Club History Which club is Sydney's biggest rival?

[Kummerspeck]

Regardless of the details, it was a stirring win. A tragic and unfortunate incident yes, but on the surface a great win.

I don't expect the people at the time to have known it, but to have it celebrated now as a stirring win is...I don't exactly know what to say. To also blow off the fact that the cause of the win being someone dying by saying "regardless of the details", I can only hope you're just clumsy with your language rather than genuinely believe that.

 

[robbieando]

I don't expect the people at the time to have known it, but to have it celebrated now as a stirring win is...I don't exactly know what to say. To also blow off the fact that the cause of the win being someone dying by saying "regardless of the details", I can only hope you're just clumsy with your language rather than genuinely believe that.

Indeed, better be a clumsy post because you don't witness death and perform well. To still think that had no effect 10 years on is naive at best and insulting at worst

 

[NorthernLights]

I don't expect the people at the time to have known it, but to have it celebrated now as a stirring win is...I don't exactly know what to say. To also blow off the fact that the cause of the win being someone dying by saying "regardless of the details", I can only hope you're just clumsy with your language rather than genuinely believe that.

By no means am I taking the incident lightly, I didn't mean it to be taken that way.

 

[Todman]

I voted for Hawthorn. I think us as a group want to beat them more than anyone else and vice versa.

Add in the 2012 Grand Final and Sydney scooping up Kennedy, McGlynn and Franklin while all they have is Spangher.

And the Hawks traded away first round picks for Justin Crawford ( pick 17 in 1996) and Brett Farrell ( pick 4 in 1998) in the late 1990's

 

[bedford]

What superstars u got , now go away till we give to your arrogant flogs

 

[Vespa]

Has to be North Melbourne doesn't it?

 

[scaryness]

That was quick

 

[Angry Red Bull]

I think rivalries change over time. In the 1990s it would have been North Melbourne. Carey was a great player but was a smug arrogant prat even on the field.

In the early 2000s it was west coast with their star studded line up against our bloods culture with the close results. But there was respect between each

Then more recently there have been the rivalries with Hawthorn and Clarkson owning Horse and the final kick wins and belting in 2014, loss of Titch. Tide has turned a little in our favour though.

Overall I think I’d plump for North Melbourne

 

[Rasha]

North Melbourne.

 

[anotherletdown]

Epic bump of the thread. 14 months!

Well played sir, or madam/miss/ms/she/her/he/him or however we're supposed to be referencing each other nowadays

 

[swansfan51]

Hawthorn after 13 premierships in the past 60 years and the highest strike rate of any club in VFL/AFL history, hearing us say they're our biggest rival:

 

[Millky95]

Hawthorn after 13 premierships in the past 60 years and the highest strike rate of any club in VFL/AFL history, hearing us say they're our biggest rival:

I think there was a rivalry from 2012-2016ish but then it kinda fell away, same as the Swans/Eagles rivalry fell away in the late 00s/early 10s

 

[robbieando]

This is a thread from 2014. It's laughable to consider Hawthorn as our rivals.

The only correct answer as I said 7 years ago:

Carlton.

They are the only club the tried to kill us off the field and move their away games to Sydney to replace us. History hasn't been too kind to them against us since.

 

[bedford]

This is a thread from 2014. It's laughable to consider Hawthorn as our rivals.

The only correct answer as I said 7 years ago:

Carlton.

They are the only club the tried to kill us off the field and move their away games to Sydney to replace us. History hasn't been too kind to them against us since.

But before your day it was St Scum believe me

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

This is a thread from 2014. It's laughable to consider Hawthorn as our rivals.

The only correct answer as I said 7 years ago:

Carlton.

They are the only club the tried to kill us off the field and move their away games to Sydney to replace us. History hasn't been too kind to them against us since.

Aye. From the Bloodbath on.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Carlton.

They are the only club the tried to kill us off the field and move their away games to Sydney to replace us. History hasn't been too kind to them against us since.

So maybe karma is a thing.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

But before your day it was St Scum believe me

Not really. Yep we have always held them in disdain.

 

[Kapers]

Yeah, I don't know if there are any teams that see US as their rival. We're kinda just around for most other suppporters.

 

[Rasha]

This is a thread from 2014. It's laughable to consider Hawthorn as our rivals.

The only correct answer as I said 7 years ago:

Carlton.

They are the only club the tried to kill us off the field and move their away games to Sydney to replace us. History hasn't been too kind to them against us since.

What about the Bulldogs?

 

[Mister B]

The fluro pieces of s**t have been our biggest rivals for the best part of 15 years. Always turn up against us. Beat us in their one stat, year in year out.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

The fluro pieces of sh*t have been our biggest rivals for the best part of 15 years. Always turn up against us. Beat us in their one stat, year in year out.

Oh man. I spat my vino reading this mate.

Also... When robbieando goes BANG!!

Thus the reason you have whored yourselves out to Canberra, the Gold Coast and now Hobart and mostly failed is because you are just in it for the money and not interested in the community and the community has always turned their backs on you.

Cop that Norf!!

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

The fluro pieces of sh*t have been our biggest rivals for the best part of 15 years. Always turn up against us. Beat us in their one stat, year in year out.

Yer still Hawthorn of recent teams bastards cost us a top 4 position in 2017 and looked to have done the same in 2021!

 

[Ticky009]

I've got 2 different streams on the whole rivalry thing.

Pure football rivalry - like what we had with Eagles
Pure hate their guts their fans and club are scum - like Norf

 

[GotTheGoodes]

I've got 2 different streams on the whole rivalry thing.

Pure football rivalry - like what we had with Eagles
Pure hate their guts their fans and club are scum - like Norf

And Hawthorn are a good mix of the two I reckon.

 

[Ticky009]

And Hawthorn are a good mix of the two I reckon.

Yeah.