Are the Swans headed for the spoon in 2019?

[Hotpotato]

Can SYDNEY still make the eight ?
They’d have to win how many more games?

[dejavoodoo44]

Can SYDNEY still make the eight ?
They’d have to win how many more games?

Well, we can, but it's a long shot. Beat North next week and we go to three and six; which is likely to be only two games away, from the teams at the bottom end of the eight. But then comes a nasty section of the draw. Collingwood at the SCG, Geelong away, then back home to play West Coast.

Lose those three and we're definitely gone at three and nine. Just one win and it's probably still all over. But somehow, if we go into those games, with a new found sense of confidence, after wins over Essendon and North, and manage to win two of those games; then we end up at five and seven, with a strong chance of making the finals.

Of course, for that to happen, we would need Buddy fit and firing, no other significant injuries, umpiring to go our way, less turnovers and more confidence.

[Ralph Dawg]

Back to the topic thread, I think the swans won't win the spoon but we will still be in the bottom half.

[Markwebbos]

Hey posters, the name of this thread is: "Are the Swans headed for the spoon in 2019?"

[Ralph Dawg]

Hey posters, the name of this thread is: "Are the Swans headed for the spoon in 2019?"

Hey Webbos, how 'bout those swans eh?

[Markwebbos]

Hey Webbos, how 'bout those swans eh?

thanks

[liz]

I recently remarked in another thread that Ralphy is a perfect example of the kind of nuff nuff journo who depends on sycophancy rather than analysis to make a living. This story typifies that. Ralphy frankly doesn't have the brains to think of it, and it's so far off and has so many contingencies attached it would be a strange story for a journo to run with even if they did have the intellectual grunt to think of it. He has clearly been fed an angle by one of the Melbourne power clubs who hates us and is running with it. There are two obvious possibilities - no prizes for guessing which.

Thanks - you've made it crystal clear to me now. The words "a typical Sydney manoeuvre" jarred coming out of a bland, non-descript journalist like Ralph. That's why the conversation made no sense to me. But take those exact words and put them in someone else's mouth and they sound congruous - you can even see the lips move and the sneaky smirk grow. It's just this time he's put his brain into gear before his mouth and realised that he can't say these words himself, or at least not be seen to start the conversation. So, as you point out, he's found a willing stooge to do it for him.

One thing I don't agree with (which should be pretty obvious from the above comments) is that there aren't two obvious possibilities. I think there's one. And it's not even a club, just an individual strongly associated with a particular club.

[Thunder Shaker]

If we were counting wins by the number of times the Swans had featured in "Nine Things We Learned", we would probably be anchored to the bottom, two or three games behind 17th.

As for the dreaded spoon, I don't think we will end up with that woodware. Bottom four maybe, but not last. How we go against Norf next weekend will give a good indication of where we're at.

[Markwebbos]

If we were counting wins by the number of times the Swans had featured in "Nine Things We Learned", we would probably be anchored to the bottom, two or three games behind 17th.

I thought we did get a very positive mention, even though the piece is allegedly about Essendon:

"Sydney captains Luke Parker, Dane Rampe and Josh Kennedy made a stand in the massive moments and their young teammates stood with them. One group of players was desperate to climb off the bottom of the ladder and prepared to fight and scratch its way to a win at any cost to protect the hard-earned reputation of its club. The other lost the contested possession count to an opposition that had gone -96 in that statistic in two losses over the past fortnight... Essendon fans will be hoping some of the Bloods' famed culture rubbed off on their players on Friday night."

[stevoswan]

I thought we did get a very positive mention, even though the piece is allegedly about Essendon:

"Sydney captains Luke Parker, Dane Rampe and Josh Kennedy made a stand in the massive moments and their young teammates stood with them. One group of players was desperate to climb off the bottom of the ladder and prepared to fight and scratch its way to a win at any cost to protect the hard-earned reputation of its club. The other lost the contested possession count to an opposition that had gone -96 in that statistic in two losses over the past fortnight... Essendon fans will be hoping some of the Bloods' famed culture rubbed off on their players on Friday night."

.....and the sentence preceding it:

"Essendon's 22, with its high-profile recruits and experience, should have beaten Sydney by 12 goals at the SCG, but the Swans gave them a lesson in leadership and club pride on Friday night. "

That was the most satisfying thing I took out of Friday nights game.....that our lads still cared enough to have a red hot go and that our on field culture is intact.

[Markwebbos]

Yeah probably should have included that bit

[barry]

We are fielding a young side. That means that some weeks we are going to play like champions and sometimes like duds.
We will be inconsistent all year.

Just as likely to loose badly this week.

But its a fun ride.

[KTigers]

Can SYDNEY still make the eight ?
They’d have to win how many more games?

To definitely make it, we'd need to win 11 of the last 14.
To be a bit lucky, and sneak in, 10 out of 14.
So yeah, pretty unlikely, but no point not having a go.

[rb4x]

Had a smile reading the article about Essendon's ruck crisis. Their project ruckman Sam Draper is injured and likely out for the season. They stil have Bellchambers, Clarke, McKernan and Stewart who can pinch hit. Compare that to the Swans who have Sinclair, Tippett now retired, Naismith injured for nearly two years, McLean mystery injury and Cameron unknown injury. If Sinclair is injured we have no one at present and would be looking at the likes of Amartey, Aliir, or Reid (possibly injured) as our first ruck. I really feel sorry for Essendon.

[barry]

After seeing Clarke (ess ruck) get a game on Friday, I think Essendon's ruck crisis is way worse than ours.