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

[The King!]

Hipwood is like their 20th player. Not too worried about him myself. Mcartin or Melican will give him an absolute bath.

Andrews will def try and hurt someone early with flying knees.
If he does I truly hope someone floors him and puts him out of the game so we aren't short a player. Wish we had someone that would do that anyways. We don't.

But as a general player Andrews is a big roadblock for sure. We simply won't get the forward marks we got last time.

We have one guy who would brain fart and deck Andrews, but I wouldn't pick him

 

[Dangas]

Good luck Charm Bonz .

As always, excellent write up.

Jeez I would love to see Adams come in but is it the right call? Millsy back if fit and hopefully Logan is right to go.

I really don't want to see Ladhams.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

Couldn't see Logan?

From McKirdy:

 

[The King!]

From McKirdy:

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Cheers

 

[Punts]

Will we take 2 injured players in

Seen what a rolled ankle did to amartey the other week

 

[TasSixer]

Gonna be a nervous wreck for this, I don't know if I could take another GF heartbreak or if so many have built up a tolerance to it.

My thoughts
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will NEVER get a better opportunity then now to be a premiership player and have an impact on that occurring, he is a massive key for us with Big O out.
Cam Rayner is a game changer for them and I'm not sure what matchup we will have for him but has to be stopped.
Cunningham on Cameron is a no brainer.
I would like Rowbottom to go head to head with Neale, I think he's our best chance there.

Ultimately our pressure and hopefully more run in the legs will be a decider

Go Swans, please win this one.

 

[ShireSwan]

Pies did it last year

if McDonald doesnt get up imagine ladhams lol

Ladhams would only play if McLean or Grundy withdraw.
And he's a better back up than Brissy have got for Lurch.
He'd go alright.

In the unlikely event McDonald doesn't play you'd think Adams comes in and we go smaller.

 

[Punts]

Fox to Rayner

 

[ShireSwan]

We have one guy who would brain fart and deck Andrews, but I wouldn't pick him

A square up isn't a brain-fart. It's deserved reciprocity.

I don't advocate starting that kind of thing, but I'm a firm believer in finishing it in a Grand Final. Who cares about a 5 week suspension next year when a GF is on the table.

If Harris knees go into Heeney putting him out, then I expect Mclean to reply in kind.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Brilliant preview !

This unsurprisingly will come down to both speed and endurance, who can go faster for longer.

Those half back dashing Lions yesterday looked very impressive. Poor man’s Heeney, Kai Lohmann needs attention. They are going to run and gun it, take on the tackler etc at every opportunity.

Oscar Mac out is huge for their structure so first use should be ours for the taking. If we rinse and repeat the Port game, we will be very hard to beat.

Lions will have lots of belief, having had our measure of late and especially after stirring comeback after stirring comeback.

But whilst the mind is for sure willing, is the body able ? In a long, long season, we will have the legs to get over them and stop their comeback run. Our effort is back, our contest is back, our chemistry is back.

We’ve got this and it’s the beginning of something special. What a time to be alive as a Swans supporter !

I like fast players, always have and always will, because it’s the fast players that win you premierships.

 

[Punts]

Grundy is the difference imo

He dominance and means our mids go well

 

[SwansLifer]

Fox was one our best v Brisbane IIRC.

I just feel like we kicked to Zorko and Lester all day too

Yeah he was. mid 20 touches and 10 marks.

 

[Punts]

Nuts if we drop fox

Hope they take into account his last game against them

 

[ShireSwan]

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Currently with ankle in a bucket of ice inside a hyperbaric chamber while eating fruit and steak I hope.

 

[RilesMacca]

Great preview Bonz as per usual,

Can't think of a more deserving GF matchup. Two sides that have been up there especially the past few seasons. If we bring our best we win, need to control the game with our ball movement just like against Port. Pressure and punish off the turnover like we've done all year. Plenty of experience has been gained from two years ago, let's get this done.

Fox played a blinder against Brissy last time so I think he starts, rotate with the backs. Campbell as the sub.

 

[RUNVS]

Great preview Bonz as per usual,

Can't think of a more deserving GF matchup. Two sides that have been up there especially the past few seasons. If we bring our best we win, need to control the game with our ball movement just like against Port. Pressure and punish off the turnover like we've done all year. Plenty of experience has been gained from two years ago, let's get this done.

Fox played a blinder against Brissy last time so I think he starts, rotate with the backs. Campbell as the sub.

and who is out if Mills gets up?

Fox would seem like the obvious choice but as you said he was really good against Brisbane and was one of the few players not to get a deer in the headlights mentality in the 2022 Grand Final.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

You might have a few more Collingwood supporters behind your Swans given there is a desire among many to see Grundy win the premiership he missed out on. I'm still too lazy and too cheap to change my username and am stuck in a dinosaur era of team lists, but I suppose I still have a soft spot for the man. Having said that, I'd like to see Brisbane win one for Fagan.

 

[RilesMacca]

and who is out if Mills gets up?

Fox would seem like the obvious choice but as you said he was really good against Brisbane and was one of the few players not to get a deer in the headlights mentality in the 2022 Grand Final.

My assumption for now is that Mills won't play. If he does get up, I think Fox will make way given Millsy has been in defence.

IMO Campbell has to stay in the 23, his intensity and closing speed he's been able to show the back half of the season has been great. Seems like the player type to break a game open just like the QF.

 

[Punts]

Hamling on Andrews

I can see them bringing a tall in if McDonald doesn’t up

 

[RUNVS]

Hamling on Andrews

I can see them bringing a tall in if McDonald doesn’t up

That would be a bigger surprise than Karmichael Hunt to Gold Coast.

 

[The King!]

Big week for Horse Imo .

People don't like him being judged on grand finals but if he goes to 1-4 you would have to wonder how many more goes he gets.

Would mean another contemporary coach has as many flags as him too.

2 Flags moves him into another level .

 

[Punts]

That would be a bigger surprise than Karmichael Hunt to Gold Coast.

One of him or Francis

They will play tall

 

[The King!]

and who is out if Mills gets up?

Fox would seem like the obvious choice but as you said he was really good against Brisbane and was one of the few players not to get a deer in the headlights mentality in the 2022 Grand Final.

If we are picking players based on 2022 granny though then we better drop a fair few.

 

[Bloods86]

Hamling on Andrews

I can see them bringing a tall in if McDonald doesn’t up

Could happen.

Or if both Mills and Fox are fit, play one each forward and back, on Andrews and Rayner.

 

[RUNVS]

If we are picking players based on 2022 granny though then we better drop a fair few.

True, but picking the few players who really stood up makes sense.