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  • 0918330512
    Senior Player
    • Sep 2011
    • 1654

    #31
    Originally posted by MightyBloods
    Mal had ice on his ankle....I suggest a precaution.
    Ok, if Horse was a good strategic coach he might've wrapped Mal's whole head in bandages & encouraged him to stagger around the boundary line

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    • mcs
      Travelling Swannie!!
      • Jul 2007
      • 8166

      #32
      Originally posted by Melbournehammer
      Gee whiz I am proud of them tonight. Amazingly good performance.

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      How was that not a mark to rok ?

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      I think Brandon jack is the one of the youngsters who looks the furthest from playing at afl level. The rest could all make it

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      Also I hope Jesse has learned a bit from lake tonight - he will bump you if he is close enough very early - Jesse has to make longer leads and force lake to sprint with him
      BJ is very very raw, but imo (and I only saw a limited bit of KJ in his developing years) he looks to have more potential than KJ had at the same time. Some hard work, some good time developing in the reserves next year and he will come on in leaps and bounds. If he has the same application of his brother, BJ will make it as an afl player.
      "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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      • Melbournehammer
        Senior Player
        • May 2007
        • 1815

        #33
        I didn't mean that bj won't make it, more that I think he is still a long way off from what I have seen to date. He needs more time

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        • Bloodthirsty
          On the Rookie List
          • May 2013
          • 607

          #34
          Originally posted by alt_mattr
          That was the most enjoyable loss I have watched for ages:
          * Rohan is looking tops
          * White on fire
          * K Jack, Kennedy, Parker, ROK all working well in the midfield.
          * Mitchell back in some form
          * Incy was reliable this week
          * Mumford is in the best form I have seen him in
          * Cracking game from Biggs
          * The pressure tackling is back
          * So good seeing Morton go around again.

          B Jack and B Cunningham looked out of their depth, but the team did well even with those guys almost completely missing.

          The other great thing is that these are two clean-playing teams. Puopolo tricks the umps into giving him frees for high contact but besides that the Hawks are an honourable opposition - so much more pleasant than playing Geelong or Collingwood.
          I agree with all this. Pleased with this loss. Franklin is gone.
          "Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the Swans win pretty."

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          • 707
            Veterans List
            • Aug 2009
            • 6204

            #35
            Much happier this week, we didn't look tired like we did against Collingwood and Geelong. Pressure was very good in creating turnovers.

            Rested three players this week which will assist going forward and also Hawthorn didn't get a look at Tippett who cut them up in his last outing against them in last years Prelim.

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            • cherub
              Warming the Bench
              • May 2010
              • 239

              #36
              Wow. I'd accepted i would have a miserable week. But our midfield no longer look tired. Jesse is great to watch. Kieren was his old self. Ted is in form. Mummy has energy. I was worried we were going to win. We can beat these pretenders. I don't think we match up as well against Geelong, and Freo probably do. This was a good result.

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              • msb
                On the Rookie List
                • Mar 2006
                • 827

                #37
                Originally posted by 09183305
                Happier to face Hawks (minus Bloody Wanklin) than Geelong.
                Yep me too, I want another crack at these arrogant @@@@@@ next week....Also I know there is a contract in place, but it's just ridiculous how we have to keep playing at ANZ, our home is the SCG!!!

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                • mcs
                  Travelling Swannie!!
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 8166

                  #38
                  Originally posted by cherub
                  Wow. I'd accepted i would have a miserable week. But our midfield no longer look tired. Jesse is great to watch. Kieren was his old self. Ted is in form. Mummy has energy. I was worried we were going to win. We can beat these pretenders. I don't think we match up as well against Geelong, and Freo probably do. This was a good result.
                  Certainly the effort was there, and the hard ball pressure was most certainly there. Need to maintain it for 4 quarters, but we weren't helped tonight by not having Hanners in our midfield rotation. As useful as Cunningham and BJ may become, they don't get a lot of ball yet and it was our bottom few that got shown up when the game was there to be won early in the last. Bring in Hanners, get Smith back to do a job on that little Poopoo or Rioli if he plays and get Tippett back, and I think we are right in it next week.

                  Looking forward to the media writing us off all week next week! If we bring tonight's effort next week and a bit more polish, we can win next week. Carn you mighty swannies - don't give up the Cup without an almighty fight!
                  "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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                  • MightyBloods
                    Regular in the Side
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 532

                    #39
                    Longmire just interviewed...happy with effort and winning tackles. Mal off as a precaution. He says Hanners, Nick Smith & Tippett all back next week. Will see how Jetta pulls up after Ressies (something tells me Jets could be a sub next week all going well). Horse also mentioned Goodesy ran well today and LRT is thereabouts. Ch 7 also showed Keiran Jack in the rooms sitting against the wall wrapped in a red dressing gown looking asleep. They said he looked a bit fluey...if so, thats a good sign as he will only improve.

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                    • CJK
                      Human
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 2170

                      #40
                      Only got home for the last qrt. Was not impressed.

                      Feel better after reading the thread.

                      But still...
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                      • mcs
                        Travelling Swannie!!
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 8166

                        #41
                        Originally posted by CJK
                        Only got home for the last qrt. Was not impressed.

                        Feel better after reading the thread.

                        But still...
                        1st three quarters really were excellent CJK, especially in light of our poor last month. We dropped off in the last, which you can't afford to do against good sides. Certainly I think there is plenty of reason to feel far more optimistic going into the 1st final next week after the performance tonight.
                        "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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                        • jono2707
                          Goes up to 11
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 3326

                          #42
                          Originally posted by msb
                          Yep me too, I want another crack at these arrogant @@@@@@ next week....Also I know there is a contract in place, but it's just ridiculous how we have to keep playing at ANZ, our home is the SCG!!!
                          Ask Mike Fitzpatrick and the AFL about that lovely contract.....

                          Anyway the atmosphere was ok tonight - a combination of a really good Swans effort and general lack of feral Collingwood sub-humans.

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                          • ugg
                            Can you feel it?
                            Site Admin
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 15970

                            #43
                            Good effort in the first three quarters but the Hawks seemed to turn up their intensity in the last and that's where they won the game. We should expect that level next week though so we shouldn't prematurely assume we're back on track fully
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                            • crackedactor
                              Regular in the Side
                              • May 2012
                              • 919

                              #44
                              Back in Town

                              Originally posted by mcs
                              1st three quarters really were excellent CJK, especially in light of our poor last month. We dropped off in the last, which you can't afford to do against good sides. Certainly I think there is plenty of reason to feel far more optimistic going into the 1st final next week after the performance tonight.
                              We are back in town boys and girls. Still room for improvement and the last quarter was average but I did not want to win and play Geelong at Simonds Stadium anyway. Not saying we are premiers, but if we play like that. whoever beats us will really know about it. Goodbye Buddy , you will not be there next week and we will have Tippet.

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                              • aardvark
                                Veterans List
                                • Mar 2010
                                • 5685

                                #45
                                Originally posted by ugg
                                Good effort in the first three quarters but the Hawks seemed to turn up their intensity in the last and that's where they won the game. We should expect that level next week though so we shouldn't prematurely assume we're back on track fully
                                Agree. Hawks lifted a level when they needed too. Much better effort from the boys but next week will be much harder.

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