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

[liz]

I'm happy with the team being unchanged.

Wonder if we might be tempted to bring Fox in and start as a defensive forward on Andrews for instance, and Campbell to sub.

Halfway to Melbourne, stopping in Albury tonight before finishing the drive tomorrow. Nerves kicking in a bit but I feel a genuine calm this year. Just want to see us get stuck in from the first bounce,.and get the game played on our terms.

I can see the value of Fox starting, but not as a defensive forward on Andrews. I imagine that after modest success in a similar role on Aliir last weekend, they will start with Parker trying to keep Andrews occupied. He has the benefit of being a forward threat himself, in way that Fox really isn't, which might help in keeping Andrews somewhat accountable.

If Fox starts its because we need a medium forward to play on Ah Chee (though he may try to keep Blakey quiet) or Rayner or Bailey or Lohmann, alongside Rampe and Roberts. I'd rather have Fox in such a role than having to push Lloyd or Florent back. They've thrived this year playing further up the ground. And if they're further up the ground, that probably pushes Campbell out to be sub.

I guess there are lots of possible permutations.

[mcs]

I'm happy with the team being unchanged.

Wonder if we might be tempted to bring Fox in and start as a defensive forward on Andrews for instance, and Campbell to sub.

Halfway to Melbourne, stopping in Albury tonight before finishing the drive tomorrow. Nerves kicking in a bit but I feel a genuine calm this year. Just want to see us get stuck in from the first bounce,.and get the game played on our terms.

[Blood Fever]

Because we won in 2012, people forget we got smashed by the umps then, too.

2012 free kicks

Swans 10 Dirty Nappies 21

2016 free kicks

Swans 8 Poodles 20

At one stage in 2016, it was 20-4

[liz]

Clearance is often an issue for us. Grundy has helped but his ruck work has not been that great in the second half of the season.

We got well beaten at clearance against the supposedly tired Port, but won with ball movement and control on turnovers.

I suspect we will be beaten on clearance again even against their replacement ruck :/

Which is why clearance isn't as much of an issue for us as some suggest. Richmond were never much good at clearance but they still dominated the competition for 3-4 years.

Losing clearance only becomes an issue if the opposition's clearances are so clean they can take it down their end and kick goals. Otherwise the game moves into different phases where our ability to create turnovers into play and, more importantly, our ability to really punish teams when we create those turnovers.

[stevoswan]

Unchanged side with Rampe named as captain. Brisbane have brought in Fort for the injured McInerney.

Real bad luck for Adams but it's the correct team. Selectors taking no chances and not giving in to sentiment.