Pre Prelim - Pies v. Swans - all comments.

Tannin · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:57 am

Swans will come out fighting. Everyone has written them off; everyone thinks it's gong to be a Hawthorn - Collingwood final and if by some miracle they win through Hawthorn will win it in a canter anyway ... so the Sawnnies have a point to prove. They want to show that they are a serious contender, and their effort will be HUGE - they will throw absolutely everything at us.

Won't make any difference to the final result though. Pies to take the game by the throat in the third and win by 14 points easing up to the wire after leading by 22.

tomoleary · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Rosanna

^ Swans are favorites with all the bookmakers.

+ More media have been saying the Swans will win, than saying the pies.

I would say most are expecting (partially because they're hoping for) a Hawthorn vs Sydney Grand Final.

tomoleary · Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Location: Rosanna

Clifton Hill-Billy · Joined: 29 Sep 2011 Location: 3068----> 3076

C'mon pies do this, I can't share the confidence of others that this will be an easier game for us to win than the Wce game, in fact I'm more nervous about this one. 200 minutes of football to the ultimate prize, do what needs to be done boys!

Member 7167 · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:53 am

Hopefully the umpiring can be a little more balanced in the opening quarter in comparison to the last two weeks efforts. Tough on the boys playing catch up footy three weeks in a row.

Pies by 13.

Pies as underdogs. Usually a good mix.

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

We got our final team together quite late, so I always felt we had more improvement in us than any other team over the finals period.

We've now had 3 weeks of improvement. From Essendon, to Hawthorn to West Coast.

Continue to improve each game, and we'll beat the Swans, and be a chance to beat whoever we play in the Grand Final.

The only thing causing me doubt over the Swans game is their week's rest. I'm still confident, but that rest and our 6 day break will make it tougher.

Proud Pies · Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish

Umpires for the game, via Brett Rosebury ‏

@brettrosebury8
Syd v Coll Stevic Meredith Me and Haw v Ade Mcinerney Donlon Nicholls

BBHS · bbhs Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Location: Bellarine

Not sure what to expect from the Pies this week but will be cheering hard from the couch. Hope we have a big lead into the last as I think we will be tired.

FunkyPieMaster · Joined: 11 Jul 2003 Location: Mortdale, Sydney

I'm looking forward to another win and seeing my fellow Pies fans again in Sydney.

HAL · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:21 am

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

Bloke called into SEN are reckons that the ground has been shortened. Probably just BS. Surely that would not be allowed to occur during a season?

Fire Up · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Location: in a house

the boundry line has gone in 1-2 metres, to make it like the scg. crawford said it last night on tfs

Dark Beanie · Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Location: A galaxy far, far away.

Yep, I heard that too.

Swans & AFL must be worried if they have resorted to altering the ground size.

Even if they beat the Pies they still have to to play the GF on the MCG which is bigger than the SCG anyway.

3rd degree · Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Location: John Wren's tote

Altering the ground size ?? Imagine if we did something like this at Vic Park! all we did was give them cold showers.

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

Surely the dimensions of the ground must stay the same after the start of a season?

Smells of desperation.