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  • Cheer_Cheer
    Regular in the Side
    • Jul 2009
    • 739

    #76
    Originally posted by Faunac8
    One of only two Swans not to lay a tackle tonight he must be dropped I'm afraid
    Ok.. We have a whipping boy ! I feel all is right with the RWO world now..

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    • 707
      Veterans List
      • Aug 2009
      • 6204

      #77
      Laidler the weak link, get him out!

      Awesome tonight, one down two to go in the 8 point games trilogy. Got to beat Gold Coast and Port then whip GWS to consolidate. Top two and we'll have a great shot at another flag.

      Agree Shaw and Goodes must play on next year!

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      • Zlatorog
        Senior Player
        • Jan 2006
        • 1748

        #78
        Originally posted by blinddog
        The whipping boy is channel 7
        Agree, it's the most obvious choice.

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        • mcs
          Travelling Swannie!!
          • Jul 2007
          • 8168

          #79
          Originally posted by 707
          Laidler the weak link, get him out!

          Awesome tonight, one down two to go in the 8 point games trilogy. Got to beat Gold Coast and Port then whip GWS to consolidate. Top two and we'll have a great shot at another flag.

          Agree Shaw and Goodes must play on next year!
          Shaw absolutely on current form, but not so sure about the great a goodes. Id love to think we can send him out a triple premiership player though!
          "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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          • rojo
            Opti-pessi-misti
            • Mar 2009
            • 1103

            #80
            Originally posted by mcs
            Shaw absolutely on current form, but not so sure about the great a goodes. Id love to think we can send him out a triple premiership player though!
            If the Swans can keep on playing like they did tonight it is a distinct possibility. What a brilliant first quarter!

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            • dimelb
              pr. dim-melb; m not f
              • Jun 2003
              • 6889

              #81
              Wonderful all-round performance. The mids dazzled, the backs were nearly impenetrable, the forwards were spectacular (and a bit wayward!) Apart from the stray behinds, probably the most complete performance I've ever seen, and against what is still a very good team despite being undermanned.
              He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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              • Meg
                Go Swannies!
                Site Admin
                • Aug 2011
                • 4828

                #82
                If only Buddy hadn't destroyed our culture, Hannebery hadn't turned into a car-smashing party boy, Tippett wasn't a waste of time and money .....we could have won by 200 points!

                Time for some commentators to publicly wipe egg off their faces. And perhaps a few Swans' fans to admit they were wrong as well.

                Brilliant just brilliant, the whole damn lot of them.

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                • liz
                  Veteran
                  Site Admin
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 16778

                  #83
                  Originally posted by dimelb
                  Wonderful all-round performance. The mids dazzled, the backs were nearly impenetrable, the forwards were spectacular (and a bit wayward!) Apart from the stray behinds, probably the most complete performance I've ever seen, and against what is still a very good team despite being undermanned.
                  Agreed. I can't remember a more complete demolition by the Swans of such a high quality team. Sure, they were without two important defenders, but we didn't win the game for that reason. The defence was absolutely brilliant and the midfield rampant. What impressed me was how methodical and disciplined the pressure was. It wasn't just lots of guys manically attacking contests. There was a real system about it. One player would execute a pressure act, and then the next followed up with another, and then the next until possession was regained. And for four quarters with almost no let up. The ruthlessness was quite startling.

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                  • CureTheSane
                    Carpe Noctem
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 5032

                    #84
                    Originally posted by CureTheSane
                    Swans by 61
                    Gotta stop underestimating the Swannies
                    The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.

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                    • neilfws
                      Senior Player
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 1826

                      #85
                      Every year through the mid-late 2000s, I'd drag myself out to ANZ for the Cats game. Watch their unstoppable midfield rampage down the middle, for goal after unanswered goal. They just kept coming like Terminator 2 liquid metal man. Then I'd drag myself home again.

                      Not tonight. Gonna savour that for a very long time.

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                      • robamiee
                        Regular in the Side
                        • Sep 2005
                        • 688

                        #86
                        Outstanding performance.. the bonus is we have depth as well-- Rohan, Mitchell and O'Keefe in the 2's- but the young brigade doing their roles.. some how though I don't think we can fly under the radar anymore

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                        • longmile
                          Crumber
                          • Apr 2011
                          • 3367

                          #87
                          Over people whining about all our wins being due to COLA

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                          • Mel_C
                            Veterans List
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 4470

                            #88
                            Originally posted by longmile
                            Over people whining about all our wins being due to COLA
                            I'm over the Bondi Billionaires tag too.

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                            • Mountain Man
                              Regular in the Side
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 908

                              #89
                              I used to it like that people rather liked the Swans - but after tonight I am looking forward to them absolutely hating us as we demolish teams for once.

                              What a fantastic performance, and if there are any whipping boys in our team; it just means we have further improvement when needed.

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                              • liz
                                Veteran
                                Site Admin
                                • Jan 2003
                                • 16778

                                #90
                                Originally posted by Mel_C
                                I'm over the Bondi Billionaires tag too.
                                Just point out that, alongside Buddy and Tippo, the Swans have built a team around Jack, Smith, Grundy, Rampe, Lloyd, Cunningham (and Pyke) - all gems found on the rookie list - not to mention actual or virtual discards from other sides.

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