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[dejavoodoo44]

Good competitive first quarter, where pretty well everyone had some sort of useful contribution.

[bandwagon]

38min quarter - Swans lead 3.0 - 6.3
Cleary 11 disposals - very smart footballer; Warner 9 touches but made a few mistakes. Will Green is transformed from early in the year - wins taps (not always to advantage), gets involved and kicks goals.
King clearly the most impressive of the Academy kids.

[bandwagon]

Was that 50 for dissent? Anyhow - Hanily kicks the goal.

[bandwagon]

HT: Swans lead 5.1 - 10.6

[crackedactor 01]

35 points in front of the 4th placed Giants. Almost strange to watch. Forget Curnow and other big names I want the 4 academy boys playing out there today. Save the draft picks.

[dejavoodoo44]

Another strong quarter to increase our lead to 35 points. I thought our defence was very solid, with Carmichael looking right at home. Warner provided plenty of spark through the midfield and I do like watching Ladhams at this level.

[bandwagon]

Nice to see the Academy kids play against some bigger bodies. All of them have contributed, King the standout but quiet in that quarter.

[bandwagon]

3QT swans lead 8.4 - 10.13
7 behinds in that quarter, and the Giants feasting on our turnovers - painful to watch
Swans really cannot perform for 4 quarters, hopefully they lift in the last

[dejavoodoo44]

Probably let GWS back into the game with a few sloppy midfield turnovers and missing some set shots. Plus it didn't help, that Ladhams got in the way of what would've been an excellent King goal.

Still, I think we'll steady in the final quarter and win.

[dejavoodoo44]

Dattoli has a big bag of tricks.

[bandwagon]

That's better, a couple of strong marks from King and Ladhams, then a long bouncing goal to Dattoli

[dejavoodoo44]

Great effort by McNamara.

[Dow]

How Ladhams has to make way for Francis is a crime - has been awesome tonight

[bandwagon]

How Ladhams has to make way for Francis is a crime - has been awesome tonight

He has been good, but probably want Francis to play defensive forward on Taylor/Buckley

[crackedactor 01]

28 point win is nice. I have never seen Florent play with such aggression. Ladhams dominated the ruck, Dattoli has some special skills. The academy boys all played good games. Something to look forward to in 2026.