AFL Grand Final AFL 2024 GRAND FINAL - Swans v Lions Sat Sept 28th 2:30pm EST (MCG)

[SeaOfFire]

Great decision by Longmire imo, finally learnt his lesson

No room for sentiment in a grand final

And that's my point - I contend that Longmire HASN'T learnt his lesson.

If he needed a full game under the belt in the eyes of the coaches etc, then the fitness test today was irrelevant and the decision could have been made a week ago.

But what is being reported and what hasn't been otherwise clarified by the Swans, was that it relied solely on training at 100% today, which he did.

I feel that the process has been muddied unnecessarily and reflects a level of uncertainty, stemming from 2022 - will it matter? Who knows, but from outside it looks confused and indecisive.

 

[bloodsbigot]

Great decision by Longmire imo, finally learnt his lesson

No room for sentiment in a grand final

Agree. My confidence just went up a notch. We're here to play this time.

 

[bloodsbigot]

And that's my point - I contend that Longmire HASN'T learnt his lesson.

If he needed a full game under the belt in the eyes of the coaches etc, then the fitness test today was irrelevant and the decision could have been made a week ago.

But what is being reported and what hasn't been otherwise clarified by the Swans, was that it relied solely on training at 100% today, which he did.

I feel that the process has been muddied unnecessarily and reflects a level of uncertainty, stemming from 2022 - will it matter? Who knows, but from outside it looks confused and indecisive.

Grasping at straws I think.

 

[SeaOfFire]

Grasping at straws I think.

Dude, if he plays, if he doesn't play, makes no difference to my confidence, at all.

You lot could trot out your 22 from any of your GF's this week and I'd still be confident.

It's a discussion point, nothing more.

 

[RCAB]

Yep, and truth be told Reid declaring himself fit that day has tainted my memory of his career. It was a selfish call on his part. Mills being part of the decision not to play only enhances my opinion of him.

It wasn't his decision. If he was selected Mills would've played

 

[RCAB]

Grasping at straws I think.

You're hoping

 

[Cleansweep17]

Will Mills still get a Ron Barassi medal if he doesn't play?

I don’t think any player would want one if they didn’t play in the GF tbh. I wouldn’t.

 

[bloodsbigot]

You're hoping

And he's hoping Longmire hasn't learnt his lesson even though he clearly has.

 

[bloodsbigot]

Dude, if he plays, if he doesn't play, makes no difference to my confidence, at all.

You lot could trot out your 22 from any of your GF's this week and I'd still be confident.

It's a discussion point, nothing more.

Fair enough. May the best team win (Which is clearly us).

 

[YeoShuey]

Nick Foot is a good umpire so deserved a Grand Final.

Sad they didn’t give Williamson the game. He really should be umpiring the Grand Final too.

 

[Anja_Nees]

Surely there wouldn’t have been too much risk in making Mills the sub. Brutal call.

 

[bloodsbigot]

Surely there wouldn’t have been too much risk in making Mills the sub. Brutal call.

He was severely out of form anyway. Him coming back into the team mid-year coincided with our form slump. We were winning just fine without him.

 

[morsie]

My UK mate made the observation that this kit looks like a Sri Lankan flag. Can't unsee it now.

Used to be someone in the Fitzroy cheer squad who always had a Sri Lankan flg waving away

 

[Soggy2112]

I don't know about anyone else, but I'd be pretty pissed if I was told I had to do xyz, did xyz, and then got told nah.

I find it hard to believe that he has done exactly what he was told he had to do and not been picked.

Perhaps he ticked the boxes to be deemed “fit”, but isn’t moving well enough to justify dropping a player who has performed well in a prelim.

It happens every year at 100s of footy clubs, there’s always someone who’s a little bit hard done by, and only hindsight will tell you what the right call is.

 

[SeaOfFire]

I find it hard to believe that he has done exactly what he was told he had to do and not been picked.

Perhaps he ticked the boxes to be deemed “fit”, but isn’t moving well enough to justify dropping a player who has performed well in a prelim.

It happens every year at 100s of footy clubs, there’s always someone who’s a little bit hard done by, and only hindsight will tell you what the right call is.

Yeah, I get the footy aspect insofar as fitness goes.

My discussion point stems from him simply not having sufficient time and opportunity to prove his fitness - the known points revolve around the length of time it takes as an average and that he wasn't going to have the benefit of a full game to prove his fitness that way.

It simply makes me wonder exactly what he could have done to prove his fitness.

 

[Cleansweep17]

Lions and Swans supporters. On a scale of 1-10 how confident are you of winning the GF?

 

[YeoShuey]

Cody Simpson confirms first stadium performance since swimming career

The gold medallist will sing in front of 100,000 people, just months after gunning for a spot in the Olympics.

7news.com.au

Best decision for the National Anthem. Did amazing singing the anthem at the Melbourne Cup a few years back. It will be great if he sings it just as well.

 

[SeaOfFire]

Lions and Swans supporters. On a scale of 1-10 how confident are you of winning the GF?

8

 

[Yellow Feathers]

Mills isn’t best 23

 

[Maddo11]

Lions and Swans supporters. On a scale of 1-10 how confident are you of winning the GF?

7

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

Lions and Swans supporters. On a scale of 1-10 how confident are you of winning the GF?

6/10

 

[Maddo11]

Mills isn’t best 23

Three games ago.

 

[MF]

Lions and Swans supporters. On a scale of 1-10 how confident are you of winning the GF?

7.3

 

[Yellow Feathers]

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Three games ago.

Ok let’s see if they name him this weekend

 

[iBeng]

Lions and Swans supporters. On a scale of 1-10 how confident are you of winning the GF?

6