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

[Maltopia]

I think you can safely assume that if Ladhams, Francis & Cleary are ahead of Adams then the coaches have a good reason for it. It's a big game, no free passes.
It's more bad luck for Mills. He is a long-time soldier for us and his exuberant reaction after we won last Friday said it all. Millsy is a good egg. Hopefully the Lions are
spent after sneaking thru two weeks in a row. If we show up, we should win.

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!

[SwanSand]

We are in the business of winning grand finals. And yes Taylor Adams played well for 19 games. But he still was not the best midfielder in those. Within the midfield group he probably was the lowest ranked with no flexibility. It’s the hard truth. Cleary and Parker showed that they were more flexible and passed him easily. Our team is built on flexibility and his future is in dire straits at Swans given we have Sheldrick, Cleary, etc waiting. Adams played one season for us compared to many for Collingwood and should have been upset with the magpies given the length of service he provided. He is entitled to be upset with the fact that he misses out again. But not with us.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Taylor Adams, I find this a little insulting to him:

"Sydney midfielder Taylor Adams has missed the extended squad of 26, with Peter Ladhams, Caiden Cleary and Aaron Francis the Swans' emergencies."

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

[UUaswan]

Adams needs to look at Parker's year for what the future could bring.
Parker needs to look at Adams move for the possibilities of his move

These are the things you need to consider when your past 30, nothing is guaranteed and your previous standing doesn't automatically select you elsewhere.

One thing I would say is that no one is getting surprised here, frank discussions are had daily, players know where they sit.

[Daisi]

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.

[mcs]

Won't be an afterthought when we lift the Cup tomorrow!

[dejavoodoo44]

Won't be an afterthought when we lift the Cup tomorrow!

Yes, I'm personally feeling increasingly confident, but that might not be a great thing, as the most confident that I've felt before a grand final was back in 2014.

[Daisi]

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.

[SwanSand]

Only 3 teams have beaten us that we haven't turned around in the season. Richmond, St Kilda and Brisbane. We get a chance to correct the record against Brisbane this week. In total against these 3 teams we lost by 5 points.And all three of these have been due to variety of reasons more so against Brisbane with the injuries in the match. We still were fine on their home ground. I am sure we have the game plan to beat them. Its the nerves and the extra effort that we need to focus on. Hopefully the coaches box is also better for the experience of 2022. Bobby Hill got off the leash last time, can we get a rotating player to get off the leash - combination of Hayward, Papley, Heaney and Chad. If Zorko goes berserk - maybe put gulden in the the half forward role on him. Hopefully they played their GF last week. Lets run them off their feet.
Lets go boys !

[Blue Sun]

I am so nervous, I don't know how I'll make it to tomorrow.

[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!!!

[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.

[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

[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!

[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'.