Captain, I am detecting large quantities of win in this sector
I would prefer an Eagles win, you must go with the numbers plus Eagles have a six day break.
As a footy lover, this is just an awesome finals series - the medias second favorite is already eliminated.
Either way I expect Eagles and C/wood to bash the suitcase out of one another, also looks like the tribunal and injuries will have a big bearing
Could Roughhead and Maxwell get two weeks? MRP will probably be controversial
My only worry is that we have been involved in all the unusual outcomes from this finals structure in terms of making the GF
Eagles will have two road trips too.....
The fear of straight set exit is greater than the desire for 2 finals wins.
Wobbles... Wet Coke Budgies...
Really don't want to see either of them win.
Can we play GWS?
Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.
Eagles game was pretty "bruise free" based on Luke Darcy on the afl site. I don't have high hopes that it will be a real slug-fest. Still - our preparation has been perfect. Very hard games followed by a week break.
My only regret is that my fantasy has gone off the rails. We had the close regular season win as per plan, but we weren't supposed to meet and beat the pies until the grand final :-(
I am also hoping for a Pies win. And not because I think it will be easier, but rather it's an important hurdle for the Swans to jump to take it to the next level. If they beat the Pies, they will go into the GF full of confidence. They know they can beat WCE, so even though we would be more likely to get in the GF, it would not be the confidence boost that a victory over CW would be. It would be like winning a GF before the real GF. If we can beat the Pies then no one can doubt the GF will be between the two best sides. Even Eddie would have to admit it.
Except he wouldn't. He'd say how tough they had it going into the Prelim, playing Hawks first-up, exhausting game v. Eagles, coming up against a rested Swans, robbed of recovery time by the NRL, etc etc.
Playing the Pies in the Prelim would make for great drama. What a perfect opportunity for us to break their stranglehold at the worst possible time for them.
To all those people who waited 72 years to see a South Melbourne/Sydney Swans premiership HERE IT IS!!
We broke the Crow hoodoo last week. Now we have to break the Magpie hoodoo.
Yes, of course, Eddie would make every excuse in the book. What a pleasure to see him squirm.
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