Match Day Thread Rnd 4 V Fremantle

[troyjones2525]

I agree that some are iffy but we can't blame the umpires for this rubbish! They have been consistent with the holding the ball yet we continue to dive on it! It's clear we haven't really improved from last year. When the going gets tough, the same bunch go missing! And I'm looking at you especially Jetta!

[goswannies]

The SEN commentators are saying it's an uneven free count, & (optimistically) a chance like the Bombers game. Comedians.

[Faunac8]

Time to regroup rethink and react. Will help if the umpires decide to even up a little bit in the second half. We can't get any worse then this and maybe Freo have spent their tickets and are ripe for a rerun of last week.

[RogueSwan]

That last contest was another example, one handball and then Kennedy just boots the ball forward. The Dockers will eat that up all night.
This is probably a reflection of the pressure the team feels they are under.
Johnson has been given way too much room to move across half back. It makes it a lot easier for the Dockers to move forward.

[Melbournehammer]

This game is being won and lost by horse deciding to play one spare at the back. Their one spare is just murdering us. Our one spare is getting bypassed.

I would drop pyke bring Reid on to ff. bring Rohan on to play forward and go one on one everywhere.

[swannymum]

Horrid to watch. They will "even" up the free kicks with meaningless ones near the end of the match, just like the free Kieren received as he marked it anyway. Shouldn't win with this effort but the umpiring is unbelievable!

[dejavoodoo44]

Oh well, at least Hawthorn are getting done.

[unconfuseme]

Free kicks 20-10, and every slow mo replay shows a free we were not given

... Freo are playing better, but not THAT much better!

[RogueSwan]

... And I'm looking at you especially Jetta!

Not Jetta's fault, the rest of the team aren't looking to give it off to him. They would rather another @@@@ing long kick to a contest.
Without being able to see the whole ground I don't how you answer this but how is it that if Buddy is being double teamed the rest of the team can't find the free man?

[bodgie]

sydney will regroup and the umpires will even up the count. Lookin better for the 2nd half...

[Legs Akimbo]

Not sure where to start. Felt like Gf. Sloppy, fumbling and mistake ridden. one goal in half of footy.

I'm going to put it out there and say I don't think cunningham brings anything to the team. Tippet ordinary. rampe shocking decision making. Could go on but just too many passengers.

I'll also say freo have been amazin. Better side than us today.

Umps need to buy ear plugs or something. Consistently missing 50:50 decisions to swans but giving same to freo. add in a couple of howlers and pretty frustrating for fans, must be infinitely worse for the players.

[giant]

Lordy that was awful. You certainly know you're playing at Subi when the home team gets gifted 5 goals from frees but we were also just dreadful in commitment, decision-making and poise. Some signs that things were changing towards the end of the half, let's hope the umps give us a half a chance.

[crackedactor]

The umpiring is an absolute disgrace, usual story when swans travel to West. Aust. Regardless of that there is some poor efforts tonight. the amount of loss checking is very poor tonight, THE WORST I have seen all year. They just buddy conscious at the moment , which is playing into Freos hands. I have this is not a 10 goal plus hiding?

[Faunac8]

Great question even then it seems like they have more players on the field.

[dimelb]

Rampe is a good footballer but he cannot take smalls and talls, especially not people like Pavlich. He might do better going into the forwards occasionally.

The umps aren't helping but the main problem is that we are giving Freo way too much room and (as usual) not manning up tightly enough in defence.

And can we please kick to someone other than Buddy and Tippo occasionally?