Sam Taylor says he respects the Sydney Swans, who he reckons are the best team in the AFL this season – but that doesn’t mean he likes them.
Sam Taylor has fired the first shots ahead of Saturday’s derby at the SCG, accusing Sydney Swans players of being “smug” and hinting at retribution to come for the perceived over-celebration of goals during a pre-season practice match two months ago.along with skipper Toby Greene
Never before have the Swans and Giants met with both teams sitting so high on the AFL ladder; indeed, Taylor described Sydney as the competition’s best team, before following up that compliment with a couple of jabs about their history and their recent on-field conduct. “But there is a lot of dislike and once we get on the field, we want to beat them, we want to smack them and come home with the win.”Pressed on where that dislike came from, Taylor suggested Giants players had stowed away memories of exuberant celebrations from some Swans players, next to the SCG, in February. Sydney were victorious on that day by 26 points and the in-form Logan McDonald, who is likely to be Taylor’s direct opponent on Saturday afternoon, booted four goals.
A big crowd is expected at the SCG for the derby, which could challenge the non-finals record of 37,045 for this fixture at the Moore Park venue. . The collision left Taylor bleeding from the mouth and was deemed to be so visually troubling that broadcasters refused to show any replays, but he insisted it looked much worse on TV than it actually was.
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