NSO Updates Thread

[Mel_C]

Oh Dear we are in trouble...2 points 4th qtr 15 mins

Swans 17.13.115
Ess 18.5. 113

[NMWBloods]

Looked like the same old fadeout, but we've pulled away again by 8 points.

Full time - we win:

19-13-127
19-5-119

[TheMase]

Swans Win

ESSENDON 4.2 10.2 13.4 19.5 119
SYDNEY SWANS 5.5 12.7 15.11 19.13 127

SYDNEY SWANS: Barry Hall 5, Scott Stevens 4, Jude Bolton 2, Stuart Maxfield, Paul Williams, Matthew Nicks, Josh Thewlis, Sean Dempster, Daniel McPherson, Nick Malceski

[CureTheSane]

1st win for the season......

[Mel_C]

Full Time.......WE WON!!!


Swans 19.13 127
Essendon 19.5 119

[Charlie]

CHEER CHEER THE RED AND THE WHITE
HONOUR THE NAME BY DAY AND BY NIGHT
LIFT THAT NOBLE BANNER HIGH
SHAKE DOWN THE THUNDER FROM THE SKY
WHAT THO THE ODDS BE GREAT, OR SMALL
SWANS WILL GO IN AND WIN OVERALL
WHILE HER LOYAL SONS ARE MARCHING
ONWARDS TO VICTORY!!!!!!!!

Swans by 8 points!!!!!!!!!

Feels good! 1 down 29 to go!

[CureTheSane]

What I noticed....

Scott Stevens looks like he stared the season well again
Barry Hall gave away 2 50m penalties, hopefully just getting back in the swing of things
Jude Bolton kicked 2
The Swans seemed to come out after the breaks fired up and dominating, only to be pegged back by the Bombers

It will be interesting to hear how is was live

I know we can't read anything into it, for all I know Lloyd only played 1 quarter etc etc, but none the less, a good start.

Good for the players, and good for mrmberships hopefully....

[LondonSwan]

A win is a win - Dont take anything away from them. Looks like I'll have to eat my words about Roos.

[CureTheSane]

You ARE joking, right?
We win a practice game, and THAT changes your mind?

[LondonSwan]

Shouldnt that be "Cure the Insane" and then I could say what I have always wanted to say!!!

"Physician heal thyself"

Now edit the crap out of that.........

[Reggi]

Gavin Dore was the umpire and we still won.

Appears Thewlis played even though he wasn't named

[robbieando]

Well it seems to be a good start with a fade away late on, but I supose that was when we played the kids. Lets hope its a sign of things to come and we have a fair few wins to be happy about. But like last season I repeat myself "let's not get go overboard it was a pre season match after all".

I'll wait a few weeks before any famous last words

[Ajn]

Hope they get rid of that dreaded fade mentality. I'm not sure my nerves could cope with another 2002 repeat. Bury a club while it is down and then demoralise them, not let them back in to hit the front. Not again!

[liz]

Originally posted by Ajn
Hope they get rid of that dreaded fade mentality. I'm not sure my nerves could cope with another 2002 repeat. Bury a club while it is down and then demoralise them, not let them back in to hit the front. Not again!

AJN - read the post I've just put up with some observations on the game. It wasn't so much a fade as a group of very inexperienced players not quite knowing how to cope with a run-on. And to their credit, they collectively dug very deep in that last five minutes not only to stem the tide but to snatch back the lead. I was pretty impressed by that.

Both teams had most of their senior players off by this stage, but I think Sydney's 15 was probably the less experienced, and they were certainly physically much slighter than Essendon's kids. Cupido, for example, is a very strongly built lad and he was one of their prime movers in that final quarter.

[swansrock4eva]

Alos, during the second quarter, a certain irishman appeared to slip, reach for the hip area, and wasn't seen after half time. he did some sprints at 3/4 time with a bit of a limp. Doens't seem to be a major concern, but stil, something to look out for info about in the next few days possibly...