Match Thread : Swans v Freo , R5 , 2014

[ScottH]

Jetta's disposal has been appalling in recent weeks.
And that is twice Franklin has given the ball up from a mark in the same period.

BJ is giving a bit of spark.

[Cheer_Cheer]

Why are we always hand balling backwards ? It is hard to tell at home but it seems to me if we could handball forward we may actually break the line and be able to deliver the ball effectively to the forwards..

[Mel_C]

How stiff were we not to get a holding the ball there?? There should have been 3 of them. And then poor Buddy gets pinned!

[ScottH]

Intensity. WOW!!

[Mel_C]

The germ Ballantyne punched Shaw in the stomach ????.

[Mel_C]

Would have loved that goal before half time.

Am loving Teddy's game.

[Foreign Legion]

Richards, Rampe and McGlynn have all been very good. Hannebery seems to have woken up too. The tackling is much better but we need to take our chances in front of goal.

[RogueSwan]

Match Thread : Swans v Freo , R5 , 2014

Great game so far from a few guys. Birdy: don't drop again unless injured. Rampe: doing the no.24 guernsey proud. McGlynn: reads the play so well , always seems to be where the ball is going. Parker: has just got to be top of the B&F voting. LRT: no stats but is still an important part of the structure, allows Lance to compete one-on-one more often.
/Half-time

[RogueSwan]

The germ Ballantyne punched Shaw in the stomach ????.

Yeah, I noticed Shaw reacting to something, hopefully it shows up on video review

[bloodsbigot]

The umps killed us in that quarter.

Richards is the ruler of the world. Rampe not far behind.

Great intensity. Great team effort. This is what we've been missing in the last few weeks.

Season on the line pretty much.

If it doesn't rain, we should win from here.

[mcs]

Our skills are ordinary but the swams hardness and intensity may have returned... promising so far but have to do it for four quarters! Much better than last week's rubbish!

[hot potato]

I just don't get where Franklin is at.
He's been dragged twice now.
Looks lazy and almost disinterested while the other boys are having a red hot crack .
His skills are well down, makes poor decisions .
Gee, it's time he contributed , regardless of his salary.
Then, maybe he's injured.

[bloodsbigot]

The germ Ballantyne punched Shaw in the stomach ??????.

Like the Viet-cong or terrorists, Ballantyne the dwarf knows that playing dirty is the only way he can be competitive. He knows he's physically incapable of beating his opponent, so he tries to beat their mind. Unfortunately, a lot of times, these kind of players win.

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I just don't get where Franklin is at.
He's been dragged twice now.
Looks lazy and almost disinterested while the other boys are having a red hot crack .
His skills are well down, makes poor decisions .
Gee, it's time he contributed , regardless of his salary.
Then, maybe he's injured.

A little harsh on Franklin. Hardly disinterested, just not effective. They've manned him up very well.

[erica]

Have reserved judgement on Franklin so far this season. I've always thought him over-rated and he's done nothing today to make me change my mind. Can Nick Davis please teach him to kick?

[crackedactor]

Our skills are ordinary but the swams hardness and intensity may have returned... promising so far but have to do it for four quarters! Much better than last week's rubbish!

After last week's final quarter, I am still worried we might collapse in the final quarter. Still nervous.