Qualifying Final vs Melbourne Demons @ MCG Match Thread

[Markwebbos]

The Grauniad puts it like this

Melbourne star Christian Petracca played through the pain of a calf issue after crashing into Franklin in the first quarter.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Love this line from the Mongrel Punt, referencing the May-Franklin flare up:

“ It also got players like Tom Papley, who looks like he could get excited watching synchronised swimming if sledging was permitted, into the game, as well.”

[rickmat]

OMG, still shaking after the amazing last quarter with all Swannies contributing to the win regardless of the individual stats. An example is when Logan McDonald popped up in the back half after the amazing smothers and kicked left foot to the wing to relieve the pressure. What an effort by all the boys with tackling and smothering all over the park, team first at all costs. Best team effort I have seen since the Swans moved to Sydney in the 70's. To see the smiles and hugging by the players, coaches, management and supporters after the great win told us how much this win meant. And how fantastic to see the players go to the pockets of Swans supporters around the ground , the support by those Swans supporters at the MCG was incredible, thank you, it made a difference to hear the Swans chant during the game over the vast majority of Demons supporters. Oh What A Feeling!!!!!!

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Tthe Melbourne team well and truly put the clamps on the the McCartins'intercept marking party.
Stacking that height showed we are going to need at least one very tall defender in the squad, someone that can ensure at least one McCartin can be loosed, and also deal with these 2metre+ forwards that are showing up.
I've no doubt the brothers will keep improving and get stronger, but they won't grow any taller.

[Mel_C]

He alluded to his twins, born last year, both being in hospital and didn’t really want to say too much more. But he was understandably emotional

Hickey talked about the Bloods culture, how it is about having good people at the club, and how on a Tuesday night after the analytics session etc, there were all these people around playing cards together.

He also talked about his twins being in hospital, and he was going to see them, and he started to tear up. It sounded like the club has been really supporting him, and there is a family feel at the club which he has needed whilst he has challenges in his family life.

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So as they kept interviewing Hickey, asking about his battle with Max, he started appearing forlorn and looked down, I mean to the floor, and was going to blurt something, stopped himself and said ‘I won’t talk about it’
However as he continued he welled up, and came straight out and said ‘Both my twins are in hospital tonight’ and followed up with :
“I’m coming home “ addressing his family.

Teary stuff . Tough.

Thanks for that. It sounds really emotional. I hope the twins are ok. They had a hard time last year being in the hubs while his wife was pregnant with the twins, plus they had a toddler.

[Hotpotato]

So next we play either :
Dogs
Freo
Pies
or
Cats

Is that correct ?

[longmile]

So next we play either :
Dogs
Freo
Pies
or
Cats

Is that correct ?

Yes, but the week after

[Markwebbos]

So next we play either :
Dogs
Freo
Pies
or
Cats

Is that correct ?

Doomsday scenario is the Dogs surely? Hope Freo smash them later

[Industrial Fan]

Dogs is our ideal matchup imo.

Grudge match and will do us well to bury them, which we will.

My worst case match up is Freo.

[longmile]

Dogs is our ideal matchup imo.

Grudge match and will do us well to bury them, which we will.

My worst case match up is Freo.

Surely Geelong is worst case. Dogs would be good in theory but I dont think I'd be able to watch the game live out of fear

[Markwebbos]

Surely Geelong is worst case. Dogs would be good in theory but I dont think I'd be able to watch the game live out of fear

Not sure I could handle the possibility of losing to the Dogs

[Mel_C]

I should have known that Fox would have an amazing game after a fox appeared in our backyard this week. Never seen one before. That had to be an omen.

[Matty10]

Surely Geelong is worst case. Dogs would be good in theory but I dont think I'd be able to watch the game live out of fear

I go in with the mindset that they are all equally as bad or good. Whichever team makes it will have won their last game in any case.

When it gets to the preliminary or grand final stage anything is possible in a single game scenario. I would waste too much nervous energy hoping for a matchup that may or may not suit us on the day anyway.

Bring ‘em on, whoever they are!

[Industrial Fan]

Surely Geelong is worst case. Dogs would be good in theory but I dont think I'd be able to watch the game live out of fear

I’d rather play Geelong at the scg than the mcg.

We will scorch the bulldogs if we play them.

[Industrial Fan]

I just watched the mini match replay.

I have such faith in Gulden that I think we’re already a better team for that htb call against him. I can visualize a terminator style download of data gathering skills for next time.