Round 22 win cost us a Grand Final and maybe a ....

[ScottH]

I partly agree. We definitely ended up on the tough side of the finals draw. Had to beat Collingwood and Geelong just to make the Grand Final.

And West Coast at Home.

[ScottH]

If we had've played more like Geelong, we might've had a better chance at the GF.

[Sanecow]

And West Coast at Home.

We were going to win that one easily though, I thought?

[ScottH]

We were going to win that one easily though, I thought?

Of course! Without the Extra Time?

[royboy42]

If "ifs and buts were fruit and nuts, we'd all have a very fine christmas" !!

[Wardy]

If we had've played more like Geelong, we might've had a better chance at the GF.

If we had a game plan even remotely close to Geelongs' we would have had a better year, but I still think we'd have been beaten by them in the GF. Until Roos, his assistants and the "leadership pick your mates group" realise that footy has moved on from what worked in 2005/06 we are not going to go any further north up the ladder. Attacking, free flowing, accountable footy works which is what Geelong have produced pretty much all year. Also the likes of Hall have to come to terms with the inconsistent hands in the back rule - because the AFL aren't going to change it any time soon, so Hall has to accept it, understand it and get on with it.

[cruiser]

If only we hadn't beaten Hawthorn in Round 22. We'd then have played the Kangas in the Elim Final and won. We would have then beaten Hawthorn in the SF after they were thrashed by the Cats. Then a victory over Port in the Preliminary and on to the the GF. The Cats would then have had to play a team that never gives up, closes down space and puts pressure on. Who knows, we may have .....

... been thrashed in the GF by a bigger margin than Port were.

[Wardy]

... been thrashed in the GF by a bigger margin than Port were.

Indeed - the only players in stoppages would have been Swans players - the Geelong boys would have cleared the ball & scored another goal in the blink of an eye.

[Captain]

If only we hadn't beaten Hawthorn in Round 22. We'd then have played the Kangas in the Elim Final and won. We would have then beaten Hawthorn in the SF after they were thrashed by the Cats. Then a victory over Port in the Preliminary and on to the the GF. The Cats would then have had to play a team that never gives up, closes down space and puts pressure on. Who knows, we may have .....

I partially agree and said all this before the Hawks game in Round 22. A loss to the Hawks may not have got us to the GF but it would have put us on the better side of the draw.

[reigning premier]

I partially agree and said all this before the Hawks game in Round 22. A loss to the Hawks may not have got us to the GF but it would have put us on the better side of the draw.

Only to be humiliated by Geelong.......

[cruiser]

Only to be humiliated by Geelong.......

It was better to lose by a point than humiliated by 119 points. I agree that we did have the tougher side of the draw but in the end, it got us a higher draft pick and saved some of us money on further airfares and accommodation for no real gain. Collingwood did is a favour.