#AFL Round 13, Swans vs Eagles, 7:50pm, SCG #AFLSwansEagles @sydneyswans

[Blood Fever]

Tuned in to On The Couch tonight in anticipation of a discussion of the heavy weight clash between first and third and got donuts except for a mention of Ollie at the end of the show. Did Richmond Geelong merit at least ten minutes?

Not unusual, Big Cat. Often token mention of us despite Healy and Roos being on show.

[Markwebbos]

It?s frustrating in one sense, but as a supporter I much prefer flying under the radar. After 2014 the less they talk about us the better.

[liz]

Tuned in to On The Couch tonight in anticipation of a discussion of the heavy weight clash between first and third and got donuts except for a mention of Ollie at the end of the show. Did Richmond Geelong merit at least ten minutes?

At least 10 minutes. Plus large chunk allocated to Adelaide and their demise.

It was the same on AFL360. I thought they were going to get the whole way through the show without even saying the words "Sydney", "West" or "Coast" even once. But then, at the very end, they dedicated their Two Minute Scramble to a discussion about whether the Swans were a premiership contender. A very deep analysis followed - the Swans are a solid team and are currently third on the ladder and so they must be considered to be one of many contenders.

[Ludwig]

It was the same on AFL360. I thought they were going to get the whole way through the show without even saying the words "Sydney", "West" or "Coast" even once. But then, at the very end, they dedicated their Two Minute Scramble to a discussion about whether the Swans were a premiership contender. A very deep analysis followed - the Swans are a solid team and are currently third on the ladder and so they must be considered to be one of many contenders.

They ought to change the name of the show the AFL180, because by the time Mark Robinson gets half way through a sentence he's already forgotten the subject matter. Whateley's main function on the show is to put Robbo back on the rails.

Many a footy fan have passed out waiting for Robbo to say something you didn't already know.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Afl 180 lol

Also Because the show is reluctant to look north above the Victorian border

[Go Swannies]

Tuned in to On The Couch tonight in anticipation of a discussion of the heavy weight clash between first and third and got donuts except for a mention of Ollie at the end of the show. Did Richmond Geelong merit at least ten minutes?

Thanks for that info. After expecting 1 plays 3 to get more coverage that one side covered at the end of 360 I didn't have the energy to watch OTC.

[Mr Magoo]

Both shows such a let down in their lack of discussion over what was a very high intensity finals like game.

AFL360 was most curious as the topic of discussion at the end of last thursdays show was "if the swans win on friday night will we be discussing them as premiership favourites".

Answer come Monday, obviously "no" as they barely rated a mention.

[707]

Afl 180 lol

Also Because the show is reluctant to look north above the Victorian border

What? You mean there's footy north of the border?!

I often think that Robbo has had a few before he gets on air, reminds me of that slightly vacant feel you get off pissed people whilst their brain tries to engage.

[Hotpotato]

The less they analyse The Swans the better. Their last two Granny performances didn?t flatter, so if we make it that far , there will be many doubters .
The current evolution has us a bit excited but we don?t want to it to really show atm.

[Mel_C]

Talking Footy on channel 7 was no better. They only mentioned Aliir and that was in the "Overrated/Underrated" segment. (Although I did fast forward the Buckley interview but I doubt they would have mentioned the swans).

My recording of Footy Classified didn't work so I don't know if we were discussed.

[stevoswan]

All the footy 'analysis' shows need Titus O'Reily on board, for a more balanced view.....here's his latest on the Swans V WC game, even though I found the Buddy reference a little confusing......I can only take it as meaning Titus found Buddy receiving free kicks strange.

Sydney (72) v West Coast (57)

Now this was a masterclass by the Channel Seven commentary team.

I thought they?d peaked last week, but this was artistry.

If getting players? names wrong was a sport, they?d win the World Cup.

Brian Taylor at one stage called the SCG the MCG, probably not for the first time having no idea where he was.

He also spent a lot of the game thinking Willie Rioli and Liam Ryan were the same person. Hmmm.

Not to mention that Channel Seven seem to believe you need about fifty people to call a game and they all need to talk as much as possible.

Daisy Pearce stands out because she actually says something about the game being played in front of her. We?ve become so unused to that it kind of jars me every time.

West Coast?s ten game winning streak is over, bookended by two losses to Sydney.

If the Swans were still based in Melbourne, they?d be named premiers this week in the Victorian media.

It was tough going for the Eagles, they struggled to score and when they seem to lift, the umpires seemed to find another level.

At one stage, the umpires tried repeatedly to get Buddy a goal, only to be frustrated by him missing shots. To their credit they didn?t give up, dug deep and managed to finally get him one.

The Eagles? problem was their entry into their forward line was more frustrating than Optus? World Cup coverage.

The whole round wrap up from Titus is here: The Monday Knee Jerk Reaction: AFL Round Thirteen@ | Titus O'Reily

[stevoswan]

Here's another couple of Titus classics (from here again: The Monday Knee Jerk Reaction: AFL Round Thirteen@ | Titus O'Reily )

It was a great win for Hawthorn and didn?t their fans get right behind them with 26,693 people turning up? They?re hardcore those Hawks fans.

For Adelaide, the season is now probably over and not soon enough.

It was a horrific night for Australian sport. The Socceroos lost, the Wallabies lost, the Australian Cricket team lost, and Hawthorn won.

.....and this one.....

Allowing Fremantle to kick 77 points in a half is the universe?s way of telling you that footy isn?t for you.

Footy hasn?t been Carlton?s thing for some time. Making their fans miserable and crushing any remanets of hope is more their style.

In the first half, Carlton did it all, they allowed the Dockers, a team not exactly known for their freewheeling offensive capabilities, score 77 points, while also only scoring four points themselves.

It led to various Carlton spokespeople hitting the airwaves on Sunday morning to explain how the rebuild was ?working?.

Great stuff!

[Plugger1300]

Seems to be a lot of love for Titus on here
I think he hits about 1 in 10
The rest are Dad jokes and he's running out of them

[bloodspirit]

Seems to be a lot of love for Titus on here
I think he hits about 1 in 10
The rest are Dad jokes and he's running out of them

I'm a big fan of Titus but agree his material is getting staler.

[gumby_bolts]

In a world of BT and on all the clowns involved in AFL coverage that think they're funny and/or insightful I welcome Titus as a breath of fresh air.