Match Thread. Grand Final!!! Swans v Lions.

[Blue Sun]

Credit to Brisbane. They have been great but we have made it very easy for them. I have no idea what our game plan is other than to bomb it forward and let Brisbane pick it off, which they have done beautifully.

This is Horse.

Why didn’t they take a mark, slow it down? Reset. Generate some space by bringing opponents up the field. Instead they bomb it long and prey. This is a coach and game plan issue.

I am so @@@@ing done. I apologise for this kind of negativity, but I honestly expected better today. See you all later.

[stevoswan]

We will never have a better lead I to a GF, what an absolute waste of a season

Nah, I reckon it's better to peak at the end of the season, like Brisbane have, not in the first half of the season. Sure our two finals were ok but we were never playing as well at the end of the season than we were in the first half of the season.....and it's a real pity.

[Merdo5555]

The mental scares ! This team will be scared, how do you begin to unpack this as a club

Easy complete reset, new coach comes in with a whole new panel and a remit to make as many tough decisions as required, if we need to trade out stars to get in winners then do so.

[stevoswan]

This is Horse.

Why didn’t they take a mark, slow it down? Reset. Generate some space by bringing opponents up the field. Instead they bomb it long and prey. This is a coach and game plan issue.

I am so @@@@ing done. I apologise for this kind of negativity, but I honestly expected better today. See you all later.

I'll put money that it's sooner rather than later.

Sorry, the smile emoji isn't working.

[Merdo5555]

Amazing Blakey made a tackle, shame it required a move forward before it happened!

[Maltopia]

Our list is not that good. Our forwards are not great, and we lose week after week in clearance. Grundy had some great early games, but he just gets man handled every game, and our next in line is Ladhams.

I think it might be better for us if Warner goes next year for a big trade so we can get a premier forward. Hoping Sheldrick doesn't become another Ling or we are really going backwards from here, given Konstanty is another bust too.

[UUaswan]

Boys vs Men again, 50 games later

[stevoswan]

Yeah, I agree it's very hard to be positive about our future after a game like this and some of the performances we've seen today.

I'll try to be but there does need to be some changes.....in personnel and in the coaches box.

If the club doesn't bite the bullet, we may well become a joke.

[Merdo5555]

Here, you may have a point. I work with a fellow Swans fan who hails from Sydney and she has an uncle with, let's say, inside knowledge and he says that every time someone at the club mentions 'succession plan', Horse shuts it down, like he doesn't want to even consider it. She says that he reckons it's become a real awkward subject at the club.

On the other hand, the players seem to love him....but that doesn't pay dividends when it ultimately counts, on GF day. As much as I love Horse and the fact that he feels he has 'unfinished business', the writing seems to be on the wall and I think I'd be happy to see Cox take the reigns now.

I dont want the players loving the coach i want them fearing for their spots if they display the sort of rubbish they have today.

[Swanstubbs]

Whatever Sydney has been doing for GF preparations 3 of the last 4 times…it’s not working.
Expensive trip to watch your team not show up
Glad I stayed at home.
Sad for everyone

[stevoswan]

Hold on a minute....the comeback's ON! LOL!

[Merdo5555]

Maybe we get some decent hard players when Warner asks for his trade, why would you stay for the dreck we are seeing.

Longmire has a job for life, what a joke. The only ever coach that went on his own terms was Ferguson every other coach everywhere had a use by date. Longmire's expired at the end of the 2022 Grand Final.

[MattW]

Whatever Sydney has been doing for GF preparations 3 of the last 4 times…it’s not working.
Expensive trip to watch your team not show up
Glad I stayed at home.
Sad for everyone

It's certainly a large amount of money for abject sadness. Informed decisions and all that.

[stellation]

I have no idea who is going to win the Norm Smith.

[MattW]

I have no idea who is going to win the Norm Smith.

3 Ashcroft; 2 Neale; 1 Ah Chee