Game Day Thread: Richmond V Sydney

[hammo]

We look as slow as we did 2-3 years ago. Why are our quickest players playing in Canberra?

[Beaussie]

Can't beat any teams in the 8 and now can't even beat the last placed team. How embarrassing.

[Beaussie]

Thank God Paul Roos is finishing I'm sick of our negative style of play.

I'm with you on that point.

[Nich]

We just got out-blooded.

[Captain]

I'm sick of the stupid free kicks we give away. They went a long way to costing us the game.

[Swans500]

And if anyone calls for TDL again I will spew....weeks of it....for WHAT????....We have no forward line let us face it....Bradshaw is all but finished and he is the only one who deserves the title of FF....

[Robbo]

Results like today happen when you have one team playing safe while the other one is taking risks and taking the game on.

[IrishSwanPerth]

I said to my mate to have a bet on Richmond beacuse you would get great odds, I wish I took my own advice

[mcs]

Must have a @@@@ing whinge about Shaw while I'm at it- his decision making is woeful, his kicking not much better and his general defensive play is pretty bludy ordinary. If it wasn't for his stupidity with that kick out, Tigers would never have got in the game GRRRR so @@@@ing angry right now.

[mcs]

And if anyone calls for TDL again I will spew....weeks of it....for WHAT????....We have no forward line let us face it....Bradshaw is all but finished and he is the only one who deserves the title of FF....

Very harsh on TDL. As usual we had somewhere between nil and infinitesimally small delivery into the forward 50. Should have kicked a couple more, but he is not a key forward imo and never will be. Wwe are in desperate need for a FF though, and not @@@@ing goodesy- play his as a midfielder, where he won 2 Brownlows ffs! Its not that hard really!

[hammo]

Bolton, Kirk, Kennedy and Bird is two too many one paced midfielders. No surprise then when the game opens up we get exposed. Usually it's only the top sides who do it against us but now that Richmond have exposed us it's ominous.

Across half back, Kenneally, Mattner and Shaw are barely giving the output of one player. Time to back some younger legs in these positions. We can't carry all 3 - Mattner or Shaw to go for mine.

Forward line - no continuity, no structure, poor goal kicking.

Coaching - deplorable.

[Swannette]

Can't blame roos for the missed goals nor for the tiges incredible pressure at key times. Yes lrt took too long to get rid of it but I reckon the tiges would have found another way to win. Their youthful enthusiasm got them a great win. That we gave up souch of a lead is nonetheless disgraceful. We won't bother anyone in sept but our youngsters will be great next year and beyond.

[Swans500]

Was harsh,,,,heat of the moment, but a lot of people on this site have been calling for him in the last few weeks and...well....still heated....I cannot think straight!!!!....

Very harsh on TDL. As usual we had somewhere between nil and infinitesimally small delivery into the forward 50. Should have kicked a couple more, but he is not a key forward imo and never will be. Wwe are in desperate need for a FF though, and not @@@@ing goodesy- play his as a midfielder, where he won 2 Brownlows ffs! Its not that hard really!

[alison.z]

I'm not as disappointed as everyone else ... We got out-played - we have to remember that Richmond actually played well ... we weren't beaten by a bad side - they played really good football!!

They also came off a week's break and we were a man down ... not excuses but the context of the game - we played really well in parts but were out-played - a good game of football to watch though!!!

[Industrial Fan]

Got home to watch the game recorded. Turned on the PVR which brought the game on live, with 2 minutes left and swans down by two.

There is no way I can sit through a loss to Richmond knowing it is going to happen in advance. Hurts even more knowing we had such a good lead in the 3rd. It's enough to make one want to bend ones membership.