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I meant to say this the other night after the game but I think that there is a really positive sign that our champion team spirit is back. I can remember a few incidents where I was thinking to myself that these boys are once again playing for each other and the good of the team. The one that stuck out most was when O'Keefe got his first goal after the siren and everybody ran up to him and they huddled and were pumping each other up. I once again thought that this was a bunch of blokes who really like playing together and are still hungry for success. I hope they can keep it up...awesome to see that they are all working together again.
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I think the best indication was the 81 tackles.
"81 bloody tackles", that is an incredible number. I remarked at the game that we were not giving them a sniff in close quarters.
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Yeah - I agree - our tackling was back in a big way as well. I was watching the wrap up that channel 10 do after the night games and remember a highlight package that they showed of our tough tackling. Very good signs...Go you mighty BLOODBOYS!Comment
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For me I saw something I have rarely seen in the Swans in 37 years of supporting them, they were relentless. They didn't just stop when they gopt far enough ahead, they made sure they really buried Richmond.
Too often they have got to 50-60 points ahead and seemed happy with that, but Saturday was different, they really went in for the kill. Great stuff boys keep it up.
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There were lots of pats on the head and golf claps of appreciation towards teammates. A positive sign. Nick Davis didn't seem to share the love much though; he expects delivery on the chest every time he leads.Comment
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Amazing how much they ignore Davis though. At one stage O'Keefe ignore his lead to the middle so he could kick to Hall deep in the pocket on the boundary instead.
On the flipside though, Davis needs to improve his marking to make him a more viable target.Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Same. I've seen them do that perhaps no more than about half a dozen times in 30 years. I was expecting the usual slowdown, and 8-10 goal win. Great to see them keep going.Originally posted by goswannie14
For me I saw something I have rarely seen in the Swans in 37 years of supporting them, they were relentless. They didn't just stop when they gopt far enough ahead, they made sure they really buried Richmond.
Too often they have got to 50-60 points ahead and seemed happy with that, but Saturday was different, they really went in for the kill. Great stuff boys keep it up.
Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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Their relentlessness and defensive pressure reminded me how much i love supporting this team.Official Driver Of The "Who Gives A @@@@ As The Player Will Get Delisted Anyway" Bandwagon.
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But didn't Davis jump and skip and dance when he got his 1 goal.Originally posted by NMWBloods
Amazing how much they ignore Davis though. At one stage O'Keefe ignore his lead to the middle so he could kick to Hall deep in the pocket on the boundary instead.
On the flipside though, Davis needs to improve his marking to make him a more viable target.Comment
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Should he have looked upset?Originally posted by ScottH
But didn't Davis jump and skip and dance when he got his 1 goal.I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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Like you I've seen plenty of games where we were on the recieving end, but precious few where we did the grinding rather than Carlton of whoever.Originally posted by goswannie14
For me I saw something I have rarely seen in the Swans in 37 years of supporting them, they were relentless. They didn't just stop when they gopt far enough ahead, they made sure they really buried Richmond.Comment
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As it was his last for the day, maybe!!Originally posted by stellation
Should he have looked upset?
He just seemed to enjoy it more than usual.Comment
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I got the impression he was pretty happy in general to have got through the game okay and contributed. His number of disposals wasn't huge, but it was all quality (best disposal of the night for me was the patented Davo fend off a Tiger across the HBF then a perfect pass of his wrong foot to ROK on the wing who made a mess of the mark) and he hussled and presented well.Originally posted by ScottH
As it was his last for the day, maybe!!
He just seemed to enjoy it more than usual.I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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I reckon he has been watching a Plugger/Meninga fend off highlights video. He seems to do this a lot annnnd loves it.Originally posted by stellation
I got the impression he was pretty happy in general to have got through the game okay and contributed. His number of disposals wasn't huge, but it was all quality (best disposal of the night for me was the patented Davo fend off a Tiger across the HBF then a perfect pass of his wrong foot to ROK on the wing who made a mess of the mark) and he hussled and presented well.Comment
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There was another passage of play where I think the Tigers ran the ball from defence to the F50 and (I think scored), but the swans tackling was intense, every player that touched the ball had to scramble to get rid of it, before being pinged. It was sheer persistence that got the ball up the other end, but it must have worn them out, it was a major effort.Comment
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