Universal Love Official Sydney Swans Death Ride Thread 2026-2027

[Azzurro]

Reporting for duty

 

[Azzurro]

Gulden, Papley and McDonald missed a lot of footy. Add Charlie and these 3 and I can’t see them not making the eight.

If they get the version of Charlie with a point to prove, the shackles removed and playing for the joy of the game... watch out AFL. Will always be grateful for the joy he brought at times. But I'm glad he's moved on.

Subtext of him leaving reads to me like he had a gutful of the expectation and that's at least partly to do with the behaviour of our fans. Our ITK have been adamant it's not Voss and that article in The Age today confirmed it.

I don't bear him any malice, but hoping that he, Gulden, Heeney, Lizard and Papley wake up with a bad 24 hour cold every game day for the next 2 years.

 

[Dramoth]

but is it lace out to a moving curnow, or lace out to a stationary and wrestling curnow?

I hope it's a stationary wrestling Curnow... trying to wrestle Weiterbot.

"Hey, Charlie's on the ground again."

 

[RPCB]

but is it lace out to a moving curnow, or lace out to a stationary and wrestling curnow?

Username doesn’t check out.

 

[Schoonerman]

Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t Tassie have to use a certain number of their picks on ready named players as in trade ?
So mightn’t be that bad for us ?

 

[Brezsa]

What’s the bet the AFL try and use the Curnow Carlton Sydney trade as a way to help their precious opening round (yes Carlton wanted no piece of it this year, but watch them try)

OR
Friday Night Sydney v Carlton SCG

Round 1
Thursday Night Richmond v Carlton MCG

Round 2
Friday Night St Kilda v Carlton MCG

Probably see GC v Melb in OR too & Essendon v Hawthorn on the Sunday as the only game in Melbourne.

It’s a TV & promoting dream for the AFL. Charlie doing his first walk to the SCG, opening the season in Sydney against Carlton

 

[agro]

What’s the bet the AFL try and use the Curnow Carlton Sydney trade as a way to help their precious opening round (yes Carlton wanted no piece of it this year, but watch them try)

OR
Friday Night Sydney v Carlton SCG

Round 1
Thursday Night Richmond v Carlton MCG

Round 2
Friday Night St Kilda v Carlton MCG

Probably see GC v Melb in OR too & Essendon v Hawthorn on the Sunday as the only game in Melbourne.

It’s a TV & promoting dream for the AFL. Charlie doing his first walk to the SCG, opening the season in Sydney against Carlton

We may have no choice as after the year we had I’ve no doubt the AFL will take us off-Broadway (or threaten to) unless we agree to some of those fixtures.

And I’ve no doubt that the AFL will trip over themselves to get Shit Kilda on prime time to show that profligately spending money like a drunken sailor in a whorehouse now makes them a “destination club”.

Already Brian Taylor or James Brayshaw are working on some line when Milera, Silvagni and Dekoning are involved in a passage of play.

 

[Brezsa]

We may have no choice as after the year we had I’ve no doubt the AFL will take us off-Broadway (or threaten to) unless we agree to some of those fixtures.

And I’ve no doubt that the AFL will trip over themselves to get St Kilda on prime time to show that profligately spending money like a drunken sailor in a whorehouse now makes them a “destination club”.

Is it such a big deal to take off broadway? I don’t know if I’m being controversial here & everyone else prefers the prime fixture slots. Maybe I’m wrong but I feel sometimes as a club we get prime time burn out, a heap of Thursday & Friday nights in a row, bang a Sunday afternoon & we have no energy.

Personally I’d prefer Saturday afternoon as my partner works saturdays and it’s easier to watch with less questions like “wait what’s happening” “who is he again” “what’s that free kick mean” or my fav “oh you are going to be in a bad mood as they are losing again aren’t you?”

 

[agro]

Is it such a big deal to take off broadway? I don’t know if I’m being controversial here & everyone else prefers the prime fixture slots. Maybe I’m wrong but I feel sometimes as a club we get prime time burn out, a heap of Thursday & Friday nights in a row, bang a Sunday afternoon & we have no energy.

