Swans forward Sam Reid believes silencing an often “hostile” crowd will assist greatly in accounting for Fremantle in Saturday’s qualifying final.
Reid, coming off a standout performance in the Swans’ 63-point win over Gold Coast, was already looking forward to next week’s trip to Perth where the Swans take on minor premier Fremantle for a one-way ticket to the Preliminary Final.
The 23-year-old, who kicked three goals from 25 disposals and 11 marks against the Suns, said the sooner you can “shut the home crowd up” the better especially in a high-intensity, high stakes final.
“I think I’ve only lost there once or twice in my career,” Reid said on Sunday at an SCG recovery session.
“I’ve had some enjoyable moments over there with a quiet crowd which is pretty rare but if you can get on top you can shut that crowd up a bit.
“It’s shutting down there entire team altogether, getting on top of the scoreboard and beating them...that's the best way of shutting them up.”
