Semi Finals: Sydney v Adelaide Saturday 17th September

[LF]

Crows come into this game after a relatively easy game against the Roos last week. They will find the Swans a tougher proposition though their injuries to Tippett and Mills will help. Mills injury showed just how exposed the swans are.
Will Cyril be the game changer again?

Teams:

Sydney Swans
B:Nick Smith, Heath Grundy, Dane Rampe
H: Harrison Marsh, Aliir Aliir, Jarrad McVeigh
C: Isaac Heeney, Josh P. Kennedy, Jake Lloyd
HF: George Hewett, Lance Franklin, Luke Parker
F: Tom Mitchell, Gary Rohan, Xavier Richards
Fol: Sam Naismith, Dan Hannebery, Kieren Jack
I/C: Jeremy Laidler, Ben McGlynn, Toby Nankervis, Tom Papley
Emg: Harry Cunningham, James Rose, Ted Richards

In: Jeremy Laidler, Toby Nankervis
Out: Kurt Tippett (Jaw), Callum Mills (Hamstring)

Adelaide Crows

B: Luke Brown, Daniel Talia, Rory Laird
HB: Brodie Smith, Kyle Hartigan, Kyle Cheney
C: Rory Atkins, Rory Sloane, David Mackay
HF: Eddie Betts, Taylor Walker, Charlie Cameron
F:  Jarryd Lyons, Josh Jenkins, Tom Lynch
Fol: Sam Jacobs, Matt Crouch, Richard Douglas
I/C: Brad Crouch, Scott Thompson, Jake Lever, Mitch McGovern
Emg: Riley Knight, Paul Seedsman, Andy Otten

No Change

[Grazz]

We match up against Sydney pretty well, I feel we are a chance to upset them on their own deck but our midfield is going to need to be at it's very best on the smaller SCG. If we can't beat them or at the least match their quality midfield which bats deep this will be our last game for 2017. As Winston Churchill once said "Never in the field of football will so much be owed by so many to so few"

[Mat0369]

 Which idiot has done the fixture this finals series? They have scheduled a night game in Sydney where there is a lockout so if Adelaide win they can't fly out tonight. Then they have got the winner of these guys playing on Friday night?  ???

[PowerBug]

Which idiot has done the fixture this finals series? They have scheduled a night game in Sydney where there is a lockout so if Adelaide win they can't fly out tonight. Then they have got the winner of these guys playing on Friday night?  ???

But they have got it for the Victorian side next week vs Dogs. it's still the VFL but GWS get that bs bias now too


Decent game though Swans being too good. Shame for Gary Rohan though :(

[Mat0369]

But they have got it for the Victorian side next week vs Dogs. it's still the VFL but GWS get that bs bias now too


Decent game though Swans being too good. Shame for Gary Rohan though :(

Exactly, it's f'ing stupid. They should have given GWS a crack at Friday and played the other game on Saturday afternoon. If the Dogs won and had to stay Friday night in Sydney there isn't as much of a disadvantage because they had the extra day break anyway.

[TomK]

Well done Sydney, too good. Hope you smash the Cats next week!

[Rusty00]

But they have got it for the Victorian side next week vs Dogs. it's still the VFL but GWS get that bs bias now too


Decent game though Swans being too good. Shame for Gary Rohan though :(

Exactly, it's f'ing stupid. They should have given GWS a crack at Friday and played the other game on Saturday afternoon. If the Dogs won and had to stay Friday night in Sydney there isn't as much of a disadvantage because they had the extra day break anyway.

They gave Geelong the Friday night because they finished higher than GWS which is something they (almost) always do. If they reversed this weekend's games, then the Crows would've had a 6 day break between the North game and tonight's.

I'm not putting too much thought into it but my guess is Sydney losing to GWS last week messed up their usual order of games?

[TomK]

This is just flattering us at the moment, like 3 goals in a minute

[Grazz]

What I was concerned about eventuated. For the most part Swans onballer's cut us up inside and out. Very poor first qtr from us.
Well done Sydney by far the better team tonight, good luck for next week. ;)
Like others really hoping it's not bad news for Rohan.  :(

[fanTCfool]

Please don't retire Scott Thompson  :(

[Mat0369]

They gave Geelong the Friday night because they finished higher than GWS which is something they (almost) always do. If they reversed this weekend's games, then the Crows would've had a 6 day break between the North game and tonight's.

I'm not putting too much thought into it but my guess is Sydney losing to GWS last week messed up their usual order of games?

They have done it in the past where they have flipped the finals. Sydney played Collingwood on a Friday night a few years back for this exact reason after Eddie complained. This game should have been an afternoon game and the Cats game should have been played on a Saturday but it is not as good for ratings which is the only reason they have done it the way they have.

The Dogs are potentially getting screwed out of this the most.

[TomK]

Please don't retire Scott Thompson  :(

Why's that? He's cooked

[Jay]

Please don't retire Scott Thompson  :(

Why's that? He's cooked

Yep.

[TomK]

Sydney
Hannebery 31
Heeney 32
Mitchell 32
Parker 24
Kennedy 42
Jack 25

Adelaide
Thompson 20
Matt 34
Atkins 22
Sloane 23
Lyons 19
Brad 18
Mackay 19

Wow, only Matt Crouch makes their top six ball winners in the middle and he had 12 clangers himself!

[Gandalf123]

We will kill the cats next week