Autopsy AFL 2024 First Qualifying Final - Swans v GWS Sat Sept 7th 3:20pm EST (SCG) - Teams in OP

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1st v 4th

AFL 2024 PREMIERSHIP SEASON
FIRST QUALIFYING FINAL
SYDNEY V GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH 3:20 PM EST (SCG)

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Teams:
SWANS
B: D. Rampe, T. McCartin, N. Blakey
HB: C. Mills - C, H. Cunningham, O. Florent
C: J. Lloyd, Ch.Warner, E. Gulden
HF: L. Parker, H. McLean, L. McDonald
F: T. Papley, J. Amartey, W. Hayward
FOLL: B. Grundy, I. Heeney, J. Rowbottom

I/C: L. Melican, B. Campbell, M. Roberts, J. McInerney, J. Jordon
EMG: T. Adams, C. Cleary, P. Ladhams

IN: T. McCartin, T. Papley, I. Heeney, J. McInerney
OUT: A. Francis (Injured), C. Cleary (Omitted), R. Fox (Omitted), T. Adams (Omitted)

GIANTS
B: H. Himmelberg, S. Taylor, C. Idun
HB: L. Whitfield, J. Buckley, H. Perryman
C: C. Ward, T. Green, J. Kelly
HF: B. Daniels, A. Cadman, X. O’Halloran
F: D. Jones, J. Hogan, T. Greene - C
FOLL: K. Briggs, S. Coniglio, F. Callaghan

I/C: J. Peatling, L. Ash, T. McMullin, L. Keeffe, I. Cumming
EMG: J. Riccardi, C. Stone, N. Haynes

IN: B. Daniels, L. Ash, I. Cumming
OUT: H. Thomas (Omitted), C. Brown (Omitted), N. Haynes (Omitted)


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Milestone - Lachie Ash

Lachie Ash will return this week to play his 100th AFL game in Saturday’s Qualifying Final against the Swans. Taken by the GIANTS with the number four pick in the 2019 AFL Draft, Ash has quickly established himself as an integral piece of the GIANTS’ future and one of the competition’s young stars. A former Vic Country co-captain, Ash had been trialed in several roles throughout his first three seasons but blossomed under new coach Adam Kingsley

Adam Kingsley

Age

49

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

in a more permanent role in defence in 2023 to emerge as one of the AFL’s most lethal running defenders. The 23-year-old is an emerging leader at the club and earlier this year signed a two-year contract extension which will see him remain in the orange and charcoal until at least the end of the 2027 season.

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[Xtreme]

GWS by 55

Toby Green was born to dominate finals

 

[PCORF]

GWS You can do this. Make it 4-0 vs the Swans in finals.

 

[My Tilly]

Game of the round.

Going to go with Giants by 13 points.

 

[EagleMan87]

Is this their 3rd final against each other? Meanwhile West Coast and Freo haven't met once in finals.

 

[Giant Pete]

Is this their 3rd final against each other? Meanwhile West Coast and Freo haven't met once in finals.

Fourth.

 

[Colonial]

Haven’t beaten the Swans this season but finals is a whole new ball game.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Giants had been coming strong but looked very ordinary for much of yesterday. They have the wood over us in finals so far but I’m far more optimistic about this encounter than I was a few weeks back.

 

[JackFlash]

Swans by 18points

 

[Vic pokiesmon]

Why is this the Saturday afternoon game?.Surely the team that finishes 1st would want the longest rest going into the second week of finals.Also probably the best game so put it on in a timeslot which will get the most eyeballs.Melburnians will watch AFL no matter what time it's on but in a growing market in Sydney a night game is a no brainer.25 degrees and sunny in Sydney who is watching TV? AFl once again totally missed an opportunity to grow the game and has showed its bit of a mickey mouse competition

 

[demondavey]

Hard to pick. Swans the best team all year bar a few bumps. I think they’ll get it together. Will be interesting the following week as Brisbane seem to play well against Sydney (assuming they beat Carlton). Potentially could have two top 4 teams out in straight sets.

 

[demondavey]

Why is this the Saturday afternoon game?.Surely the team that finishes 1st would want the longest rest going into the second week of finals.Also probably the best game so put it on in a timeslot which will get the most eyeballs.Melburnians will watch AFL no matter what time it's on but in a growing market in Sydney a night game is a no brainer.25 degrees and sunny in Sydney who is watching TV? AFl once again totally missed an opportunity to grow the game and has showed its bit of a mickey mouse competition

AFL has been Mickey Mouse for decades.

 

[Zevon]

Haven’t beaten the Swans this season but finals is a whole new ball game.

Came here to say pretty much exactly this. We’ve had the wood over you the last 3 times we’ve met so I’m quietly optimistic. But everything changes in finals and you have a great record against us in those.

 

[Orange crush]

Came here to say pretty much exactly this. We’ve had the wood over you the last 3 times we’ve met so I’m quietly optimistic. But everything changes in finals and you have a great record against us in those.

If only Horrie were here to share the banter

 

[Zevon]

If only Horrie were here to share the banter

Yeah he’d have loved the build up I reckon

 

[The King!]

Good to be written off despite finishing clearly first. GWS won't ever give up, respect their talent and their fight.

Confident we get it done , think with form
back , players back and our best footy has been the best by a fair way this year. Time to get it done, will win by 4 goals

 

[Colonial]

Good to be written off despite finishing clearly first.

Who wrote you off? Swans clearly favourites.

 

[The King!]

Who wrote you off? Swans clearly favourites.

Well the opposition fans poll had us losing before

 

[The 747]

Tipping the Big Sound in an upset. Not convinced the Swans have the forwards.

 

[wills2g]

pretty rare that a side goes into the finals series with their best 23-26 available for selection

top liners vs top liners - sydney have the better stars right now
bottom 6 vs bottom 6 - sydney are way ahead

swans by 30+

gws dont stand a chance against a fully fit and available squad

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Why is this the Saturday afternoon game?.Surely the team that finishes 1st would want the longest rest going into the second week of finals.Also probably the best game so put it on in a timeslot which will get the most eyeballs.Melburnians will watch AFL no matter what time it's on but in a growing market in Sydney a night game is a no brainer.25 degrees and sunny in Sydney who is watching TV? AFl once again totally missed an opportunity to grow the game and has showed its bit of a mickey mouse competition

Don't quote me on it but i have heard in the past that both Sydney clubs usually request Saturday afternoon games for Derbys as they are reluctant to go head to head with rugby league on the prime time Friday/Saturday night slots.

They both usually request the 4:30pm timeslot too.

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Tipping the Big Sound in an upset. Not convinced the Swans have the forwards.

We don't have big name tall forwards, we all agree on that. But this was also a criticism of Collingwood last year, in the end finals are games of attrition where the best defences meet each other.

We are number 1 in points for for the year. This is mostly due to our mids scoring more and our tall forwards more being role players than dynamic but to be honest our strength is our small/medium forwards and the mids who can pinch hit there.

On the flip side, if Hogan and or Greene has a quite day GWS could be in trouble

 

[ScrewInStuds]

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Not convinced the Swans have the forwards.

That won’t be a problem if our defenders keep racking up the goals like they did against Adelaide!

 

[The King!]

Tipping the Big Sound in an upset. Not convinced the Swans have the forwards.

Maybe but still the highest scoring team in the comp.