Rnd 24 vs Melbourne at the SCG, Sunday 27 August at 3:20 PM

[waswan]

If Mills and Parker combine for 23 possessions, ill go out on a limb and suggest they arent 100%

Paps needs time off to get his leg right.

A extra week off would benefit Hickey.

Maybe the bye alone would be enough for them but if any one of them arent right for the 1st Final we are on the back foot

[goswannies]

McCartin free to play!

The verdict is in: Tom McCartin and Taylor Duryea learn fate at Tribunal

Surprised that no-one has pointed out that 50% of the tribunal panel is comprised of ex-Swans (Darren Gasper and Scott Stevens) - not that it would have helped, but those anti-Swans with the tin foil hats would be all over it

[longmile]

Not sure how much of an advantage a home final is for the Swannies this year. SCG has hardly been a fortress and we've won away enough

[ugg]

Amartey, Melican and Roberts into the extended squad (also includes last week’s sub Clarke). Amartey named in the starting 18, and Francis on the bench. I would guess that’s the only change.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Surprised that no-one has pointed out that 50% of the tribunal panel is comprised of ex-Swans (Darren Gasper and Scott Stevens) - not that it would have helped, but those anti-Swans with the tin foil hats would be all over it

Scott Stevens is a blast from the past. I hold players from the 2003 finals victory over Port in Adelaide in almost the same revered class as anyone who played in a flag side. In my 30 years of watching, probably the greatest non-GF victory we’ve had.

[Blood Fever]

Absolutely agree. That win was the making of the club in terms of belief.

[Kafka's Ghost]

Scott Stevens is a blast from the past. I hold players from the 2003 finals victory over Port in Adelaide in almost the same revered class as anyone who played in a flag side. In my 30 years of watching, probably the greatest non-GF victory we’ve had.

Totally agree. That was one of the club’s truly great wins.


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[wolftone57]

Surprised that no-one has pointed out that 50% of the tribunal panel is comprised of ex-Swans (Darren Gasper and Scott Stevens) - not that it would have helped, but those anti-Swans with the tin foil hats would be all over it

Scott Stephens played 119 games for the Crows & 25 for Sydney. Darren Gasper played 21 games for Swans and 207 for Tigers. I doubt there is any loyalty there. Gasper was a WA boy & Stephens was a Tassie boy I think.

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I am getting heaps of @@@@ from Crows supporters who think McCartin should have gotten 4 weeks. The McAdam suspension was correct, he jumped off the ground bumped/hit. The Crows supporters say he hit the man in the chest but he wasn't bleeding from the chest

[goswannies]

Scott Stephens played 119 games for the Crows & 25 for Sydney. Darren Gasper played 21 games for Swans and 207 for Tigers. I doubt there is any loyalty there. Gasper was a WA boy & Stephens was a Tassie boy I think.

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I am getting heaps of @@@@ from Crows supporters who think McCartin should have gotten 4 weeks. The McAdam suspension was correct, he jumped off the ground bumped/hit. The Crows supporters say he hit the man in the chest but he wasn't bleeding from the chest

1) my suggestion was very much tongue in cheek

2) it’s Stevens and he too was from WA

[The Big Cat]

I think Moose Henwood was on the panel that cleared Rampe.

[goswannies]

I think Moose Henwood was on the panel that cleared Rampe.

he indeed was

[ugg]

Scott Stevens is also from WA

[stevoswan]

Scott Stevens is a blast from the past. I hold players from the 2003 finals victory over Port in Adelaide in almost the same revered class as anyone who played in a flag side. In my 30 years of watching, probably the greatest non-GF victory we’ve had.

Agree.....it almost felt like we'd won the flag that day.....and we totally stuffed up the Power's season too. It was hugely satisfying!

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I am getting heaps of @@@@ from Crows supporters who think McCartin should have gotten 4 weeks.

Wow they are bitter aren't they.

[Markwebbos]

If things had been the other way around I.e. we’d been “robbed” by the umpire to miss finals and one of our players had his cheekbone fractured and suspension overturned, I suspect that we’d be making quite a fuss. It’s not as if most of us have gotten over 2016 yet!

[stevoswan]

If things had been the other way around I.e. we’d been “robbed” by the umpire to miss finals and one of our players had his cheekbone fractured and suspension overturned, I suspect that we’d be making quite a fuss. It’s not as if most of us have gotten over 2016 yet!

We'd be pissed off for sure but being robbed of a GF win is a little different wouldn't you say? 4 weeks for McCartin is just lunacy.