Game Day Around the Grounds - Week 1 - Elimination & Qualifying Finals 2024

[Rustica]

Umps looking after Giants

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I'd be livid with the umpiring if I was a Swans supporter. How that wasn't a mark to Parker, I'll never know.

 

[Mondyboy]

Umps looking after Giants

That free was there. But Parker should have been paid the mark.


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[Beyond Blue]

I’m torn , want gws to win but feel we have a better chance to beat gws next week if we advance

I’m not torn at all. I want absolutely no part of playing GWS unless it’s in a grand final with 99% of the crowd behind us.

 

[BigFrizz36]

I thought that all finals are won these days by small quick players. Somebody forgot to tell Hogan, Cadman and even Keefe.

 

[ESKIE]

Giants where my pick a very good side & could go all the way

 

[SolGoodman]

Giants would be up by 40+ if Toby was having even a decent game.

 

[myblueroan]

Giants where my pick a very good side & could go all the way

I have 3 wrong so far.
Sure hope the last pick is right.

 

[Gethelred]

What a mark that is!

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Soft hands Heeney. Special play.

 

[myblueroan]

Heeney let your hair hang down.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Heeney goes all Mark Waugh.

Sausage.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Why kick it to Amartey against 4?

 

[Schrempfian]

Is Grundy always this whiney?

 

[Worm4]

Does anyone ever sit back and wonder how the hell Amartey ever kick 9 goals in a game of footy ?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Heeney let your hair hang down.

He's got the body of a woman
The way he moves it like a queen


Oh ....

 

[jj1978]

Giants would be up by 40+ if Toby was having even a decent game.

Since he’s had the captaincy he’s not played to his usual level. Think the captaincy has hurt his natural instincts.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Solid effort from GWS. I think the Swans should give up on the macho rubbish and play some footy. They’re celebrating every goal like it’s won the match.

 

[Gethelred]

Every year, one of the teams goes into finals thinking they're going to be pugnacious; they're going to bully their opponents, get in their face, bring the physicality. It's usually a side that plays clinical footy during the season, but have the perception of being a bit... not. Socks pulled up a little too high, hair pristine, jumper and shorts as clean and tidy at the end of the match as they were at the beginning. They play like excellent private schoolboys, because - frankly - that's what most of them are; some of them might be smartarses, but there's not a player among them who's lost a tooth or understands that world of dragging down the bloke in front of you to your level. How could they know it; they've been in AFL systems the entire time, one of the best and certainly one of the weathiest development setups available; scouted at school and given scholarships to play footy and to develop.

It's interesting to me that Sydney are trying this on, because that is absolutely not their go. Their best footy isn't pugnacious but brilliant; athletically and physically outstanding. They'll outleap you, out pace you, outskill you; whatever you do, they'll do better.

Every year a side tries it on, and every year that side in so doing goes away from what works for them in favour of it. Sydney need to go back to what works, instead of seeking this idealised tough bullshit.

 

[norway blue]

Heeny.



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[Gethelred]

Heeney got so high there he saw stars.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Crazy mark!

 

[Dramoth]

Heeney lucky there. That could have been a ****ing nightmare landing for him thanks to his team mate.

 

[Doro]

Crikey, Heeney! Too late for MOTY, would have won it.

 

[Dramoth]

And his nose is broken.