Woeful

[Go Swannies]

This may sound like a stupid question but have the Hawks found a different way to kick a football to get it to bounce as if it had backspin? Last night I watched the R19 game of 2003 again and time and again there would be a Hawk lose kick that a Swan would be running to. The ball would hit the deck and bounce over the Swan's head into the hands of the Hawk chasing him. Then I saw it again a few times today. Of course, you always have the luck of the ball bounce but there are a lot more than chance would predit in our last two Hawks games.

[SXP]

I just wondered if the win over the Hawks by a point was enough to motivate players. According to your comment it's hardly inspiring win. We play against much more motivated teams in a couple of weeks than the Hawks (Buldogs and Saints for example) and it doesn't fill me with a lot of confidence.

[liz]

Originally posted by SXP
I just wondered if the win over the Hawks by a point was enough to motivate players. According to your comment it's hardly inspiring win.

I think its as much about them remembering what it feels like to win, remembering that they are capable of doing it, all the more so because they really had to scrap for it at the end.

No doubt they will go over the game and identify all the things that didn't go well, but if they can scrap another win next week (though hopefully by more than a point), the following week they should really just go out to enjoy, take a few risks and the old style confidence may just come flooding back.

Kennelly is starting to work back into some form, as is Maxfield. Barry has found a new level of determination over the past two games, O'Loughlin will keep getting better as he gets more game time, Buchanan at the clearances is a bonus we probably didn't expect - there are lots of positives. They just have to create more and more over the next couple of weeks.

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by SXP
I just wondered if the win over the Hawks by a point was enough to motivate players. According to your comment it's hardly inspiring win. We play against much more motivated teams in a couple of weeks than the Hawks (Buldogs and Saints for example) and it doesn't fill me with a lot of confidence.

You should have seen the players bouncing around on the balls of their feet as they came over to thank the fans. And the after match was buzzing. Yes, the Hawks have been playing crap footy but they are a team that always seems to lift against us - and they had some confidence after last week and we just put our heads over the ball and got there.

It'll be interesting to see if the Doggies have the intensity to play to hold us down. From what I've seen they play to win (but spray goal shots all over the place) rather than playing to restrict their opposition. But they won well today so will be pumped, too.

[ScottH]

Re: Woeful

Originally posted by midaro
We were bad, they were as bad.

If it had've been soccer it would've been a nil all draw.

Nothing to get excited about.

Ok, so I didn't get excited when Jude slotted thru a much needed goal to put us back in front. And the effort of the back line to continually mark and run the ball out of defence, was appaling. Monty's effort to put pressure on Smith at the kick out was only half hearted!! I didn't sit on the edge of my seat in the final 10 minutes as the game was so boring.

We didn't need the 4 points anyone, lets donate to Hawthorn!!!




You must've been watching the Weagles game if you didn't think much of the game

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by Captain


We have hardly been in the best of form recently so to expect to beat Hawthorn by 10 goals is silly. To win after a Perth road trip and play ourselves into form is great.

Very true observation there. Don't underestimate the trip to Perth. The whole team did well to come away with a win from a team we haven't beaten in 5(?) meetings

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by Mike_B

The 4th quarter we looked in a fair bit of trouble, not much run or energy, but somehow managed to pull it out which really is all that matters when youve lost 4 on the trot. Just the fact we have the 4 points will be a huge lift to the boys for next week.

Don't understate the Subi factor.

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by desredandwhite
Well, it wasn't pretty. far from it. In fact, the performance had definitely been beaten about the head a couple of times with the ugly stick.

Both teams were found before the game climbing the ugly tree. That's the tree where all those sticks come from. Anyway, wharfey (who had reached the top) slipped and fell thus creating a dominos effect. Coincidedly, every player fell and hit every ugly stick on the way down. That's my explanation for it.

[Go Swannies]

No, Geelong was an ugly game. Today was chronically untidy. The Swans showed lots of promise today but also made lots of silly mistakes.

[Diego]

I am in Melbourne atm..and today I went and watched the Saints kill the coolers by 100 points. all i can say WOW.

During the game i kept going to the bar to watch the game.

We suck.

[penga]

Originally posted by dendol
What used to be a strength was our endurance and ability to over run teams. This year, its been the exact opposite.

as posted above, dont underestimate the subi factor - we played the most amount of teams the week after travelling to subi, last year

people are also forgetting the wind factor in a 4 quarters of non-consistent football

1st and 3rd quarters - kicking with the wind

2nd and 4th - kicking against it

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by Diego
I am in Melbourne atm..and today I went and watched the Saints kill the coolers by 100 points. all i can say WOW.

During the game i kept going to the bar to watch the game.

We suck.

Weagles in Melbourne aren't a big challenge. And maybe we wore them out . . .

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by penga
people are also forgetting the wind factor in a 4 quarters of non-consistent football

1st and 3rd quarters - kicking with the wind

2nd and 4th - kicking against it

This is a woeful excuse.

It would imply that without wind at the end of every quarter the scores should be level.

We should have done more with the breeze and stopped them better against it.

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
This is a woeful excuse.

It would imply that without wind at the end of every quarter the scores should be level.

We should have done more with the breeze and stopped them better against it.

You're perfectly right. The wind isn't a factor any more than the rain is.

We should have kicked 25 unanswered goals, too.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
You're perfectly right. The wind isn't a factor any more than the rain is.

We should have kicked 25 unanswered goals, too.

So the wind is a perfect excuse for us to play like idiots for half a game!?!