Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 8 - Swans v GWS Sat May 4th 1:45pm AEST (SCG)

[Xtreme]

GWS by a harbour bridge 23 points

 

[My Tilly]

GWS should win if it's a wet and rainy day.
I expect the bigger bodies to hold up better and players like Hogan & Greene have usually played well in poor weather conditions.

Giants by 10 points.

 

[RUNVS]

 

[Colonial]

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Biggest h&a derby since day dot and the weather gods do this.
I bet Sydney Trains have the worst track work on for this weekend too

 

[PizzaPie]

Could be the match of the round. I can't separate them and need to claw back a slow start in my tipping comp so I'm tempted to pick GWS assuming more will tip the Swans. Nothing surer to turn bad tipping around than adding an additional guess to the decision making process for each tip.

 

[RUNVS]

Biggest h&a derby since day dot and the weather gods do this.
I bet Sydney Trains have the worst track work on for this weekend too

Yep, win, lose or draw we won't be able to tell anything from this game as both our game styles are so ill suited to the wet.

 

[Boyohboywowwee]

giants trying to be relevant in swans’ eyes. Here similar garbage from the giants every time these 2 teams meet. I think Sydney have bigger fish to fry in terms of rivalries.

Sydney by 4 goals

 

[Colonial]

 

[Mr Meow]

Yep, win, lose or draw we won't be able to tell anything from this game as both our game styles are so ill suited to the wet.

Rubbish. The winner will rightly be elevated no matter what the conditions. It's not as though September conditions are always sublime.

 

[RUNVS]

Rubbish. The winner will rightly be elevated no matter what the conditions. It's not as though September conditions are always sublime.

Hardly rubbish. Some teams are better in wet conditions than others. All we will find out on Saturday is which team is better in the wet.

 

[Colonial]

Hardly rubbish. Some teams are better in wet conditions than others. All we will find out on Saturday is which team is better in the wet.

At this time of the season. They don’t hand out the trophy for being good in May.

But I really really do want a win.

 

[RUNVS]

At this time of the season. They don’t hand out the trophy for being good in May.

But I really really do want a win.

I do too, but I am not going to pretend the result will have any baring on the next time Sydney and GWS play and it is dry.

 

[Eshay187]

40mm of rain…they should just postpone the match.

That’s not fun for anyone. Or maybe call the Chinese and try some of that cloud seeding they did for the olympics

 

[Giant YoYo]

40mm of rain…they should just postpone the match.

That’s not fun for anyone. Or maybe call the Chinese and try some of that cloud seeding they did for the olympics

Forecast models have downgraded, looking much better with the threat of heavy rain markedly reduced at the moment.

BoM app showing 25% (low) chance of at least 3mm around game time. Could change again closer to the game, of course.

Hopefully we see this downgrade further and have a lull in the rain/dry game.

 

[Mr Meow]

Hardly rubbish. Some teams are better in wet conditions than others. All we will find out on Saturday is which team is better in the wet.

Fair enough, that's all you'll find out.

I will be taking something else out of the game outside of that.

 

[Orange crush]

Fair enough, that's all you'll find out.

I will be taking something else out of the game outside of that.

Indeed …, the 4 points makes top 4 a lot easier

 

[Mr Meow]

Indeed …, the 4 points makes top 4 a lot easier

Yep, almost every team with a 7-1 or better record at this stage I'd say make top 4 (NM 2016 a rare exception).

I'd go as far as saying it will also put the victor in an early box seat for top 2. Building momentum is important and in Sydney's case, maintaining an air of home ground dominance with a big match against Carlton at the SCG in a few weeks.

GWS replicating their road warrior form of 2023 will be the difference between top 2 and 4th or worse this season. This would be a big scalp to get that belief.

 

[Lingsface]

Issac Heeney has only 9 goals less than Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

- both are 27 years of age.

 

[Bloody]

Except one team is missing.

That's how a few of our grand finals have gone recently yes

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[My Tilly]

Issac Heeney has only 9 goals less than Charlie Curnow - both are 27 years of age.

Heeney is 28.

 

[Lingsface]

Heeney is 28.

27 for 2 more days

 

[Osho]

A tad edgy. Good test of Giants intestinal fortitude and hardness if the weather is poor. I know they have some skills, let's see their grit. I suppose that may also apply to Swans? This promises to reveal a lot about the two teams. I personally look forward to a grind (all jokes aside), I don't need fairy floss and fancy pirouettes to be entertained.

 

[Mr Meow]

A tad edgy. Good test of Giants intestinal fortitude and hardness if the weather is poor. I know they have some skills, let's see their grit. I suppose that may also apply to Swans? This promises to reveal a lot about the two teams. I personally look forward to a grind (all jokes aside), I don't need fairy floss and fancy pirouettes to be entertained.

I think GWS will match them for grit and earn a hard fought victory today, cementing their premiership credentials. And I reckon it would be the same result dry or wet. Take it to the bank! (please, please don't take it to the bank).

 

[Colonial]

Pumped. Can’t wait.

think we can win a two goal thriller.

 

[Osho]

I think GWS will match them for grit and earn a hard fought victory today, cementing their premiership credentials. And I reckon it would be the same result dry or wet. Take it to the bank! (please, please don't take it to the bank).

I hope your right but not too convinced yet. I've noticed this year they can at times get too fancy, and overuse it, lose concentration, and sometimes they forget to leave enough personnel behind the ball and get done on turnover, a Swans specialty. It's my only big really, apart from injuries of course.