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[Jeffers1984]

I was pretty positive in my initial post but i have to put in a few negatives actually only one....

JUDE BOLTON. Seriously this guy needs to be dropped now. Skills have fallen into a heap and when he is not winning much ball like he was in his prime, he is absolutely an liability out there. Tim Schmidt is still out but if he wasn't, Jude would be in Canberra.

[rwgirl]

I think if we'd had Tadhgh and Spider, we could have won today....so I don't think Geelong are invincible.

I hoped we'd win, and thought this game would be a good indictation of how we'll go....and I think we've got the potential for a great season.

[hammo]

so I don't think Geelong are invincible.

Nor do I and the Swans showed how they're beatable if you can maintain pressure on them - you have to take your chances in front of goal though.

Which makes it quite laughable that Walls, Lane et al were speculating about an unbeaten season.

[thejones,s]

totally agree bolton should be in canberra...

but then again so should Leo...he seems to be getting caught with the ball all to often these days...thinking his magic is going "poof"

[MarshallG]

I think if we'd had Tadhgh and Spider, we could have won today....so I don't think Geelong are invincible.

I hoped we'd win, and thought this game would be a good indictation of how we'll go....and I think we've got the potential for a great season.

Agree.

We were poor getting it into inside 50 today.

The final scoreboard robbed us of a good effort.

The way we let them get away in the final quarter was a bit of a worry.

[swansrule100]

I think if we'd had Tadhgh and Spider, we could have won today....so I don't think Geelong are invincible.

I hoped we'd win, and thought this game would be a good indictation of how we'll go....and I think we've got the potential for a great season.

egan and ottens out though

[Alison]

Well has "poof" magic paid off today. Just the one holding the ball (which is debatable) and good disposal of the ball.

[SCGonasunnyday]

ahh I feel a bit flat given the scoreline in the end but I think we have shown that we can beat Geelong.

If I recall in 2005 West Coast beat us by 40 something points in subiaco, we then beat them at the scg, then they beat us by 4 points in the QF and then the GF we did ok.

September is what matters and I think that we have the team to trouble geelong in september if we get to face them (away from skilled stadium).

[Alison]

and 17 possessions to his opponents 12. Had one point kicked on him. Hawkins was playing full forward.

[NMWBloods]

Nor do I and the Swans showed how they're beatable if you can maintain pressure on them - you have to take your chances in front of goal though.

Absolutely and you have to maintain that pressure all game. I saw much the same thing when I went to see Geelong v. StKilda last week. Under pressure Geelong were brought pack to the pack and looked beatable. But they keep on playing their game and usually eventually the opposition wilts. This is why Collingwood managed to get so close in the PF last year - they maintained the pressure all game.

[thejones,s]

IMO he is still a scary prospect in front of goal..to indecisive for mine.......

[MarshallG]

Percentage has taken a hit too.

[mcs]

you are correct SCGonasunnyday re: West Coast flogging us early on in 05, but I think Geelong are a far better team then West Coast were. I also do agree taht I think we can beat geelong, but come finals time they will play 3x better at least then they did today, and Im not sure we have that much improvement in us. But by gee if we got it right for 4 quarters on the day, I reckon we could beat them.
Geelong are a super footy team no doubt, but this season I reckon they have looked far from invincible and it only takes an injury or two to change things very quickly.

[swan_song]

I think if we'd had Tadhgh and Spider, we could have won today....so I don't think Geelong are invincible.

I hoped we'd win, and thought this game would be a good indictation of how we'll go....and I think we've got the potential for a great season.

absolutely... In our best 22 you'd have to have Hall, the Irishman (can't spell Tadhg), Malcheski, Spida, and serious consideration would need to be given to Henry, Benny, Crouchie and Fozzie . Take them out and our weaknesses are exposed (mainly leg speed and tall marking forwards)...

[NMWBloods]

Another point about ROK's poor disposal - how shocking was his kick into the F50 when MOL was one-out against Scarlett! Instead of kicking it low and in front, he kicked it high, making MOL stretch upwards and allowing Scarlett to spoil. Very poor football.