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Sydneys AFL grand final know-how will count for nothing against the inexperienced Western Bulldogs, according to midfielder Dan Hannebery.The Swans, readying for their third season-decider in five years, are vastly more familiar with what awaits at the MCG on Saturday than the Bulldogs, who will play their first since 1961.Despite this seasons more youthful line-up, Sydney coach John Longmire fielded 12 players with grand-final experience in last Fridays preliminary final against Geelong.Seven of those had appeared in more than one, with forward Lance Franklin about to line up for his fifth.In stark contrast, the Bulldogs team that pipped Greater Western Sydney in Saturdays thrilling second fixture did not contain a single player with first-hand knowledge of the games showpiece.Only the sidelined Matt Suckling (Achilles), who won two flags with former club Hawthorn but remains in doubt for this weekend, has grand final experience.But 2012 premiership player Hannebery dismissed the gulf as irrelevant, citing the Swans humiliating 63-point loss to Hawthorn in the 2014 grand final as proof that even a side stacked with old hands can come undone in the codes biggest game.Its great there is experience there but at the same time I dont think it has any bearing on the result at all, Hannebery told AAP.A couple of years ago we were embarrassed on that stage with guys with that experience anyway.So it counts for nothing.Youve just got to make sure you bring your A-game, that youve got that real steely mindset when that first ball is bounced.Hannebery backed the Bulldogs to keep the emotion of their fairytale win over the Giants well in check amid external concerns they might have done their dash a week early.Instead, the talented on-baller expected a tight and ferocious encounter with the side ranked second only to the Swans in contested possessions.The Bulldogs also lead the league in disposals, while the Swans are second.Their main strength is the ability to keep the ball alive, Hannebery said.Theyre probably the best handballers as a group Ive ever seen - theyre incredible.Theyve got a great midfield led by (Marcus) Bontempelli and (Tom) Liberatore and some seriously dangerous forwards.Then you have (Jason) Johannisen off the half-back line and (Shane) Biggs - theyve got stars all over the park.Thats why theyre in a grand final, theyre a great footy side and a side that touched us up (by four points) at the SCG and we certainly respect them enormously.Herman Edwards Womens Jersey . 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"Its still the same cranky Phil.DALLAS -- Former NFL running back Ray Rice, whose playing career was derailed when a video surfaced of him punching his then-fiancée in an Atlantic City elevator, spoke out about sexual assault while on a Big 12 panel about campus violence Wednesday.?Rice called the problem affecting universities throughout the country an epidemic.It has to start at the high school level, he said as part of a Campus Violence -- Finding Solutions forum. Its happening on college campuses, but its happening in these high schools at the high school parties. And its not being talked about because these are kids in high school. So when he gets to these big-time universities it becomes an epidemic.?Rice said teams as a whole must be responsible.?If someone witnessed a rape, that team has to be unified not just in the locker room, he said. Its society, too. You cant just say, Thats my teammate having a good time. Because a lot of guys forget who they are once theyre out of the locker room.If you take that locker room mentality and stick it together, then I think youll have a lot more positive outcomes. If you see someone else doing something wrong you can police it and stop it. That goes a long way.In his own case, which happened in 2014 and led to his eventual suspension by the NFL and release by the Baltimore Ravens, Rice said Wednesday he failed miserably and was so concerned with being the man rather than being a man.It doesnt make you less of a man to ask for helpp, he said.ddddddddddddIt sounds simple, but there are so many athletes out there that feel that because theyre big and strong and in the prime of their lives, that they have all the answers, and theyre too afraid to ask for help. Thats where I was in life.Rice said the elevator incident with his now-wife was a self-check, and that he regrets the way he treated her while in the NFL, confessing he wasnt reciprocating the sacrifices she made.There are rules for life as a man, and the No. 1 rule is never put your hands on a woman, said the former Ravens All-Pro, who still is hoping for another chance in the NFL. Im not here to make any excuses. But I did a total reflection and got the help I needed to get. I definitely feel like a better individual today for having gone through everything I went through.Rice, who recently has been counseling high school football players, was joined on stage Wednesday by Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, Iowa State president Steven Leath and sexual assault survivor Brenda Tracy, who has become a vocal activist against sexual assault. This year, Tracy has spoken to several college football teams, including Nebraska and Oklahoma.We have to get straight on this idea that somehow alcohol causes someone to commit rape. That is not true, Tracy said. The only thing that causes rape is a rapist. ' ' '