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No rioli
No frawley
No Stratton
No birchall
Missing Lewis, Mitchell, hill from year before
That's what added the greatest sting to the loss"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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When you put it like that it almost beggars belief. Is it possible that the Swans problem with Hawthorn is as much mental as tactical?Comment
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There are some assumptions about the quality of our list being compared to others clubs. It is easy to get inward focussed and overestimate the quality of a player group (at a particular point in time), or alternatively, underestimate other clubs lists. I agree we have a good list but to some degree it is a list in transition with lots of young players playing important roles which will produce inconsistent results.
Stating we have a better list than a particular club and should beat them on that basis doesn't always hold true. This is one of the great things about following football, even if it feels crap when the team that you support has had an underwhelming start to the season. Additionally, when a team beats us who we think has an inferior list, it may not solely be the fault of the head coach.
Despite these points, I agree with the points being made about a need to address the Swans tactics against teams who adopt the style of play that Hawthorn did last week.
Like everyone else here, it frustrates the hell out of me to see the opposition move the ball with no pressure and also our players being so concentrated in defence playing an ultra conservative zone that when we win the ball there is almost no option to successfully move it forward.
Like all who post here, I hope for Swans success, but I personally don't think that sacking a successful coach will help and it would be detrimental to maintaining the stability that has been the foundation of this club's long term success.
Cheer, Cheer.
In all I think Longmire has got to come up with something different for the second half of the season or he might as well resign. We play such a defensive style that it can be really ugly and look very unskilled. Our players look slow because other sides are opening us up. We aren't slow, our zone is @@@@ing useless. We lose far too many stoppages and end up playing catch up footy because we defend first and then attack. We should be attacking first and then defending. the fast break out of the centre has the capacity to shock an opposition and get quick scores. Somehow this seems beyond Longmire, his coaching team and our players, although I believe it is the stoppages tactics that are not working.Comment
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I'm certainly not as upbeat about going to to the footy on a cold night on my bicycle to watch the team play the same old way , especially at the SCG which should be a fortress like Skilled Stadium or whatever they currently call it is to the Cats.
Opposing teams are now working the Swans over at home.Comment
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I'm certainly not as upbeat about going to to the footy on a cold night on my bicycle to watch the team play the same old way , especially at the SCG which should be a fortress like Skilled Stadium or whatever they currently call it is to the Cats.
Opposing teams are now working the Swans over at home.
I can't imagine Luke Bevo won't have watched the Hawks game, so this will be a test to see whether the Swans and their coaches have come up with a solution or not?Comment
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It will be interesting to see happens, because it's not the kind of game plan that Bevo likes to play. We also should keep in mind that whatever they've been doing against us has been working, so why change?Comment
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Like waiting for us to get the ball and then winning a free for either holding the ball or incorrect disposal?"Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017Comment
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The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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