Rnd 8 Match Day Thread. Richmond V Sydney. MCG 19.25 pm.

[CureTheSane]

I might be on my own here. I really enjoyed the bantering style of commentary between BT, Richardson and Darce. They make it funny, insightful, exciting and entertaining.

I could not stop laughing when BT was going on about the water boy giving Buddy a drink in the 3rd quarter.

BT would be such a weapon to have on a bux party. The banter and larricknism is brilliant.

I, as a general rule, HATE BT's commentary.
But for this last game I actually didn't mind it. To me it wasn't biased towards the Tigers as you would generally expect.
The excitement at the end was genuine and not beat up too much.

I'm guessing this is a one-off...

[Auntie.Gerald]

BT would be equally funny at wednesday golf

[Velour&Ruffles]

I really enjoyed the bantering style of commentary between BT, Richardson and Darce.

And the unwanted sequel to Dumb and Dumberer announces itself to the world.

[Danzar]

Wow Wee! Boy oh Boy!
Just get a grip on yourself. No need to overreact .

Hah hah! Take that bit out of BT's vocab and I could probably stand the guy. This does not mean I am in any way aligned with BT's world view, by gee by jingo by crikey I'm not.

[Jupiter]

Hiscox is no Jetta.

No, he's Hiscox and deserves more of a chance from Swans fans than being written off for that debut which was far from disastrous. Debuting in a side with 3 or so other first year players is different from debuting in a more seasoned team - it's even worse if you are an "outside player" and besides KJ and Hanners Swans were not great in contested ball on the night. I'm sure you get my point that players develop over time and the Swannies have a great track record of turning talent into well rounded team players.

[graemed]

Its now 5 days since that terrible night when nothing went right.

During that time, I have been inconsolable, intolerable, impatient, irritated and irascible all at once. Finally, I can face the world again.

I have had time to reflect and review but I still cannot understand why we can't beat bloody Richmond. Its confounding and disturbing.

I knew when I heard the news about Kennedy that we would struggle to win the clearances. Then I thought that with the progress of Mitchell, the grit of Jack, the form of Parker and the dominance of Hannebery, this would be an opportunity for these others to step up.

Such was the case for the first 15 minutes but for whatever reason (probably should give credit to the Richmond mid-field) following that we got smashed at every clearance till half-time. Some blame must go to the mid-field but what was most worrying was how easily Hampson, not a noted ruckman, dominated especially when Tippett was off the ball.

It was his ability to give them first use that gave them the confidence to run forward and the cascading effect that had on our defence. Reg and Ted suffered most because it was their opponents that were getting the benefit of uncontested disposals upfield, but the entire defensive unit was left out to dry too often, and too few have the closing speed to stop well directed kicks to space.

The rest of the game saw an arm wrestle between midfields with each team gaining the upper hand from time to time and thus the subsequent surges in scoring.

The team did not play well and it may be true that we had too many inexperienced players especially with some of the decision making in the final moments but at the start of the season I did not think we'd win the premiership this year and yet I find ways of convincing myself we may do it.

After 5 dreadful days, the sun is still shining and we have a footy game to look forward to Friday night. Ahh, but that's a different story. See you on the next thread.

[Billericay]

Such was the case for the first 15 minutes but for whatever reason (probably should give credit to the Richmond mid-field) following that we got smashed at every clearance till half-time. Some blame must go to the mid-field but what was most worrying was how easily Hampson, not a noted ruckman, dominated especially when Tippett was off the ball.

I believe that Hampson is actually a very good tap ruckman. His weaknesses are in everything else e.g. marking, kicking etc.

[CureTheSane]

No, he's Hiscox and deserves more of a chance from Swans fans than being written off for that debut which was far from disastrous. Debuting in a side with 3 or so other first year players is different from debuting in a more seasoned team - it's even worse if you are an "outside player" and besides KJ and Hanners Swans were not great in contested ball on the night. I'm sure you get my point that players develop over time and the Swannies have a great track record of turning talent into well rounded team players.

+1

[WauchopeAnalyst]

Marsh upgraded to Senior list. I hope he gets a go, perfect rebound flanker.

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[Scottee]

No, he's Hiscox and deserves more of a chance from Swans fans than being written off for that debut which was far from disastrous. Debuting in a side with 3 or so other first year players is different from debuting in a more seasoned team - it's even worse if you are an "outside player" and besides KJ and Hanners Swans were not great in contested ball on the night. I'm sure you get my point that players develop over time and the Swannies have a great track record of turning talent into well rounded team players.

I'm not one for bagging players (I haven't bagged Towers, he was far from the worst), but occasionally you have to call a spade a spade and not a shovel. I've watched a lot of him and the NEAFL, and he is definitely no Jetta. Not saying he won't make with a lot more time but he is certainly nowhere near ready for the big-time now.

[Jupiter]

I'm not one for bagging players (I haven't bagged Towers, he was far from the worst), but occasionally you have to call a spade a spade and not a shovel. I've watched a lot of him and the NEAFL, and he is definitely no Jetta. Not saying he won't make with a lot more time but he is certainly nowhere near ready for the big-time now.

Agreed, not ready yet and agree has to dominate at NEAFL in more areas. The Jetta comment was about eradicating player weaknesses over time etc and I used tackling as an example as Hiscox has to improve massively in that and contested stuff generally, as well as field kicking. Time will tell, I can only assume the match committee thought he was the right fit for the Richmond game - big ground, no Houli, who knows...