Match thread. THE GRAND FINAL!!! Swans v Cats.

[Markwebbos]

The Mongrel Punt's analysis of the aftermath of the debacle

Lose One To Win One? Can The Swans Rebound From Disaster? - The Mongrel Punt

[stevoswan]

Take a break Stevo

No.

[troyjones2525]

Also congrats to James for his 3rd placing in the B&F count! Well deserved and he's clearly well respected by those inside the club!

Great to see our young midfielders finishing 1,2 & 3! The futures looking bright!

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[Velour&Ruffles]

Exactly! No matter how much TB bangs on about it, Rowbottom will be entrenched in that midfield from round 1 next year (and many more going forward), and was also one of the few that could hold his head high in that horror first quarter as he tried his best against a primed veteran side!

However he'll never admit it and wonder "if we were watching the same game...".

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Yep. In the GF it was Chad, RB, Fox, Parker and then daylight.

Those who do it on the biggest stage deserve respect.They're the ones to build a team around.

But there are none so blind as those who will not see.

[Hotpotato]

It was a long drive to the G
And a bloody long drive back
But I went
Just in case
(And the juice was cheaper then)
I did play
Frank Sinatras
“That’s Life”
A few times on the way home ..
it was a brilliant ride to make it
To the last game .
Thanks .

[KTigers]

Almost a week after the game now, and good to see all the discontent is still bubbling along.... but as someone once
said (was it Colonel Kilgore in "Apocalypse Now"?), "One day this war's gonna end".

[barry]

It's not about boring.....it's about respect. A quality sadly lacking in today's society.

So, back in your box 'Minister for Freedom of whatever we say according to how we feel at the time and to hell with whoever it hurts'.

Take a break Stevo

[stevoswan]

Nothing better than being lectured by the self-righteous!

The standard you walk past is the standard you live with.

Oh you're back....to continue with your 'special' brand of negativity.

Self righteous? Look in the mirror.

[stevoswan]

Un-restrained emotion is what makes footy great. Back in your box self-appointed minister for boring!

It's not about boring.....it's about respect. A quality sadly lacking in today's society.

So, back in your box 'Minister for Freedom of whatever we say according to how we feel at the time and to hell with whoever it hurts'.

[KTigers]

So it was okay that I burned my Swans cap last Saturday?
BTW - In my defence it was an old, uncomfortable hat (really shallow), I was drunk and we played like @@@@. Also, my mates (not Swans supporters) thought it was pretty funny.

You burned your Swans hat! Really? That's terrible. Is that even legal? And you have friends that don't support the Swans,
and they laughed about the hat being burned. Dude, what sort of universe are you living in? I'm sure there is some crisis
type number you can call. You need help.

[Merdo5555]

To all those who have denigrated our club, our coach and our players since last Saturday because they have trouble controlling their emotions in the face of massive disappointment (and who have strangely disappeared from this site, at least until the clubs next failure).....watch this and learn what loyalty (and maturity) looks like.

Adam Spencer's rousing speech at the AFL Grand Final Dinner

Nothing better than being lectured by the self-righteous!

The standard you walk past is the standard you live with.

[Roadrunner]

So it was okay that I burned my Swans cap last Saturday?
BTW - In my defence it was an old, uncomfortable hat (really shallow), I was drunk and we played like @@@@. Also, my mates (not Swans supporters) thought it was pretty funny.

Made me laugh, Rogue!
It was a bad day but we now look forward to an exciting future. Very impressed by Horse’s speech- a great guy and we’re lucky to have him. Go Bloods!

[RogueSwan]

Un-restrained emotion is what makes footy great. Back in your box self-appointed minister for boring!

So it was okay that I burned my Swans cap last Saturday?
BTW - In my defence it was an old, uncomfortable hat (really shallow), I was drunk and we played like @@@@. Also, my mates (not Swans supporters) thought it was pretty funny.

[barry]

If the AFL is going to insist the AFL grand final is always in Melbourne (well, not an if, its a fact), and there is always at least 3 non victorian teams playing in Victoria each H&A weekend, why doesnt the AFL buy a gated-community set of condo's in a quiet part of melbourne which they use to host the visiting teams. This gated community can have a small park for drills and fresh air.

This would be 10x better than a stuffy hotel. Far better for the players. and Probably far cheaper for the AFL. The AFL could airbnb it during the off season to bring in some cash.

Time to get professional.

[barry]

To all those who have denigrated our club, our coach and our players since last Saturday because they have trouble controlling their emotions in the face of massive disappointment (and who have strangely disappeared from this site, at least until the clubs next failure).....watch this and learn what loyalty (and maturity) looks like.

Un-restrained emotion is what makes footy great. Back in your box self-appointed minister for boring!

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I say get rid of ALL pre-game and half time "entertainment." If people need that to buy a ticket then let them stay home, there's plenty of proper football supporters who'd take their ticket. If Channel Seven want the entertainment to fill in their programming let them pay for it and hold it at Rod Laver Arena or the back of Bourke for that matter.

We had overflowing crowds before this yank style garbage began. Let's play the under 18 game at 9am, followed by the VFL Grand Final, then the main game. At half time have the little leaguers and give some quiet time for people in the crowd to talk among themselves.

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