Preview Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans - Grand Final. Saturday, October 1st 2:30pm

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

* me, the Sydney preview thread is hostile.

 

[compact72]

**** me, the Sydney preview thread is hostile.

They are a hostile bunch. You don't even find any decent posts about the game, just bagging the dogs or the arrogance that they'll give us a bathwater.

Bunch of sooks

 

[CaptainMurphy]

**** me, the Sydney preview thread is hostile.

Jesus, you weren't wrong. Salty as *. Would love to ruin their parade even more now.

 

[Mutt]

**** me, the Sydney preview thread is hostile.

Wow. I just read the last couple of pages and the vitriol is breathtaking. How quickly they forget that a few years ago they were the cinderella story, breaking the longest Premiership drought etc. etc.

Let's not get distracted by all of that negativity - it's coming thick and fast from both clubs in Sydney. We need to soak up this week and enjoy it and for god's sake don't go over to either the Sydney or GWS boards and post anything. They are not friendly places right now. Go to the main AFL board if you want to engage in any discussion with Sydney or GWS supporters.

 

[The Dustbin]

For all the experience Suckers is meant to bring he's played as sub in one grand final. I love an inform suckling but he's been horribly out of touch and his Achilles obviously isn't going away in one week when it hasn't in several. Why risk him, I think a granny against a team like Sydney is exactly the sort of game Suckling won't thrive in. Jongy on the other hand I could see going pretty bloody close to the normie. Always a risk with Jong when he's coming back from injury but he was killing it before his shoulder. Think he comes back.

Go smaller in the back half again, very harsh as he was brilliant on Saturday but I'd take out Roberts, Hamling has more runs on the board.

Sorry for checking in.

Suckling's achilles is fine. He had an injection in that area 5ish days before the Prelim, this affected him (they knew this at the time, but he had to have it). Having said that he is 80/20 to play, not because of his achilles but because of who he may replace.

Have a great week and all the best for the granny. Enjoy the game if you are going and have a minute to yourself to absorb the atmosphere and the moment.

 

[BEaston]

Sorry. I haven't read this whole thread, but how do we stop buddy?

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Gerald Hamlin.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Have been told the boys will be running around at 4 today. Unadvertised.

 

[Mezzoculo]

Have been told the boys will be running around at 4 today. Unadvertised.

Open to the public?

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Open to the public?

Yep. I'm heading in from the outer North East, so they better be right!!

Person that told me works at the club. Never given me wrong info.

 

[Mezzoculo]

Yep. I'm heading in from the outer North East, so they better be right!!

Person that told me works at the club. Never given me wrong info.

Great! Young fella will be stoked.

 

[The Gong]

If you weren't playing us I'd be barracking for the Dogs. I desperately want the Swans to win but if we have to lose then I don't mind the Dogs taking the flag. You've been patient and deserve it.

If there's negativity on the Swans board then I think we're just letting off steam. The media angle is all about the Footscray fairytale and Sydney are the Evil Empire. We get why but some of the journalism has fallen on the wrong side of the subjective/objective fence.

Here's hoping for a cracker grand final with a Swans victory.

 

[yebiga]

I'm off to my gypsy sister now
For the final addition of her necromancy. Stay tuned.

Not sure what to expect after all the excrement, gerbils, chickens and entrails.

Powerful stuff last week - she even stuffed Geelong.

Report soon but rest assured the swans are doomed

 

[Mutt]

If you weren't playing us I'd be barracking for the Dogs. I desperately want the Swans to win but if we have to lose then I don't mind the Dogs taking the flag. You've been patient and deserve it.

If there's negativity on the Swans board then I think we're just letting off steam. The media angle is all about the Footscray fairytale and Sydney are the Evil Empire. We get why but some of the journalism has fallen on the wrong of the subjective/objective fence.

Here's hoping for a cracker grand final with a Swans victory.

Cheers TG - best of luck for Saturday. We of course are hoping that we spoil your evil plot to deny us our rightful place in history. It really feels like this will finally be our year. You wouldn't want to deprive us of that would you?

 

[yebiga]

The swans are truly doomed
It's the apocolypo spell!!!
Jezzus!

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Have been told the boys will be running around at 4 today. Unadvertised.

Its definitely open. I'm heading in.

Publishers dead-lines be damned. I'm soaking this s**t right up!

