The ROCKY II principle.

[JohnnyNova]

Remember in Rocky 2, Rock fought as a Southpaw? Then Mick started training him to fight with his right as a means of confusing Apollo. At a crucial moment in the fight, Rock was supposed to switch back to Southpaw and crush the arrogant Apollo.

Everytime I watch the Swans I tell myself "Ah, they're gonna pull a 'Rocky 2' any minute...". ie: go from playing like ****-tards to busting lines, smashing opposition and showering the goals from outside 50.

But it never happens.

Why?

[Nico]

Please people don't use the word retard. If only you could all spend some time with a retarded person you would understand.

[JohnnyNova]

I have. And that term is no longer used to refer to dis-abled people. Swans are retarded as defined by the Macquarie dictionary:

"to make slow, delay the progress, hinder or impede."

But I'll change it to make you happy.

[Nico]

Originally posted by JohnnyNova
I have. And that term is no longer used to refer to dis-abled people. Swans are retarded as defined by the Macquarie dictionary:

"to make slow, delay the progress, hinder or impede."

But I'll change it to make you happy.

Utter rubbish.

[Bas]

When you start kicking 7 goals a game even when you win then there is something seriously wrong.

Can anyone remember when we kick 20 plus goals in a game?

I'll start a new thread.

[Provost]

ROFL

This reminds me of a scene in "There's something about Mary"

[after telling Mary that he's an architect]
HEALY (cont'd)
I'm kidding. Yeah, I guess you could call me an architect--it's just a job really, a way to keep me moving. My real passion is my hobby.

MARY
What's that?

HEALY
I work with retards.

MARY
(taken aback)
I beg your pardon?

HEALY
You know...
(flaps lips with fingers)
...the guys who ride the short bus.

MARY
(put off)
Isn't that a little politically incorrect?

HEALY
The hell with that. No one's gonna tell me who I can and can't work with.

MARY
No, I mean

HEALY
--There's this one kid, we call him Mongo on account of he's a mongoloid. He got out of his cage once and--

MARY
--He's in a cage?!

HEALY
Well it's more of an enclosure really.

MARY
They keep him confined? That's bull****!

HEALY
That's what I said, so I went out and got him a leash you know, one of those clothesline runners for the backyard. He's got plenty of room out there to dig. The kid's really blossomed. Now I can take him to ball games, movies--you know, happy
stuff.

MARY
That sounds like fun.

HEALY
Yeah, it's fun for them, but it's heaven for me.
(getting emotional)
Those goofy bastards are just about the best thing I have in this crazy old world.
(checks watch)
Ooh, hey, I gotta run.

I agree by Maquarie Dictorary definition the swans are playing as described.

Edit: found script to quote

[JohnnyNova]

Glad we could bring a smile to your face in the midst of a shocking Swans aftermath.

Just ignore the politically oversensitive around here.

They're just a bunch of whinging retards.

ooops, sorry.

[Bas]

Using the boxing analogy, the only thing the Swans are doing at the moment is giving THEMSELVES upper cuts, left and right hands!

Knockout by 3/4 time.

[JohnnyNova]

I wish someone had knocked me out at 3/4 time.
That last quarter was a farce of epic proportion.



God I hate St. Kilda.