Sydney Swans Vs Essendon Bombers Game Thread

[Nico]

One last word - our forward line pressure was non existent. Stood there and let them run it out with ease.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by Nico
Suggestions: When a player has a mark or free at about 60 metres kick to the top of the square instead of to MOL over 15m on the boundary. BBH take note because you are the biggest culprit. At least if short to some one in a decent position.

I can't believe how many times we pass to someone on the boundary line.

Move it on when taking a mark if clear. Someone mentioned Davis making space and not having it kicked to him. How true. Essendon did this all game and caught us flat footed numerous times. We better get used to it because thats how all teams will play us to break down our game style.

Yes. We are a bit slow to move it on. Look at how quickly the 'Dogs do it and how Essendon did it last night.

Will Willo call it quits about mid year - next few weeks will tell. Not writing him off but maybe on last night the speed of the game has gone one notch too many for him at his age.

He did look very slow and out of it, but we'll see after a few weeks. As I recall was much the same early last year but improved as the season went on.

One last word - our forward line pressure was non existent. Stood there and let them run it out with ease.

Definitely. Our forward line defensive work was hopeless.

[legaff]

Originally posted by numbnuts
Hehehe everytime I see that guy I say, Man that guy is one UGLY SOB!!

Actually i have a friend who works in a cafe which Mcphee attends regularly, and she always says "oh my God...McPhee is soooo hot!"...

So i guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[Sanecow]

Problems:

1. Too many frees at the centre bounce.
2. Too many frees given away in our defense.
3. Not enough talk (Craig Bolton run down).
4. Not enough leading by our forwards (too many kicks into our F50 to a pack / too slow moving forward?).

Fixable.

[stellation]

Doyle in would have been nice, he would have spent at least some time in the F50.

[DST]

Went to the game last night, the result was about what I expected give a take a goal or two which came down to a poor start and some questionable umpiring decisions in the first quarter.

There were a couple of individual players that looked ready to play at senior football pace (Goodes, C Bolton, LRT) but as a whole the team looked short of a gallop. Both Magic & Hall had plenty of opportunities in the last but were pretty much out on their feet as with much of the team.

I reckon Roos and the coaching staff would be pretty happy with where they are at present.

DST

[cruiser]

Originally posted by DST
I reckon Roos and the coaching staff would be pretty happy with where they are at present.

There shouldnt be an end of season break. They should just keep training. Look what happens when they dont.

[numbnuts]

Originally posted by legaff
Actually i have a friend who works in a cafe which Mcphee attends regularly, and she always says "oh my God...McPhee is soooo hot!"...

So i guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder

I can send your friend a number for an Optometrist. McPhee was born UGLY and will die UGLY.

[DST]

Originally posted by cruiser
There shouldnt be an end of season break. They should just keep training. Look what happens when they dont.

Slight issue with the player contracts stipulating that they must have at least 8 weeks off between seasons.

And besides we do want to see our best players last until they are at least 32. If they trained and played all year round you wouldn't see too many of them getting past 28.

DST

[Deano Supremo]

I missed the game, but please someone tell me that Campo got belted someone - please?

[stellation]

Originally posted by Deano Supremo
I missed the game, but please someone tell me that Campo got belted someone - please?

Sorry, he didn't get belted and was pretty good for Essendon. 20 touches, 4 marks, 3 tackles and a goal on debut for his new club.

[cruiser]

Originally posted by DST
Slight issue with the player contracts stipulating that they must have at least 8 weeks off between seasons.

And besides we do want to see our best players last until they are at least 32. If they trained and played all year round you wouldn't see too many of them getting past 28.

DST

Sorry, I had a tongue in my cheek there. We need a tongue in cheek smiley.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by cruiser
Sorry, I had a tongue in my cheek there. We need a tongue in cheek smiley.

I've been after one for ages...well a few months any way.

[Old Royboy]

Late post I know, but just arrived back in Sydney. My record is nearly broken in two (smashed on the railing when that goal after the siren was paid). Putting the tattered jigsaw back, I see my score for Essendon was 8 goals directly from frees, another from a clear free to us not paid and of course the one after the siren. From where I sat at least half the goals from free kicks were ?iffy? at best.

My call on the game was that our midfield clearly lacked intensity in the first quarter and were pretty badly beaten. I reckoned that we were about 3-4 goals would have been a reflective margin at quarter time, not the maggot assisted 7 it actually was.

The second quarter was terrific. The third was even until the maggots assisted Essendon to another two, there-after we dominated the quarter but wrecked the good work with some shocking decision making going into forward 50.

Early on in the final I thought we were on top, a lot of the Don?s looked tired, but Crouch?s shocking clanger to gift Lucas a goal, immediately followed by another (from a centre clearance by Essendon and LRT?s slow reaction to it) totally changed the momentum and it was a big ask from there. Even then, we were still a change but further poor decision making going forward (with LRT in the van) cost us, then our guys just seemed to run out of legs the last ten minutes and they got another couple.

I?m anything but despondent. We had several blokes clearly underdone/in poor form and our game style does not cope well with passengers. Leo had one of those shockers he is prone to early season. My main worry is that we have a relatively easy early draw, so if it takes a few weeks for the team to get going we will have dropped too many games normally pencilled in as wins, then have to fight to catch up while playing the better teams (didn?t that happen last year?)

I could not understand why B2 didn?t get a crack on Lloyd ? when Leo is off he is IMO clearly our best defender one on one against leads. I thought SuperTed was really going to cause some trouble for the Essendon backs and was sorry he went back on Lloyd. I liked NOG?s game, a lot have said Goodes was impressive ? he was, but I saw a bit too much of the old lair again as well. Was that BBB?s best game under lights? I struggle to remember a better one.

Also, we have long said that to win in Melbourne against a local side we have to be AT LEAST a four goal better team. Same old.

[OldE]

I missed Tadhg. So did Leo, it would seem.