Personally I’d prefer Saturday afternoon as my partner works saturdays and it’s easier to watch with less questions like “wait what’s happening” “who is he again” “what’s that free kick mean” or my fav “oh you are going to be in a bad mood as they are losing again aren’t you?”

My wife says I’ve been in a bad mood for the past 30 years.

She much prefers weekends during the summer.

 

[RedFury]

A freakish run of flu, gastroenteritis and other 48 hour debilitating ailments is ok though I think

I think it's simpler, more effective, and a lot more likely to just hope for Dean Cox being a really shit coach

If they announced tomorrow that Longmire was taking over again, I'd actually be terrified...

 

[goreds]

My wife says I’ve been in a bad mood for the past 30 years.

She much prefers weekends during the summer.

Marriage will do that to you...

 

[therubbernub]

We get whatever picks are tied to their ladder position. Similar to Hawthorn getting pick 9 (which was tied to our ladder position this year) while we got 10 (from the TDK compensation). If Sydney get another pick from FA compensation it wont affect us. Sydney trading in any other R1 picks doesn't affect us either.

gotcha thanks

 

[Pablito]

Forth Eolingas

 

[Azzurro]

Forth Eolingas

It's not this kind of death ride...

 

[HereComesJuddy]

This thread needs to not disappear into the ether. Front and centre always!!!

Swans still haven’t managed a win which I’m loving

If we can jag a win against the Swans in opening round, they then face Brisbane in Sydney followed by a trip to Melbourne to take on the Hawks.

I’m predicting the Swans to be 0-3 or 1-3 after their first 3 games which will put mounting pressure on them. With many predicting them to go deep into finals, the more pressure this team can come under and the earlier, the better imo.

 

[Robertio]

Swans went from 2nd to 10th so they've picked the right coach for us, we can't lose here.

 

[HyphensBack]

This thread needs to not disappear into the ether. Front and centre always!!!

Swans still haven’t managed a win which I’m loving

If we can jag a win against the Swans in opening round, they then face Brisbane in Sydney followed by a trip to Melbourne to take on the Hawks.

I’m predicting the Swans to be 0-3 or 1-3 after their first 3 games which will put mounting pressure on them. With many predicting them to go deep into finals, the more pressure this team can come under and the earlier, the better imo.

If the Swans are 1-3 after the first 3 games then surely the AFL are doing a dodgy

I do wish we had picked an easier team to death ride like Bumbers, Tiggers, Pies, Hawks, Saints or Port

Count me in though

 

[ctwenty1]

If the Swans are 1-3 after the first 3 games then surely the AFL are doing a dodgy

I do wish we had picked an easier team to death ride like Bumbers, Tiggers, Pies, Hawks, Saints or Port

Count me in though

picks involved or not, we are always deathriding essendon and collingwood

 

[RPCB]

If the Swans are 1-3 after the first 3 games then surely the AFL are doing a dodgy

I do wish we had picked an easier team to death ride like Bumbers, Tiggers, Pies, Hawks, Saints or Port

Count me in though

I’ll eat Andrew Walker’s hat if Sydney are 1-3 after 3 games.

 

[bmaurizio]

Should the Swans be able to place all of Gulden, Papley, McDonald and a firing Charlie ready to let it rip on the park too, they’ll certainly be flag contenders.

 

[Benaly28]

Gulden and co kicking to Charlie lace out is scary though.

And quality teams will know where the ball is going 80% of the time and defend accordingly,Charlie ain’t in the Buddy league.

 

[Benaly28]

I’ll eat Andrew Walker’s hat if Sydney are 1-3 after 3 games.

2-2 at best

 

[SBYM]

Is it inappropriate to hope for injuries?

TA

No.

All the hope in the world won't make one jot of difference, so hope away. Hope as much as you want, when you want. Whilst driving, washing the dishes, or on the toilet. You can hope anywhere, anytime.

I'm hoping right now.

 

[ferrisb]

I'm not gonna sit back and hope for their best players to cop injuries.

I hope all the Sydney players lose their wallets in the Gold Coast casino bathrooms...

 

[Thrawn]

Is it inappropriate to hope for injuries?

TA

Don't have to, just wish for the entire team to have gastro.