Swans V Pies

[Bas]

You're spot on.

But personnel changes and new tactics will only get us so far. When all's said and done, there's really only one thing that will help us beat Collingwood. And that's hunger. Raw hunger will get us over the line when all else fails. It's been decidedly lacking for a while now whenever we've played them. They've gotta be hungry for it.

Exactly right. Watch tonights game between Cats and Saints, whatever Rossy said to the team at half time, I hope Roosy gets a copy. The team will have to want to win, Mugpies aren't the Cats or now the Saints.

[stellation]

I shared the urinals at Eastgarden with Brett Kirk just a couple of days before the 2005 GF and look how that worked out (the game, not the toilet stop).

I'm very anti-urinals, I've never understood the male love of urinating against a communal wall with a bunch of strangers whilst a cubicle abounds.

Saves waiting in a queue, you say? 5 minutes to maintain a scrap of human dignity- I believe that's worth the wait.

[Reggi]

Jack of the Collingwood jinx

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/jack-of-the-collingwood-jinx/story-e6frexwr-1225884450674

Kezza must be due then. Wonder what the record is for a losing streak against a club - Fevola could hold it

Radar seems to suggest just light showers in Sydney

Stella, those are very disturbing comments

[Matty10]

Collingwood as per usual will be intensively putting the pressure on the Swans; tackling like it is there last game of footy; lapping up the big Homebush crowd and occasion. Thomas, Didak, Meadhurst will all by skipping about kicking goals all night. Sydney will in the 3rd or 4th quarter bridge the gap from 40 points to 15. The crowd will get excited. But of course, as usual, it will be too late. Collingwood win AGAIN, this time by 19. Boring!

I remember reading this at the time and being disappointed by the lack of optimism, but the overall assessment was pretty well right. Bugger!

[broadfordthug]

Fat lot of good that did.....hehehehehe.

Obviously very desperate for a final win. I don't think it will make much difference tomorrow night whether he is in or not. We've had Biffo Barry for the last 8 losses and he didn't make a difference. As K Jack said in his article, the Swans have to be very hard at it to have a chance. This time we have:
McGlynn
Kennedy
Mumford
Smith
White
Bradshaw (maybe)
Rohan
Hanners (more experienced)
Jack (as above)
Jetta or Vez

That weren't part of the team of those last 8 losses.

[Hartijon]

Yep, Hartijon is positive we'll get smashed.

I rest my case! We got smashed as predicted.

[sWAns63]

Don't want to say told you so..................

[UglyDuckling]

I rest my case! We got smashed as predicted.

im so glad you predicted correctly

[Triple B]

Don't want to say told you so..................

Yeah, but how can we take anything you say seriously, you believe Josh Kennedy is a dud and should be in the 2's.

[sWAns63]

I think he's in the side a year too early

[aardvark]

I think he's in the side a year too early

No 1 possession getter no 1 clearances vs the maggies. I'm glad we didn't wait a year.

[Triple B]

I think he's in the side a year too early

So you're still in denial..... lol

[Triple B]

I rest my case! We got smashed as predicted.

Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.

[sWAns63]

The game was lost in the 1st term time too many old one paced midfielders in the side holding out the youngsters from getting game time lucky the magpies didn't kick straight

[Hartijon]

im so glad you predicted correctly

I am not glad to be right but if your team has been comprehensively beaten so many times by the Pies you can't keep doing the same thing again and expect to win. From selection policy to game plan we were always in trouble.Playing Midfields as forwards(Bird) getting killed in the rebound(Harry O'Brien), missing forward targets,stuffing up the kick ins.Why didn't we copy the Melbourne strategy of the previous week against the Pies? I don't blame the players and Roosey for once swung some changes which was good however we needed a much better plan and some changes of personel and some dam fine coaching to have any chance.The prediction was a no brainer.