Preliminary Final Sydney v North Pre Match Discussion Thread

[ShockOfHair]

If we play a four-quarter game like we have in every match since the last North one we will win. We should be able to close down their supply to Petrie, Thomas and Brown and get it in our forward zone enough times to kick a score against their under-sized defenders.

Some pundits think Goldstein will have it all over Pyke, but they obviously didn't see Pyke's last game where he did a lot of damage.

Plus, the week off really helps at this time of year.

[Meg]

Anyone going to training? I'm interested in who is still training from the ressies as back up in case we get injuries.

I suspect that training would be closed at this stage of the prelim week. But in the injury report yesterday afternoon Matt Cameron said the majority of players pulled up well after the reserves? two-point loss, and would continue to train with the senior team this week.

?They all went pretty well,? he said.

?One of the young guys Harrison Marsh dislocated his thumb, which is going to be an issue for him.

?But the other guys all got through pretty well and most of them will be training with the senior team tomorrow.?

[erica]

Training is closed today.

From @SwansSupport on Twitter:

Please note, training will be closed today. We look forward to seeing you all at @ANZStadium this Friday night for our Preliminary Final!

[Go Swannies]

As usual I'm nervous. The last PF I was very confident was the one against Freo that I always knew we'd win. But I think the game will tell us a lot about our prospects of being Premiers. In the Hawks H&A game I felt we were holding back - strange feeling. The Freo QF didn't let us do that but Freo (and the Tiges) always reduce us to a scrappy game. I'd like to see the Swans play as we did against the Pies in the 2012 QF - take control them just keep the game on our terms.

If Norf play a dirty game like Harvey against Selwood or Thomas against Garry and one of our players is injured I think we're within our rights to storm the field.

[707]

Almost everything has gone our way in the lead up to this years finals.

This has to be the most talented side we've ever had. We've had the week off to freshen players. Quite a few of our key players have missed late season matches which has them as primed as they could be. We are playing the Prelim in Sydney and it's on Friday night so an extra day to recover for the GF. We're playing a side in the Prelim that came from the bottom half of the eight, just got over the line in their two finals so far and lost games to lowly sides during the latter part of the year.

If we can't win Friday night with all that going for us then I fear for future seasons. We should win Friday and barring injuries should start favourites in the GF. It can't get more stars aligned for us than this week/season.

[barry]

It will be like the Geelong game. We will put them to the sword early, and pull away each quarter. Last quarter we'll toy with them, which resting a few key players.

Its going to be a spectacle of Swans dominance.

[Rod_]

It will be like the Geelong game. We will put them to the sword early, and pull away each quarter. Last quarter we'll toy with them, which resting a few key players.

Its going to be a spectacle of Swans dominance.

Certainly would like this result and will quietly sit in the corner... (well NEARLY sit quietly... Go Swans)

[Hotpotato]

Almost everything has gone our way in the lead up to this years finals.



This has to be the most talented side we've ever had. We've had the week off to freshen players. Quite a few of our key players have missed late season matches which has them as primed as they could be. We are playing the Prelim in Sydney and it's on Friday night so an extra day to recover for the GF. We're playing a side in the Prelim that came from the bottom half of the eight, just got over the line in their two finals so far and lost games to lowly sides during the latter part of the year.

If we can't win Friday night with all that going for us then I fear for future seasons. We should win Friday and barring injuries should start favourites in the GF. It can't get more stars aligned for us than this week/season.

It's all way too perfect, it feels really bizarre.
Can Kenny stub his toe, can someone's son be pulled over by the cops...

[Go Swannies]

I've heard that Benny is so paranoid about injury pre-GF that he's walking carefully around the building and the other players are making fun of him about it. It's not affecting his practice or playing style just day to day life.

[Cardinal]

I'm very confident - I just arrived in Melbourne a week early.

[DamY]

I've heard that Benny is so paranoid about injury pre-GF that he's walking carefully around the building and the other players are making fun of him about it. It's not affecting his practice or playing style just day to day life.

Is that serious?? haha that's kind of cute! Paranoid, but cute

[Conor_Dillon]

I've heard that Benny is so paranoid about injury pre-GF that he's walking carefully around the building and the other players are making fun of him about it. It's not affecting his practice or playing style just day to day life.

surely you jest

[bloodbrother]

not worried at all by this game . north very over- rated ,draw nothing from round 4 entire season away that game ..swans by 62 points ..Harvey run off his legs and embarrassed into retirement..go to sportsbet and get on 40 plus bloods

[Hotpotato]

Thank you for your investment advice.
I'm just sick of waiting for this game .

[Mel_C]

I see that a lot of skin was shown by the boys at training today ????.