Round 5: Swans vs Suns

[dejavoodoo44]

Really solid performance today bar the bad kicking for goal. Really nullified Gold Coast's strengths and made them struggle for much continuity. JJ did a great job on Anderson, and Rowell got plenty of it but wasn't as damaging as he could be.

Massive game from Heeney - could he seriously challenge for the Brownlow this year. Did everything today. Grundy also superb, and McCartin was a rock down back.

And that goal from Rosas - what a beauty. He is never going to be a big possession winner, but he brings pressure and can make things happen.

Very happy with that - big 2 weeks coming up, if we can split them and be 5-2, we'd be very happy with where we are at. Win both and we'd be really well positioned.

Agree with all that.
Perhaps the thing that Cox would be most happy about is the 97 tackles. The Suns were really battered into submission, on a ground I thought would suit them more than us, as its narrowness stifles a lot of our spread. Last match we were constantly changing the point of attack and really cut the Eagles up. Today we had to go through a very tough side.

Slightly surprising for me, it was Heeney being the chief midfield grunt. In that, he's such a talented player, I can forget that he's also tough around the contests. But 10 clearances, 18 contested possessions and 11 tackles, make a convincing case that he lead the way.

I'll mention a few other players. Once he shook of his injury, I thought that Mills was really good. Had some tough defensive efforts, and he got a few rebounding chains going, with some really incisive handballs. I thought McInerney continued his very good start to the season. Occasionally he ran himself into trouble, but his willingness to attack at pace kept driving us forward. I'm also still liking how Wicks has added more rebounding flair to his game.

Actually, I could name most of the side, as I thought it was a really tough win. And if our key forwards get over their yips, I'm confident that we'll get to 6-1.

[imuninformedtwo]

Agree with all that.
Perhaps the thing that Cox would be most happy about is the 97 tackles. The Suns were really battered into submission, on a ground I thought would suit them more than us, as its narrowness stifles a lot of our spread. Last match we were constantly changing the point of attack and really cut the Eagles up. Today we had to go through a very tough side.

Slightly surprising for me, it was Heeney being the chief midfield grunt. In that, he's such a talented player, I can forget that he's also tough around the contests. But 10 clearances, 18 contested possessions and 11 tackles, make a convincing case that he lead the way.

I'll mention a few other players. Once he shook of his injury, I thought that Mills was really good. Had some tough defensive efforts, and he got a few rebounding chains going, with some really incisive handballs. I thought McInerney continued his very good start to the season. Occasionally he ran himself into trouble, but his willingness to attack at pace kept driving us forward. I'm also still liking how Wicks has added more rebounding flair to his game.

Actually, I could name most of the side, as I thought it was a really tough win. And if our key forwards get over their yips, I'm confident that we'll get to 6-1.

One of the things about McInerney is the amount of times he finds himself involved in chains of play streaking through the middle of the ground. His running power at the moment is awesome. It’s a reminder that in each of the past two years, he was sitting inside the top five of our B&Fs before late season injuries.

[dejavoodoo44]

One of the things about McInerney is the amount of times he finds himself involved in chains of play streaking through the middle of the ground. His running power at the moment is awesome. It’s a reminder that in each of the past two years, he was sitting inside the top five of our B&Fs before late season injuries.

Yes, he's currently leading the AFL for score involvements. Which I think gives a pretty good indication of how effective he's been.

[lwjoyner]

maybe mclean is that back up ruck takes a good grad and KICKS GOALS something that CUrno and Amerty did not do. Maybe they both need a run in th seconds to get back to kickibng goals but we havent got ready made replacements. Macca could replace Corey W.