Match Day 2nd ELIMINATION FINAL Sydney v Essendon

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  • Meg
    Go Swannies!
    Site Admin
    • Aug 2011
    • 4828

    Originally posted by The Big Cat
    Wasn't that Heeney
    Yes, if referring to that one-step kick intercepted in goal square early in match.

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    • wolftone57
      Veterans List
      • Aug 2008
      • 5857

      Originally posted by Nico
      Callum Mills: was that a faultless game by him or what.

      Except for one kick meant for Newman that didn't get close. The rest of his game was purrfect

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      • dejavoodoo44
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        • Apr 2015
        • 8652

        Originally posted by Billericay
        Didn't see that but did see Paps' flick, turn and handball to Towering in the 4th that was off the charts.
        Yes, and the goal against Adelaide a couple of weeks ago, that's been dubbed "shoulder of god", was damn impressive too. The YouTube footage showed it possibly had a bit more luck than I originally thought, but hey, he didn't hang around to contemplate his luck.

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        • wolftone57
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          • Aug 2008
          • 5857

          Originally posted by wolftone57
          Except for one kick meant for Newman that didn't get close. The rest of his game was purrfect
          Bugger got it wrong.

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          • Nico
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            • Jan 2003
            • 11339

            Originally posted by O'Reilly Boy
            And Papley looked stuffed in the third quarter: he is so hard when he goes that he just gets battered, and he was standing blokes twice his size. We started calling him Tyrion Lannister as he hobbled, grimacing, from contest to contest, looking like every particle of his body was screaming. Had an ice pack as big as his head on his knee after the game. He's like a less angry Ben McGlynn.
            On ABC radio they said Papley limped off with about 5 minutes left. Said it was the same knee he injured previously. lets hope he comes up. Thought both he and Hanners were short of a run in the first half, but they both stepped up in the last quarter, when Parker and Kennedy moved forward.
            http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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            • Nico
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              • Jan 2003
              • 11339

              Originally posted by wolftone57
              Bugger got it wrong.
              Heeney; saw it this morning. It was a poorly weighted kick to Newman who was running to space, but Heeney kicked when Newman had his back turned.
              http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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              • dejavoodoo44
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                • Apr 2015
                • 8652

                Originally posted by Ludwig
                I have to admit that I got my pre-game analysis all wrong. The 2 players I called nervous nellies stepped up big time early when the game was hot.

                We actually did play only one ruckman with Sinclair playing as a full time forward and playing the game of his life. I didn't think he had it in him. Congratulations Sinkers. Keep up the good work.

                Our coaching staff got things spot on and the players executed the game play to perfection. Towers also played a career best game, given the pressure of a final and his previous inability to perform in similar situations. His ruck work was superb.

                If Towers and Sinclair can consistently play with that level of confidence my evaluation of our of team strength jumps to another level.

                A special mention to Lloyd, Jones and Hewett, who all had excellent games. If you took any of them with a top 10 draft pick you'd be thinking you got your money's worth.
                Well, I wouldn't quite say that his ruck work was superb, but he's now making more of a contest and even winning a few taps. And other aspects of having him as a ruckman are good. If the opposition get the ball, he's very quick to apply pressure. Also, if he gets the ball in congestion, his decision making is actually better than when he's in space. I assume it's because he's just reacting, without any intrusive thoughts getting in the way of his performance.
                In regards to him and Sinclair, one of the commentators was talking about how our bottom six is definitely stronger than last year. Which is a good point: to the extent that I'm not even sure that we have a bottom six. If I was asked to name our bottom six before yesterday's game, I would have said Cunningham, Towers and Sinclair, and then I would have struggled to include another three. And two of those ended up as some of the best players on the ground and the other one was pretty good.

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                • dejavoodoo44
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                  • Apr 2015
                  • 8652

                  Originally posted by S.S. Bleeder
                  Did anyone else see that handball by Papley to Buddy's advantage in the second quarter? Maybe it was the camera angle but it looked like it bent around the Essendon player.
                  Yes, having just seen it on replay, it's an excellent example of creative split second decision making. When he was about to dish out the handball, the Essendon player was facing him and Buddy was behind and to the right of the Essendon player. The two most obvious options were; to try take the player on and probably get caught, or to handball to the right of the Essendon player and directly to Buddy. In which case, Buddy would have got caught. Instead, he took the non-obvious option and went to the player's left and into space. Which meant that Buddy was able to run on to it and goal, leaving the opposition clutching at thin air.

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                  • penga
                    Senior Player
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 2601

                    Originally posted by Nico
                    On ABC radio they said Papley limped off with about 5 minutes left. Said it was the same knee he injured previously. lets hope he comes up. Thought both he and Hanners were short of a run in the first half, but they both stepped up in the last quarter, when Parker and Kennedy moved forward.
                    Papley looked done in the latter stages of the third quarter in front of me (Bay 5). Stayed down clutching his already heavily strapped knee. I was begging him to get off and get iced up at that point, but I don't think he heard me
                    C'mon Chels!

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                    • Markwebbos
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                      • Jul 2016
                      • 7186

                      If we are now back to playing one ruckman (plus Towers) does that mean Sinclair could be dropped this week?

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                      • Bloods05
                        Senior Player
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 1641

                        Originally posted by wolftone57
                        Not faultless. I think you have forgotten that dreadful pass to Newman that was picked off.
                        That was Heeney.

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                        • ugg
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                          • Jan 2003
                          • 15970

                          Why would you drop Sinclair after that sort of performance?
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                          • O'Reilly Boy
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                            • Feb 2014
                            • 474

                            Originally posted by penga
                            Papley looked done in the latter stages of the third quarter in front of me (Bay 5). Stayed down clutching his already heavily strapped knee. I was begging him to get off and get iced up at that point, but I don't think he heard me
                            Yes that's what I was seeing from Bay 3: he was on his haunches in the pocket looking gone. And then suddenly he was 80 metres away chasing someone.

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                            • penga
                              Senior Player
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 2601

                              I'm a Towers hater, and Towers did extremely well in his role yesterday #humblepie
                              C'mon Chels!

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                              • Ludwig
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                                • Apr 2007
                                • 9359

                                Originally posted by Markwebbos
                                If we are now back to playing one ruckman (plus Towers) does that mean Sinclair could be dropped this week?
                                The 2 games that he's played as a full time forward (the other being the 5 goal performance against the Saints) have been his best for the year and certainly would qualify him for a spot in any side in the comp. It's a tremendous benefit if he can continue with this vein of form as it allows Reid to wander through the midfield and help out in defence. I though Reid also had a very good game and plays that tall roaming role very well.

                                With Cunningham having a pretty good game as well and Reid able to cover in defence if needed, I wonder if Melican can make his way back in the side. Geelong are likely to bring back Wylie Buzza this week. I think we could exploit a matchup with Reid on Buzza and see if Buzza can go with Reid on the rebound. It seems harsh for Melican to leave him out of the side at this stage, but also harsh to drop Harry.

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