You say "While Buddy Franklin went goaless in his first game against the Swans" while you show footage of Brad Sewell, wearing the number 28, being rundown in a tackle. Surely there was footage of Buddy from that game, or any game against the Swans, you could've used. You mention the score in the 1989 GF but not the tactics used by Geelong in that game which, as Malcolm Blight agrees, cost them a real chance at a premiership. Cats players three outing Hawks players off the ball like: Robert Dipperdomenico, John Platten was flattened off the ball in the first qtr, Gary Ayers was targeted multiple times before he tore his hamstring from the bone. Michael Tuck has his hand stomped on deliberately by a Geelong player which split the webbing between his middle and ring finger to the base of his palm. Darren Pritchard had Bruns and Hocking both try to knock him out off the ball twice on the first qtr. Dermott Brereton was a target from the get go but played out the game. Hawthorn played footy while Geelong played the man and it cost them dearly. Gladly they lost their next three GF appearances by massive margins and looked like the bash artist rabble they truly were. Dipper elbowing Buddha Hocking in the face later I the game was barely payback for the earlier gutless efforts by Hocking his brother and Bruns to take Dipper out of the game. Blight cost the Cats dearly that day with his putrid tactics. If the Cats hadn't gone the biff it may have been a truly wonderful, high scoring shoot out style match which is remembered for its classy football rather than the comeback by a team who had done everything to try and deliberately injure their opponents for the first three qtrs. Blight was a fool....until he went to the Crows
The fact you said "minor mistake that got blown out of proportion" whilst showing then Essendon Coach James Hird is ridiculously poor editing OR, you believed what you said over the footage. Essendon is the only club to have been found to have engaged in a full blown, whole club, doping program. The AFL found they brought the code into disrepute..... HA...really? Their drugs regime was akin to using their players as test subjects for a supplement which was being investigated by WADA for some pretty nasty side effects particularly around reproductive function. How this is "blown out of proportion" is staggering. It was my belief that under the AFL charter at the time the correct punishment for the offenses committed was to strip Essendon of their registration as an AFL club all together but the AFL were shite scared about public, read 'Essendon fans' and Foxtel, backlash as the tv rights deal would need to be rejigged. The Bombers should've copped the full whack and been deregistered and forced to compete at VFL level, if at all, for at least a decade before earning back an AFL registration. The fact that Essendon essentially got less punishment than the Blues copped for salary cap breaches is stunningly insane but not surprising considering the weight of influence Essendon has over the league in its administrative positions etc and gate returns at Docklands and the special games Essendon is gofted every year such as 'Dreamtime at the 'G'' and 'Anzac Day'.(And don't give ke any of that Sheedy invented Anzac day crap...games were palyed on Anzac day fir ages. Sheedy just made it a Bombers vs Pies ONLY thing). The recipient of the Anzac Day medal means jack shite to anyone other than Collingwood or Essendon fans as its not available to any other club. Anzac day SHOULD be a day where the teams are rotated every year. The Bombers should've copped their full whack but the AFL were, and still are, gutless.
Most of the current team was already developing really well and only get better with more experience. By far the biggest reason for their improvement this season is Brodie Grundy. He is back to his best as a dominant ruckman and his presence in the Swans midfield is benefitting the rest of the team.
There are only two teams who can come close to Sydney in terms of beating in my opinion. Them being Carlton on their day or Collingwood in Collingwood fashion.
Not sure of the year or the pies name he had a penalty awarded against him . He knocked umpire to ground jumped over fence hit a spectator I think either in 7o or 80 s 9:12
as a brisbane supporter i hate the umpire that called it advantage like lachie would’ve kicked that goal or kicked in to the square and someone would’ve marked it then brisbane would’ve won
Great video...although with the Richmond game in round 6 2020, so many details often get forgotten about. Dimma in his post-match presser accused Sydney of having the loose player (Mills) in defence but it was Richmond who were playing the extra in the middle and Sydney were just keeping a 6-6-6 structure. Dimma later called Horse and apologised for those comments. The game was played in torrential rain for an entire half, both sides had injuries going in, Sydney lost JPK in the second quarter and Heeney was hampered with something early then late in the fourth he had that really nasty ankle injury that ended his season. Yes, it was an ugly game, but both coaches plus a whole lot of other factors are to blame for it. It doesn't detract much from your point that the Swans altered their game style the following season and have kept refining it to where it is today; with the natural improvement of Warner, Gulden, Rowbottom and others. It's a very good time to support the Bloods.
power scared me a few rounds ago but im less worried, now more worried about lions at gabba, who we have been 1-4 in the alst 5 and dons who we are 4-1 and over the last 20 are 15-5 but have a habit of making these close games. that and dogs for a second time may be trouble. wouldnt be surprised if we cough up games towards our finals campaign but also wouldnt be surprised if we go undefeated, good analysis mate.
Jack ginnivan was kinda loved at Collingwood in 2022 but at the end of the season, he was caught using illegal substances and suspension for 4 games and a fine, after that, he was always the starting sub. He was in the final squad in 2023 and won the premiership but after that season, he moved to Hawthornen and became hated by most Collingwood fans
