Changes for Rnd 20 V Geelong

[Matty10]

I really dislike it, from any club but particularly from the Swans.

I was starting to wonder at the weekend whether a hardness at the man had replaced a hardness at the ball. I have no problem when our players respond to an opponent's aggression, but I am not sure we need to be targeting anyone just for the sake of it.


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[Matty10]

I noticed that Hodge got a week for punching Papley in the stomach. I remember seeing Papley on the ground hunched over. Where was the free?

They don't seem to pay those in a game. It seems like the AFL are trying to stamp it out through the MRP rather than through match-day umpiring.

During the broadcast I also heard the umpire exclaim, "it's not against the rules, but cut it out, okay!" This was just after the second Langford kiss. I wasn't sure if it was related to that or not, but there are things in the game that umpires seem reticent to act on that are later deemed to be transgressions.

I find it interesting also that Barry Hall said he should not have played in the 2005 GF for his body strike in the PF. It would have just been a $1500 fine had it happened today.


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[waswan]

a bit harsh to include H3ayward with the other two, the ball was hardly seen in our forward 50.

more than happy to rotate persist with Hayward but my point was we cant carry too many guys that arent going to get their hands on it especially when we have others in the 2s that would give a better showing

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Hodge was suspended because it was his third fine in this season

[YvonneH]

Hodge was suspended because it was his third fine in this season

Buddy will be in the same position if he gets another fine this season as well, as will Dusty Martin and Trent Cotchin.

[stevoswan]

I am dumbfounded why there is a dislike for Newman? He may have butchered the ball a few times but it is usually when under pressure. Am I the only one who thought that run down and tackles on Whitecross was outstanding, with only 40 seconds to go? He kick was poor, but it was a risk and he had little time to think about it, just had to move the ball quickly.

I agree, Newman was fine.... and talking about butchering the ball, Heeney (and I love him), twice in the last quarter, under no more pressure than "I'm in the open, I can't @@@@@@ this up!", did exactly that, straight to the opposition. It was infuriating! We ain't gonna drop him........

[Beerman]

Our problem against the Hawks was that Sinclair's contested mark in the first 2 minutes was our last of the game. Our big men need to do more in this department.

Geelong I think play a bit differently - who do they have out? If Smith is playing for them then we need someone who can compete against him in a marking contest, and that isn't Naismith. We desperately need Reid back, or Tippett (if he can give us his best).

[Auntie.Gerald]

A huge percentage of the Hawks contested marks was when they had two or three on our one

We can learn from this but we have not so far against the Hawks

Let's see our tactics against the cats

[707]

Dangerfield out, not appealing. Evens up the missing and potentially missing players.

Hodge is appealing his strike on Papley. Hope he gets suspended, been a sniper for a long time now, as indicated by two previous fines this season before this latest hit.

[liz]

Dangerfield out, not appealing. Evens up the missing and potentially missing players.

Hodge is appealing his strike on Papley. Hope he gets suspended, been a sniper for a long time now, as indicated by two previous fines this season before this latest hit.

Must admit that the strike on Papley looks like nothing. I don't have an issue with them cracking down on punches to the stomach but I do think, in this case, the contact was trivial.

[KTigers]

Surprised Danger didn't appeal. But then Geelong play Richmond after us, and that won't be a walk in the park for them either.
Chris Scott did say something on 360 last night about Danger having a bit of a sore foot, and a week off would give him a chance
to rest it. Maybe that came into consideration. It's good for us. They are way less of a team without him.

[ScottH]

Must admit that the strike on Papley looks like nothing. I don't have an issue with them cracking down on punches to the stomach but I do think, in this case, the contact was trivial.

In this one case yes it was, but given his priors this year already. Bad luck for him

[liz]

In this one case yes it was, but given his priors this year already. Bad luck for him

But I don't think this one even warranted a fine (which then takes him up to a match, based on his priors). If that contact was reportable, half the players in the competition would be paying fines weekly, and sitting out matches on a regular basis.

[crackedactor]

I agree, Newman was fine.... and talking about butchering the ball, Heeney (and I love him), twice in the last quarter, under no more pressure than "I'm in the open, I can't @@@@@@ this up!", did exactly that, straight to the opposition. It was infuriating! We ain't gonna drop him........

At this stage I am prepared to forgive Heeney. He has admitted at times he has not felt 100% after his Glandular fever bout earlier this year. IF he can recover to 100% next year, we may seen someone really special.

[AnnieH]

I was starting to wonder at the weekend whether a hardness at the man had replaced a hardness at the ball. I have no problem when our players respond to an opponent's aggression, but I am not sure we need to be targeting anyone just for the sake of it.

If I had one dollar for every time I've screamed PLAY THE BALL AND NOT THE MAN... I'd be a billionaire.
Far too many times I've seen the player trying to unnecessarily try to shepherd the opposition player, instead of picking up the freaking ball which is sitting idly on the ground.
This is how you lose games.