Sydney Swans Vs Essendon Bombers Game Thread

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  • ugg
    Can you feel it?
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    • Jan 2003
    • 15970

    #16
    My god that has to be the worst quarter of football under Paul Roos.

    And there was no way that Heffernan kicked before the siren.
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    • Carolyn
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      • Feb 2006
      • 986

      #17
      Originally posted by ugg
      And there was no way that Heffernan kicked before the siren.
      Blame the umpires...
      My Pokemon brings all the boys to the yard and they're like "Wanna trade cards?"
      "Damn right, I wanna trade cards. I can beat you, I've got Charizard!"

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      • Alison
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        • Feb 2003
        • 155

        #18
        Poor Leo! I really feel for him. The umpires really don't like him or is it that you just cannot touch Lloyd the Loser! One was a free against Leo but the others were not (I don't think anyway). Lloyd was holding onto Leo's jumper a couple of times but the umpires don't see that or don't want to.

        Anyway I am glad Leo is back on and getting a few kicks. I actually really like Leo playing on the half back line - is able to run more and creates and sets up a lot of play. Our midfielders have picked up and putting more pressure on so the ball is not coming down as quick into Essendon's forward line.

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        • GoSouth33
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          • Mar 2005
          • 695

          #19
          Keep your hats on folks. We got an absolute caning from the umpires, but at half time we are well and truly in this game. We've got momentum without any help from the umps. Imagine how the Bombers will feel if this one gets away from them.
          Run2Live,Live2Run

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          • swans_premiers
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            • Feb 2003
            • 1101

            #20
            Why are we losing? I hear leo is having a bad game and the umpires but are there any other reasons?
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            • ugg
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              • Jan 2003
              • 15970

              #21
              Bombers were winning the clearances in the first quarter and they just kept running the ball and playing on as fast as they could. Might cost them later if their fitness is found wanting.

              Leo was unlucky with a few frees against him and there wasn't much else he could do when the Bombers had the ball and delivered to Lloyd.

              We're definitely back in it though because Bradley looks really lost against Hall (touch wood).
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              • Lucky Knickers
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                • Oct 2003
                • 4220

                #22
                Richards has done a good job on Lloyd. Goodes/Hall standouts. Thought Ablett had very good start.

                Free kicks 21 to 11? Why am I surprised. Again it's the inconsistency that's so frustrating.

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                • ugg
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                  • Jan 2003
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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Lucky Knickers
                  Richards has done a good job on Lloyd. Goodes/Hall standouts. Thought Ablett had very good start.

                  Free kicks 21 to 11? Why am I surprised. Again it's the inconsistency that's so frustrating.
                  Richards had done ok but Lloyd hasn't had the same acting opportunities he had when Leo was on him.

                  Holding-the-ball count: 4 to 0 against.
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                  • Lucky Knickers
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                    • Oct 2003
                    • 4220

                    #24
                    Baz kicks 6.
                    Skills letting us down.

                    Goodes is playing very well. Baz is the standout. Buchanan getting into things.

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                    • ugg
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                      • Jan 2003
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                      #25
                      Had chances that quarter, didn't take them especially early on. IF we get a sniff we must convert. Too many clever little kicks in the forward line at the moment. Sometimes I wish they would just have a ping at the goals.
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                      • Alison
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                        • Feb 2003
                        • 155

                        #26
                        Very true. We needed to take advantage of the opportunities that quarter. What really pisses me off is that our defenders get pinned for holding jumper yet Essendon forwards can hold the jumper of our defenders and also can hold Hall's jumper and he does not get a free.

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                        • FredFlintstone
                          Warming the Bench
                          • Aug 2005
                          • 123

                          #27
                          "Where The Bloody Hell Were They Tonight?"


                          Apologies if i have offended anyone out there but i am really shattered with our performance tonight...some standouts but really needs to be a team effort all round.
                          Yabba Dabba Dooooo Swannies!!!

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                          • TheMase
                            Senior Player
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 1207

                            #28
                            I will post on what I have seen thus far, even though I know the result (against the delayed coverage).

                            My ratings of the players today ...

                            Luke Ablett - Had patches of very good football. I think as the season goes on we will see exactly what Ablett is capable of.

                            Leo Barry - Got absolutely towelled up by Lloyd early on before being moved. Was great to see some of his traditional running on half back and down the wings after that. Pretty average performance overall.

