What round will we start to play footy?

[Go Swannies]

I'm hoping that yesterday was the 2006 equivalent of the St Kilda loss last year - equally pathetic lack of application and skills. But Port are regarded as crap and the Saints are gods so yesterday's may be lower. Or Port are going back to be a dominant team? Remember when we almost lost to the Cats (2004) and that was showing just how bad we are.

Losing isn't the issue but the manner of losing was - and the players seemed uninterested, except the lair goal from Goodes and Davis. If they don't change their attitude by next weekend then it really is a hangover. All the players seemed disappointed as they left the ground but afterwards Leo and Nog seemed content while Craig, Ben and Jude seemed very disappointed.

Maybe changing to a single captain would be a wake-up call?

[katie-scarlett]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
Maybe changing to a single captain would be a wake-up call?

How so, GS(2)?

[Lucky Knickers]

I thought Baz deep in the fwd line was to take the 3 defenders with him. Unfortunately our other fwds' leading was ordinary and delivery into the F50 was @@@@e.

PA defence had a fantastic game - Mark Williams definitely got his matchups right and they had clearly done their homework on MOL and Baz. Constantly got the spare defenders back quickly to block up holes and leave little space to lead. Whereas our spare men (jolly/goodes) did a slowish job down to the goal line long after the mark in our D50 had been taken.

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by katie-scarlett
How so, GS(2)?

There was no sign of leadership on the field yesterday so maybe the three captains is part of the problem.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
There was no sign of leadership on the field yesterday so maybe the three captains is part of the problem.

Utter Rubbish!!!


PA were leading us everywhere.

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by ScottH
Utter Rubbish!!!


PA were leading us everywhere.

Sorry, you're correct and I was thinking from a purely Swans pespective.

In fact, Tredrea is such a wonderful leader that, at any time last Sunday afternoon, there were 39 men on the field doing their best to ensure a Port victory. And that's without the illustrious leader even playing!

[Sanecow]

Maybe going from a successful rotating captaincy to picking three untouchables was a poke in the eye for some of the "leadership group" that indicated that 2006 is to be more about individual honours and less about the team. Duh, Roosy.

[dazza]

Let's just face the facts that the Swans played like utter crap on Sunday

I turned the tv off after 3 qtr time but then turned it back on to see the swans fighting back and thought where the hell was this during the first 3 qrtrs

There is good news for the Swans though.Kelly and Plugger are coming out of retirement to play for them as well as Ball

Maybe that will change their fortunes