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  • mcs
    Travelling Swannie!!
    • Jul 2007
    • 8149

    Originally posted by stevoswan
    Just checked the replay of the Kennedy hit by Johnson (here: Stevie J faces nervous MRP wait after Kennedy hit - AFL.com.au), a number of times and from the angle they show, a fairly long shot, the ball clears both of them over the back and Johnson just straight out runs at Joey and basically assaults him, way, way off the ball. It looks absolutely deliberate and malicious.....he SHOULD get 2-3 weeks. This is a massive test for MRP and AFL credibility and integrity.
    If that is right then we know the afl will fail its credibility test....


    A poor performance from our boys today but by gee there was some awful umpiring from the maggots today - not that it influenced the result at all.
    "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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    • Industrial Fan
      Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
      • Aug 2006
      • 3317

      Thought Hewitt did well on Shaw today after he was torched by him at the scg earlier in the year.

      Aliir stood up pretty well, Grundy was very solid too.

      Will be a nice change up to have a home game next week too.
      He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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      • Zlatorog
        Senior Player
        • Jan 2006
        • 1748

        Let's forget about this dismal performance and look towards next year. The boys will not make GF so don't make any plans. It's time to talk about trades and delistings again. It's more relevant.

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        • Steve
          Regular in the Side
          • Jan 2003
          • 676

          Originally posted by goswannies
          Yeah but it was those young kids that got us to minor premiers.

          How would you justify dropping them?

          Which experienced players are you bringing in? I love Ted, but he hasn't set the NEAFL alight.
          The young guys have played their role well, but as a supporting cast to the 5 x All Australians, Grundy, Tippett (first half of season), Mitchell et al.

          Mills, Allir, Hewtt and Naismith deserved to stay in, but we shirked some hard decisions a few weeks ago with Papley, XR and Marsh.

          Now we're in a really tough spot - either belatedly bring a couple of the experienced guys back in with no recent senior football, or stick with a few guys that didn't handle the finals level and will struggle to turn that around within a week.

          There'd be 10+ players who deserve to be dropped ahead of McGlynn based on today. That pass that was intercepted by Cameron was a shocking play by Rampe - he was retreating backwards instead of attacking he ball, which gave Cameron the chance to waltz through.

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          • rojo
            Opti-pessi-misti
            • Mar 2009
            • 1100

            Sadly our forward line was outplayed for most of the game. KT (too battered), Buddy (too far up the ground), XR (outclassed and soft)) Hewett (tried but not much impact), Rohan (could not impose himself), Heeney up the ground and McGlynn (too small and slow) Parks (not a good game), Naismith (did he take a contested mark at all?). Papley the only one who showed confidence and spunk. The resulting lack of defensive pressure meant that the mids, Buddy and Heeney etc. could not stop the flow into the Giants forward line when the whips were cracking.

            We certainly have not learned how to deal with the biff and bash that certain teams employ as strategy. Come-on coaches, finals footy is fierce! Where is our swagger at being the top team?? Both the Doggies and Giants went into their games confident that they were going to win.

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            • Industrial Fan
              Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
              • Aug 2006
              • 3317

              6 clangers for mcglynn. He is first out aside from injury.
              He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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              • Nico
                Veterans List
                • Jan 2003
                • 11329

                I too thought Papley had a red hot go. Strangely the stats show he didn't lay a tackle but he was at the ball all the time.
                http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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                • Blue Sun
                  Senior Player
                  • May 2010
                  • 1438

                  Losing 3 quality players in the first half really hurt. Kennedy, Tippett and then Mills. I know that the two former came back on, but they were clearly affected from the knocks. Johnson deserves at least 2 weeks for that hit, meaning he should miss the GF.

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                  • dejavoodoo44
                    Veterans List
                    • Apr 2015
                    • 8494

                    If we're playing the Crows next week, it looks like Hartigan will be suspended for that trip. Er, is he any good?

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                    • 0918330512
                      Senior Player
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 1654

                      Originally posted by Blue Sun
                      Losing 3 quality players in the first half really hurt. Kennedy, Tippett and then Mills. I know that the two former came back on, but they were clearly affected from the knocks. Johnson deserves at least 2 weeks for that hit, meaning he should miss the GF.
                      Yeah, but likely gets a 2 match discount for pleading that "it happened against the Swans" so should be OK to play in a prelim

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                      Originally posted by dejavoodoo44
                      If we're playing the Crows next week, it looks like Hartigan will be suspended for that trip. Er, is he any good?
                      He'll probably plead "we're playing the Swans next week" & get off

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                      • barry
                        Veterans List
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 8499

                        We need to stop playing the victim. Just harden the f up players and supporters.

                        I think Johnson will get off with a fine. The vision is inconclusive and kennedy didn't have concussion.

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                        • Industrial Fan
                          Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
                          • Aug 2006
                          • 3317

                          lol. Inconclusive.
                          He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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                          • Blue Sun
                            Senior Player
                            • May 2010
                            • 1438

                            Originally posted by barry
                            We need to stop playing the victim. Just harden the f up players and supporters.

                            I think Johnson will get off with a fine. The vision is inconclusive and kennedy didn't have concussion.
                            Inconclusive? He deliberately took Kennedy out, OFF THE BALL. Watch the replay. Kennedy was was clearly dazed afterwards, he couldn't even stand up for crying out loud. Concussion or no concussion, it was malicious and resulted in injury.

                            EDIT: the linked video from the AFL website is incomplete. The impact and aftermath were broadcasted, not sure why its not included in that highlight.
                            Last edited by Blue Sun; 10 September 2016, 08:50 PM.

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                            • barry
                              Veterans List
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 8499

                              I did. He runs toward him. How he hits him is inconclusive. It doesn't look even a hard hit.

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                              • stevoswan
                                Veterans List
                                • Sep 2014
                                • 8543

                                Originally posted by barry
                                We need to stop playing the victim. Just harden the f up players and supporters.

                                I think Johnson will get off with a fine. The vision is inconclusive and kennedy didn't have concussion.
                                Agree on the players, but we fans can react how we like thanks Barry! Vision inconclusive? WTF? Pretty clear cut to me, don't know what footage you were looking at.

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