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  • Matt79
    Bring it on!
    • Sep 2004
    • 3143

    Originally posted by hot potato
    The Swans rarely dominate the lower ranked teams, it's just not in their nature !
    HP
    For many years with the Swannies I have maintained your thought above, " We often don't win by much but we often don't lose by much either!"
    Swannies for life!

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    • CureTheSane
      Carpe Noctem
      • Jan 2003
      • 5032

      I'll admit that I went to today's game expecting a pumping from the Swans.
      Always hard when you have limited vision (from the boundary rather than on screen) but what I saw was....

      1. Can't remember the last time I saw so much fumbling and so many easy marks dropped from the Swans
      2. Melbourne are better than I thought (or are at least playing with renewed vigor) and are very fit. Constantly outran Swans. We lacked speed overall, but most match ups went Melbourne's way for speed.
      3. Melbourne marked pretty much everything, and made excellent position to take uncontested marks. Swans weren't man on man enough.
      4. Rampe is quickly becoming my favorite player. When he gets it, I am confident he will use it well, and if he doesn't, he generally makes up for it with a second of third effort. He'd also be one of our most confident players.
      5. From what I saw of Grundy, he was slow - bordering on looking lazy.

      So as I said, I expected to win by a lot more, but I guess I can say (in the words of Gary Lyon circa 15 years ago) "we played down to their level"
      The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.

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      • Hartijon
        On the Rookie List
        • May 2008
        • 1536

        A while back it was "turnover Ted" giving the opposition another chance.Not any more! It "turnover Reg". If Ted can turn into an all Australian maybe there is hope for Reg.Although Rampe is a great find I think Reg is missing AJ who rescued him on many occasion.He plays his worst when he has too much time and no pressure.You can just about bet he will kick it straight to the opposition or do a limp handball to no-one..Hence he plays his worst against the weaker sides who pressure him the least.

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        • magic.merkin
          Senior Player
          • Jul 2008
          • 1199

          We were behind the goals city end. Swans cheers squad end. No one wanted to see the ball in Reg's hands....

          Some good signs, some bad signs. But a win. If we had of kicked half of out behinds truly we win by 90 which is about right. How Tippet can have such a poor drop/kicking action after 3+ months with nothing else to do on game day is crazy!!!!!!!!!

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          • goswannies
            Senior Player
            • Sep 2007
            • 3051

            Originally posted by magic.merkin
            How Tippet can have such a poor drop/kicking action after 3+ months with nothing else to do on game day is crazy!!!!!!!!!
            Between them, Barry Round, Jayson Daniels & Andrew Dunkley had a combined 718 games to improve their kicking styles, to no avail ... & Kurt took up the game late.

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            • ShockOfHair
              One Man Out
              • Dec 2007
              • 3668

              Josh Kennedy on Brandon: "It's no secret that he's a bit quicker than Keiren, a bit taller and a lot smarter."
              SwansTV: Josh Kennedy post game - SYDNEYSWANS.com.au
              The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news

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              • Aaron
                Regular in the Side
                • Jan 2009
                • 805

                Other teams come to Swans Games more motivated! To beat the Premiers or to shine in the "Audit Check" should be enough motivation. Moreover, our game plan emphasizing basic skills and one one one has been well known and analysed by other teams for quite some time now. In a way, we are consistent but more "predictable". I have not checked the statistics but I feel that teams usually tackle more than their average when they face us. --So we need to work even harder to win by a larger margin!

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                • billyboob
                  On the Rookie List
                  • May 2012
                  • 220

                  Originally posted by ShockOfHair
                  Josh Kennedy on Brandon: "It's no secret that he's a bit quicker than Keiren, a bit taller and a lot smarter."
                  SwansTV: Josh Kennedy post game - SYDNEYSWANS.com.au
                  '... and a lot smarter'. Poker face JPK or is BJ really a smarter footballer then Kizza?

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                  • Industrial Fan
                    Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 3318

                    I get the impression that Kieren was the one hassling him at the start, and was no doubt in earshot.

                    KJ still had the better game - easily best on ground.
                    He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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                    • Plugger1300
                      Warming the Bench
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 310

                      Why is everyone crowing on about percentage. We have a draw. Now i'm aware that Fremantle are one of the sides we will be fighting for a spot in the four but it's just Fremantle. We have a better percentage than them already. We have the 2nd best percentage in the league.
                      So relax.

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                      • ScottH
                        It's Goodes to cheer!!
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 23665

                        Originally posted by billyboob
                        '... and a lot smarter'. Poker face JPK or is BJ really a smarter footballer then Kizza?
                        I believe he got in the 90's for his VCE. So maybe that is what they are referring to

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                        • stellation
                          scott names the planets
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 9721

                          Originally posted by ScottH
                          I believe he got in the 90's for his VCE. So maybe that is what they are referring to
                          His VCE? I don't think so, Mexican.
                          I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
                          We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

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                          • ScottH
                            It's Goodes to cheer!!
                            • Sep 2003
                            • 23665

                            Originally posted by stellation
                            His VCE? I don't think so, Mexican.
                            Haha. As I was typing I kept thinking HSC. I guess my fingers and brain aren't connected.

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                            • ugg
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                              Site Admin
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 15970

                              Originally posted by ScottH
                              I believe he got in the 90's for his VCE. So maybe that is what they are referring to
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                              • Triple B
                                Formerly 'BBB'
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 6999

                                Along with Hanners, Kizza is most definitely a popular target for jibes and good natured ribbing from teammates.

                                If he was a little bit precious and a terrible hypocrite to boot, he'd probably be just stepping off a plane in Port Douglas about now after hearing Joey take the piss...
                                Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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