Match Day Thread Rnd 8 V Hawthorn

[bloodbrother]

so right , I have resorted to muting the commentary when I am watching at home , it certainly saves on breaking remote controls listening to these one sided idiots , whatever happened to unbiased commentary of the game ...I have said it before as well McGuire and any other club presidents should not be allowed to commentate ..it is a clear conflict of interest

[paper_rival]

Was thinking the same thing.
McGlynn had almost the same stats and never got a mention.

Sometimes (most of the time) I get a bit antsy about swans being underestimated like this. But then I realise we're natural underdogs. It's better for us. ie 05 win

[annew]

Why were the Hawks allowed to continually stop us from playing on without giving us 50 metres., it was very frustrating

[Conor_Dillon]

Pyke was definitely playing hampered, I don't think he got higher than a foot off the ground all night in the centre bounces and he really struggled on the chase.
Ludwig, he's the one player I'd agree to rest this week, not just because he needs it but also because Naismith has shown enough in the 2s to warrant a game.

[Ludwig]

I usually don't complain about the umpires, but I thought there were a number of harsh calls against the Swans.

Rohan had a free paid against him in the 3rd for sliding into the legs. It was close. The Hawthorn player got to the ball first. Okay. But moments later Lewis took out the legs of Tom Mitchell, but the Tom gets called for in the back. Shortly after Sam Mitchell elbowed Tom in the face for no call.

There was a series of fiercely contested contests also in the 3rd when players from both sides were dropping the ball in tackles. It was pointed out by the (incompetent as they are) commentators but no frees were called. Fair enough. But Ted was called for throwing the ball when it popped out in a tackle right in front of goal. He was tackled immediately and never had the slightest opportunity to dispose of the ball. I don't even think he had possession.

Perhaps the worst was this one:

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Ted is smacked right in the chops in front of an ump (lower right). No call. The ball bounces out the back and a goal to Poppy.

[annew]

Just watching the replay now and a couple of quick points. The commentators barracking for the Hawks is even more horribly biased than I remember...could be something to do with BT and Darcy both working with Eddie at Triple M?
Also, absolutely dominated the third quarter, should have been 5 goals up at 3/4 time.

It was very biased and yes the replay made it sound worse. I think swans did a great job considering we couldn't improve our team because of the trading ban yet hawthorn could with the addition of Frawley. I believe we can improve and it was a game we had to win and I don't care that all the experts think we were lucky, we won the first and last quarters and got the 4 points and a confidence boost. Just got to keep hawthorn 2 games behind us.

[Conor_Dillon]

That free kick against Teddy was a horrible call, same with the one against Lloyd in our forward pocket in the last quarter and they both led directly to goals. There was also a blatant kicking in danger free that should have been paid against Cyril that led to a goal in the third quarter. Would have been filthy if any of those decisions cost us the 4 points.

[Mel_C]

Just saw the end of the game and the crowd noise after the siren was unbelievable!

I managed to get the back of my head on tv when they were showing the players celebrating ????.

[Conor_Dillon]

Coaches votes are in:

10 - Hannebery
6 - Parker
4 - Rioli
3 - Reid
3 - S.Mitchell
2 - McVeigh
2 - Frawley

Great to see Hannebery recognised, thought he was immense both on the outside and inside and was super clean all night. His kicking is as good as it's been since 2012 as well...Horse allowing him to utilise his running and outside football more this season has been a masterstroke.

[liz]

Coaches votes are in:

10 - Hannebery
6 - Parker
4 - Rioli
3 - Reid
3 - S.Mitchell
2 - McVeigh
2 - Frawley

Great to see Hannebery recognised, thought he was immense both on the outside and inside and was super clean all night. His kicking is as good as it's been since 2012 as well...Horse allowing him to utilise his running and outside football more this season has been a masterstroke.

Just came on to post exactly the same. I was amazed at the Age awarding 8 to both Mitchell and Rioli but only 7 to Hanners (bearing in mind they can award up to 10 points to any five players, if they wish). I thought Hanners was the stand out. He was still running his guts out at the end of the game. Watch those last couple of minutes, and see how many times Hanners received the ball in acres of space, or was in a position to receive the ball had a team mate chosen to use him.

Mitchell and Rioli were good too, but Hanners was the standout 4 quarter performance in my eyes. And in Longmire's and Clarkson's too.

It's interesting that Rioli got 4 votes from one coach and none from the other.

[Ludwig]

I'll bet Horse gave 4 votes to Cyril and Clarko game 2 to Macca. The players that hurt you stick in your mind.

Surprised Jetta didn't get a vote. I thought he was our second best player, but Parker was excellent as well, as was Reid.

[jono2707]

I was glad to see Jetts get a $1,500 fine for his involvement in one of the melees too - good to see a bit of aggression in his game.

[goswannies]

16 disposals, 2 goals, 5 marks and 4 tackles, 1 goal assist and 2 clearances isn't best on ground by any conceivable logic. If Liam Shiels had have played the identical game I guarantee he wouldn't have been in the best.

PFFFFT! Try Round 7, 2015, Sydney def Geelong

Tom Mitchell 33 disposals, three goals, 4 marks, 4 tackles

Best players according to the AFL website ...

Sydney Swans: Parker, McGlynn, Franklin, McVeigh, Kennedy, Hannebery

[poundpuppy]

Correct, it's been all about the Hawks in the media.

Jude managed to give Sewell a drive by with a 'Couldn't find a point about the Swans?' when Sewell did the '3 things I learnt' segment.

And Sewell managed to call Jarrad 'Mark McVeigh' in the same segment .....

[WauchopeAnalyst]

Great to Jarad play so well with the team down by 2 goals, his actions and leadership dragged the side back into the game allowing to hit the front and provided the confidence and belief to win the game. That type of leadership turns very good men to a team with belief.