Round 23 - Geelong

[swansprincess]

Is McVeigh going to make the trip down, anyone know? Would make a considerable difference.

[Untamed Snark]

Is McVeigh going to make the trip down, anyone know? Would make a considerable difference.

Only a guess but I'd assume he'll be named with the understanding that he can stay behind should circumstance require

[aardvark]

Recent history at Skilled Stadium:
Rd 7, 2010: Geelong 19.12 (126) d Sydney Swans 9.5 (59)
Rd 7, 2009: Geelong 17.14 (116) d Sydney Swans 10.5 (65)
Rd 5, 2008: Geelong 16.18 (114) d Sydney Swans 10.12 (72)
Rd 13, 2007: Geelong 13.9 (87) d Sydney Swans 10.9 (69)
Rd 20, 2006: Geelong 14.6 (90) d Sydney Swans 9.9 (63)
Rd 16, 2004: Geelong 11.11 (77) d Sydney Swans 9.8 (62)
Rd 22, 2000: Geelong 18.16 (124) d Sydney Swans 18.12 (120)
Rd 8, 1999: Sydney Swans 21.15 (141) d Geelong 14.16 (100)

We haven't beaten Geelong at Skilled this century but we got close once or twice.

[ShockOfHair]

Teams with a lock in the top four often fall off their game at the end of the home and away. Geelong's last defeat at Skilled was around round 21 four years ago.

So if they rest a few stars I'm upgrading my forecast from 'carnage' to 'embarrassing'.

[Bexl]

I was at a game in 96 when we played Carlton (after they won the 95 flag). At their home ground where they had not lost a game there for about 15-20 games and we won.
It would be good to do that to Geelong this week.

[hot potato]

Swans will give plenty of cheek at Skilled this weekend, what are they paying?

[Cheer Squad]

Swans will give plenty of cheek at Skilled this weekend, what are they paying?

Currently paying $8.25 for a win on Sportsbet. I'd be insulted.

[Triple B]

You'll get double figure odds pretty comfortably by Saturday.

Currently $9.20 on Betfair with no takers.

[Doctor J.]

Someone will take it.

I'm actually going this weekend. Got myself a gig at the Pres lunch. Be there with my Swannies colours on. Could be like Optus Oval in 1996 against the Blues. No one expected us to win that day, and when we got up, the locals in the Social Club became very hostile.

I remain hopeful of a repeat

[Bloody Hell]

Having watched a replay not particularly confident about keeping the margin of loss under 60.

If Koschitzke and Dawson were playing we would really have struggled. Losing your fullback and full forward is tough. To have it happen the day before a game is worse.

[BSA5]

Having watched a replay not particularly confident about keeping the margin of loss under 60.

If Koschitzke and Dawson were playing we would really have struggled. Losing your fullback and full forward is tough. To have it happen the day before a game is worse.

What makes you say that? We didn't win because of our key forwards, or their lack of key talls. We won because we dominated in the midfield. Given McEvoy is a better ruckman than Kosi anyway (Kosi better up forward), I can't see how their inclusions would have made all that much difference.

[aardvark]

You can get 51-1 on sportsbet for a Swans win 40pts plus. Wouldn't that be something..........

[msb]

I think it is a win for us if we get within 5 goals of them down there. Cant possibly tip the swans to win unfortuneately. Cats by 27.

[Dogzbody]

The key is not to get smashed!. Fickle Cats supporters in my office are actually worried (I can't understand why)

[Cheer Squad]

The key is not to get smashed!. Fickle Cats supporters in my office are actually worried (I can't understand why)

If they're worried, good. They might sense that something's not quite right with their team, something below the radar.

The key for us to win this week is getting off to a fast start. We've got to put scoreboard pressure on them straight away and just not let up. Easier said than done I know, but there was plenty of evidence against the Saints of that sort of relentless mind-set.