Game Day 2024 Round 00 - Sydney v Melbourne 7th March 7:30pm @ SCG

[Ticky009]

After convincing my friend to become a Swans member the season officially starts tonight.

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Keep us updated Ed. Is he going tonight? Big crowd.

 

[Ticky009]

Danger Game

No its not. A danger game is where we're expected to win by 80+ and either get done or scrape home by 2 points

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Despite my Stoopid Age, I am more nervous about this opening game to the season than any I can remember. (Hmmn, no jokes thanx).

Our team is not what Id want but I recognise heaps of folks are happy and I really hope you are all right.

I really hope I am not right.

Karl Marx was a quiet but determined Bloods fan 150 years ago

Bloods by the 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte… 18 points.

 

[RUNVS]

Despite my Stoopid Age, I am more nervous about this opening game to the season than any I can remember. (Hmmn, no jokes thanx).

Our team is not what Id want but I recognise heaps of folks are happy and I really hope you are all right.

I really hope I am not right.

Karl Marx was a quiet but determined Bloods fan 150 years ago

Bloods by the 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte… 18 points.

Take three players out who basically play the same position is going to create a hole in any team sheet.

 

[dosser]

I'm backing us to win tonight via our intercepting and rebounding out of defence, as long as we don't get absolutely smashed at contest. I just hope we don't aimlessly bomb it in to F50 as May and Lever will just destroy us. Lower the eyes and find players on the lead. I'd be inclined to look more for Hayward, Papley and Heeney (when forward) then the taller forwards, especially if they can't get separation from their opponents.

That is a good point. I actually think that if Lever is getting a lot of intercepts then we will lose because it would mean that our forward entries and leading patterns are completely dysfunctional.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

That is a good point. I actually think that if Lever is getting a lot of intercepts then we will lose because it would mean that our forward entries and leading patterns are completely dysfunctional.

I am hopeful without Parker bombing it forward 30 times that we won't give it to Lever every second ball though. Consise ball entries are so important, use Errol and JMac among others kicking it into 50 rather than Hail Mary kick it as high and fast as you can like a few of our mids do.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

With regards to the selection of Melican, I think the motivation behind this is to free up Rampe to take Trac when he shifts forward and also allows Blakey to continue in a rebounding role. There's no natural match up for Trac amongst our mids for when he moves in front of goals and amongst our defenders, Rampe is the best on a guy like Petracca.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

With regards to the selection of Melican, I think the motivation behind this is to free up Rampe to take Trac when he shifts forward and also allows Blakey to continue in a rebounding role. There's no natural match up for Trac amongst our mids for when he moves in front of goals and amongst our defenders, Rampe is the best on a guy like Petracca.

Rampe has been a servant but we need to not be playing him as a key pillar post late in his career, I did though think Hamling would have been playing but happy enough to give Melican a go he has my support (that is until he stands 5m off his opponent every time)

 

[zyzzbruh]

I am hopeful without Parker bombing it forward 30 times that we won't give it to Lever every second ball though. Consise ball entries are so important, use Errol and JMac among others kicking it into 50 rather than Hail Mary kick it as high and fast as you can like a few of our mids do.

It all starts with the chain out of defence. We were sloppy with our handballs and short kicks in the middle against bris (albeit in sloppy conditions but it didn't seem to faze bris). Need to be clean before worrying about that last kick. Hopefully they come hand in hand. I'd be quite bemused if we consistently dump kick to lever and May tonight, it's literally the only and most obvious rule you don't break v the dees. If we start dump kicking then it'll be a sign the players feel that they are losing a hold on the game, which might come to fruition if we get steam rolled in contested possies.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

It all starts with the chain out of defence. We were sloppy with our handballs and short kicks in the middle against bris (albeit in sloppy conditions but it didn't seem to faze bris). Need to be clean before worrying about that last kick. Hopefully they come hand in hand. I'd be quite bemused if we consistently dump kick to lever and May tonight, it's literally the only and most obvious rule you don't break v the dees. If we start dump kicking then it'll be a sign the players feel that they are losing a hold on the game, which might come to fruition if we get steam rolled in contested possies.

