What do you consider to be the key mid-season indicator for a Swans's flag in 2005?

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by The Undertaker
playing solid footy, being consistant

[Destructive]

A winning percentage of 100 in Sydney.

[NMWBloods]

Winning all of our games at home to the half way mark and losing away doesn't mean much. Have a look at 1997!! One of the most disappointing years!

[Schneiderman]

1-4 on the ladder at round 11.

Win every game at home. Start thumping any team thats in the bottom 8... a couple of 100+ thrashings would be ideal.

Leo Barry has kicked double figures in goals by rnd 11.

We start getting 35,000 to games at the SCG and the ground becomes the House of [insert cliche here].

Goodes clearly leading Brownlow favourites.

And we have lift off...

[ScottH]

Winning away. Teams that win away consistently, do well. (as well as being unbeatbale at home).

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by Schneiderman
We start getting 35,000 to games at the SCG and the ground becomes the House of [insert cliche here].

I think in 1996-97, the SCG became known as "the Fortress".

[j s]

Originally posted by Schneiderman
Goodes clearly leading Brownlow favourites.

Kirk or Kennelly or Bolton(s) or Bevan or another young gun emerging as a Brownlow favourite would be a better indicator.

[Dpw]

Re: What do you consider to be the key mid-season indicator for a Swans's flag in 2005?

Originally posted by TheHood
It's not on the poll, but for mine it will be a Subiaco win because it shows you can strut your stuff anywhere.

Port did it the best in 2004 at Subi!

Please, please, please! I waited ten years for a win aganist the Eagles during the 90's there could only be one thing more satisfying for me than achieving this.

[liz]

Re: Re: What do you consider to be the key mid-season indicator for a Swans's flag in 2005?

Originally posted by Dpw
Please, please, please! I waited ten years for a win aganist the Eagles during the 90's there could only be one thing more satisfying for me than achieving this.

Didn't we beat the Eagles at Subi a couple of times in the late 90s? There was a game earlyish in the season in, I think 1999, where we beat them over there. Gehrig kicked 5, Lockett kicked more and Schwatta was on fire, IIRC.

[dread and might]

good home form. Wins interstate. wins in the wet.....most importantly for me;
(all other things being equal), is some ruthless destruction of teams. preferably good ones of course, but i am sick of us going to sleep and winning by two or three goals when we could have won by six or seven....(see st.k rd 11 for example).

[ScottH]

Re: Re: Re: What do you consider to be the key mid-season indicator for a Swans's flag in 2005?

Originally posted by liz
Didn't we beat the Eagles at Subi a couple of times in the late 90s? There was a game earlyish in the season in, I think 1999, where we beat them over there. Gehrig kicked 5, Lockett kicked more and Schwatta was on fire, IIRC.

Quite correct 3 in a row, we didn't play them their in 99.

Year	Rnd	Home	Score		Away	Score	Venue
1998	4	W.C.	99	<	SYD 	118	The WACA (N) 
2000	2	W.C.	70	<	SYD 	82	Subiaco (N) 
2001	2	W.C.	89	<	SYD 	104	Subiaco

[Thunder Shaker]

Re: Re: Re: What do you consider to be the key mid-season indicator for a Swans's fla

Originally posted by liz
Didn't we beat the Eagles at Subi a couple of times in the late 90s? There was a game earlyish in the season in, I think 1999, where we beat them over there. Gehrig kicked 5, Lockett kicked more and Schwatta was on fire, IIRC.

Here's a complete list of all Swans games against the Eagles in Perth. I think this game was actually at the WACA?

12-Apr-1987 R3   W Subiaco  Sydney 18.16 124  West Coast 14.13  97
23-Jul-1989 R16  L Subiaco  Sydney 9.16   70  West Coast 16.16 112
29-Apr-1990 R5   L Subiaco  Sydney 10.7   67  West Coast 19.14 128
26-May-1991 R10  L Subiaco  Sydney 10.12  72  West Coast 15.16 106
12-Jul-1992 R17  L Subiaco  Sydney 8.6    54  West Coast 16.11 107
27-May-1994 R10  L W.A.C.A  Sydney 10.15  75  West Coast 14.17 101
25-Jun-1995 R12  L Subiaco  Sydney 10.12  72  West Coast 11.7   73
18-May-1996 R8   L W.A.C.A  Sydney 9.10   64  West Coast 14.16 100
29-Mar-1997 R1   L Subiaco  Sydney 5.7    37  West Coast 12.6   78
18-Apr-1998 R4   W W.A.C.A  Sydney 18.10 118  West Coast 14.15  99
19-Mar-2000 R2   W Subiaco  Sydney 12.10  82  West Coast 10.10  70
08-Apr-2001 R2   W Subiaco  Sydney 15.14 104  West Coast 13.11  89
08-Jun-2002 R11  L Subiaco  Sydney 13.11  89  West Coast 15.12 102
15-May-2004 R8   L Subiaco  Sydney 15.7   97  West Coast 18.16 124

It also shows that we've only defeated the Eagles 4 times in Perth. I think the Eagles in Perth will be the real test of our prowess, given that the Eagles are the only side with a better recent record against Brisbane than the Swans.

[NMWBloods]

The win in '98 showed just how valuable a class midfielder can be - Schwass was truly awesome that night. One of the best games I have seen a midfielder play.

[swansrule100]

yeh he was all class schwass
didnt appreciate it at the time but i think we had three class midfielders at once in kelly schwass and cresswell

[NMWBloods]

Our midfield was great. What let us down was the lack of a half forward line on big grounds.