 

[Dinsdale]

I'll be barracking for the Doggies. Not because I hate Sydney, how could I hate a team that put the Cats out of the finals, and has so many ex-Hawfs playing for them.

Hope the Bont can repeat the efforts from last Saturday.

 

[The Gong]

Cheers TG - best of luck for Saturday. We of course are hoping that we spoil your evil plot to deny us our rightful place in history. It really feels like this will finally be our year. You wouldn't want to deprive us of that would you?

Well a GF win is so much sweeter after you've lost one. I just want you to have the best experience possible.

 

[Super Hans]

Wow. I just read the last couple of pages and the vitriol is breathtaking. How quickly they forget that a few years ago they were the cinderella story, breaking the longest Premiership drought etc. etc.

Cmon, Mutt. They're a bunch of bandwagoners. You think they remember anything before 2012? When the swans drop down they'll all piss off back to NRL.

Two weeks ago I couldn't care less about NSW footy, now I hate it.

 

[Ant_]

**** me, the Sydney preview thread is hostile.

Screw the Colas.

Let them hate on their board. We can just enjoy the moment

 

[darthbards]

For all the experience Suckers is meant to bring he's played as sub in one grand final. I love an inform suckling but he's been horribly out of touch and his Achilles obviously isn't going away in one week when it hasn't in several. Why risk him, I think a granny against a team like Sydney is exactly the sort of game Suckling won't thrive in. Jongy on the other hand I could see going pretty bloody close to the normie. Always a risk with Jong when he's coming back from injury but he was killing it before his shoulder. Think he comes back.

Go smaller in the back half again, very harsh as he was brilliant on Saturday but I'd take out Roberts, Hamling has more runs on the board.

Good point on Suckling and the GF experience myth. As our clubs reached the level it has now and observing Suckling in the flesh I can see why he was a fringe player at Hawthorn. We need to pick a side on form so for me also,no Suckling.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Screw the Colas.

Let them hate on their board. We can just enjoy the moment

They've been OK over the last few pages.

As with most other team boards there is a different approach required to engage in a decent discussion.

 

[Scragadder]

If you weren't playing us I'd be barracking for the Dogs. I desperately want the Swans to win but if we have to lose then I don't mind the Dogs taking the flag. You've been patient and deserve it.

If there's negativity on the Swans board then I think we're just letting off steam. The media angle is all about the Footscray fairytale and Sydney are the Evil Empire. We get why but some of the journalism has fallen on the wrong side of the subjective/objective fence.

Here's hoping for a cracker grand final with a Swans victory.

Cheers TG - best of luck for Saturday. We of course are hoping that we spoil your evil plot to deny us our rightful place in history. It really feels like this will finally be our year. You wouldn't want to deprive us of that would you?

I've got a job in southern Sydney today. Wearing my Dogs jacket. Everyone else is SHAAAAAAAAAARKIES.

Wonder if the Swans also feel aggrieved by the lack of Sydney sporting media attention because everyone is going SHAAAAAAAAAARKIES.

 

[Mutt]

I've got a job in southern Sydney today. Wearing my Dogs jacket. Everyone else is SHAAAAAAAAAARKIES.

Wonder if the Swans also feel aggrieved by the lack of Sydney sporting media attention because everyone is going SHAAAAAAAAAARKIES.

The lack of media support burns them deeply it seems.

What they can't or won't acknowledge is the years of media fawning over the Swans that we've endured:

• the Bloods culture
• the leadership of Kirk et al
• the longest Premiership drought in history
• Adam Goodes

And now they prepare their excuses ahead of time - they can't possibly win because of the massive advantage the umpires give us - and if they do win it will be a win for the ages.

Clearly they are very worried...and they should be!

 

[TedDougChris]

The lack of media support burns them deeply it seems.

What they can't or won't acknowledge is the years of media fawning over the Swans that we've endured:

• the Bloods culture
• the leadership of Kirk et al
• the longest Premiership drought in history
• Adam Goodes

And now they prepare their excuses ahead of time - they can't possibly win because of the massive advantage the umpires give us - and if they do win it will be a win for the ages.

Clearly they are very worried...and they should be!

Exactly, after 20 years of manufactured success courtesy of the AFL, they've suddenly had to contend with a real peoples side and the groundswell of support that has come with it....

And their a little bit upset....

 

[Bont2Bruce]

The lack of media support burns them deeply it seems.

I can't believe this.
Andrew Wu is supporting them!