It annoys me more against Melbourne too, literally the big bald bloke who you can't miss just stands in defence as an extra half the time too. If he's there, use your common sense there's an extra somewhere, spread the ball, short 30m kicks and work your way forward.

 

[The King!]

round 0 annoys me just call it round 1

let's go

nervous

 

[Zevon]

Danger Game

No its not. A danger game is where we're expected to win by 80+ and either get done or scrape home by 2 points

What if I am expecting us to win this by 80+ though ticky??

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Its gameday i think mods would be more nervous than the players themselves

 

[RubbaDuck]

Sydney v Melbourne

Opening Round 2024​

Gates open: 5:30pm AEDT​

March to the Match: 6:35pm​

150 Year Ceremony at the SCG: 7:00pm​

Team entry: 7:19pm​

First bounce: 7:30pm​

Our History:
1874

Our club is born.​

1879

South Melbourne played their first match in the VFL in 1879 when they met Melbourne.​

8 May 1897

The first South Melbourne game listed in AFL Tables​

South Melbourne 3.9 27 defeated by Melbourne 6.8 44​

AFL Tables - South Melbourne/Sydney All Games - By Season​

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The first step of Swans’ 40-year journey from outhouse to penthouse​

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1933

South Melbourne's premiership side (defeating Richmond) was often referred to as the "foreign legion" due to the high number of players (10!) in the team who had been recruited from interstate.​

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LETS LOOK AT FOOTBALL with HUGH BUGGY - 1933—South's foreign legion - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 9 May 1952​

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"When I visited the South training room last week with Artist Dick Ovenden, the room presented somewhat the appearance of a footballers' interstate convention. No less than ten interstate men were there (and all of them regular members of the team)—Harris and Bertram (South Australia), Davies and Laurie Nash (Tasmania), Wade (South Australia), and the Western Australian quintette, Diggins, Faul., O'Meara, Beard, and Bowe."​

Australian Football - the foreign legion at play​

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28 March 1982

Sydney Swans defeat Melbourne by 29 points at their first game at the SCG.​

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Former Swans captain Dennis Carroll with a plaque at the SCG commemorating the team’s first game at the SCG in 1982​

The first step of Swans’ 40-year journey from outhouse to penthouse​

On This Day: Swans first 'home' game at SCG​

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2024 we have seventeen sixteen Foreign Legion selected:

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with three listed as emergencies​

Edit: Thanks liz for the correction that Rampe is not a Legionnaire​

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Back	43 Lewis Melican Birregurra (Vic)	30 Tom McCartin St Joseph's, Geel (Vic)	24 Dane Rampe
	22 Nick Blakey	13 Oliver Florent Beaumaris (Vic	44 Jake Lloyd Horsham Demons (Vic)
Centre	27 Justin McInerney Banyule (Vic)/Marcellin College (Vic)	1 Chad Warner Willetton (WA)/Aquinas College (WA)	21 Errol Gulden
Forward	5 Isaac Heeney	6 Logan McDonald Applecross (WA)/Aquinas College (WA)	36 Joel Amartey Beaumaris (Vic)/Mentone Grammar (Vic)
	11 Tom Papley Bunyip (Vic)	2 Hayden McLean Beaumaris (Vic)/St Bede's College (Vic)	9 Will Hayward Walkerville (SA)/St Peter's College (SA)
Followers	4 Brodie Grundy Unley (SA)/Sturt (SANFL)/Collingwood/Melbourne	17 James Jordon Yarrawonga (Vic)/Caulfield Grammar (Vic)/Melbourne	8 James Rowbottom Camberwell (Vic)/St Kevin's College (Vic)
Interchange	16 Braeden Campbell	34 Matt Roberts Langhorne Creek (SA)/St Peter's Coll (SA)	7 Harry Cunningham
	15 Sam Wicks	42 Robbie Fox Burnie Dockers (Tas)/Coburg (VFL)
Emergencies	12 Angus Sheldrick Mosman Park (WA)/Christ Church Grammar (WA)	19 Peter Ladhams Modbury (SA)/Norwood (SANFL)/Port Adelaide	37 Corey Warner Willetton (WA)/Aquinas College (WA)

