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- Apr 8, 2008
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So another BpG preview, this time very late, sorry folks!!
Mother's Day shopping had to take priority early this week, can't leave that stuff to the last minute can we...
2023 Stats comparison
They have more scoring shots, make more tackles, have more contested possies and more inside 50s.
WE WIN THE HANDBALLLLZZZZZ, YAAAYYYY USSSSSS!!!
More importantly, they take more inside 50 marks, and need fewer possessions per goal attempt, but turn the ball over more than we do.
We tackle more inside our own 50 (thank you Hawtank).
So, some key players...
Both Luke Parker and Jakey Lloyd love playing against us, regularly getting 23 or more disposals against us.
Conversely, our young brigade really love playing the Swans, with Darcy, Brayshaw and Serong all enjoying the chance to meet the Swans.
Hard to believe but it is our first trip to the SCG for a regular game since 2018!! Especially hard to believe as in the early 2000s they seemed to have us locked in at the SCG(or that godawful Homebush stadium) - Freo played 5 in a row in Sydney from 2005 - 2008, and then another 5 of 6 in Sydney from 2011-1014. That was a great period for some of us east coast Freo fans to get a chance to see regular Freo games - if only I could be there to see us this weekend!!
Not to fear though, that 2011 game was really the coming of Nat Fyfe, who burst out with 31 possies and really drove the win. Plus a great draw in 2013!!
Swans Old Boys
We recruited 3 players from the Swans in our first ever squad - John Hutton, Scott Watters and Andrew McGovern. We've added Brett Kirk as an assistant coach for a few years, but the only other player to play for both is the great Troy Cook!!
They were really the only bunnies we had in the early years, when we won our first five games against the Edddddllesten Swannies in the 90s.What makes that especially amazing is the Swannies played in the Grand Final in 1996!! Since the early years, the Swans have taken the lead overall, and they especially love playing us at the SCG (13 wins, 1 draw, 4 Freo wins).
A special game...
What makes this week's game even more special for me is the last chance to see us play Lance Franklin, and on Mother's Day weekend, given my dear old Mum is a die hard South Melbourne / Sydney fan from the old days.
We are the club he has the most career clearances (4) and the most inside 50s (10) in a single game - both in the same game in 2017, when he also kicked 4 goals!! Appropriate given both our clubs have such great records of supporting indigenous players and developing footballers.
Good luck to everyone lucky enough to get to the SCG - it is wonderful how the Swans have really turned that into a great AFL atmosphere, compared to the bland dusty windy empty vat it was in 1995. May the best team win!!
Mother's Day shopping had to take priority early this week, can't leave that stuff to the last minute can we...
2023 Stats comparison
They have more scoring shots, make more tackles, have more contested possies and more inside 50s.
WE WIN THE HANDBALLLLZZZZZ, YAAAYYYY USSSSSS!!!
More importantly, they take more inside 50 marks, and need fewer possessions per goal attempt, but turn the ball over more than we do.
We tackle more inside our own 50 (thank you Hawtank).
So, some key players...
Both Luke Parker and Jakey Lloyd love playing against us, regularly getting 23 or more disposals against us.
Conversely, our young brigade really love playing the Swans, with Darcy, Brayshaw and Serong all enjoying the chance to meet the Swans.
Hard to believe but it is our first trip to the SCG for a regular game since 2018!! Especially hard to believe as in the early 2000s they seemed to have us locked in at the SCG(or that godawful Homebush stadium) - Freo played 5 in a row in Sydney from 2005 - 2008, and then another 5 of 6 in Sydney from 2011-1014. That was a great period for some of us east coast Freo fans to get a chance to see regular Freo games - if only I could be there to see us this weekend!!
Not to fear though, that 2011 game was really the coming of Nat Fyfe, who burst out with 31 possies and really drove the win. Plus a great draw in 2013!!
Swans Old Boys
We recruited 3 players from the Swans in our first ever squad - John Hutton, Scott Watters and Andrew McGovern. We've added Brett Kirk as an assistant coach for a few years, but the only other player to play for both is the great Troy Cook!!
They were really the only bunnies we had in the early years, when we won our first five games against the Edddddllesten Swannies in the 90s.What makes that especially amazing is the Swannies played in the Grand Final in 1996!! Since the early years, the Swans have taken the lead overall, and they especially love playing us at the SCG (13 wins, 1 draw, 4 Freo wins).
A special game...
What makes this week's game even more special for me is the last chance to see us play Lance Franklin, and on Mother's Day weekend, given my dear old Mum is a die hard South Melbourne / Sydney fan from the old days.
We are the club he has the most career clearances (4) and the most inside 50s (10) in a single game - both in the same game in 2017, when he also kicked 4 goals!! Appropriate given both our clubs have such great records of supporting indigenous players and developing footballers.
Good luck to everyone lucky enough to get to the SCG - it is wonderful how the Swans have really turned that into a great AFL atmosphere, compared to the bland dusty windy empty vat it was in 1995. May the best team win!!
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DRAGONS FFC 
so will have to see them when they come back later this year and watch today’s game from home.
