Match Thread Match thread: Swans v Hawks.

[dejavoodoo44]

The season is finally here and it's a lovely night for football. Around 23°, generally fine and a moderate breeze at around 20kph. Tough opposition, though, and I'm not feeling hugely confident. Especially without Errol. But on the other hand, Cox seems to be doing a good job as coach and it is Jake Lloyd's 250th game. Which is quite an achievement from the rookie list.

Go the Swans!

[dejavoodoo44]

And Hanily is our sub and Frost for Hawthorn.

[The Big Cat]

Whateley will be hard to take. Big margin below Huddo.

[dejavoodoo44]

Nice snap from Warner.

[dejavoodoo44]

Sicily can be such a goose.

[dejavoodoo44]

By the way, Papley now needs 5 more goals to get to 300.

[UUaswan]

Defence looking ordinary atm

[dejavoodoo44]

Fairly entertaining quarter. Some of our ball movement was fun to watch, but we need to stick some more tackles. Umpires already starting to bug me.

[longmile]

The last thing I needed after a soulless grand final performance was soft technical umpiring

[dejavoodoo44]

"Did the tackle linger a bit too long?"

It was borderline reportable without ball.

[UUaswan]

Our training sessions must be good because we look amazing ball in hand, may as well not be out there when we dont have it

[dejavoodoo44]

The best thing about this quarter, so far, is the job that Wicks is doing.

[UUaswan]

Our guys look like they don't know what to do unless they are ball in hand

Htf are 3 of them fighting to pick up a loose ball

[dejavoodoo44]

If this keeps up, I might go outside for a while and stand in the cyclone.

[dejavoodoo44]

Needed that Rowbottom goal.