Disclaimer/ Excuse
The previews have been amazing this year. Bloody swansfan51 and co setting the bar way too high
I kind of feel bad because with small children and a busy work load I haven’t spent the time I would have liked on this one.
The Game
Gold Coast Suns vs Sydney Swans
Metricon Stadium
Saturday June 4. 19.25 AEDT
Previous result
Last time we met: Round 23 2015 SCG
Sydney GCS
Q1. 6.3.39 0.2.2
Q2 9.7.61 6.3.39
Q3 11.11.77 7.7.49
Q4 19.13.127 9.10.64
Major Ball Winners for the evening were
T. Mitchell 36 touches 1 goal
D. Hannebery 32 touches 1 goal
J. Kennedy 31 touches 2 goals
S. Reid 23 touches 3 goals
H. Cunningham 18 touches 3 goals
Lance had a quiet night with 1 major and 13 possessions.
After a solid opening from the Swans, GC hit back with a 6 goal second term but could only manage 3 goals after that whilst we piled on 10 goals in the second half to come away with a solid win.
The little master (Garry Ablett) was missing through injury and hasn’t really been able to find his usual brilliance this year
Notable Stats
They have really copped some towelling’s this year…. They have lost to
West Coast by 77 Round 10
Adelaide by 75 Round 9
Giants by 91 Round 8
Dees by 71 Round 7
Geelong by 120 Round 6
Rodney Eade’s mob has been hit by injury missing 17 of their best 22 for most of their games and it shapes to get slightly better as they line up against the Bloods
What you will see:
Gary Ablett – If you like football then you like watching this little guy at his best, he just goes about his business, doesn’t snipe (like Hodge or Mitchell) or prance around like he is the man, he just does his thing with grace and modesty and is a pleasure to watch. He has suffered some injuries of late and hasn’t been at his brilliant best. The poor guy just has been carry too much burden and having to speak to morons in the crowd. He really is the Jesus of the Gold Coast.
Isaac Heeney - Reminds me of a little Gaz but more Fyfe like. At the tender age of 20 he is what I would want to be in a footballer, He has great one touch skills, strong overhead mark and can read the play as good as the elite and is a beautiful set shot. He will win Chas more than once. I just hope we have the luxury to leave him forward for the year
John Longmire covering his mouth - He shouldn’t cover just his mouth but maybe his nose too, I have never seen a nose bend in so many directions and my wife doesn’t like it. I guess with Mr Eade in the other box the most interesting part of the game might be keeping an eye on whose head is going to explode first. My bet is on a simultaneous combustion after a draw and I hope they have a head explosion cam for this one.
What you won’t see:
Rodney Eade looking relaxed especially in the coaches’ box - Seriously this bloke loves to go off his tree, I though Longmire was bad but this guy takes the cake. Even when he coached us he was mad as a cut snake. I wonder if they regret giving Guy McKenna the boot or is injury the real reason they have been so poor.
Gold coast kicking 6 goals in a term (like last time) –they have kicked 17,19,13,14,11,7,14,9, 11 majors this year and the stats in this department are sinking faster than the Titanic
Lance having a quiet game – He has had a spectacular start so far this year average 4 goals per game and has been kicking them from 80, He will want to make sure he is well on the way to 100 by the end of this one. He could really go silly this game and Kick a BIG bag but my bet he will just get his 4 and pass a few off.
Teams - TBA
Weather: Cloudy. High (95%) chance of shit loads of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h tending northerly 25 to 35 km/h later. 40 - 80mm
Expectations:
I’m really expecting a blood bath, it should be a case of how much we win by BUT in the words of Millky95 Im nervous… for the following reasons…
We haven’t been able to put a side to the sword, but we have never been really good at that either.
In a season where percentage could be the difference between 4th and 6th and a home final, we really should be looking to consolidate our percentage and getting a good gap on teams Like Scumthorn.
I would say Swans by 100+
Reality
They come home after being soundly beaten by the flat track bullies over there and we have come off 2 BIG Friday night games which probably plays into a flat performance by the Swans.
Im trying to think of a scenario in which they could beat us and here it is… a massive brawl breaks out at the first stoppage and with 10 Swans players being knocked out by a GC debutant they go on to win by 3 points with Garry Ablett kicking 10 of their 11 goals.
The only saving grace for GC is that this game is at Metricon.
We will most likely start slow and come home with a wet sail, I think that based on logic and the past results from the sides we should win this one.
Surely we can’t drop this one… but I guess that was said before the Tigers match.
Predictions
My 3 votes go like this
SWANS by
The previews have been amazing this year. Bloody swansfan51 and co setting the bar way too high
I kind of feel bad because with small children and a busy work load I haven’t spent the time I would have liked on this one.
