gibson, Birchall, Hodge and Stratton is bottom 8?


Bottom 8 teams wouldn't be a bottom 8 with that lineup.

 

[WWSD]

I'm still of the belief the Hawks back line is bottom 8 and will be shown up this Saturday. Willing to place bets in fact. PM me.

Only Sydney, Fremantle and Port Adelaide had a better back six then the Hawks in 2014. Get you're facts straight.

 

[Number37]

Only Sydney, Fremantle and Port Adelaide had a better back six then the Hawks in 2014. Get you're facts straight.

Geelong's got a pretty handy back 6.

 

[WWSD]

Geelong's got a pretty handy back 6.

They do, however statistics show that Hawthorn's defense performed better then Geelong this year.

 

[Ed_Gein]

I'm still of the belief the Hawks back line is bottom 8 and will be shown up this Saturday. Willing to place bets in fact. PM me.

I hope your prediction of a 4-8 goal victory for the Swans is right, but i am not so sure on this one.