AFL 2017 Second Elimination Final, Sydney Swans v Essendon 16:20 AEST : Sydney Cricket Ground

[Wang Wang]

Well done Swans. Will win easily next week. Prelim against Adelaide will go a long way to determine the premier this year.

 

[Big Wilbur]

Apparently Grundy has been through the good times and the bad times at the Swans. I do remember that horrible July they had several years back.

 

[Jables]

k you can lose now Sydney.

 

[guruisatiger]

Motlop had 5 touches and a goal in the first last night. Sorry but you aren't selling me on his ability. McGrath is the vastly superior player

In the first what ?

 

[eggtardo]

if it was close I wouldnt be posting here

Honestly I can be bothered talking to people who don't attend or watch their team properly. Enjoy the loss

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Buddy Love.

 

[Numtums]

Cheer cheer the red and the white indeed.

And.... to the * board ---->

 

[mxett]

well done Swans, Good luck in the finals

Tough luck meeting the swans in week 1, but thems the breaks. Very pleased we made the finals though

 

[fnerd]

"What a great season - From wooden spoon into the finals"


I suppose the return of the banished ped players would of helped with that resurgence seeing as they had made the finals the year before.

Thank **** this is the end of the afl propaganda "feel good storyline"

As much as id like to believe this ,sadly i dont think it will be .....the afl media/propaganda machine have no shame or comprehension, this dead horse will still be in for a few more floggings yet...sigh

 

[citizen-erased]

Did I say that they're going to be stars? We had a s**t start absolutely but picked up the pieces after the break. Win an extra 2-3 games and we would have been in the finals..... which doesn't really speak too highly of the standard of the current competition. You just worry about what your team does ..... you haven't won anything yet.

if we won 3 more, we'd be playing the Eagles at the G today.

 

[SSSSSS]

At least you did it clean this time Essendon.

 

[Jables]

Buddy Love.

We've said before he could kick a bag on Essendon with one leg, didn't think the madman would actually do it.

 

[mxett]

Honestly I can be bothered talking to people who don't attend or watch their team properly. Enjoy the loss

damn, im shattered

 

[HBF]

if we won 3 more, we'd be playing the Eagles at the G today.

But you didn't.

 

[Hollow Knight]

What a substandard curtain raiser that was. Hurry up and clear the field for the NEAFL Grand Final.

 

[Captivating]

Congrats dons on a great 2017. Making the finals was a great achievement.

Good luck 2018

Huh?!?

they made the finals courtesy of getting a fukc-tonne of cheats back from a PED suspension.

 

[citizen-erased]

But you didn't.

lol. read the conversation. hawks supporter claiming they'd have made finals if they won 2-3 more.
but nice out of context comment

 

[TerryWallet]

I wonder if Essendon react to a finals flogging like they did last time in 2011?

 

[eggtardo]

damn, im shattered

I don't think you are....you're still posting here

 

[citizen-erased]

Cheer cheer the red and the white indeed.

And.... to the * board ---->

we may disappoint anyone who enjoyed the quality of melts in the Burton thread post Rising Star.
But we'll do our best

 

[eddiebankbalance]

Why would an American agency get involved in this?

They own us ::shock:: b52 bombers just crashed :: rofl

 

[psychobrown]

Good clean win in the end. While I was disappointed Essendon made the finals, they were slaughtered with the appropriate prejudice. And at least Buddy didn't have to exert too much.

 

[bombersfan4000]

Never really like Longmire mainly due to the swans usually giving Essendon a flogging, but thought his effort in shaking the hands of several Essendon playersc current and retiring after the game was a really nice gesture

 

[Numtums]

I wonder if Essendon react to a finals flogging like they did last time in 2011?

Difference being they don't have Mr Lahey to fund the legal battles this time.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Elimination final in 2014 more indicative than your 2016

But why is it more indicative than 2015?

This is a vastly different team to our 2014 team. Ryder and Carlisle have left. Heppell is our main inside midfielder, not Watson. Merrett and Daniher has played one and two seasons respectively. Hooker was in defence. Stanton was still playing. Goddard was in his prime. Begley, Fantasia, Tippa, Hartley, Gleeson, Ambrose, Stewart and Parish has either never played less than 5 games for the club, if any at all.

It is, for all intents and purposes, a rebuild of the list. Our scope for improvement is much greater than the losses we'll have in Watson and Kelly, and the continued decline of Goddard.

Losing sucks but we are undeniably on the way up. Looking forward to getting more games into the kids next year too. And even though it is incredibly disheartening to be thrashed in an Elim final, we did far better than most predicted this year. See you next year.

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