Swans too tired to kick straight (Nice pic for the girls)

[aardvark]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/fatigue-factor-behind-wayward-swans/story-e6frg7mf-1226120009170

ROK said with less interchanges this year, more players were logging longer minutes and the game was becoming faster and taking a greater physical toll.

Could he just be getting on a bit?

[Kirkari]

Maybe, but by all accounts he's the fittest man at the club, at least endurance-wise.

[BSA5]

Good to see Luke Parker doesn't get to skip the recovery session despite not playing a game on the weekend!

[Dosser]

Does that mean that we are the 2nd most tired team in the comp? Come on, get real. ALL players are tired - ours are just inaccurate.

[Dan]

Understandable in the last quarter, but how many behinds did we kick in the first???

[Dosser]

Understandable in the last quarter, but how many behinds did we kick in the first???

Touch

[pirouette]

Does that mean that we are the 2nd most tired team in the comp? Come on, get real. ALL players are tired - ours are just inaccurate.

agreed. especially with all that fitness work they did in the pre-season. I still blame the coke zero ad!

btw loving that photo, nice way to brighten up my morning at work

[GongSwan]

Doesn't explain the miserable return from set shots, where they get a good breather before kicking. Snap shots and so forth are always going to be 50/50, although you get some players who just don't miss, Johnson from Cats, Rioli from Hawks. I can't explain it, but it has become a bit of a trend over the last few years

[supersall]

btw loving that photo, nice way to brighten up my morning at work [/QUOTE]

You get access at work?!