Swans v Giants Elimination Final 2021

[Foreign Legion]

Agree Ralph.

Georgie was great - particularly in the 1st half when we needed it. Give him enough to stay - offensive and defensive midfielder.

[Nico]

We lost this at the selection table. Why in the world did we pick Bell and Warner over the team that played so well against GC?

First delisting on Monday should be Bell. What's wrong with the MC to think he's any good?

Chad is not the man for the big occasion. We can always depend of Florent to miss those kicks that really matter.

The other mistake we made was letting go of Aliir.

Why didn't we play Taylor instead of Bell?

The only good part is that we have higher draft picks.

We should have started Fox up forward rather than select Bell. He has a genuine go and a defensive mind set. Bell was standing off packs all game. Did not want body contact. I thought Warner lifted his game in the last quarter.

[Bangalore Swans]

I have a story about Toby Greene for the AFL and anybody else who holds him up as a role model

A friend has 4 kids who all play junior AFL. He used to take them to Giants games because of all the family discounts. But after seeing how Toby Greene plays the game he refuses to go.

He says Toby is a thug and he doesn't want his kids to have him as a role model. He says he doesn't want Greene to be an example to them about how to play the game...

So for the AFL and all those who think Toby is a poster child, think again. My friend is a big AFL fan and wanted to follow both teams but now only follows the Swans. That's a family of 6 the Giants lost because of Toby. I imagine he speaks to other Sydney families who feel the same way...

Just thought you guys would like to know.

Bumping the umpire was a disgraceful act.

I do want to pose a question however for all those talking about Greene being a thug.

What is the difference in how Barry Hall and Toby Greene played the game?

[Blood Relative]

Before this thread melts into this and that player, I just wanna say how god damn proud I am of our team.

For coming from 16th to finals. For travelling all over the country due to COVID. For playing some exhilarating footy. For showing we’re on track for a big five years.

For today : for getting that close without two of our best three centre square players. For things like Rowbottom showing the way in the third quarter. For Tom McCartin showing again he’s a total gun. For Heeney being Heeney. And for never, ever giving up.

I’m just proud.

Well said

[stevoswan]

The game is full of little things that cost us victory but every game is like that.

Whilst the disappointment hurts right now, reflect on what lies ahead with this exciting young group. They've done us proud this season!

Yes, I feel the same. The hurt will pass but the excitement for what lies ahead will keep building. Bring it on!

[Markwebbos]

How good was George? Surely we can't let him go. He will be the perfect foil for Parker as JPK winds down then the old head as Mills, RB and Warner hit their straps.

He was pretty impressive today: 13 tackles, 6 clearances, 12 contested possessions.

[Kafka's Ghost]

How good was George? Surely we can't let him go. He will be the perfect foil for Parker as JPK winds down then the old head as Mills, RB and Warner hit their straps.

Agree with this. If it’s salary cap pressure they might look at trading out Florent. Overall, his development seems to have stalled, with ball use and awareness sometimes not up to standard. George is a terrific competitor, should be retained if at all possible.

[Bexl]

Wholeheartedly agree. Has been a hell of a ride this year that none of us foresaw.

I may be wrong but that was just about the GWS best 22? We had two of our three best mids missing and yet we ran them to a point and should have won.

The game is full of little things that cost us victory but every game is like that.

Whilst the disappointment hurts right now, reflect on what lies ahead with this exciting young group. They've done us proud this season!

this will sound negative obviously but you don't know how the next year will go and that was a huge chance to do something special this year even if it was making a prelim but it was blown unfortunately.

[Merdo5555]

Sadly in total agreement about Bell, not a good enough tackler to justify his position given his poor kicking and consistent failure to grab the moment.

Tries hard but just doesnt have enough for the team we are trying to build. Consistently missed relatively straight-forward shots at goal. No real surprise he missed again.

[Velour&Ruffles]

And if that grub scumbag Greene doesn't get a week for that, then we all know the fix is in. As much as I hate Stevic, no player should attempt to intimdate an umpire like that.

This. If he doesn't get at least a week then any credibility the AFL had is totally shot.

[Ludwig]

Toby Greene should have decked Stevic. They both would get what they deserved.

Warner 62% and 60% TOG. Why do we bring in 2 players who aren't ready to play? We could have had Fox and Campbell who both could have played over 85%.

What was Longmire thinking? And it's not like him to make off the cuff changes. He's usually so conservative. Especially Fox, who played well all year, then suddenly finds himself out of the 22 in a game when we needed a strong defender against a good team at forward stoppages. They killed us before in that area and did it again today.

[barry]

What is the difference in how Barry Hall and Toby Greene played the game?

Barry hall led with his right.

We should be celebrating what Toby did. We all wanted it.

[giant]

Oh that really really hurt. Maybe one day soon I'll be positive, but right now it just feels like a wasted year.

[stevoswan]

Bumping the umpire was a disgraceful act.

I do want to pose a question however for all those talking about Greene being a thug.

What is the difference in how Barry Hall and Toby Greene played the game?

Please! Toby does stuff way more than Barry did...just that BBB went big when he did bad stuff. Why do often want to bring Swans players down while making excuses for others?

[barry]

Our depth was tested for the first time this year, and it came up short.