Match-day thread : Semi-Final 2 versus Hawthorn

[Daisi]

Well what can you say? Slow? Second to the ball?

Let's face it, we don't play the MCG very well at all

But there's 3 quarters to go....something might happen

[mcs]

Awful 1st quarter. We just can't get our hands on the ball. Have to start getting some clearances - lucky the hawks have been wasteful or we would be in awful trouble already. Come on swans lift!

[Frog]

Do they even care about Goodes at all? Wow

I'm sure they do - And I'm sure they want to ....

Hawks came out to play ... I just hope RC has done a good job and our fitness will prove the difference in the end ...

[sfan]

need a miracle - all forward entries have been bombs to Reid. not going to work - he has been double teamed.

[DLBIA14]

Ineffective all over the ground, reactionary, low tackle pressure. Incompetent 1st quarter. Embarrassed and I hope they are too.

[SwansFan1972]

Just nerves. Horse will settle em and we'll have a strong 2nd qtr - like we have most of the year! Then the worries of the third to negate, then finish off strongly.

And hey - maybe the dorks just had the scoring end! *crossed fingers*

[sharp9]

Absolutely zero pressure...what an embarrassment....4 or 5 to 1 all over the ground. Just unbelievable. How can the ball be falling to 3 unmanned Hawks after EVERY SINGLE forward fifty entry/ Can we not even halve ONE contest???? Just so, so embarrassing. Quick kick out from their goal square goes to a contest on the fifty - the ball spills back toward goal and 3 (or maybe 4) Hawks are running on to the loose ball...meanwhile 3 Swans are still standing watching 30 metres out and belatedly giving chase. It's actually bizarre watching it. Where are the bloody Swans?

[ugg]

Dear forwards

stop leading to the same spot. You are helping hawthorns defenders

[swansrule100]

Lack of effort annoyed me more than the score

[SwansFan1972]

Look as if we all have stage fright.

Yep - rabbit in the headlights stuff isn't it. Won't stay that way though. Hopefully seen the best of the dorks ...

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I'm sure they do - And I'm sure they want to ....

Hawks came out to play ... I just hope RC has done a good job and our fitness will prove the difference in the end ...

Yeah it was a bit of rhetoric really, but Hawthorn coming to play simply isn't a good enough excuse at all. This is an elimination final, show some brains and fight.

[SwansFan1972]

Doing our best to pump up the "Gibson is our best player" line...

[jono2707]

Lowest 1st qtr score in 5 years.

We made the Grand final 5 years ago....

[Bas]

Tim Watson insightful special comment that Hanners has "taped both shoulders to confuse Hawthorn" as to which shoulder he dislocated last week ... of course his other shoulder is taped EVERY week because it was injured last year. Good work Timmy.

Confused Tim I think. Dumbest reporting off the year.

No forward structure from the Swans.

Don't forgot that Hawks didn't finish top 4 because they were making up numbers. On paper they are superior to the Swans.

It's not unexpected but we certainly hoped both teams played like they did last week.

Should know by half time whether SWans are Happy Mondaying this weekend.

Unfortunately, big game emotions mean very little and the Swans have had notable big anniversary bad games. Contrary to ehat the media was going on about the Swans getting themselves up.

[SwansFan1972]

and the seagulls are bloody awful. Distraction from here - playing through them is the pits.

Geez - buddy again. Imagine if he was fit! OOF - he's definitely not right - not that it has mattered much so far