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  • DeadlyAkkuret
    Veterans List
    • Oct 2006
    • 4547

    #31
    Originally posted by woo
    has anyone mentioned barry halls' brain freezes....I am sorry..but horrific. The 4 or so times he played on when of all the time to stap, think and then kick the ball he should have....I am verging on saying he should be dropped for a week.
    Tell me you're kidding?

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    • Snake
      On the Rookie List
      • Mar 2007
      • 330

      #32
      Originally posted by NMWBloods
      The time to grab 4 points was round 1 !!
      No point crying over spilt milk.

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      • floppinab
        Senior Player
        • Jan 2003
        • 1681

        #33
        When a @@@@load of experienced players had been spraying them left right and centre all night, "The Kid" steps up with 2 minutes to go on a tightish angle,afte copping one in the face from KingUserKerr, setshot and slots it through to put us within a kick of drawing the game. Showed a lot of composure.

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        • NMWBloods
          Taking Refuge!!
          • Jan 2003
          • 15819

          #34
          Originally posted by floppinab
          When a @@@@load of experienced players had been spraying them left right and centre all night, "The Kid" steps up with 2 minutes to go on a tightish angle,afte copping one in the face from KingUserKerr, setshot and slots it through to put us within a kick of drawing the game. Showed a lot of composure.
          Yes, that was a pretty impressive finish given the circumstances.
          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."

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          • RED RAG
            Go the Bloods !
            • Feb 2007
            • 56

            #35
            Originally posted by Margie
            We had the biggest crowd of the round.
            Yes, and with all the build up and hype we put on a socking display in front of 63000 people. A lot of these people don't normally go to swans games and we put them off from going again. I haven't heard a quieter 63000 crowd up untill the last qtr when we all started to hope for an undeserved victory. The Swans have to get there finger out or the membership will drop next season.
            RED RAG

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            • liz
              Veteran
              Site Admin
              • Jan 2003
              • 16773

              #36
              Originally posted by RED RAG
              Yes, and with all the build up and hype we put on a socking display in front of 63000 people. A lot of these people don't normally go to swans games and we put them off from going again. I haven't heard a quieter 63000 crowd up untill the last qtr when we all started to hope for an undeserved victory. The Swans have to get there finger out or the membership will drop next season.
              I thought the noise level was pretty good for most of the game, not just at the end. The C10 commentators spoke about the noise level several times.

              And in terms of "getting their finger out" what exactly will satisfy you. Maybe reaching a Grand Final - and even winning one? Which of course is what the team has achieved over the two most recent seasons.

              I understand the disappointment at losing to an undermanned opponent and the team playing ordinary football for an hour or so. But to suggest they are on the brink of losing support because of it is just a tad ridiculous given recent achievements.

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              • RED RAG
                Go the Bloods !
                • Feb 2007
                • 56

                #37
                Originally posted by liz
                I thought the noise level was pretty good for most of the game, not just at the end. The C10 commentators spoke about the noise level several times.

                And in terms of "getting their finger out" what exactly will satisfy you. Maybe reaching a Grand Final - and even winning one? Which of course is what the team has achieved over the two most recent seasons.

                I understand the disappointment at losing to an undermanned opponent and the team playing ordinary football for an hour or so. But to suggest they are on the brink of losing support because of it is just a tad ridiculous given recent achievements.
                Noise level was good to start with untill it was realised we were playing badly, and then OK later. I think Telstra had a noise meter operating but haven't seen any resultes of that. Occasional Sydney spectators are notoriously fickle. Yes, the team has done wonderfully well in the last few years and it's just disappointing after expecting a good win. And I guess a lot better than one season a long time ago when I went to watch every home game and had one win the whole season.
                RED RAG

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                • DST
                  The voice of reason!
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 2705

                  #38
                  Here's a positive, I saw almost all of each game this weekend and outside of the Bulldogs and Port Adelaide, West Coast & Sydney are still miles ahead of the rest of the league at this stage.

                  Sometimes you have take results in their entirity. Yes we lost to an undermanned West Coast but as long as we can keep pace with West Coast this year we will be around the mark come Preliminary Finals time.

                  DST
                  "Looking forward to a rebuilt, new, fast and exciting Swans model in 2010"

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                  • NMWBloods
                    Taking Refuge!!
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 15819

                    #39
                    Originally posted by DST
                    but as long as we can keep pace with West Coast this year we will be around the mark come Preliminary Finals time.
                    But we didn't keep pace with them.
                    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."

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                    • Big Al
                      Veterans List
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 7007

                      #40
                      Originally posted by NMWBloods
                      But we didn't keep pace with them.
                      Yep. We looked pedestrian for most of the night. We started to fight back when West Coast tired and lost some run.

                      With the players they had out it was 4 point flushed down the loo
                      ..And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC

                      Here it is Again! - Huddo SEN

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                      • DeadlyAkkuret
                        Veterans List
                        • Oct 2006
                        • 4547

                        #41
                        Originally posted by NMWBloods
                        But we didn't keep pace with them.
                        Seriously NMW, you could turn a proton into a negative.

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                        • Mr_Juicy
                          Warming the Bench
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 397

                          #42
                          Originally posted by NMWBloods
                          But we didn't keep pace with them.
                          You're right. We out ran them in the second half

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                          • NMWBloods
                            Taking Refuge!!
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 15819

                            #43
                            Originally posted by DeadlyAkkuret
                            Seriously NMW, you could turn a proton into a negative.
                            How can it be a positive to say "We need to keep pace with WC" and actually think we are currently, when we lost to them at home when they were undermanned. Yes, we do need to keep pace with them during the year, but we don't really know if we will yet. Maybe there will be a drop off - it happens to many sides.
                            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."

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                            • NMWBloods
                              Taking Refuge!!
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 15819

                              #44
                              Originally posted by Mr_Juicy
                              You're right. We out ran them in the second half
                              Fat lot of good that did!
                              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."

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                              • Mr_Juicy
                                Warming the Bench
                                • Mar 2007
                                • 397

                                #45
                                Originally posted by NMWBloods
                                Fat lot of good that did!
                                very true

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