So, what did we learn?

[anne]

Originally posted by Foreign Legion
Top 2 doesn't matter as we saw last year...

They won't do it 2 years in a row, just as they couldn't steal 2 games in a row.

[swans4ever]

- we learnt that Barry Hall has had a great run for the past few weeks & it was time for an off game, since he is only human
- chambers seemed to be on st kildas side, always hitting ball to their end
- chambers kicked a ball off the ground
- davis could have been a hero
- we expect a big game against the pies
- that many people have yet again written us off
- we played bad
- supporters shouldn't lose faith & think that we cant beat top sides, one bad loss isn't the end of the world
- wet weather didn't suit us tonight
- umpires don't help at all

this game should be one that should be forgotten, move on & forget about it, the next big one is against the pies so we need to step up

[Carolyn]

We have two weeks to prepare for the game against the 'Pies so I hope to see a better game than tonight's.

[swans4ever]

i think thats guaranteed, can't get much worse than tonight

[Leeroy]

The players should sentence themselves to circle work instead of wind sprints for the next fortnight.

[573v30]

Well, it was actually a good effort for us to have only lost by 2 points. In that torrential rain, a 14-20 point lead really has the effect of a 5-6 goal lead. The week break is a blessing at the moment, a lot of players need the rest and hopefully better matchups and no rain in 2 weeks!

[Foreign Legion]

Originally posted by anne
They won't do it 2 years in a row, just as they couldn't steal 2 games in a row.

WOW - thanks for that anne - I thought for sure we had the second premiership in the bag until you typed that.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by 573v30
Well, it was actually a good effort for us to have only lost by 2 points.

[Carolyn]

We're playing at Telstra Stadium in a fortnight's time as well so hopefully the ground would suit our game style better and we could get away with a win.

[Jeffers1984]

- Never make cocky calls like "we're gonna win by infinity".
- Swans are bad swimmers.
- Thomas outcoached Roos.

[573v30]

Originally posted by NMWBloods

It would've been worse and more embarrassing if it weren't for Schneider...

[hammo]

The SCG has turned into a home ground disadvantage

[Damien]

I am actually trying to ignore the fact we lost!! It will hit me soon enough.

However, I do want to say that Frasier Gherig is possibly the laziest player I have ever witnessed playing. Anything that required a second effort was left begging, much to the annoyance of the St.Kilda fan I took along tonight.

I didn't realise how much work the rest of the St.Kilda forward line have to do to get him free for a lead (lots of illegal shepparding also) and anything at ground level where he is in a contest, he gives up pretty quickly.

It is the first time I had really ever paid close attention to him and can't believe that he seems to have this wonderful repuation with so many!

Arghh, had to get that off my chest lol

[Go Swannies]

That the Swans are learning how to play in the wet. That is the best I've seen the team play in an absolute downpour (I still squelch). We looked totally outclassed against the Tigers and Pies in the rain in 2004. Tonight we had the double inconvenience of being outcoached and less accurate with a wet ball. And we lost by 2.

That the Swans need to lose matches to remember not to believe their own PR.

That the Saints will be lucky to be able to field a team of 18 by finals time.

That Swans supporters here don't cope well with losing while those at the game were more in "the loss we had to have" mode.

That the Sainst remain our bogey team - think the 2002 draw, the R10 "ugly" game of 2005. AD we need you.

[BigBadBarryNo1]

- our forwards need to learn how to play more defensively in the wet (eg hall should have just stuck a fist out to block some of those maguire marks)

- can't leave everything till the last minute

- need to leave 1 man loose behind the ball as defence (which we learnt too late)

- desperate footy doesn't suit us..

- craig bolton's lucky run up forward and booming kicks were a fluke

- kick for goal on a 50 metres coz the opposition is gonna flood in the wet