Swans V Port

[Foreign Legion]

1/4 time
Swans 1.5.11
Port 1.1.7

We should be 2 or 3 goals up - we missed some gettable goals.

[anniswan]

Our kicking is shocking

AS

[midaro]

are we any chance?

[bartwawa]

Weather

Is it the weather thats keeping the scoring so low?

How's our defence holding up?

Is it Fosdike thats kicking so badly?

Sorry about so many ?'s but can't get a site that will give me the scores(big storm in WA)

[anniswan]

bart, if you can get on the chat, I'll commentate for u

[Bart]

Half Time. Still in it. Playing with a lot of commitment.

Port 28 Swans 21

[Bart]

Gone now

3QT Port by 34


By bye Rowan, bye bye Matthew

[Foreign Legion]

Port 9.14
Swans 4.10

Terrible kicking for goal - maybe 1 rushed point.

The umpiring is unbelievable - Wanganeen is the most protected player in the league. I reckon we have had 2 frees since 1/4 time.

Several players are looking bad: Kennelly (why is he kicking out), Williams, Fosdike (was good in 1st qtr), Ball and it goes on.

C.Bolton is playing well, Cressa trying hard but we have no idea how to play in the wet weather!

[Foreign Legion]

Yes Bart, I think you are right about Warfey - the kick OOTF was bad - he tries hard but his skills are poor. Nicksy hasn't looked good either. I reckon dropping a few blokes might wake everyone up.

[Mike_B]

how nice of the umps to cost us 2 goals right at the end with crap decisions....27 points was a fair margin...39 is not a reflection of how we played.

We have definitely played worse this year, but have also played better. I'm not too sure what we can take out of the game, except maybe the way we started, but we got a bath in the second half, especially at the stoppages and ground level.

I guess the big test now is how we back up next week against the Weagles.

[Foreign Legion]

Get on Wanganeen for the Brownlow - the umpires love him - he goes near the ball and instantly is awarded a free!

Free kicks after 1/4 time (7 Swans 6 Port) 6 Swans - 14 Port!

The umpires just listen to the crowd over there.

Good games from Cressa, C.Bolton, Kirk (did pretty well on Stevens, Schneider (took his chances), Davis was OK.

Looks like a few injuries - Mick O, Mathews and Ball were all off the ground in the last 1/4. Mathews will miss a few at least - his ankle was heavily iced and bandaged.

[Foreign Legion]

I reckon Craig Bolton is one of the best pick ups we've ever had - he never stops trying and you can see he just knows how to play the game. Very good reader of the play. Cornes got a few kicks but most were at the end when the game was over.

Does anyone else think the ground was in poor condition? Clumps of grass all over the place - looked like a cow paddock!

[desredandwhite]

Well, I had this one pencilled in for a loss - no real shock there. We really should have made the possession count in the first quarter, and once port got on top (as they were bound to do) they converted their chances. Mike is right - next week is the key. winnable game at home.

[scurrilous]

One good thing they can take out of it is Peter Parker's efforts in the centre. I'd like to see him play ALOT more there.

[Reggi]

One thing about games like that is you really get to see where the weak links are.

Warfe simply is a spent force - struggled in contest - was a high % chance of turning the ball over - he really needs to go - just ain't good enough.

Nicks some players as they age get by on 'footy smarts' - Nicks ain't one of them - too easily beaten in one on one contests - did he win any?

If we have ambitions of doing something this year those two need to be removed they are not good enough.

End of year both need to be delisted so the club can move they just are not quality AFL players any more.

O'Keefe just goes at AFL level if we are a good side - or playing against good sides we can't afford to have him - maybe don't delist but if he was good enough he would have showed it in todays conditions.

We need to start finding a replacment for Schauble.