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How many htb decisions have they totally ignored tonight?!
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Curnow having a shockerComment
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Geez blatant htb against ginnivan there. No effort to dispose of it he was trying to hatch an eggHe ate more cheese, than time allowedComment
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I think we can forget Cleary he is not up to it.Comment
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Nothing down the line
Amartey needs to stay in the fwd 50
Curnow run goal to wing
Logan Goal to CHB
Put in a 2nd Ruck, the current ones are offering nothing
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Umpiring rubbing it in nowComment
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Yes was impossible to win tonight with the umpiring, the outs, and the short break. I'm not going to bash any of the players, they made a huge effort and just couldn't overcome all that was against them. Umpiring was shocking. I didn't watch the last quarter, the umpiring and commentary made the game unwatchable for me.Comment
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Frees 27 to 16.Comment
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The umpiring was laughable tonight. The inconsistency ridiculous.
We clearly missed our stars on a few occasions, but that one in the last quarter where Ginnivan literally pulled the ball in and sat on in summed it up.
That’ll give Cox some things to work with. We did a fair bit right but some of the execution out of the back half was off. Probably confused by Jordon not being sent to Newcombe at any stage. And marks forward of the ball missing, though the entries weren’t great at all.
Last edited by imuninformedtwo; Yesterday, 09:25 PM.Comment
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Spot on Daisi. The commentary didn’t even pretend to be unbiased. We looked good when we ran the ball, but reverting to the long kicks into the 50 were just exercises in frustration. On a positive note, Bice is coming along well and Papley has a big upside, although he’s clearly underdone at the moment.Comment
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found out a lot tonight,Comment
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Umpires are gutless. No consistency and they won't ever give a call against their darlings. We have the dreaded prospect this year of Umps being torn between the Wees and Poos and the Fairypuppies as to who they can bend over quicker.
Was impressed how well we held up defensively. Hawks missed some gettable goals, but equally we withstood a lot of pressure. Going forward is going to be our problem again, and our big forwards got zero decent service all night. We are going to struggle to score if we can't get decent delivery into the forward line. Heeney back helps with that, but we need more out of the midfield in terms of kicking to advantage. Without Gulden we can't afford to be so poor with our ball usage going forward, as we simply won't create as many chances week in week out without him.
A lot to like about certain aspects tonight, but it equally showed up that the depth is our key challenge. Gulden and Heeney are elite, but we got precious little out of players who currently are (in broad ranking order) somewhere like 25 and 26 on our list. Warner got plenty of the pill, but was poor disposal wise and butchered several chances, and Cleary had what - 4 touches in half the game.
Not having a go at either of them - there was a lot to like about a lot of Corey Warner's game. But if they are the top of our 'depth', then we don't have the depth needed to challenge for a flag."You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."Comment
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Yes mcs the umps just are scared of the crowd. Should not be a factor but always is. Wish the crowd at the SCG would create a 'boo factory' like in W.A.
Corey will stay in I reckon and Cleary out - just don't understand why some people rate him. He hardly ever disposes of the ball well and doesn't seem to tackle well. I hate to 'put the boots' into a young bloke but we have to try someone else.Comment
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