Can the Swans really beat Collingwood?

[NMWBloods]

We really should win this by 5 goals. Whether we do or not is another issue...

[liz]

I'm definitely in the "hopeful but not confident" category. Having sat through the two worst Swans performances of the year against Saturday night's foe, I can't start to persuade myself that we deserve to be favourites.

And I remember going down to the MCG for the Saints 2004 SF feeling reasonably confident that we should win, only to be bitterly disappointed a few hours later.

[DST]

I'm definitely in the "hopeful but not confident" category. Having sat through the two worst Swans performances of the year against Saturday night's foe, I can't start to persuade myself that we deserve to be favourites.

And I remember going down to the MCG for the Saints 2004 SF feeling reasonably confident that we should win, only to be bitterly disappointed a few hours later.

The three injuries we copped early to Creswell, Williams and Mathews had a big say in the Saints 2005 SF loss.

DST

[Goal Sneak]

This Collingwood team has played plenty of games in front of big crowds, we can't rely on them getting the wobbles, we will have to shake them as hard as we can and not let up for 4 quarters.

[mcs]

This Collingwood team has played plenty of games in front of big crowds, we can't rely on them getting the wobbles, we will have to shake them as hard as we can and not let up for 4 quarters.

spot on we have to play the 4 quarters- thats what worries me. There will be 60000 black & white maggots in the crowd that willl mean the pies will be more then up for it. If we can reproduce a first half like on Sunday then we might blast them out of the game, but otherwise we have to play 4 solid quarters of footy. And we havent done that this year very often, but you never know! I think we are going to win, but I always have a bad feeling for matches against the pies- but we will step up being Finals as we know what it is like to win a flag and to come so close to a second, and if we are ever going to put 4 quarters together this year it will happen on Saturday night.

[Zlatorog]

The three injuries we copped early to Creswell, Williams and Mathews had a big say in the Saints 2005 SF loss.

DST

You probably meant 2004 SF loss.

[danny]

The key difference IMO between a fortnight ago and this Saturday is our backline. We have Leo and LRT back which frees up our other 3rd and 4th backman. It will make a significant difference.

Right on. With Kennelly a chance to play also. Going on form (if we get some half decent umping too) should be solid 30 point win.

[hammo]

The three injuries we copped early to Creswell, Williams and Mathews had a big say in the Saints 2005 SF loss.

DST

Creswell?

[Lucky Knickers]

I'm confident that if we are awake at bouncedown we will give it a good shake and come up with the win.
We need to be fit and firing for week 2 in Port

[ugg]

I'm confident that if we are awake at bouncedown we will give it a good shake and come up with the win.
We need to be fit and firing for week 2 in Port

I think we'll be playing in Perth if we win this week.

[#73]

The three injuries we copped early to Creswell, Williams and Mathews had a big say in the Saints 2005 SF loss.

DST

Dan I'm gonna assume you were on the sauce while posting that. Cressa retired after the 2003 Prelim loss to Brisbane. And the SF against the Saints was that miserable wet night in 2004. Remember? I lost feeling to my legs after sitting in the rain for 2 hours.

But I don't blame you if your recollections are hazy. It was a night I'd rather forget.

[AnnieH]

I have followed the Swans for many years, so I am never confident. Always hopeful, never confident.

I'm right up there with you GS14. It's always a pleasant surprise when they win.

[BRISWAN]

Back Six Goes Forward

With the backline starting to resemble it's old self,Collingwon't will face a far different team.
The matchup's won't be as easy for them and we should produce more drive into the forwards.
Providing our forwards offer plenty of options,I remain more optiistic about this game tham when we last played them.

[NMWBloods]

The three injuries we copped early to Creswell, Williams and Mathews had a big say in the Saints 2005 SF loss.

DST

Ummm... so many problems - no Cresswell and in 2004.

Yes, losing Williams and Mathews were big factors, but so was the fact we played like crap (as we did the next time we met).

[stellation]

Ummm... so many problems - no Cresswell and in 2004.

Yes, losing Williams and Mathews were big factors, but so was the fact we played like crap (as we did the next time we met).

It was because our banner didn't hold up to the weather long enough for them to run through it. Cheer squad let us down in 2004 as far as I'm concerned.