Autopsy Round 8 2024 – Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants, Saturday May 4, 1.45pm AEST, SCG

[Giant Strides]

It's here!



The weather might turn out OK for a running battle (thanks to Giant YoYo for the observation):

Weather is looking much better than it was in previous forecasts.

The rain from the west looks to be delayed and depending on how delayed it is may mean we won't get the rain/rain periods till much later or this evening.

Biggest risk is isolated/scattered showers coming onshore off the coast which may or may not hit during the game. These generally won't be long lasting unless we're really unlucky.

If it does rain, it will turn into a closer slog, with whichever side adapts best to wet weather footy likely to prevail.

A loss leaves us vulnerable to being caught by the chasing pack of teams, a win opens a little gap and establishes our credentials as a serious flag contender. So, let's go out there boys and win this!

 

[Colonial]

 

[MelbourneGWS]

To whet our appetite during the countdown to the match in a few hours - my favourite is still our 2016 win against South Melbourne in our first ever final!

Big bags, nailbiting finishes: The top 10 Sydney Derby moments

Michael Whiting takes a look at the some of the best Sydney Derby encounters from over the years

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[Simmofreo]

It's here!

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The weather might turn out OK for a running battle (thanks to Giant YoYo for the observation):


If it does rain, it will turn into a closer slog, with whichever side adapts best to wet weather footy likely to prevail.

A loss leaves us vulnerable to being caught by the chasing pack of teams, a win opens a little gap and establishes our credentials as a serious flag contender. So, let's go out there boys and win this!

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Great point about a loss. There is a pack of good teams this year and almost anyone can cause an upset. I believe it’s only maybe North now that can’t

A win against another top 4 container is super important

Go giants !!


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[Simmofreo]

To whet our appetite during the countdown to the match in a few hours - my favourite is still our 2016 win against South Melbourne in our first ever final!

Big bags, nailbiting finishes: The top 10 Sydney Derby moments

Michael Whiting takes a look at the some of the best Sydney Derby encounters from over the years

www.afl.com.au

This match was a rollercoaster of emotions. I was there with a swans supporter


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[Simmofreo]

What time do they release final teams ?


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[Giant YoYo]

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Whilst we have lost 4 of our last 5 Home and Away matches against the Swans, our record in SCG is quite good. We play well there and have won 4 of our last 5 matches there (including the 2018 final).

 

[Giant Strides]

Harvey is unlucky to be named as the sub, but so would any of the other options (Darcy Jones, James Peatling or Jake Riccardi).

What we do lose is his tackling in F50, so hopefully the remainder can lift to make up for that. And Jones rewards us with a swag of goals.

Anyone at the ground who can provide a summary of the current weather and short term prognosis?

 

[Simmofreo]

Going to be a slippery start


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[Drummond]

Harvey is unlucky to be named as the sub, but so would any of the other options (Darcy Jones, James Peatling or Jake Riccardi).

What we do lose is his tackling in F50, so hopefully the remainder can lift to make up for that. And Jones rewards us with a swag of goals.

Anyone at the ground who can provide a summary of the current weather and short term prognosis?

Yah Harvey definitely stiff. But I guess he’s young and pretty light, it’s not the worst to effectively give him a rest and then try to provide a spark in limited minutes.

 

[Colonial]

Oh dear

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Oh dear

Btw what really does “our club was born with a big mouth” mean?

 

[Drummond]

Glorious. End to end.

 

[Colonial]

Btw what really does “our club was born with a big mouth” mean?

We have always been known as Mouthy/chatty on the field, even when getting flogged year 1 and year 2

 

[Colonial]

Nice, need to ramp up the pressure though and go with South.

 

[Del208273]

From predicted heavy rain, to rain, to late rain - now the sun is shining at the SCG.

BOM got the order wrong.

 

[Giant Strides]

Mark - Callum Brown! Beautiful!

 

[Colonial]

Mark - Callum Brown! Beautiful!

Gets better and better every game.

 

[Simmofreo]

From predicted heavy rain, to rain, to late rain - now the sun is shining at the SCG.

BOM got the order wrong.

That’s pretty normal. They are useless


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[Giant Strides]

Commentators just mentioned a stat that Brown's had 19 shots at goal for 14 goals, 4 behinds.

And not all easy shots either! Several long-range shots, and a few at angles.

 

[Colonial]

The old South Melbourne throw

 

[Drummond]

Concerned about Green. Also by how easily they score when going inside 50.

 

[Del208273]

The half-back line needs to sharpen up.

Kicks going straight to opponents, risky handpasses...

Whitfield again not starting the game well, like last week.

 

[Drummond]

The half-back line needs to sharpen up.

Kicks going straight to opponents, risky handpasses...

Whitfield again not starting the game well, like last week.

I don’t buy his stats or efficiency. Easy to be efficient when a lot of disposals are from the kick outs. He’s making poor decisions.

Great start Cadman.