                            Craig Bolton - I though he played quite well, moved up the ground and didn't seem to have too much of a lack of fitness. Mr consistant is in good knick. Not sure who he was on though.

                            Jude Bolton - Just did not do enough at the centre clearances. We seemed to be winning the taps when Jolly was in the centre, but just not reading it well at all. His disposal wasn't anything to write home about either. Very average.

                            Amon Buchanan - Did well around the ground and presented. Probably slightly underdone but I think we will see more of the same from Buchanan this year.

                            Paul Chambers - Hopeless. Average ruckman, no good skills regardless of whether he is marking, handballing, kicking or even trying to collect the ball off the deck. Jolly did a lot more whilst on ground (although was quiter than I would have hoped). Surely Doyle is a better option.

                            Crouch - was quiet overall but his running was first class. That tackle near the boundary line was magic. Has been injured and thus would have been slightly underdone.

                            Davis - Did not appear to present enough, or at least didn't have the ball kicked to him. Needs to work harder if he wants to become the star he believes he has the potential to be.

                            Dempster - Quiet but didn't seem to spend much time on the ground. Has been injured and thus underdone. Didn't do anything wrong per se.

                            Fosdike - Had patches of good work, and when he had the ball did quite well, but just did not present well enough.

                            Goodes - Brilliant. Other than Hall probably our best. Was all over the place and his direct oponent had little effect on the match. Looks fit and strong.

                            Hall - What can you say? Should have kicked the first one? Can't complain too much from a guy that kicked 7 goals. Class

                            Jolly - Chambers seemed to get a better run than Jolly. Was great around the ground early on and effective in the ruckwork, but players don't seem to be reading the taps.

                            Kirk - Did not get anywhere near as much as usual but didn't see anything to be concerned after he gets fitness under his belt.

                            Matthews - Did okay. Don't know who his direct oponent was though. VERY soft though. He had the opportunity to get an intercept in the 3rd term, but was caught flat footed as one of the Essendon players cut between him and another Swans player. Not good enough. He should have been on his feet and attacking the ball instead of waiting for it to come to him.


                            McVeigh - Didn't seem to get a whole lot of game time, but did okay when he had the ball. I have never been this blokes greatest fan, but just don't think he is built well enough for this level.

                            O'Keefe - Had a reasonable amount of the ball. Needs to have goal kicking practice though.

                            O'Loughlin - Kicked a couple of goals, but after quarter time just did not present often enough. Not much leading. However, we should be greatful he is playing in round one@

                            Richards - Did very well after going onto Lloyd. However, I am not sure whether this is due to his good work, OR the increased pressure in the midfield. I feel it was more the latter. Very strong mark.

                            LRT - Didn't get a lot of the ball. Needs to work on his kicking. Kept Lucas fairly quiet for the first few quarters so did his job without starring.

                            Adam Schneider - Did well when had the ball, but needs to get around it more often (not sure how much time he spent on the ground). Roos seems to have installed in him the kicking out duties as did it a few times, and did it very well might I add.

                            Williams - Looked alright, but like a few of the midfielders just didn't get in there and present often enough.


                            All in all not a bad performance as we are generally slow starters. We did miss Kennelly tonight.

                            We need to become more effective in the contests. When kicking inside 50, at times (particuarly in the first half) we seemed to bomb it to a contest. Whether this was because our players weren't leading effectively or not I am not sure, possibly a combination of that a congestion from the Essendon defence.

                            Chambers is useless.

                            At the end of the day we are playing a lot better at this stage of the year THIS YEAR than we were last. Hopefully that means we can lift even further come the end of the season.

                            We are very much underdone.

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                            • ugg
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                              • Jan 2003
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                              #29
                              First quarter pretty much killed us. We were always trying to play catch-up after that. Slow 'start' to the season indeed.

                              The new rules seem to have blunted our game plan of slowing the game down. We can't slow our opponents at the marking contests any more, and the umpires are calling play on pretty quickly after a mark now. Tonight was one of the more open games we have played in the past season or two.
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                              • ugg
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                                #30
                                I agree with most of your assessments, Mase but I'm not sure about Ablett. He seems to be rushed when he gets possession of the ball and bombs away with that huge kick that he has.
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