Round 9: Swans v Pies.

[Wardy]

After he said he goes out there and tries to make friends with his opponent I turned to Stella junior and all I could think to say was "that's adorable" and he smiled and agreed. What a wonderful guy to have the opportunity to cheer for at our club.

Hey Stell , how old is Stella junior now?? - he’d be at Uni??

[TheBloods]

Agree with your insights but without inciting anything Rowbottom played another top game

Nothing incited its your opinion your allowed it and i reckon most would agree with you

[stevoswan]

I was thinking how nice it was seeing the players singing the song on the ground. I just read that the covid restrictions meant they couldn't sing the song indoors.

Which explains why Horse had a Zoom style press conference. I was wondering why.

[Bangalore Swans]

Strong performance. Four points:

Do I need to stop longing for the scintillating, corridor brand of football in weeks 1-3? Looks like hard contested football is the way forward.

Really liking what McLean is bringing. Tackles, pressures, marks strongly and makes good decisions. Will McLean keep Reid out for team for the rest of the year?

[stellation]

Hey Stell , how old is Stella junior now?? - he’d be at Uni??

At the risk of making us feel old- he's just turned 20 this year (he would have been only 2 or 3 when we started chatting on here)! Not at uni, but normally would have been- he's in the cohort of kids that had were finishing their HSC when the madness started and is just in limbo now of "maybe next year? again?"

[Thunder Shaker]

Strong performance. Four points:

Do I need to stop longing for the scintillating, corridor brand of football in weeks 1-3? Looks like hard contested football is the way forward.

Really liking what McLean is bringing. Tackles, pressures, marks strongly and makes good decisions. Will McLean keep Reid out for team for the rest of the year?

I think McLean, Franklin, McDonald and Reid will rotate out of the team at various times. Injury, form and team balance will dictate which of these players are chosen.

McLean has put forth a strong case for being picked in the first 22 ahead of Reid, so Reid can take his time to get over his injury. This means we won't need to rush Reid back into the team as quickly as we have done in the past. Both players will benefit.

[MattW]

That was Mcinerney's goal then! Fantastic run that created it all! Played a great game!

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McInerney’s best game, I reckon; was prolific cruising down the wing. He’s a great kick too, and energy-giver.

[The Runner]

Some areas for improvement from today:

Papley - his good is so good. So good. But he just doesn't work hard enough at times defensively. His work rate chasing the footy towards goal, compared to an opponent going the other way can be significant. I think he could be truly elite if he works on this
Midfield balance - I'm not sure we really know what our right mix is yet. When Warner isn't in the middle, and it's Mills, Parker, Kennedy.. we have a lot of strength and first hands on the ball, but not a lot of line breaking and speed. Florent is still finding consistency of his impact. So as a result, we're a bit slow and lacking variation in there
JMac - his decision making with the footy really can improve. He's a very good player, but he made some strange decisions early. Even the one where he kicked to Heeney for the first goal, he was aiming to hit a target 10m away and kicked over him. When around a contest, he can sometimes just give the footy off, not necessarily to someone in a better position. I really rate him - great tank and energy, but some big improvement still
The backline - so good to see them get rattled and work their way back to really win the contest. Looked like JDG and Cameron could help them to a good score. Having a settled back group is important, and they have been this year. Hopefully a good month ahead of them playing together
Buddy - wasn't a good day for tall forwards, and Buddy contested as much as he could, but didn't look to be moving well. Not 100% yet. Might be worth resting to Perth
Blakey - nice move getting him in the ruck. He jumped well. And playing a role where he won't have someone checking him closely will open up opportunity for him. As he learns the craft (if this is a future role) he can really be damaging by rucking and getting to the outside of the contest to get the hands off a clearance winner. Keen to see how this plays out

[MattW]

Great reponse after another turgid start. Maclean was great. Papley and Heeney played well. Hickey and Wicks both had four quarter contributions.

McLean is a freaking revelation. One of the best contested marks in the comp. Consistent effort. Bet the coaches love him.

Great game from Wicks. The dude is a hard at it all game.

There wasn’t a bad player after quarter time. Enjoyable stuff.

Thought Bud worked into it well. There are still few joys to match a Franklin goal. Savouring each one.

Those who malign Lloyd should watch him in his game. His run is vital; gets the most out of himself.

Hayward is definitely best 22 playing like that. Marking and forward pressure were great.

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Like Hickey on the mic. He's refreshingly honest. Good win in the end to the boys.

Seems a cracking lad.

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He's becoming a favourite of mine. Often seems to take marks near the goals, but at the same time, he often tops the team for distance run, according to the tracker. Often kicks straight, as well.

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Impressive that he covered 16 km the next best was 14.5 km huge tank obviously

TOG: 98%.

[Wardy]

At the risk of making us feel old- he's just turned 20 this year (he would have been only 2 or 3 when we started chatting on here)! Not at uni, but normally would have been- he's in the cohort of kids that had were finishing their HSC when the madness started and is just in limbo now of "maybe next year? again?"

We are old now Stell!!! He’ll get it together and then there will be no stopping him.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Good Win, enough to like, bank 4 points and in to next week. Surely finals bound at this point which is pretty awesome. J Mac becoming a gun, what an astute pick he turned out to be !


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[The Great One]

Longmire said earlier this year that "Buddy won't play every game". At that point I got the distinct impression that away games with significant travel involved might be the ones Buddy misses.

Fremantle away looks like it fits that statement.

[Bexl]

Longmire said earlier this year that "Buddy won't play every game". At that point I got the distinct impression that away games with significant travel involved might be the ones Buddy misses.

Fremantle away looks like it fits that statement.

Maybe but since he's only played two games back from injury and he needs consistency and we have a 7-day followed by an 8 day break I expect him to play

[RogueSwan]

I thought McLean was superb in the second half. He has pretty decent hands, great work rate and a decent tackle too.

He is never going to be a superstar but he plays a role and was important today, and always gives a good effort and contest.

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Every Swans team needs an LRT

[MattW]

Maybe but since he's only played two games back from injury and he needs consistency and we have a 7-day followed by an 8 day break I expect him to play

Me too, for sure.