Pre-match Discussion: Round 4 V Bombers @SCG

[Mel_C]

What I would like to see next Thursday is the SGC full of red and white. Hopefully many of previous years members will be excited and interested enough to purchase membership, as the club really needs the financial boost that would come from more membership.

The way the team is playing they deserve all the support we can give them.

Go Bloods !!!!!

I just read in The Age that ground capacity in Sydney is back to 100%. If this is true then I hope the ground is packed. Normally we don't draw big crowds on a Thursday night.

[Ludwig]

We've had a pre-match (often labelled as "changes") and a match day thread for as long as I can remember and it's always seemed to work well. I don't see any particular reason to change that.

I wonder where I got the idea that we changed to a single thread for the round. Maybe it's just that it seems so logical to keep all the posts related to a single game in one thread that I thought we had changed. No problem going for tradition over logic.

[Wardy]

I just read in The Age that ground capacity in Sydney is back to 100%. If this is true then I hope the ground is packed. Normally we don't draw big crowds on a Thursday night.

Actually Thursday & Friday night crowds have been pretty good - a lot of corporates used to go straight from work. If it’s promoted well enough in Sydney the crowd comes. Lucky it’s school holidays so they should hopefully get a good turn out.

[dimelb]

It will be great to see the big crowds back at the SCG.

I hope we all boo loudly when that poop music starts up!

[Wardy]

I hope we all boo loudly when that poop music starts up!

I’m thinking the same “game day experience” team work for the NRL as well. - very loud music for the Roosters game at the SCG today Between stoppages. It drowned out the crowd

[MattW]

No chance Logan will go out.

Yes, I don't relate to the urgency to 'rest' our young players. They're playing well, don't look like flagging - don't fuss with it for the sake of it.

[Meg]

I hope we all boo loudly when that poop music starts up!

And hold up our rude banners ....

[Captain]

Assuming everyone is fit after the pasting of the Tigers:
In Franklin Rowbottom
Out McLean JMac
Amazing after such a performance, we can leave out 2 guys who did well.

Also love to get Stephens, Ling and Gould in for a game but at our current rate, it's going to take an injury.

JMac should definitely stay in.

Stephens yes but Ling has shown nothing in the 3 games he has played. Will be delisted at the end of the year for sure.

[Aprilbr]

I'm not sure about Ling being "delisted ... for sure" but he certainly needs to establish himself in the team soon. Its hard though when the team is performing so well with few injuries. When he gets his opportunity he really needs to put in some great performances. Its incredibly competitive to get a game in the role that he plays.

[bennyfabulous]

I hope we all boo loudly when that poop music starts up!

There didnt seem to be loud music after goals @ the G on Saturday.

[Ludwig]

Stephens yes but Ling has shown nothing in the 3 games he has played. Will be delisted at the end of the year for sure.

Ling is a quality player who has had a bit of a rough start, mainly due to injury, but will turn into a very good player, hopefully with the Swans. I wouldn't judge a player's future after 3 games. There's no chance he will be delisted, but could be subject to trade if he can't get playing opportunities. We are vulnerable to losing some good players if we can't provide enough playing opportunities to some of our fringe players who could be walk up starters at many other clubs.

It's strange that lack of injuries could hurt the Swans retaining personnel.

[Meg]

There didnt seem to be loud music after goals @ the G on Saturday.

That was a Richmond home game. Maybe they had the good sense to refuse to follow the presumed AFL edict on boosting ‘game day experience’.

Sadly it seems our club’s whizz kids have not.