Agree with MT’s comments. You can learn much from any Premiership team. What I hope other Clubs don’t learn is their game style. Howl me down if you like, but no way known am I ever going to agree with those sorts of tactics. You wouldn’t go back and watch the 2005 GF unless you were a diehard. The best thing about that game was the final siren.
This is supposed to be Aussie Rules, not 4 quarters of arm wrestling. I switched over at various stages and watched some movie from I don’t when, but it was in b+w, because that story was more inspiring. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate what the Swans players did and their achievement, but it was almost like holding your breath for 4 quarters and just hanging on till the final siren to see which team lady luck was gonna smile on. Is that what this game has come to and will it get even worse now that a team has won a GF by kicking 8 goals in 4 quarters of football?
Good luck to the Swans and their supporters. They won because they were the best team. I have no issue with that. But as MT said, there’s a fair amount of luck involved in the way the Swans play. And one more wrong move and we could’ve been saying these things about the Eagles. This style is like living on the edge for every minute of every game. To me it’s such a selfish style because who gets to enjoy it and how, as a supporter, are you supposed to enjoy it? Just wait for the final siren and hope your team’s in front?
Those players are good enough to do what they did as a united and committed group because they have faith in one another. But not enough faith is shown in them to play proper Aussie Rules. To me, that’s sad and frustrating. They are a good enough team to achieve the same result playing Aussie Rules.
Well done Swans, the best team won.