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  • ernie koala
    Senior Player
    • May 2007
    • 3251

    Originally posted by stellation
    I quite enjoyed watching the game today. It looked like it was a lovely day over in Perth.

    It was great seeing Mr Smith getting a chance to show some toe bringing the ball forward. Amazing to think LeCras hasn't kicked a goal against us!
    Yep, that's yet another feather in his cap.

    Also agree his run out of defence was excellent today, he seems to be finding some good form.
    Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT

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    • Bloody Hell
      Senior Player
      • Oct 2006
      • 3085

      Did anyone see Hannebery almost tackle Parker in the third???
      The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.

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      • Primmy
        Proud Tragic Swan
        • Apr 2008
        • 5970

        Think ROK is fine, he tweeted there were no injuries, so I take that as an honest assessment. Think they took him off as precaution and someone had to go so that Harry could get a run.

        Very satisfying game to watch. Bits of the midfield fights would make fantastic slomo because I couldn't keep up sometimes. They really are good.

        Thrilled for Jesse. He is just so good when he is good. He looks so much more confident and I have yet to see a happier and engaging face when one of the other boys does something worth noting.

        Jared Crouch tweeted he felt like a proud father. Have to agree with him. He is sending his charges to the senior games with instilled confidence in themselves and a knowledge of their ability and game plan. Not one of them has appeared to be out of place. Cast your mind back to watching the painful transition of some of our best players now and you can see what I mean. His boys are self assured, and have knowledge. That takes good teaching.

        Hanners is a gem.
        If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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

          Originally posted by stellation
          I quite enjoyed watching the game today. It looked like it was a lovely day over in Perth.

          It was great seeing Mr Smith getting a chance to show some toe bringing the ball forward. Amazing to think LeCras hasn't kicked a goal against us!
          One of Smith's most attacking games I've seen in recent times.
          A little bit less "quiet achiever" and a bit more "Hi remember me"

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

            Cunningham only had 2 kicks that directly resulted in 2 Tippett marks and 2 Tippett goals.

            2 handballs, one quick fire one that missed it's target due to an Eagle hand in the way. Don't recall the other one.

            Not a bad 2013 debut Harry!!

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            • Triple B
              Formerly 'BBB'
              • Feb 2003
              • 6999

              Originally posted by giant
              Fabulous effort, we're loving Subi these days, and why wouldn't we with so many elite runners?
              Yep. Our win over there last year was probably our best performance of the season, closely followed by the QF v the Crows at AAMI and the GF v Hawthorn at the MCG. This year our bests have been at AAMI v the Crows and the MCG v Collingwood and yesterday.

              So in the past 2 years, one a Premiership year and the other still to be decided, clearly our best performances have been at the MCG, Footy Park and Subi, all big grounds with wide open spaces.

              Yet you can be almost guaranteed that leading into this weeks game, we will read all about how well the Swans play the SCG and how the small ground suits our tight stoppage style blah, blah, blah. And of course, if it's wet, we are almost unbeatable because of our game style .

              Seriously, this years finals will probably only have 2, maybe 3 survivors from 2005, but the media still see us playing the same game style.
              Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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              • Doctor
                Bay 29
                • Sep 2003
                • 2757

                There is a club in the AFL playing something close to our 2005 game style, but they're over the other side of the country.
                Today's a draft of your epitaph

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                • 707
                  Veterans List
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 6204

                  Originally posted by swans_premiers
                  Agree. Would like to see him as sub and cunningham get a full game. That's if there's no changes..
                  Agree, think a full game for Cunningham and a little rest in the vest for BJ who's had a big month. Looking forward to BJ's development over the next couple of years, he's coming from a long way back development wise but shows some X Factor.

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                  • Industrial Fan
                    Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 3318

                    Originally posted by ScottH
                    One of Smith's most attacking games I've seen in recent times.
                    A little bit less "quiet achiever" and a bit more "Hi remember me"
                    Peversely for Smith, I think Rampe already gets more external accolades than him. Serially underrated.
                    He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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                    • Bloodthirsty
                      On the Rookie List
                      • May 2013
                      • 607

                      Swans performances like this beg the following questions:

                      Come finals time, with no margin for error, would you rather have:

                      - An in-form White or an out-of-form Reid?
                      - An in-form White or an out-of-form Goodes?
                      - An in-form Brandon Jack or an out-of-form Jetta?
                      - An in-form Rohan or an out-of-form Jetta?
                      - An in-form Everitt or an out-of-form LRT?
                      "Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the Swans win pretty."

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                      • ShockOfHair
                        One Man Out
                        • Dec 2007
                        • 3668

                        Awesome midfield.

                        Jesse's first half was as good as he's ever played.

                        Statswatch: Hannebery not only got 40 possessions, but had 80% efficiency as well. The whole team went at 78% despite West Coast laying 24 more tackles. By comparison, efficiency against GWS was 76%. That's a well-drilled team.
                        The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news

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                        • DeadlyAkkuret
                          Veterans List
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 4547

                          Still think Goodes at 70% is a bloody good ace to have for the finals.

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                          • Triple B
                            Formerly 'BBB'
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 6999

                            Originally posted by DeadlyAkkuret
                            Still think Goodes at 70% is a bloody good ace to have for the finals.
                            I can see Goodes being an awesome super-sub come finals time if his match fitness is not quite where it needs to be for a torrid 4-quarter final...
                            Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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

                              Originally posted by Triple B
                              I can see Goodes being an awesome super-sub come finals time if his match fitness is not quite where it needs to be for a torrid 4-quarter final...
                              Could you imagine the panic in the opposition coaches box when he strips off the green vest?
                              Especially in a tight match.

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                              • Melbournehammer
                                Senior Player
                                • May 2007
                                • 1815

                                Just as an aside one of the things that Jesse has often been criticized for has been his failure to throw his body around. To his great credit I reckon there was a a one on four where Jesse charged the pack, crashed it and brought the ball to ground - maybe in the third quarter ? But I was very happy with that.

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