Match Thread (Live telecast)

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by Nico
McPhee really showed up O'Keefe tonight. I like O'Keefe but he needs to start to think about his game.

He played from behind McPhee all night except for that 1 mark late in the game (thank goodness). After Q Time he made little or no space and looked for most of the time quite intimidated by MCPhee.

from memory he had the same type of game on him last year too. Definitely a bogey player. I wasn't too thrilled to see them line up together.

[liz]

Originally posted by BAM_BAM
from memory he had the same type of game on him last year too. Definitely a bogey player. I wasn't too thrilled to see them line up together.

Not if my memory serves me correctly.

In the MCG Bombers game O'Keefe was opposed to Wellman and was one of only a couple of Swans who played for all 4 quarters - probably Sydney's best.

In the return game at Stad de Oz, McPhee lined up on Hall to start the game, was getting smashed and then got injured fairly early in the game.

As for this week, there is no doubt that McPhee won the contest with O'Keefe and was the Bombers' most influential player. On the positive, O'Keefe created one goal at least (the opening goal to Goodes), scored two more himself and hit the post once. So despite being beaten he made some contribution.

[giant]

Was ROK actually "playing" on McPhee? if so, his performance was dreadful. I wasn't at the ground so the most charitable excuse I could find was that ROk was leading away from Baz but that McPhee kept dropping back to be third man in on Hall. Most of McPhee's marks were over a pack and with no sign of ROK about.