Preliminary Finals: the little season that could.

[Nico]

I think Richmond will be too hard at the contest for Geelong.

[barry]

The prelims didn't play out as I hoped. I was hoping for a Lions vs Port gf. But not to be.

I want Geelong to win - mostly for Gary Rohan. Like others, I have a soft spot for him and would love him to have a gf medal.

Same. If Richmond are up by a bit at half time, I'm watching a movie on netflix.

[RogueSwan]

.... I can never like Richmond but I suspect they will win and with a bit of help from the umpires.

What are you talking about? All their handballs are legal and Grimes is constantly getting pushed, he never learnt to dive from Rance

[Sandrevan]

The prelims didn't play out as I hoped. I was hoping for a Lions vs Port gf. But not to be.

I want Geelong to win - mostly for Gary Rohan. Like others, I have a soft spot for him and would love him to have a gf medal. I can never like Richmond but I suspect they will win and with a bit of help from the umpires.

[KTigers]

What Red are you on today Baz?

Like a lot of people, all of them. It's been a difficult year.

[Nico]

He is playing at his maximum capability right now for Geelong, and thats about the same as what he averaged at us. We didnt waste his talent, because he is not a super star.

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If spellng is a cirteria for fandom, then I am in all sotrs of truoble.

What Red are you on today Baz?

[Bloods05]

Or even criterion

Um, that was the joke.

[Blood Fever]

It's cirterion, if you want to be properly wrong.

LOL

[Markwebbos]

It's cirterion, if you want to be properly wrong.

Or even criterion

[Bloods05]

He is playing at his maximum capability right now for Geelong, and thats about the same as what he averaged at us. We didnt waste his talent, because he is not a super star.

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If spellng is a cirteria for fandom, then I am in all sotrs of truoble.

It's cirterion, if you want to be properly wrong.

[barry]

Not using him properly actually did hurt us....we wasted his talent. That hurts. Happy for him that he's found his niche at Geelong.....but I'm not happy for us.

He is playing at his maximum capability right now for Geelong, and thats about the same as what he averaged at us. We didnt waste his talent, because he is not a super star.

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On this not-a-real-fan thing....
I am noticing a lot of people on RWO making spelling mistakes with players and officials names. It was highlighted
last week in the posts relating to the appointment of Don Pyke to the Swans coaching ranks and the struggles many
had with Don's four letter surname. Surely it's time to start calling into question a RWO posters "real fan" status
when they make repeated spelling mistakes with players and officials names. I don't think claiming to be illiterate
should be considered a valid excuse either.

If spellng is a cirteria for fandom, then I am in all sotrs of truoble.

[Markwebbos]

I like to think everyone on here is a Swans fan.

Questioning whether someone is a “real” fan or not smacks of attempting to impose one’s own values arbitrarily on someone else.

Although I admit the spelling of Swans players’ (and future coache’s) names could be better.

[KTigers]

Not being petulant, just not interested. Guess I'm not the real footy fan I never claimed to be

On this not-a-real-fan thing....
I am noticing a lot of people on RWO making spelling mistakes with players and officials names. It was highlighted
last week in the posts relating to the appointment of Don Pyke to the Swans coaching ranks and the struggles many
had with Don's four letter surname. Surely it's time to start calling into question a RWO posters "real fan" status
when they make repeated spelling mistakes with players and officials names. I don't think claiming to be illiterate
should be considered a valid excuse either.

[Mr Magoo]

Not using him properly actually did hurt us....we wasted his talent. That hurts. Happy for him that he's found his niche at Geelong.....but I'm not happy for us.

What do you think we did to waste his talents? I actually think the Swans gave him plenty of chances and he is essentially playing the same role for them as he did us. Rohan is just the type of player that doesnt get into the game that much and hence for me why he seems to fail in finals as the additional pressure and lack of predicability works against his natural game.

I would be interested to see if he ever was a high possession player , even in his junior years. Strikes me more as someone who would have a great two minute highlights reel and would have stood out for it at junior levels.

[stevoswan]

Best move for him. Doesnt hurt us.

Not using him properly actually did hurt us....we wasted his talent. That hurts. Happy for him that he's found his niche at Geelong.....but I'm not happy for us.