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Grand Final 2022 - Cygnets vs the Pussies
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Geelong thoroughly deserve to be favorites and really, it’s theirs to lose. However, there are a few reasons to be quietly confident Sydney can get the job done.
1) Pressure. At least in the first week of the finals Sydney’s pressure was the highest of all teams and Geelong’s was the lowest. Even on their best day Geelong don’t bring the heat like other teams and have struggled when their natural game has been disrupted. For all their talk of changes to their game plan, they are still very much a “control” side.
2) Midfield. Geelong’s midfield runs deep but is still one-paced and a bit “same-same”. If Holmes doesn’t play that will only exacerbate the issue. Sydney on the other hand have a good mix of in and under types and outside run and carry with plenty in between. Plus Sydney have “The Chad” Warner. This kid can seriously play and I don’t think it was a coincidence he was dominant in the first half when Sydney was on top and less so in the second half when Collingwood fought back.
3) forward 50 ground balls. Geelong’s defense is built around intercept marking but I think they are vulnerable against good crumbing forwards and Sydney have those in spades. Bring the ball to ground and I think Sydney can cause the Geelong defenders no end of trouble.
Anyway, what do I know?
1) Pressure. At least in the first week of the finals Sydney’s pressure was the highest of all teams and Geelong’s was the lowest. Even on their best day Geelong don’t bring the heat like other teams and have struggled when their natural game has been disrupted. For all their talk of changes to their game plan, they are still very much a “control” side.
2) Midfield. Geelong’s midfield runs deep but is still one-paced and a bit “same-same”. If Holmes doesn’t play that will only exacerbate the issue. Sydney on the other hand have a good mix of in and under types and outside run and carry with plenty in between. Plus Sydney have “The Chad” Warner. This kid can seriously play and I don’t think it was a coincidence he was dominant in the first half when Sydney was on top and less so in the second half when Collingwood fought back.
3) forward 50 ground balls. Geelong’s defense is built around intercept marking but I think they are vulnerable against good crumbing forwards and Sydney have those in spades. Bring the ball to ground and I think Sydney can cause the Geelong defenders no end of trouble.
Anyway, what do I know?
Hope buddy rewinds the clock and dominates - think he is going to need to for the swans to win
Think Swans are crazy to play Reid. Geelong made the right call not to play Holmes. You don't take injured blokes into the toughest game of the year.
I agree, his injury was bad enough last week to be removed from the game. What if he breaks down 5 mins into the first Q?
And yet there have been so many instances where teams have and won the GF. Millane, Brereton, Stevie J, Lappin off the top of my head.
So stand up and fight, remember our tradition, stand up and fight it's always our ambition.
Stand up and fight like hell!
Stand up and fight like hell!
