GWS v Sydney Swans Game Day Thread

[Legs Akimbo]

That was a horrible @@@@y half of football. Our forward line is a joke. Well done GWS though. Showed a lot of guts.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Still awful...Mattner seems intent on his few awful kicks going to the opposition...but boy you got to hand it to the GWS for pressure...we can't break packs. Jetta is still a nightmare & how did we give Everitt a game again?

Jetta has been far from a nightmare. He's only made one obvious mistake.

[GongSwan]

I'm watching it on TV, looks like the boys haven't really turned up yet, just a training run. The seven commentary is as bad or worse than ever, and the free kick count is looking a bit lop sided. I can't imagine horse is trribly happy, but we're still in front so it's not all bad. On the plus side Kirky is out there, looking good and speaking well

[Nico]

Jack, Mcveigh, Hannaberry, Everitt (is he ordinary or what) are just not in the contest. Playing like they have the flu. I can't believe the number of times we have been 20 metres in the clear on the HFF and they want to stop, prop and look to handpass. Just get on with it. Talk about over pssessing.

[ScottH]

Any other team in the competion and we would be destroyed, no game plan, skills poor, kicking poor, poor decision making.

Agree.
Grundy and Everitt have been costly at either ends of the ground.
We look pretty ordinary out there.
Playing too slow.

[DLBIA14]

I've stopped listening to the commentary. Dull, boring, predictable, contrived (even Kirky unfortunately ) and the only free kick they have a sook about is the single one given to Sydney FMD. Luke Darcy has been giving us a pump up all game. He's amounted us to Top challengers - really Darce are we watching the same game?!

I can't @@@@ing wait to play Freo at the SCG.

[31 hard at it]

GWS playing 21 behind the play and making the game look scrappy.
If the umpires would protect Reid and Mummy we would be a lot further in front.
How can they be mauled and the (laughable) commentators don't mention it !

Its been a while but I think the combination of BT and Richo means that they have sunk to a new low in talent.
Can't name players and can't call play .... Why are they there ? No insightful comments ??
No tactics other than push up "the GWS kids are giving it a go" ... which includes praising and "I don't mind a bit of that" for late head high tackles...

Hope we kick away a bit more in the second half.

[robamiee]

it just looks like we are going through the motions...
if we dont win by 10-12 goals i would consider it a dissappointing effort...

[Nico]

Still awful...Mattner seems intent on his few awful kicks going to the opposition...but boy you got to hand it to the GWS for pressure...we can't break packs. Jetta is still a nightmare & how did we give Everitt a game again?
Umpiring pretty bad...a touch of kindness to the new boys...but we are showing nothing.

I think Morton would ahve been a far better choice. Johnston, Richards, Mumford and Bolton are the reasons we are on front. Last year Parker was cool under pressure. Plenty of stats today but plenty of poor disposal. He only had step around Cornes to kick the goal.

[JudesaGun]

It's the first half in a long season of footy. We look very rusty and unorganised up forward, but it's certainly not the end of the world. Oh, and we're in front.

[Old S.M.Blood]

Worst 1/2 footy. I have ever seen. Better improve before we compete again.

[DLBIA14]

Jack, Mcveigh, Hannaberry, Everitt (is he ordinary or what) are just not in the contest. Playing like they have the flu. I can't believe the number of times we have been 20 metres in the clear on the HFF and they want to stop, prop and look to handpass. Just get on with it. Talk about over pssessing.

Wow, I thought he wasn't that bad. Probably an above average performance in our team tonight.

I get what you mean about over possessing with handballs. From what I recall we were actually a side that used very little handball last year. However the *cough*often illegal*cough* pressure GWS have put around the contest and ballcarrier have forced us to try and find a player with space and push one to many hand passes.

[CJK]

Few points;

Fianlly found the game (still laughing at this being on 7mate)

Pretty empty at ANZ, any numbers yet? Looks only half full. 40K (to be fair that's likly to be the ratings numbers as well )?

Reading the thread does not bode well. We that bad, considering the score?

From the 10 minutes I've watched 7 have a real hard-on for the Canberra Giants. Half time show seems to imply that one team are in it and that's it.

Who's the fatty with the moustache? Zero charisma.

Someone buy Brett a proper shirt, and a necktie.

[31 hard at it]

AFL Stats show GWS FF 16 FA 8

Also show Swans FF 8 FA 15 ??????

[Cpt. Kirk]

I don't understand why they keep persisting with everitt when we have players in the magoo's such as tdl, lamb and pyke that could have done a lot better then him.

I am still so pissed off that both bt and the afl as it is now on their website are commending a head high shoulder from Mcdonald, its just not on anymore no matter the situation.

We have a young kid called rhyce conca that did the same thing in the nab cup and everyone hated him for it, and then we get a guy that is 2 years passed his playing days coming in and smashing a young player in the face is unacceptable.