#AFL Round 21 Power v Swans Sat 10-Aug at Adelaide Oval #AFLPowerSwans @sydneyswans

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  • Foreign Legion
    Senior Player
    • Feb 2003
    • 3368

    Originally posted by Faunac8
    It’s hard to maintain support for a club when they are what is obviously one of the dirtiest and most undisciplined teams in the AFL. Can’t see any other reason for 26-11 free kick count
    I know it is tongue in cheek Faunac8 but St.Kilda were this in the early 80's at Moorabbin but I remember a game I attended where they got 52 free kicks in a game - thugs and all.

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    • BRISWAN
      Warming the Bench
      • Aug 2005
      • 304

      THANKS FOR THE ATTACK.

      Originally posted by stevoswan
      Have you even read gravediggers posts? Get up to speed, then make a relevant comment.

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      • Markwebbos
        Veterans List
        • Jul 2016
        • 7186

        Positives:

        We broken even in clearances and contested possessions in the first half
        Ollie got a lot of the ball
        Heeney went OK
        Menzel's best game for the Swans, even if he went round the corner for a simple set shot and missed

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        • Faunac8
          Senior Player
          • Mar 2014
          • 1548

          Seriously though when hit outs are 2-1 against and centre clearances are 3-1 you are very unlikely to win the game. Some obvious deficiencies that need to be addressed over the off season

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          • Foreign Legion
            Senior Player
            • Feb 2003
            • 3368

            Originally posted by Markwebbos
            Positives:

            We broken even in clearances and contested possessions in the first half
            Ollie got a lot of the ball
            Heeney went OK
            Menzel's best game for the Swans, even if he went round the corner for a simple set shot and missed
            Agree.

            I think Florent took a big step today - he was more influential than Kennedy or Parker. Hewitt was good in a tagging role. We HAVE to hang on to Menzel. He can play and we don't have a lot of clever forwards when Buddy is not playing.

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            • dejavoodoo44
              Veterans List
              • Apr 2015
              • 8637

              Yes, disappointing performance and Port were the better side, but it does drive me insane, when there's one set of rules for one side and a far more lenient set for the other.

              Anyway, looking at the NEAFL scores, it seems like it was an excellent final quarter by our youngsters, so since I missed it, I'm going back to YouTube to have a look at that.

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              • stevoswan
                Veterans List
                • Sep 2014
                • 8559

                Originally posted by BRISWAN
                THANKS FOR THE ATTACK.
                Seriously? I stand by my post.....again, actually read gravediggers drivel and you might agree with me. FL had every right to bite back.

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                • Ralph Dawg
                  Senior Player
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 1729

                  Trolls aside, we are getting smashed from pillar to post in the clearances, both centre and around the ground. JPK is not the player he once was. Maybe with a full off season, he might refresh and get a second wind, but if not we are in big trouble, even with fit ruckmen back - JPK has been a big part of our success since he arrived, and now needs back up.

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                  • dejavoodoo44
                    Veterans List
                    • Apr 2015
                    • 8637

                    Originally posted by Markwebbos
                    Positives:

                    We broken even in clearances and contested possessions in the first half
                    Ollie got a lot of the ball
                    Heeney went OK
                    Menzel's best game for the Swans, even if he went round the corner for a simple set shot and missed
                    Yep, agree with that. Plus Hewett did a good job on Boak and Rampe was good in an under siege defence.

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                    • Foreign Legion
                      Senior Player
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 3368

                      Originally posted by Ralph Dawg
                      Trolls aside, we are getting smashed from pillar to post in the clearances, both centre and around the ground. JPK is not the player he once was. Maybe with a full off season, he might refresh and get a second wind, but if not we are in big trouble, even with fit ruckmen back - JPK has been a big part of our success since he arrived, and now needs back up.
                      He was just OK today but I guess he is getting on. Parker is more the worry. Not saying he is done etc I just think he must be carrying a pretty bad injury.

                      The season is done anyway. I'd give Rose 2 more games - he is just such a standout at NEAFL level. Not going to cost us much if it doesn't work out. May as well bring Melican in as well. Anyone with niggles let them finish now if they are open to it. Would be good to see Knoll given a run but he hasn't bashed down the door either.

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                      • Markwebbos
                        Veterans List
                        • Jul 2016
                        • 7186

                        Originally posted by Ralph Dawg
                        Trolls aside, we are getting smashed from pillar to post in the clearances, both centre and around the ground. JPK is not the player he once was. Maybe with a full off season, he might refresh and get a second wind, but if not we are in big trouble, even with fit ruckmen back - JPK has been a big part of our success since he arrived, and now needs back up.
                        Hard to believe but we won the stoppage clearances 28-25 but I think that was really only in the first half. I think in the second half we lost the total clearances around 25-14. Third quarter it was 12-4 against.

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

                          Disappointing but it became a men vs boys to a large extent, so I'm philosophical rather than critical. And there were some good performances from Rampe, Ollie, Zak, Menzel and Ronke. Heeney was outstanding but our mids found it hard going against the battle-hardened Port.

                          The umpiring was forgettable.
                          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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                          • Markwebbos
                            Veterans List
                            • Jul 2016
                            • 7186

                            Originally posted by Foreign Legion
                            He was just OK today but I guess he is getting on. Parker is more the worry. Not saying he is done etc I just think he must be carrying a pretty bad injury...
                            Was Parker being tagged? 12 disposals 1 clearance but 8 tackles
                            Kennedy 24 disposals 8 clearances
                            Ollie 29 and 9

                            I know Hewett tagged Boak effectively, but it also meant he wasn't winning so much of the ball. Not sure if that's a win?

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                            • Foreign Legion
                              Senior Player
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 3368

                              Originally posted by Markwebbos
                              Was Parker being tagged? 12 disposals 1 clearance but 8 tackles
                              Kennedy 24 disposals 8 clearances
                              Ollie 29 and 9

                              I know Hewett tagged Boak effectively, but it also meant he wasn't winning so much of the ball. Not sure if that's a win?
                              Parker lost a lot of one on ones. He just seems to have lost his fast reflex movement so I suspect an injury.

                              Hewitt got a pretty good amount of ball but we have to try and shutdown their best player don't we? I guess Clarke could have had a go but might be too short for Boak.

                              EDIT - I knew I should have checked it! Clarke is supposedly 1cm taller than Boak!

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                              • stevoswan
                                Veterans List
                                • Sep 2014
                                • 8559

                                Bell's stat's aren't too good.....for those who saw the game, how did he go?

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