Review West Coast Eagles vs Sydney

Which Eagles/Swans classic will we watch this week?

  • Round 9, 1999 - Last victory at the SCG

    Votes: 3 11.1%
  • Round 8, 2004 - Farewell Glen Jakovich

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • Qualifying Final, 2005

    Votes: 7 25.9%
  • Round 1, 2007 - Kerr brilliant in another thriller

    Votes: 15 55.6%

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Four very good choices! I went with the 05 QF, although the events of a few weeks later soured things, that was an epic win.
Aside from the momentous day in 2006 and a couple of other entertaining wins (including the Round 1 07 epic) our record against Sydney since the start of the millennium has been... well horrific 😱

Played: 31
Won: 10
LOST: 21

And it’s not like those losses have all been at the SCG graveyard, 8 at Subiaco and 1 at Optus!

They have been our bogey side for a long time. Thank goodness for 06 ☺️
 
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The Vote: With 55.6% of the vote, the classic Eagles/Swans game you selected was Round 1, 2007.

The Context:
Entering the 2007 season, the West Coast Eagles and Sydney Swans were in the midst of one of the most remarkable rivalries in football history. The previous five encounters between the clubs had been decided by a total margin of just 12 points, a run which included four finals and back-to-back Grand Finals. In fact, it had been six years since either club claimed consecutive victories against the other, a trend that West Coast would need to break if they were to start their Premiership defence off in the right way.

After a tumultuous offseason for the reigning Premiers, and without six players from their triumphant Grand Final side, the Eagles travelled to Telstra Stadium to prove they were still the team to beat, while Sydney were desperate for revenge after a one-point heartbreak on the last day in September. Michael Braun played his 200th AFL match, while Mitch Brown made his debut.

The Teams:
WCE SYD R1 2007.png



The Original Threads:
Teams: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/team-for-round-1.309567/
Recap: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/proud-as-punch.310417/
Votes: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/round-1-votes-vs-sydney.310423/

The Game:
 

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Far out, our depth was good that year. We had so many future stars in that team: Hurn, Pridda, Lecca. Makes me wonder what could have been if the squad didnt implode and Judd stayed. Imagine that second wave of competitiveness around 2010/2011 with Judd/Kerr/cox/Glass and Hurn/Prid/Lecca. Forward line would still have been average though.
 
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Far out, our depth was good that year. We had so many future stars in that team: Hurn, Pridda, Lecca. Makes me wonder what could have been if the squad didnt implode and Judd stayed. Imagine that second wave of competitiveness around 2010/2011 with Judd/Kerr/cox/Glass and Hurn/Prid/Lecca. Forward line would still have been average though.

Also what could have been had everything stayed the same except Brad Smith was healthy. Faaaaark
 
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