This week's match-of-the-round against the Eagles will be massive.
So how are we going to go on Sunday? Ever since the birth of the rivalry, we've been more than competitive against the Eagles at Subiaco.
Here's our record:
QF 2005 - lost by 4
RD15 2006 - lost by 2
QF 2006 - won by 1
RD16 2007 - lost by 12
RD11 2008 - won by 5
RD3 - 2011 - won by 13
Technically, in terms of defence, it's first versus second; in terms of attack, it's seventh versus third.
It's fair to say our form going into this game is probably better than theirs. Over the past six weeks, they've narrowly lost to Brisbane, had the bye, narrowly beat Carlton, thrashed Gold Coast, narrowly lost to Collingwood, and just narrowly beaten North Melbourne.
In the same period, we've thrashed the Bulldogs, narrowly beat Essendon, had the bye, thrashed Melbourne, narrowly beat Geelong, thrashed GWS, and comfortably defeated Brisbane.
I get the sense we can win if we play a four quarter game, and there are no passengers.
Individually, Jetta performed well for us on Subiaco's wide open spaces last year, and he has improved out of sight this season. He should have a great game. And can Andrejs Everitt repeat his last quarter heroics again? He showed he could against Geelong.
We've got to win this game.
Swans by 8.
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