Preview Grand Final 2024 - Sydney Swans / South Melbourne Bloods vs Brisbane Bears/ Fitzroy Lions - The Big Dance

[Jewelsbon]

Is there nothing on at the MCG after the presentations this year? Isn't there usually an after party like the one they used to have at Punt Rd?

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Is there nothing on at the MCG after the presentations this year? Isn't there usually an after party like the one they used to have at Punt Rd?

caesar88 can take you to this if you’re game. Say hello to Paula Condell for me in Küntsquad. Be kind to her though, she’s a Carlton fan

 

[kickthething]

well no I’m a cootamundra man but I live here. And it’s wild so maybe yeah you’re right.

Les Boyd country

 

[Banyo Bloods]

I'm struggling and trying to do the right thing and not post. Yet here is a weak moment.

 

[Jack2Jack]

Sucks for Mills but somewhat of a relief they made the hard call. Distraction gone. If it was 22 Mills you'd have to seriously consider, but he was never going to suddenly flick the switch and be that player on Saturday, he found better form late but it wasn't far enough in-front of what Fox or Adams would bring to justify taking the risk. I suspect there's a few others playing very sore we don't know about so we don't need this risk on top of those.

Despite Mills being out we will never have a better opportunity at a flag than this, literally our only best 23 player missing, that's ridiculous availability - we just have to cash in on this, most Grand Final sides are still at least missing 2-3.
I would seriously consider Fox into the starting side though. I'd assume we go with the same side now but have a weird feeling they may actually bring in Adams.

 

[McRobie]

Les Boyd country

Beast. There’s a few sports stars who call Coota home, and sort of near. Junee, Tamora and of course Wagga. Wagga per capita sport stars has to be up there with one of the richest ratios of success.

 

[Crimson Azure]

Now we're 1100 posts in time to check in.

In '21 I had to wait a fortnight for the Dees GF which felt like an eternity. This week already feels like it's taken an age.

 

[Day_night_honourer]

Now we're 1100 posts in time to check in.

In '21 I had to wait a fortnight for the Dees GF which felt like an eternity. This week already feels like it's taken an age.

I believe time has frozen!

Any chance our fav 2024 midseason convert is coming along to the GF too?

 

[MightyBloods]

Ok, I hope I'm posting in the right site. It's another GF week and it always brings back emotions. My dad introduced me to The Swans in the 1960's. We sat at the fence at The Lake Side Oval, Albert Park and I saw John Heriot lose his teeth on the boundary. My dad looked at me concerned what I saw, I looked at my dad and said, "This is my team". Never took a look back. GO SWANS!!!

 

[ShireSwan]

I'm wondering who the matchup for Fox is that would bring him into the starting side? Assuming it's:

McCartin - Daniher
Melican - Hipwood
Cunningham - Cameron
Blakey - Ah Chee
Rampe - Morris

Rayner seems like the potential match-up? Perhaps they may try to play Rampe on him when he's forward, and have Blakey shift to Morris.

Be starting from the bench anyways so will have time on a few of those guys as they cycle through rotations?
Presumably covering Blakey and Rampe's work would be where he fits most though his speed might be useful to cover Hipwood despite being shorter and then run off him.