Preview The Swans Redemption Arc Goes On - Sydney vs Port Adelaide - Preliminary Final

[bedford]

Will be

 

[Bloods86]

Geez you'd hope not. That is lousy if true.

Best case it was a family member being a knob.

Worst case, 3 clubs in 3 years.

 

[Ticky009]

Jmac as sub makes 0 sense

Agree. Why would you put someone who had no impact in our last game as the sub who is supposed to make a significant impact when they come on?!

#confused

 

[Tedeski]

Coaches dropped him for the QF. Against a better midfield.

Are you suggesting Adams will/should replace Heeney as one of the main mids? Or get equal time? If not, who misses out?

Looks like Heeney is in ahead of Adams.

 

[tombomb]

I don't like getting ahead, but if we were to get through and play Geelong, and we hadn't played Fox this weekend, then it would have created a much more difficult selection dilemma next week.

 

[Bloods86]

Looks like Heeney is in ahead of Adams.

Controversial.

 

[Bloods86]

I don't like getting ahead, but if we were to get through and play Geelong, and we hadn't played Fox this weekend, then it would have created a much more difficult selection dilemma next week.

Plaudits to Fox that he could go to Cameron either way and do the job.

 

[Ticky009]

Oh gawd. Every time we get favoritism like this we lose!! Prove me wrong please Swans

 

[Bloods86]

Oh gawd. Every time we get favoritism like this we lose!! Prove me wrong please Swans

I think we were favourites in our last 3 Prelims and won them all.

 

[The King!]

I think we were favourites in our last 3 Prelims and won them all.

can we win by a bit more please my nerves are shot

 

[The King!]

Well we are 2-4 this year when trailing at 3QT, yet 9-0 when leading at QT.

It suggests that if any period in a game matters most to us having a good performance, it is the early stages of a match. We like to think we can stand up in fourth quarters and chase a team down but our record shows in most cases we've actually failed to do so.

In those losses where we trailed at 3QT, we either let our opposition in and gave them confidence over the first three quarters (Richmond), ran out of time trying to come from behind and had to rely on an individual kick after the siren (Fremantle) or just gave ourselves no chance by not really turning up at all and it being a blow-out (Bulldogs, Port.)

All cases where our shizen first three quarters cost us in one way or another.

Fair mate fair

How about everyone just play well all game

 

[Bloods86]

can we win by a bit more please my nerves are shot

2014 please, would settle for a start like 2016 though.

 

[The King!]

Nerves kicking in now , took tomorrow off work

 

[Kbroome]

Sucks for Adams but this is the consequence of effectively having a fully fit squad, someone we love is going to miss out. Literally with all of the multipositional of our guys he would be playing if any one of 15 guys got injured/down on form. Just happens that 1 of the 8 he wouldn't replace goes down

 

[The King!]

Adams had plenty of games to make himself un-droppable and I say that as someone who rates what he brings.

 

[Dangas]

So, how many Bloods will be slipping over tomorrow night even though conditions will be fine? Something about that SCG turf.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Adams had plenty of games to make himself un-droppable and I say that as someone who rates what he brings.

You're absolutely correct.

Adams has never struck me as someone who was coming to us other than footy reasons. I wonder what promises were made to him and his management because if he was promised an on ball spot, he would be feeling extra bitter towards the club at present...........

 

[coach beard]

I think we were favourites in our last 3 Prelims and won them all.

We have a good record in prelims, grand finals are a different story however

 

[caesar88]

I just want a Grundy-Heeney-Rowbottom clinic like they were dishing up earlier this season.

I want first usage, hard ball wins, fast clearances, breaking out the front of stoppages, scores directly out of the centre. The full 2024 Sydney arsenal that made us 5-6 goals better than everyone we faced, not this 'eking out hard-fought wins that could go either way in the dying stages' business of recent times.

They've only gotta do it two more times and then they can put their feet up and drink all the piss they want in Europe for all I care. COME ON BOYS!!!

 

[Dangas]

We have a good record in prelims, grand finals are a different story however

If we win tomorrow night, we need to buck that trend! One week at a time however, this game tomorrow isn't going to be easy.

 

[Tedeski]

I just want a Grundy-Heeney-Rowbottom clinic like they were dishing up earlier this season.

I want first usage, hard ball wins, fast clearances, breaking out the front of stoppages, scores directly out of the centre. The full 2024 Sydney arsenal that made us 5-6 goals better than everyone we faced, not this 'eking out hard-fought wins that could go either way in the dying stages' business of recent times.

They've only gotta do it two more times and then they can put their feet up and drink all the piss they want in Europe for all I care. COME ON BOYS!!!

The ruck dual is critical. Sweet hurt Grundy last time. If Grundy can’t dominate the ruck then the battle becomes harder.

 

[The King!]

I just want a Grundy-Heeney-Rowbottom clinic like they were dishing up earlier this season.

I want first usage, hard ball wins, fast clearances, breaking out the front of stoppages, scores directly out of the centre. The full 2024 Sydney arsenal that made us 5-6 goals better than everyone we faced, not this 'eking out hard-fought wins that could go either way in the dying stages' business of recent times.

They've only gotta do it two more times and then they can put their feet up and drink all the piss they want in Europe for all I care. COME ON BOYS!!!

If they do this and win it all comfortably they can all sit back and drink their own bathwater in 2025 for all I care.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Can’t wait to belt out a few Sweet Caroline’s to get the motivation pumping tomorrow night.

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[The King!]

Can’t wait to belt out a few Sweet Caroline’s to get the motivation pumping tomorrow night.

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I just liked the shirt, I'm agnostic to Sweet Caroline these days.

 

[tombomb]

This seems to suggest it was a leak from the Adams camp.

McKirdy would want to be right with what he is insinuating there.

edit: and now he has deleted it ... hmmmm