2024 Grand Final, vs Brisbane at MCG, Saturday 28 September, 2:30 PM

[Industrial Fan]

Honestly can’t see that fatigue and McInerny being out don’t play a part for the Lions.

We got rolled in 2016 but also went the long way around, got shafted by umps, had unfortunate injuries in the prelim and during the game.

adamant our best gets it done.

[neilfws]

Most of the modellers tipping the Lions for some reason:

https://squiggle.com.au/game/?gid=35915

But they all agree that it will be close.

[UUaswan]

Rumours around that Medals are going to more than just the players on game day, maybe the Squad.

[Kafka's Ghost]

I'm sure the AFL media will find a way to diminish a victory. I honestly don't understand why they do this- Sydney is the biggest potential market in the country, (Melbourne is AFL saturated) yet they seem to act purposefully to piss us off..

Anyway, I'm going to forget about them- Let's hope for a big win tomorrow with no nail biting finishes, no last minute kicks after the siren, no dodgy free kicks for the win- just a really big decisive win so we can all cheer cheer without having heart palpitations.

C'mon Swannies- bring it home.

I’m with you Daisi. Stuff the Melbourne media, and here’s to a great win tomorrow!! Go Swannies!! Bring it home!

[Blue Sun]

Yeah, apparently 'Fitzroy' is the new Victorian fairytale. FFS.

Oh please no. Surely not.

[UUaswan]

Did you see how much pressure the Cats games had? The pressure gauge did not even hit AFL average in the Eagles game. In the Port game not much better. They had an easy run in the H&A season. Made the finals on an early run against bottom & mid ladder sides. The Cats were an average team who over-performed this year. The Lions should have given them a real hiding. But went missing at times. Talk about us not having good starts. They go missing for half a match. Lucky to get away with last week but talent & a couple of surges got them over the line.

Agree here, Lions were allowed to run 4 deep thru the midfield against the Cats and won in the last 2 minutes.
Swans would have won that by 6 goals

[wolftone57]

Only Cleary is ahead of Adams.

Ladhams is there as a back up for Grundy or possibly McLean/Amartey getting injured in the warm up. Francis is a backup for Rampe, Melican, McCartin and possibly Blakey getting injured in the warm up.

Lions came back last week from 44 points down vs a fresher opponent, so I will be nervous even if we are leading by four goals at the start of the last quarter!

Did you see how much pressure the Cats games had? The pressure gauge did not even hit AFL average in the Eagles game. In the Port game not much better. They had an easy run in the H&A season. Made the finals on an early run against bottom & mid ladder sides. The Cats were an average team who over-performed this year. The Lions should have given them a real hiding. But went missing at times. Talk about us not having good starts. They go missing for half a match. Lucky to get away with last week but talent & a couple of surges got them over the line.

[wolftone57]

Clearance was an issue. Harris Andrews was more of an issue. If we can find a way to stop him intercepting incessantly (Parker?) we might even win this darned game.

I am not sure Parker is at all useful for Harris-Andrews. Aliir was far taller than Parker but still manageable. But in the one on one marking contest Parker was outgunned. He got Aliir on the lead and kept him out of the contest. Harris-Andrews will not be drawn by Parker & is 6cm taller than Aliir. No matter what Parker does Harris-Andrews will not be drawn out of the contest because he is too wily for that. I would play McLean on him with instructions to keep him honest & get the ball to ground where the small & mid size forwards can clean up. That would leave Payne on Amartey, which is a match up they won't want because Amartey is going to be far too agile for him. That means Lester will have to play on McDonald, although Horse might send Will to Lester as he is their most dangerous back. He is more dangerous than Zorko because he is also a good tight defender, who is a super interceptor & starts their manic plays with super delivery. It was he who kick started their rebound play last week. Get parker the match up of McKenna. He will destroy him in the marking contest. Isolate Luke in the pockets.

[UUaswan]

Mitch Cleary reporting Logan only did stationary drills & kicking for goal on his right foot at MCG training this arvo. Only walked around, raising concerns about his left ankle

Considering Mills not selected despite getting through his training run, this isn t a good sign. Hope Logan is ok. Stiff if he were to miss again!

He is fine, could have played on last week
Cleared to play long before selection

I'd suggest after Mills injury not many were striding out for a Captains run.

Hearing Neale couldn't even do a Captains run, severely hampered, talk if him doing a tagging role and Dunks playing attacking Mid

[stevoswan]

Gee- watching the Kayo coverage of the Grand Final Parade, and all they are talking about is Brisbane/Fitzroy. We are an afterthought...that sux.

Yeah, apparently 'Fitzroy' is the new Victorian fairytale. FFS.

[stevoswan]

I don't see the insult. Different threshold I guess.

I thought I explained my thoughts pretty clearly.....which were I agree with his non selection....just don't think, after 19 games played this season, that he's not in our best '26'.

[KSAS]

Mitch Cleary reporting Logan only did stationary drills & kicking for goal on his right foot at MCG training this arvo. Only walked around, raising concerns about his left ankle

Considering Mills not selected despite getting through his training run, this isn t a good sign. Hope Logan is ok. Stiff if he were to miss again!

[wolftone57]

I think there is news breaking today that could almost give me as much joy as us winning a flag: Luke Darcy has announced he will be stepping away from football commentary at the end of the season.

The sound you hear on the streets is a nationwide, collective mix of joy and weeping - knowing that the stone-cold idiocy he projected on a weekly basis will soon be banished from our world.

And our collective IQ just increased.

Good riddance.

Replaced by Kane Cornes, Craig Huchinson & Caro Wilson lol

[Nico]

Totally agree StevoSwan. I feel the selection of the GF team is spot on (with no Mills or Adams).. but I agree wholeheartedly that Adams has been somewhat let down .. unless his head just wasn't in the right place and didn't train the way the coaches wanted him to. It would be pretty difficult to have this heartbreak two years running. I hope that this does not have a long term effect on him...

For what its worth, I would include Fox in the run on team.. and have the lever of Braeden Campbell as a sub .. as a in case of emergency break glass situation (as in the Giants game).

The last two games by Adams were rather uninspiring. His kicking is woeful and his handball not much better.

[mcs]

So much red and white around - wonderful to see. We missed parade/training, but down at South Melbourne markets and there is a lot red and white.

Let's be having those lions!!!