Swans v Hawks

**SXP** · 9 August 2003, 07:57 PM

I can't watch the game, but according to the stats, Swans are showing the same attitude towards the game as they did against Crows. Slow start might eventually cost them a game. This could be very costly.

**anniswan** · 9 August 2003, 08:00 PM

We are playing very ordinary football, a lot worse than last week, if you want a commentary, I am happy to go into the chat room and commentate

AS

**SXP** · 9 August 2003, 08:05 PM

Don't bother it would be too painful. If they loose against Hawks I think the season is over. And it looks to me they will.

**anniswan** · 9 August 2003, 08:20 PM

there is a couple of us in the Chatroom, it is theraputic to commiserate with others

**ugg** · 9 August 2003, 08:20 PM

oh dearie me

**JayTee** · 9 August 2003, 09:56 PM

Game was over when the umpires kicked the Hawk's first two goals of the final quarter.

Fightback looked good but there were a couple (at least) that could'nt handle the pressure.

Any guesses?

**JayTee** · 9 August 2003, 10:01 PM

Game was over when the umpires kicked the Hawk's first two goals of the final quarter.

Fightback looked good but there were a couple (at least) that could'nt handle the pressure.

Any guesses?

**SXP** · 9 August 2003, 10:03 PM

This time I wouldn't blame umps for our loss. maybe we should look else where for answers. I hope Roosy might give us some explanation.

**footyhead** · 9 August 2003, 10:07 PM

[Quote)

Fightback looked good but there were a couple (at least) that could'nt handle the pressure.

Any guesses?
Who ??

**Cheer Cheer** · 9 August 2003, 10:12 PM

Re: Swans v Hawks

Originally posted by SWANSBEST
We look tired

Commentators were saying tonight maybe the adelaide game took it out of us but, the hawks had an equally tough game last week and they had to travel to our home ground as well.
Not saying you are saying that swansbest, but the hawks from what i can gauge from the radio were the better team.

Last week we were touted as being magnificent against the premiership favourites and were looked at as stiff to lose, and tonight happens and you think where exactly do we stand as a footy team in regards to a serious crack in the finals.

Tonight seemed to me as a real backwards step.

**JayTee** · 9 August 2003, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by footyhead
[Quote)

Fightback looked good but there were a couple (at least) that could'nt handle the pressure.

Any guesses?
Who ??

Well I thought Mathews (few possessions), Fosdike(lack of finesse) and Nicks(lack of phyisical vigour and teamplay) looked
on the edge of acceptablility.

**SWANSBEST** · 9 August 2003, 10:29 PM

K H D M HO T FF FA G B
J.Bolton 11 12 23 1 2 1 3 1 1 1
A.Goodes 15 5 20 7 19 2 1 3 1 0
B.Kirk 8 10 18 3 0 6 1 0 0 0
D.Cresswell 9 8 17 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
B.Hall 10 7 17 5 4 2 1 4 4 1
J.Crouch 9 7 16 4 0 2 2 1 1 0
A.Schneider 10 6 16 8 0 2 0 1 2 0
P.Williams 14 2 16 5 0 5 1 0 0 0
N.Davis 11 3 14 7 0 1 0 0 0 1
C.Bolton 11 2 13 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
S.Maxfield 9 4 13 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
A.Schauble 4 9 13 5 0 1 1 0 0 0
B.Mathews 6 5 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
M.O'Loughlin 7 4 11 5 0 2 1 0 1 2
T.Kennelly 6 4 10 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
L.Barry 6 2 8 4 0 1 0 2 0 0
J.Saddington 4 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Fosdike 6 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
R.O'Keefe 4 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 2 1
L.Roberts-Thomson 2 3 5 1 5 1 0 1 0 0
M.Nicks 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
S.Stevens 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

K = Kicks H = Handballs D = Disposals M = Marks
HO = Hitouts T = Tackles FF = Frees For FA = Frees Against
G = Goals B = Behinds

The stats are are a bit off line but you can get the general impression . Some of the players possessions were way down compared to normal.

**Nico** · 9 August 2003, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by JayTee
Game was over when the umpires kicked the Hawk's first two goals of the final quarter.

Fightback looked good but there were a couple (at least) that could'nt handle the pressure.

Any guesses?

Mathews I believe was dragged in the 1st quarter for "pulling out". Got little ground time after that.
TIME TO GO Ben Mathews.

Nick Fosdike - Oh my goodness he was poor. Think he may have got a real mouthful at 3/4 time as he got near a couple of packs late, but that was only token stuff because he did nothin when he got there. Disposal atrocious. Right off him.

Mathew Nicks - Just plain **** himself a couple of times.

Scott Stevens - any chance he might get in front of his man or at least know where to run in the forward line. Simply gets in the way up forward. If Heath James in not worth a chance in front of him them then I will walk naked, backwards up Bourke Street in a stooped position.

Who was it that said Saddington should play on the wing? Did he start there tonight or were my eyes were deceiving me. He is really struggling, and there should be no more fitness excuses. Maybe he has dropped into the comfort zone of life. Getting towelled up each week.

Thanks to Christ, Allah and Buddha for Andrew Schauble, for without him we would have been belted.

**liz** · 9 August 2003, 11:04 PM

Originally posted by Nico

Thanks to Christ, Allah and Buddha for Andrew Schauble, for without him we would have been belted.

Didn't really notice Schaubs much on the ground - but maybe that's the sign of a defender doing a good job. Certainly the rest of the defence was pretty ordinary - where was the run from Kennelly and Leo?

For mine, Kirk had a decent game and certainly worked very hard but I thought many of his disposals were not up to his normal standard, particularly by hand.

Jude can be reasonably satisfied with his night's work. Not his best game ever but he did what was expected of him.

Schneider was certainly exciting when he got near the ball, and his second goal was a superb kick.

Bazza had a decent game as well, from limited opportunities.

Goodes was, for me, by far our best player and the one who stopped us getting pummelled by 50+ points. In the first half he was the only one who looked like he was having a dip.

Where was the rest of the team? We can't afford to have 15 odd passengers on a night and hope to come away with 4 points. While I'm not having a go at them - they've each delivered the good on numerous occasions - having our three senior midfielders all go AWOL was a huge problem. Cressa came to life for about two minutes early in the 3rd quarter but then seemed to drop back into a slumber, and Maxie really looks as if he's struggling with some kind of injury.

Stevens looks lost out on the ground, and Nicks really isn't doing enough to justify his spot at the moment.

I am so so disappointed with that effort. Why now, when they have so much to play for?