Rd 6 vs. Roos: Game Thread

[matthew smith]

umpires

the umpires bounce of the ball was pathetic, i kept screaming to bounce the bloody ball properly, throw it up next time.

[nat]

the umpires bounce of the ball was pathetic, i kept screaming to bounce the bloody ball properly, throw it up next time.

Haha, that was hilarious. He had like 5 centres bounces in a row that were dodgy as.

[swan_song]

With the drunks, port, the bullies and the bummers coming up the next four weeks, judging by the performance tonight, it's not inconceivable that we'll have a very lean month and may find ourselves in the bottom half of the ladder at the halfway stage...that was such an important game for us to win, and to throw it away in the first quarter was criminal!

[graystar]

the umpires bounce of the ball was pathetic, i kept screaming to bounce the bloody ball properly, throw it up next time.

I think every single centre bounce sprayed in the last qtr.

[Damien]

It seems obvious but if you are defending and you know where the ball is going to go 90% of the time you job has just become a lot simpler.

Yeah it's something that should be a no brainer huh....two players on Hall - one forward has to be free somewhere!

[Lucky Knickers]

I think our Barry Hall focus is stifling us a bit.

I think Barry Halls' "Barry Hall" focus stifled him for 3 qtrs. As for Goodes he started to show a bit form on and off. He and ROK are getting very very tight tags. Something definitely up with Davo - injured or copping another blooding.

Ablett was great tonight. Never stopped.

[TheMase]

Mase, feel free to include McVeigh in the list of liabilities.

It's time for me to say you were correct 4 years ago.

Whilst I appreciate those sentiments I always hoped I would be wrong.

He still does not look like he has the composure. Hopefully it will develop because I feel the Swans will continue to persist with him.

[Margie]

glad someone else saw that.

davis could be on his own in the goal square and they still would kick to hall with 15,000 terrorists and an army tank surrounding him.

You could see the sheer frustration on Davis' face. What are they thinking when they bomb it to Hall and 3 opposition players?

We had no cohesion tonight and injuries are finally starting to cost us.

[graystar]

I felt for Jack a bit in first half of the game being in defence - had a goal kicked on him, I think they moved him closer to the ball and it did wonders.

He did well when he dived in, got the ball to Hall who kicked it inside 50 for a goal assist. Can't remember who it was that converted?

[TheMase]

Yeah it's something that should be a no brainer huh....two players on Hall - one forward has to be free somewhere!

We are caught between a rock and a hard place here. The extra man would almost certainly be because we have a loose man in defense at the other end, which tonight I would be guessing for a decent part of the night was Schmidt.

Now we can take that man and match them man for man in our forward line. Our forward line is then crowded and theirs open. Therefore we lose the component of getting numbers back and helping out our (still) undersized defense.

We just have to find an option other than Hall and away from that spare man.

[Lucky Knickers]

Has anyone else noticed that once the bleeding starts the team turn it on (Spida/Schneieds)?

[Jeffers1984]

Has anyone else noticed that once the bleeding starts the team turn it on (Spida/Schneieds)?

Yep. Happens all the time.

[Lucky Knickers]

I felt for Jack a bit in first half of the game being in defence - had a goal kicked on him, I think they moved him closer to the ball and it did wonders.

All credit to him, he picked himself up and kept hard at. He's a terrier. Some great second efforts.

[Triple B]

Whilst I appreciate those sentiments I always hoped I would be wrong.

He still does not look like he has the composure. Hopefully it will develop because I feel the Swans will continue to persist with him.

His brother was somewhat of a late bloomer as well, but I've given up on him.

His biggest asset early on was his excellent hands. Now his just a fumbling, bumbling liability who gets towelled week in, week out.

Maybe try him as purely an attacking option and don't give him a man to be accountable for and see how he goes. At the moment his defensive work is lamentable.

[swansrule100]

jarred moore get injured or locked in the toilet?