How we lost

[snajik]

Originally posted by TheMase

If we lose O'Keefe I think I will cry. Absolute crazy stuff, this kid is a gun. I remember reading an interview with him, saying he would like to stay at the Swans. Lets hope that reads true.

Couldn't agree more Mase. The Swans should go all out to keep him if there is any danger of him heading home. He will become a great player in time.

[barry]

Originally posted by ugg
Can't blame BBBBH for the rubbish delivery dished up to him

Two of Rocca's three goals came from:
1) Uncontested mark at the top of the goal square, when Schauble went to help out in a contest after the ball had been turned over.
2) A lucky goal from the boundary line that he wouldn't get again if he had another 100 goes at it.

Schauble had a reasonable game IMO.

I agree about Schabs. Rocca played ok, but nothing special. Two big differences I noticed:
1) The obvious, swans playing high possession dry weather footy.
2) The Swans lack of a contested marking foward.

On point 2, Barry Hall had a shocker. I'd go close to saying he has a fundamental flaw in his overhead marking style. Rather than get his hands behind the ball, he catches it from the sides. Fine in dry weather, but useless in the wet. While Rocca and Tarrant didnt do much, they did bob up for contested marks in the forward 50 enough for the pies to go direct and long. We needed such a forward, and probably seriously missed Ball for the first time since he went down, for that very reason.
Hopefully Doyle will be at FF for our next wet weather game.

BTW, Where did James play? I didnt notice him at all on the ground, but he got half a dozen stats.

[ugg]

James played down back, came on to Walker at first and was the unlucky Swan going up against 2 Pies at the top of the goalsquare which led to Rocca's mark and goal.