Prelim Final: Swans vs Collingwood 4.45pm Sat 17 September SCG

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  • royboy42
    Senior Player
    • Apr 2006
    • 2078

    All the ground size nonsense is just that.
    SCG has been the same for yonks, as has every ground in the competition.
    Just "Look over there" stuff from Collingwood and their media mates down there.
    We knocked them off by outskilling, outcoaching and outlasting them a few weeks back.
    Both sides have played well since, sweeping all before them.
    Given reasonable conditions, reasonable officiating and no game breaking injuries, I see a cracker.
    Even money, with the home ground advantage maybe making the difference.
    Gonna be a great night.

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    • tlock
      Warming the Bench
      • Sep 2016
      • 120

      SCG does favour the Swans, the stats backs it up.
      Swans Win/Loss record: 248/169
      Collingwood: 10/17

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      • Markwebbos
        Veterans List
        • Jul 2016
        • 7186

        SCC was shorter but they lengthened it during one of the recent renovations I believe

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        • mcs
          Travelling Swannie!!
          • Jul 2007
          • 8168

          Originally posted by Markwebbos
          SCC was shorter but they lengthened it during one of the recent renovations I believe
          I thought it was lengthened during both of the recent new stand builds - Trumper and Noble/Bradman. Few metres added each time if I remember rightly.
          "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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          • KTigers
            Senior Player
            • Apr 2012
            • 2499

            Originally posted by mcs
            I thought it was lengthened during both of the recent new stand builds - Trumper and Noble/Bradman. Few metres added each time if I remember rightly.
            Let's not tell Collingwood OK. Or maybe we should. Then their heads will really be spinning, so many dimensions, so little time!

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            • Mel_C
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 4470

              Originally posted by graemed
              I have heard from an unreliable source that both Mihochek and Maynard are not training with the main group. Mihochek has a knee issue and Maynard has a groin problem. He says both have been reported both on Fox and in papers although I have failed to find these sources. Is there anyone who has any further news?

              I always worry about such players because they tend to be the ones that are most desperate on game day.
              Yes I heard this reported on either the channel 10 or channel 7 news yesterday.

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              • Mel_C
                Veterans List
                • Jan 2003
                • 4470

                I know that Sam Reid gets confused as Ben Reid at times, (I'm looking at you Luke Darcy), but channel 10 has totally forgotten about him. They had a quiz question before the Sports segment asking how many Swans players are remaining from the 2012 premiership side. Their answer was 2...Luke Parker and Josh Kennedy. Poor Reid.

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                • KTigers
                  Senior Player
                  • Apr 2012
                  • 2499

                  Originally posted by Mel_C
                  I know that Sam Reid gets confused as Ben Reid at times, (I'm looking at you Luke Darcy), but channel 10 has totally forgotten about him. They had a quiz question before the Sports segment asking how many Swans players are remaining from the 2012 premiership side. Their answer was 2...Luke Parker and Josh Kennedy. Poor Reid.
                  That's because he wasn't playing that day. His brother Ben was. But I guess Sam, like the Swans, is "flying under the radar".
                  No one knows his name and he isn't a premiership player after all.
                  Last edited by KTigers; 14 September 2022, 08:20 PM.

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                  • royboy42
                    Senior Player
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 2078

                    Originally posted by KTigers
                    That's because he wasn't playing that day. His brother Ben was. But I guess Sam, like the Swans, is "flying under the radar".
                    No one knows his name and he isn't a premiership player after all.
                    And Ben played a pretty good game at CHF for us too.

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                    • DeadlyAkkuret
                      Veterans List
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 4547

                      McRae trying to get the umps to pay closer attention to see if our kicks are going the required distance…


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                      • mcs
                        Travelling Swannie!!
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 8168

                        Pies are really desperately focusing in on the mind games with that latest dribble DA. Sense there is more than a bit of fear about the challenge on Saturday in their group, and McRae (rightly so) trying to motivate his players and heap pressure on the Swans.

                        Meanwhile we just keep on getting on with what needs to be done.
                        "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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                        • i'm-uninformed2
                          Reefer Madness
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 4653

                          Originally posted by mcs
                          Pies are really desperately focusing in on the mind games with that latest dribble DA. Sense there is more than a bit of fear about the challenge on Saturday in their group, and McRae (rightly so) trying to motivate his players and heap pressure on the Swans.

                          Meanwhile we just keep on getting on with what needs to be done.
                          Absolutely. There really is a lot of jibber jabber coming out of their camp. From the ground size killed us last time (well, you get the same ground this week), to 'we've got nothing to lose' (ah, yes, you do), to short kicks (nice try), to Mason Cox saying he's better in the ruck than up forward (actually, no, you're bog average at both), it's just relentless. I guess some teams find their motivation in different ways, but the myopic indulgence of their nonsense from the Melbourne media is just nauseating.

                          Meanwhile, they keep also writing articles saying Bud is dead and buried, whilst our blokes just keep their head down and march towards Saturday.

                          It all tells us nothing, but it's so annoying to sit through.
                          'Delicious' is a fun word to say

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                          • Dow
                            Regular in the Side
                            • Sep 2022
                            • 844

                            Agree McRae Is trying to use mind games

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                            • 111431
                              Regular in the Side
                              • Sep 2010
                              • 698

                              Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
                              Absolutely. There really is a lot of jibber jabber coming out of their camp. From the ground size killed us last time (well, you get the same ground this week), to 'we've got nothing to lose' (ah, yes, you do), to short kicks (nice try), to Mason Cox saying he's better in the ruck than up forward (actually, no, you're bog average at both), it's just relentless. I guess some teams find their motivation in different ways, but the myopic indulgence of their nonsense from the Melbourne media is just nauseating.

                              Meanwhile, they keep also writing articles saying Bud is dead and buried, whilst our blokes just keep their head down and march towards Saturday.

                              It all tells us nothing, but it's so annoying to sit through.
                              Let the media circus continue and we just follow the wisdom of Horse - contested footy, pressure, two way running. That's how you win! Not spending your energies confusing your players on the size of the ground and what it does to your style of play

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                              • KTigers
                                Senior Player
                                • Apr 2012
                                • 2499

                                Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
                                Absolutely. There really is a lot of jibber jabber coming out of their camp. From the ground size killed us last time (well, you get the same ground this week), to 'we've got nothing to lose' (ah, yes, you do), to short kicks (nice try), to Mason Cox saying he's better in the ruck than up forward (actually, no, you're bog average at both), it's just relentless. I guess some teams find their motivation in different ways, but the myopic indulgence of their nonsense from the Melbourne media is just nauseating.

                                Meanwhile, they keep also writing articles saying Bud is dead and buried, whilst our blokes just keep their head down and march towards Saturday.

                                It all tells us nothing, but it's so annoying to sit through.
                                Unless someone on RWO comments about what they have been talking about on SEN or in the Herald-Sun I wouldn't
                                have a clue about it.
                                It's great sometimes living in a city of 5.5M people that is, you know, "flying under the radar". At least in footy terms.
                                And while I'm here ; Mason Cox.... history is not going to be kind to this boofhead and his stupid glasses.

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