The Game
Gold Coast Suns vs Sydney Swans
Metricon Stadium
Saturday June 4. 19.25 AEDT
Previous result
Last time we met: Round 23 2015 SCG
Sydney GCS
Q1. 6.3.39 0.2.2
Q2 9.7.61 6.3.39
Q3 11.11.77 7.7.49
Q4 19.13.127 9.10.64
Major Ball Winners for the evening were
T. Mitchell 36 touches 1 goal
D. Hannebery 32 touches 1 goal
J. Kennedy 31 touches 2 goals
S. Reid 23 touches 3 goals
H. Cunningham 18 touches 3 goals
Lance had a quiet night with 1 major and 13 possessions.
After a solid opening from the Swans, GC hit back with a 6 goal second term but could only manage 3 goals after that whilst we piled on 10 goals in the second half to come away with a solid win.
The little master (Garry Ablett) was missing through injury and hasn’t really been able to find his usual brilliance this year
Notable Stats
They have really copped some towelling’s this year…. They have lost to
West Coast by 77 Round 10
Adelaide by 75 Round 9
Giants by 91 Round 8
Dees by 71 Round 7
Geelong by 120 Round 6
Rodney Eade’s mob has been hit by injury missing 17 of their best 22 for most of their games and it shapes to get slightly better as they line up against the Bloods
What you will see:
Gary Ablett – If you like football then you like watching this little guy at his best, he just goes about his business, doesn’t snipe (like Hodge or Mitchell) or prance around like he is the man, he just does his thing with grace and modesty and is a pleasure to watch. He has suffered some injuries of late and hasn’t been at his brilliant best. The poor guy just has been carry too much burden and having to speak to morons in the crowd. He really is the Jesus of the Gold Coast.
Isaac Heeney - Reminds me of a little Gaz but more Fyfe like. At the tender age of 20 he is what I would want to be in a footballer, He has great one touch skills, strong overhead mark and can read the play as good as the elite and is a beautiful set shot. He will win Chas more than once. I just hope we have the luxury to leave him forward for the year
John Longmire covering his mouth - He shouldn’t cover just his mouth but maybe his nose too, I have never seen a nose bend in so many directions and my wife doesn’t like it. I guess with Mr Eade in the other box the most interesting part of the game might be keeping an eye on whose head is going to explode first. My bet is on a simultaneous combustion after a draw and I hope they have a head explosion cam for this one.
What you won’t see:
Rodney Eade looking relaxed especially in the coaches’ box - Seriously this bloke loves to go off his tree, I though Longmire was bad but this guy takes the cake. Even when he coached us he was mad as a cut snake. I wonder if they regret giving Guy McKenna the boot or is injury the real reason they have been so poor.
Gold coast kicking 6 goals in a term (like last time) –they have kicked 17,19,13,14,11,7,14,9, 11 majors this year and the stats in this department are sinking faster than the Titanic
Lance having a quiet game – He has had a spectacular start so far this year average 4 goals per game and has been kicking them from 80, He will want to make sure he is well on the way to 100 by the end of this one. He could really go silly this game and Kick a BIG bag but my bet he will just get his 4 and pass a few off.
Teams - TBA
Weather: Cloudy. High (95%) chance of shit loads of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeasterly 25 to 40 km/h tending northerly 25 to 35 km/h later. 40 - 80mm
Expectations:
I’m really expecting a blood bath, it should be a case of how much we win by BUT in the words of Millky95 Im nervous… for the following reasons…
- We played the Tigers into some form.
- It’s arguable that A. Stretcher played a pivotal role in us getting over the line against BrisVegas.
- Our first half against the Bombers was a little poor.
- We have had 2 big Friday night games.
We haven’t been able to put a side to the sword, but we have never been really good at that either.
In a season where percentage could be the difference between 4th and 6th and a home final, we really should be looking to consolidate our percentage and getting a good gap on teams Like Scumthorn.
I would say Swans by 100+
Reality
They come home after being soundly beaten by the flat track bullies over there and we have come off 2 BIG Friday night games which probably plays into a flat performance by the Swans.
Im trying to think of a scenario in which they could beat us and here it is… a massive brawl breaks out at the first stoppage and with 10 Swans players being knocked out by a GC debutant they go on to win by 3 points with Garry Ablett kicking 10 of their 11 goals.
The only saving grace for GC is that this game is at Metricon.
We will most likely start slow and come home with a wet sail, I think that based on logic and the past results from the sides we should win this one.
Surely we can’t drop this one… but I guess that was said before the Tigers match.
Predictions
- Buddy, Tippett and Heeney to kick 15 between them.
- We are injury free from the game
- Swans to dominate the middle
- Sinclair to take a grab and not look goofy doing it
- Commentary to be heavily biased toward GCS
My 3 votes go like this
- Heeney
- Kennedy
- Franklin
SWANS by
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