Match Thread. Swans v Hawthorn

[Mel_C]

Teams like playing their best game against us. The hawks have been impressive with their ball movement. We look lost and low on confidence.

[Blood Fever]

McCarrrin hopeless again tonight

Here we go

[Bangalore Swans]

Chad’s absence being felt. The midfield are not themselves without Chad breaking the lines.

[Legs Akimbo]

Outplayed
Out muscled
Out coached

Umpiring is at the usual standard but the team had been pathetic.

Wicks doesn't deserve to be out there. He's s faux angry dude with low footy IQ.

I think we might have lost this one at team selection.

[Meg]

I tend not to comment during matches...but we are very, very poor tonight. I can't see a single player on top of his opponent.
Umpiring is not the reason we are getting belted.

Yep.

[Foreign Legion]

We needed to play Brand when we knew it was going to be wet.

McCartin playing on their worst forward - O'Brien. Crazy stuff.

[Blood Fever]

Had he ever failed to?

Funny we've won 3 out of the last 5

[Ludwig]

We are getting smashed at every aspect of the game. Our work rate is horrid. Hawthorn have loose men everywhere. We look like a rabble. It's hard to see how we can come back from this unless we have a complete change in mindset and effort.

I said many times that Amartey had a booming kick. That goal was a chip shot from outside 50.

[The Runner]

What on earth is Heeney doing down back? His positioning for the McEvoy mark was terrible - he was out the back looking for an easy mark or a hanger, instead of in the hole.

[stevoswan]

Free kick count is actually 4 to 14....that is just ridiculous. To watch, it is palpable how we are being screwed. We need to play better yes but it'll be like pushing the proverbial uphill against these fly larvae.

[longmile]

At the game with Hawthorn supporting friends and it's fair to say this is @@@@ing miserable

[mcs]

What on earth is Heeney doing down back? His positioning for the McEvoy mark was terrible - he was out the back looking for an easy mark or a hanger, instead of in the hole.

Can't catch anything tonight either - wonder if the hand/thumb/whatever is broken this week is playing up.

[dejavoodoo44]

Great finish from Amartey - well deserved first goal in AFL footy. Has worked hard to reach that point.

We are just awful so far - one hope is we can't be any worse in the second half surely.

But fair dinkum, its been almost 5 years since I've seen umpiring as bad as that in a half of footy - just horrendous calls all over the place. Even got the state of origin esque 'handballs' going on too.

Yes, it's almost as if Clarkson had a few coffees with Gil, during his bye week. Holding the ball, illegal disposal, interference in the marking contest and deliberate out of bounds, seem to be rules for only one team.

[Faunac8]

Still a chance but definitely need to get our hands on the ball well down in that area. Poor quality entries into the forward 50 when we do get the ball looking like we are extremely rattled by the pressure being applied.

[caj23]

Here we go

You think he’s been playing well? He’s been well beaten the last 4-5 weeks