AFL Team Selections

Match Centre:

AFL Match Day​

https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/matchday​

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Team Stats:

footywire​

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Compare the Pair:

Sydney v Melbourne​

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Recent Matches:

Date	Venue	Home v Away Teams	Result	High Disposals	High Goals
Round 24, 27 Aug 2023	SCG	Sydney defeated by Melbourne	56-77	E. Gulden 42	B. Fritsch 5
Round 3, 2 Apr 2023	MCG	Melbourne defeats Sydney	134-84	C. Petracca 33	-
Qualifying Final, 2 Sep 2022	MCG	Melbourne defeated by Sydney	69-91	C. Oliver 29	B. Fritsch 3
Round 12, 4 Jun 2022	MCG	Melbourne defeated by Sydney	61-73	J. Viney 32	-
Round 8, 8 May 2021	MCG	Melbourne defeats Sydney	67-58	C. Oliver 35	T. McDonald 4
Round 15, 3 Sep 2020	Cazaly's Stadium	Sydney defeats Melbourne	67-46	J. Lloyd 28	L. Parker 2 J. Mcinerney 2
Round 22, 16 Aug 2019	MCG	Melbourne defeated by Sydney	42-95	C. Oliver 30	J. Melksham 3 S. Reid 3
Round 4, 11 Apr 2019	SCG	Sydney defeated by Melbourne	78-100	J. Lloyd 34	N. Jones 3
Round 21, 12 Aug 2018	MCG	Melbourne defeated by Sydney	78-87	D. Tyson 31 J. Lloyd 31	A. Vandenberg 3 T. Papley 3
Round 15, 30 Jun 2017	MCG	Melbourne defeated by Sydney	50-85	L. Parker 38	L. Franklin 4

Since 2017 there have been only two games played at the SCG.

No doubt Melbourne will struggle on our small ground

Happy Swans debut for Brody and James.
#AFLSwansDees #AFLSwansDemons #ProudlySydney #GoBloods #GoSwans #Bloods #SYD150

Onwards and upwards

The Mighty Bloods to win by a Max and Tom Papley 11 points

Wow. I'm going to struggle to come up with anything near worthy next week after this incredible season opener. Talk about setting the bar high. My options are to risk losing my nuts trying to clear the bar or cut some moves and limbo under it. Methinks the latter....

Go you Swannies

 

[RubbaDuck]

I expect those who were dodging snakes in a sauna last week will have tired legs. It's a good thing we held a few players back but it will still be a measure of our ability to run out games this year. I would expect match fitness to have been a priority over the pre-season.

Few things would make me happier than to see our team lift in the final quarter and come home strongly with a wet sail to take the win.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Win: Onya Horse

Lose: Horse omitting Gus cost us the game!!!! No more favourites!!!! Sack Horse!!!

 

[The King!]

Win: Onya Horse

Lose: Horse omitting Gus cost us the game!!!! No more favourites!!!! Sack Horse!!!

i'm locking myself into sack horse in advance then so as not be accused of hypocrisy

 

[momentbymoment]

My New Year’s Swans resolutions are:
1. To not melt in the first 5 min of the game when it becomes clear we have failed to turn up.
2. To not notice the free kick count even when it inevitably goes south.
3. And the most important, to resist commenting on the game day thread when resolution 1 and 2 fail.

I am not confident in fulfilling any of them.

 

[Nuggetz]

Let's flipping Go. Soo pumped up. The outs make us an underdog which I flipping love.

 

[Jeffers]

Great to have the footy back! I feel my blood pressure rising already.

 

[BloodySwan]

round 0 annoys me just call it round 1

let's go

nervous

Call it round O for open

 

[The King!]

Call it round O for opening.

Just call it round 1

Next week is Round 2

 

[BloodySwan]

Just call it round 1

Next week is Round 2

get out of here with your logic

 

[Ticky009]

round 0 annoys me just call it round 1

let's go

nervous

Game is sold out btw.

 

[the hypnotoad]

round 0 annoys me just call it round 1

let's go

nervous

it's round zero so if and when the swans win, the afl can claim: "points are awarded only from round 1 onwards"