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At the start of the year, the season seemed quite bright for Swans supporters. Sure we'd lost Leo and Magic and Crouchy but we'd picked up a couple of okay Hawks and skinny kid from WA plus an okay ruckman to replace Jolly. White was going okay and he was joined by Braddy who could probably get us to finals if he stayed fit.
Then the injuries struck. Our most important backman B2 was out, and our No1 ruckman Seaby and then our best forward, Braddy were out. If you'd asked me at the start of the season, how we'd go after that and I would have said "season over" and it looked that way for a bit. But it turned out Ben was a great goal sneak - then he was gone too. And so was LRT. We were relying on Reg and Ted up back for goodness sake.
Yesterday we had a team cobbled together after injuries. And how they produced. Imagine TDL blossoming from the nervous kid in his first senior to be our most composed finals forward. Did I read it right - Shaw two goals from three possessions and Bevan (Bevan for god's sake) three goals from four - they aren't even meant to be at that end of the ground. Nick Smith (who?) is the negator Kirk used to be while Kirk the old warrior is leading possessions (did I see that right?) at the end of Q1. Get on with your retirement, will you - this is going on like Jason Ball's. Mummy was back from injury and playing the way he plays - like a twin tackling, tapping tractor with Mike Pyke. Pyke - he might be learning the game but he knows what to do in finals intensity alright. Within a year Dan H has become an important integral part of the team along with Jetstar and Smith. He still looks 12 though. And then there's Josh - we heard he was a slow, poor kicking inside mid and it proves that he is the perfect replacement from Brett if he ever finally retires. Not just in the role he plays but the way he plays it - in a tough game he becomes all heart and brawn and stands up to lead by example.
What a great team we have for the future. Watching Stewie on the ground yesterday you realise the Swans spiritual leaders never really leave and lets hope that's the way it is for Roos and Kirk. But they have left the playing group in very good hands in any case. We're in far better shape that we could ever have imagined 12 months ago. And 2010 isn't even over yet - two huge games and we could be in another grand final.
So many of us love this team - and we heard that loud and proud yesterday. It's a great feeling being a Swans supporter and, for me it has been since the finals series in 2003 when a largely different group of players stood up and achieved the impossible at AAMI.
How could we not love them when the team repays us so well? Since dusk yesterday I haven't been able to stop smiling.
Go Swannies!
Then the injuries struck. Our most important backman B2 was out, and our No1 ruckman Seaby and then our best forward, Braddy were out. If you'd asked me at the start of the season, how we'd go after that and I would have said "season over" and it looked that way for a bit. But it turned out Ben was a great goal sneak - then he was gone too. And so was LRT. We were relying on Reg and Ted up back for goodness sake.
Yesterday we had a team cobbled together after injuries. And how they produced. Imagine TDL blossoming from the nervous kid in his first senior to be our most composed finals forward. Did I read it right - Shaw two goals from three possessions and Bevan (Bevan for god's sake) three goals from four - they aren't even meant to be at that end of the ground. Nick Smith (who?) is the negator Kirk used to be while Kirk the old warrior is leading possessions (did I see that right?) at the end of Q1. Get on with your retirement, will you - this is going on like Jason Ball's. Mummy was back from injury and playing the way he plays - like a twin tackling, tapping tractor with Mike Pyke. Pyke - he might be learning the game but he knows what to do in finals intensity alright. Within a year Dan H has become an important integral part of the team along with Jetstar and Smith. He still looks 12 though. And then there's Josh - we heard he was a slow, poor kicking inside mid and it proves that he is the perfect replacement from Brett if he ever finally retires. Not just in the role he plays but the way he plays it - in a tough game he becomes all heart and brawn and stands up to lead by example.
What a great team we have for the future. Watching Stewie on the ground yesterday you realise the Swans spiritual leaders never really leave and lets hope that's the way it is for Roos and Kirk. But they have left the playing group in very good hands in any case. We're in far better shape that we could ever have imagined 12 months ago. And 2010 isn't even over yet - two huge games and we could be in another grand final.
So many of us love this team - and we heard that loud and proud yesterday. It's a great feeling being a Swans supporter and, for me it has been since the finals series in 2003 when a largely different group of players stood up and achieved the impossible at AAMI.
How could we not love them when the team repays us so well? Since dusk yesterday I haven't been able to stop smiling.
Go Swannies!
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