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[Bas]

Originally posted by gossipcom
Did Moore survive the Ressies or was he injured?

He was standing near me during half time in the Brewongle stand and he had a light bandage on his left wrist. It didn't look too serious as he didn't appear to be favouring it at all.

[Bas]

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
He was faking it just to get some attention.

Still trying to find a lead.....

[cruiser]

ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

What else is there to say. I spent the long drive home wondering what I'd say on here but I know that once I start I'll be off tearing strips off them. But I will mention LRT - totally ****ing useless. Probably BOG for the Demons, such was his ability to give them the ball. Its like April 2005 all over again. And where's O'Keefe, and what's Kirk doing, and did MOL get a touch. Hall too busy playing captain - he spends too much time marshalling other players and doesnt give enough leads. Our ruck is completely ****ed. etc etc.....

Has any team ever gone from a premiership to a wooden spoon in just one season? This is SO DISAPPOINTING.


Mod edit: understandable use of expletives, but please don't avoid the swear filter quite so blatantly

[Old Royboy]

With normal luck we would have won today.. That deliberate OOB not called with about 90 secs to go was one of the poorest umpiring non decisions I have seen in a long time. Yse?s goal off the ground came straight out of his backside. But ultimately bad play, bad decision making, shocking kicking for goal and lack of desperation when it counted lost the game.

Put things into perspective ? we were playing an ordinary team who had virtually no interchange in the last quarter and should have run over the top of them.

This year feels like the last four at the same stage ? as usual we have started the season playing like dogs droppings. I?ll wait another four weeks before slashing my wrists, but the big worry for me is poor player attitude.

[robamiee]

I dont think the SCG is going to the great home ground advantage for us anymore with our style of play.
With oppostion teams just flat out flooding or even more so strangling our forward line at the SCG, i think it will be hard road ahead, unless we get it in there quick.Which we are not renowned for, yet have the capability of any of the best teams in the comp to do so.
When you look at the 2 games in Melbourne. Aside from the 1st qtr against the dons (which was a free kick feast for the dons) we out played the bombers for the rest of the match.
1st qtr and a half against the blues mucht he same again.

I think next week on the much larger telstra stadium it will gives us more room to play our better footy, and maybe help us get back into much needed form. But new tactics are needed.

Ablett impresses me often with his long kicks, as does Davis and Okeefe, maybe the rest should follow their leads.

I must say Chambers did have a much better game after his first touch. He seemed a man possesed that maybe believed in himself. Maybe a sleeping giant in the waiting only time will tell, but he did ruck much better after those couple of touches.

Malceski could be a geniune player in future and worth mnore time and experience on the field.

What ahs happened to Spriggs? i think maybe he could be a midfielder to provide some explosiveness in the middle...maybe not, but who knows.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by robamiee
I dont think the SCG is going to the great home ground advantage for us anymore with our style of play.

I thought much the same thing watching today. Then again, I don't think any ground suits our current style of play.

Ablett impresses me often with his long kicks, as does Davis and Okeefe, maybe the rest should follow their leads.

Ablett is a terrible kick - long but wayward. O'Keefe also kicks long but generally wayward.

Davis kicks long but hits a target. Malceski can do the same.

I can't think of anyone else in our side that can hit a target regularly over 40m.

[Ryan Bomford]

Originally posted by Old Royboy
But ultimately bad play, bad decision making, shocking kicking for goal and lack of desperation when it counted lost the game.

Put things into perspective ? we were playing an ordinary team who had virtually no interchange in the last quarter and should have run over the top of them.

That just about sums it up for me as well.

[The Big Cat]

I feel gutted too. But then again I always do, and have after every loss for fifty years! This time, last year, we were two and two. Win the next two and we are in better shape that 05! (wishful thinking??) I thought we were getting closer to our game. I'm not sure losing Neitz was a big deal as their forward line looked sharper and more open. Thought Shneider was great and contrary to what I've read here, I thought LRT was reasonable. But surely if there's 3 blokes on BBBH then someone else has to be free. Two big errors cost us dearly (can't blame Esky, he's a kid) Had Deadly Tedley kicked that goal after the siren in the first quarter we probably win. Goodesy not picking up the ball in the goal square was either showboating or bad communication from team mates. Read on the website that Doyley is having scanns on his hammy after limping off!

[smasher]

A lot of players drifted in and out of the game.We were blessed that McLean went down as he was dominating the midfield.The midfield,IMO,is an area we are lacking.We don't have an "in and under' player who can keep the ball in legally or get it out quickly.I heard Moore was not playing as there were injury queries on a couple of senior players and he was emergency.He always wears a band around his wrist when playing.
Good to see Malceski get plenty of game time and he should be perservered with..his skills are good and he only had one bad kick.He has been very patient,been at the club since 2002 draft, worked hard post knee reco in 2004 so I see him as a positive.
We only lost by one point and while it hurts it wasn't a shalaking.I heard Doc Larkin say that Davis has re-injured an old hamstring problem and would be missing for 2-3 weeks.
A few of our so called "better" players need to have a good look at themselves this week as they are not earning their lofty pay packets

[stellation]

I didn't mention it earlier, and it is a little harsh because I thought that he was quite good yesterday, but Crouch had the play that summed up the Sydney Swans up to Round 4 2006. Forgive me if this isn't exactly how it went but...

Nick Davis works his way into the game just when we really need it and kicks a thumping, brilliant, team and crowd lifting goal. We win the next centre clearance, Crouch sprints through the middle and has Davis on a great, EASY TO HIT EVEN FOR OUR @@@@ING USELESS FORWARD DELIVERY MIDFIELDERS lead directly in front of him (Davis has worked hard and made a big gap from his opponent, a half decent pass sees him kicking from 40 straight in front) and Crouch... ignores the lead, goes for a thumping goal from the centre square and sprays it for a behind.

If Crouch gives that up to Davis, Davis (more than likely) kicks it and has 2 in 1 minute- different game.

[BarneyG]

Just my two cents worth.......
The ball went into the forward 50 enough times for us to convert a big score, we didnt because off one main culprit O'keefe, stats showed that he 8 clangers and 5 free kicks but didnt use them effectively.

[Legs Akimbo]

O'Keefe has to be sent to the magoos until he sorts his kicking out. It is painful to watch a guy who gets so much of the ball doing so much damage to his own team.

Moore has to be bought in because we are getting flogged in the centre clearances. There are currently too many defensive midfielders (i.e. watching their man ready to lay a tackle rather than watching the ball) and not enough ballwinners.

[Bear]

Originally posted by robamiee
I dont think the SCG is going to the great home ground advantage for us anymore with our style of play.
With oppostion teams just flat out flooding or even more so strangling our forward line at the SCG, i think it will be hard road ahead, unless we get it in there quick.Which we are not renowned for, yet have the capability of any of the best teams in the comp to do so.

I think next week on the much larger telstra stadium it will gives us more room to play our better footy, and maybe help us get back into much needed form. But new tactics are needed.

Agree totally. I live much nearer to the SCG, but I am looking forward to going to Telstra Stadium next weekend to see us play a much more sustainable brand of football.

It is far too easy for teams to flood on the SCG which makes it hard going to score goals with our style of uncontested football. Every other team knows now that you simply flood the Swans and we play anything but direct football.

Hell, they don't even bother to put anyone on the mark now!!!!!!!!

[katie-scarlett]

Originally posted by Legs Akimbo
O'Keefe has to be sent to the magoos until he sorts his kicking out.

Speaking of bad kicking, I was expecting to see a new LRT whipping thread by now..