#AFL Round 3, Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, 07/04/18, SCG @sydneyswans #AFLSwansGiants

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  • dimelb
    pr. dim-melb; m not f
    • Jun 2003
    • 6889

    Good games from Heeney, Buddy, Sinkers especially. Several others played well. Fumbling sometimes still an issue, and my impression was that on the whole GWS marked the ball better than we did, but we did enough in a hard-fought game.
    He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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    • snajik
      Senior Player
      • Jan 2003
      • 1115

      Originally posted by Blood Fever
      Despite warm night, conditions looked to be greasy again. Both teams had trouble with ball handling. Can't remember conditions like this at SCG at night. Maybe I'm wrong. Is it time of year in Sydney? Humidity? I'm in Melbourne so don't know local weather patterns.
      I'm hoping it's more to do with this Indian summer we've been having and nothing to do with a night time dew issue particularly as almost all of our home games are at night this year.
      It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play violin. That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.
      The Scarlatti Tilt - Richard Brautigan

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      • Blood Fever
        Veterans List
        • Apr 2007
        • 4051

        Originally posted by snajik
        I'm hoping it's more to do with this Indian summer we've been having and nothing to do with a night time dew issue particularly as almost all of our home games are at night this year.
        We do have a high number of handballs in close so greasy conditions don't help us I reckon.

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        • Jeynez
          Warming the Bench
          • May 2013
          • 223

          Originally posted by Blood Fever
          Despite warm night, conditions looked to be greasy again. Both teams had trouble with ball handling. Can't remember conditions like this at SCG at night. Maybe I'm wrong. Is it time of year in Sydney? Humidity? I'm in Melbourne so don't know local weather patterns.
          The SCG groundskeeper has started using Buddy's grease instead of water when watering the grass.

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          • Beerman
            Regular in the Side
            • Oct 2010
            • 823

            Was just watching the highlights and Hudson's call of Buddy's goal was great. It's nice when you can watch an incredible highlight and not have to listen to inane commentary. I reckon "THIS IS BUDDY FRANKLIN!" is a grab that we'll be hearing in future publicity material.

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            • ernie koala
              Senior Player
              • May 2007
              • 3251

              Reports that Reid will be out for a month with a quad injury....Melican strained his hammy...

              If true, losing Reid particularly, is a blow to our structure up forward..Not to mention his versatility.

              And with Grundy still feeling his way into the season, losing Melican is significant also.
              Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT

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              • Bloods05
                Senior Player
                • Oct 2008
                • 1641

                Originally posted by ernie koala
                Reports that Reid will be out for a month with a quad injury....Melican strained his hammy...

                If true, losing Reid particularly, is a blow to our structure up forward..Not to mention his versatility.

                And with Grundy still feeling his way into the season, losing Melican is significant also.
                Or, from afl.com.au:

                MEDICAL ROOM
                Sydney: The Swans looked to have come out of the derby without any injury worries.

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                • mcs
                  Travelling Swannie!!
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 8177

                  Originally posted by ernie koala
                  Reports that Reid will be out for a month with a quad injury....Melican strained his hammy...

                  If true, losing Reid particularly, is a blow to our structure up forward..Not to mention his versatility.

                  And with Grundy still feeling his way into the season, losing Melican is significant also.
                  Reid is a huge blow if out. Melican has been in good early season form, so if those reports are right then we will have issues - especially with some tough games to come in approaching weeks.

                  I hope afl.com.au is right for once...
                  "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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                  • Papernick
                    Suspended by the MRP
                    • Mar 2018
                    • 69

                    Callum Sinclair has really stepped up with his added responsibility and his three goals were crucial.

                    He seems to be highly rated internally and could well be another player we get improvement out of. I still worry how we will go against a team with an elite ruckman but Sinkers will give us 100% and that is all we can ask for.

                    Good team effort last night. Happy to see us continue to get games into Olly and Will, Will was particularly impressive and looks a great pickup.

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                    • stevoswan
                      Veterans List
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 8573

                      Originally posted by Beerman
                      Was just watching the highlights and Hudson's call of Buddy's goal was great. It's nice when you can watch an incredible highlight and not have to listen to inane commentary. I reckon "THIS IS BUDDY FRANKLIN!" is a grab that we'll be hearing in future publicity material.
                      Hudson is one of the best. His unbias commentary and excitement at great footy moments is brilliant to witness. His call of the final moments of the 2005 'Nick Davis' final against Geelong (his team) is legendary......

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                      • Beerman
                        Regular in the Side
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 823

                        Originally posted by stevoswan
                        Hudson is one of the best. His unbias excitement at great footy moments is brilliant to witness. His call of the final moments of the 2005 'Nick Davis' final against Geelong (his team) is legendary......
                        Wow! I always thought that was Gerard Whately (also a Cats fan), but you are right - it was Hudson.

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                        • MattW
                          Veterans List
                          • May 2011
                          • 4231

                          Originally posted by Beerman
                          Wow! I always thought that was Gerard Whately (also a Cats fan), but you are right - it was Hudson.
                          I don't think Whateley's called games for television.

                          Agree with above, Hudson is a good caller.

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

                            Originally posted by Papernick
                            I still worry how we will go against a team with an elite ruckman but Sinkers will give us 100% and that is all we can ask for.
                            Agree. Apparently Stefan Martin thumped a Ryder-less Port in the ruck this week. Makes me nervous for our match against the Lions.

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                            • mcs
                              Travelling Swannie!!
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 8177

                              Originally posted by Beerman
                              Wow! I always thought that was Gerard Whately (also a Cats fan), but you are right - it was Hudson.
                              The radio call from the late Clynton Grybas was superb too that night - you can get it if I remember rightly on the DVD version of it from the 2005 victory pack, or else its still around on YouTube as well.
                              "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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                              • AnnieH
                                RWOs Black Sheep
                                • Aug 2006
                                • 11332

                                Well, wasn't that lovely?
                                Towers is underrated. He did some lovely things at crucial times.
                                Massive room for improvement by all and sundry. Percentage is a big deal and we need lots of it.
                                Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
                                Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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