Round 9: Swans v Essendon.

[UUaswan]

Look at that free against Cleary in the first half then the one against Hamling - absolutely ridiculous. We still should have won but the umps have no idea - that long haired one the worst.

How was that even a contest, Bombers are terrible.
Hamling and Francis not in the fwd line, even if they do get the ball they cant convert.

Skills and Match Committee cost us probably 4 games now


We should have beat them by 6 goals going in

[Kafka's Ghost]

Despite the frustrations of today, and I admit to dropping the F-bomb when McInerney missed from about 15m out in the last quarter, I reckon we only need a couple of players back to be playing some excellent footy again.

[Daisi]

7 x 50 metre penalties is very-" ahem, cough, cough-" unusual in a game- is it a record? I've never seen that before.

That was a very credible fightback from the team and it was great to see. Good on them..

[UUaswan]

Despite the frustrations of today, and I admit to dropping the F-bomb when McInerney missed from about 15m out in the last quarter, I reckon we only need a couple of players back to be playing some excellent footy again.

Whatever position that has JMAC bursting thru the middle by himself ball in hand, change it to something else

[wolftone57]

This coach has no effing idea. One week he gets it right and the next he @@@@s up so badly nobody wants to actually watch the fall out. Today, he did that. His game plan of bombing long to the forward line was disastrous. They just rebounded all day and kicked multiple goals.

1. Develop your own style. forget what Horse did, you need to make your own mark. Otherwise we will hope you get sacked very soon.

2. Players obviously didn't like the game plan. they need to say so. The coach is not infallible. He is just human.

3. The Umpies decided the game with that last fee. Mind you several of the 50's were highly technical.

4. Some of our players only play when they want to. If there is no kudos they don't bother.

[bodgie]

Man. That game made me effin angry. @@@@ Swans skills. Atrocious umpiring. Modern AFL technicalities with 4 umpires is ludicrous. Why the hell was Paton selected over Ladhams? Admirable persistence at the end. Looking forward to a few players returning

[UUaswan]

Hamling and Francis aren't fwds, Mclean rucking destroys his time fwd.

That's all on the coaching panel

[UUaswan]

Man. That game made me effin angry. @@@@ Swans skills. Atrocious umpiring. Modern AFL technicalities with 4 umpires is ludicrous. Why the hell was Paton selected over Ladhams? Admirable persistence at the end. Looking forward to a few players returning

Paton over Ladhams, coaching call again

Paton not upto it

[wolftone57]

I don't think Cox has an effing clue

[crackedactor 01]

Playing against a popular team like Carlton next week. I reckon the umpires are already planning our demise. dozen extra free kicks, 7 x 50 m penalties, Its getting hard to watch Swans matches when you know what is coming.

[The Big Cat]

Sheldrick has to play from now on. 13 possessions in 33 minutes. 50 ranking points. Paton 1 handball in 49 minutes.

[UUaswan]

Sheldrick has to play from now on. 13 possessions in 33 minutes. 50 ranking points. Paton 1 handball in 49 minutes.

Agree with Sheldrick

Also would like
Defenders out of our fwd line
Legit 2nd Ruck

But im at a loss what to do with Roberts/Jmac/Floreant/Lloyds kicking, we may as well start the game 4 goals down because collectively that's the minimum they give up thru turnover

[Nico]

The dangerous tackle against Hamling was absolute garbage. Not a lot of difference between Merritt's swinging arm that sent Blakey off the ground to Melican's last week.

Fox Footy already has Merrett off. Said he had his eyes on the ball, implying that Melican didn't.

[UUaswan]

Fox Footy already has Merrett off. Said he had his eyes on the ball, implying that Melican didn't.

BS call like the rest of them but Melicans opponent didn't play next week, don't eff up my night even more by saying Blakey is out next week

[Daisi]

Agree with Sheldrick

Also would like
Defenders out of our fwd line
Legit 2nd Ruck

But im at a loss what to do with Roberts/Jmac/Floreant/Lloyds kicking, we may as well start the game 4 goals down because collectively that's the minimum they give up thru turnover

Also agree about Sheldrick- give him a full game, see how he goes. Forward line is a huge problem, should we keep Heeney there? Play Blakey there? Wicks? I know the latter two are doing Ok down back, but both are attacking players and we seem to need that in the forward line at the moment.