Match Thread. Swans v Hawthorn

[mcs]

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

Oh Longmile - its only 4 goals. maybe we might get revved up at halftime. Nothing worse than that scummy fan base in my experience.... I still rage with anger thinking about the 2014 grand final and what they showed that day.

[Nico]

Fox and Dawson are having howlers. Heeney playing behind every time and then goes back and plays in front and dropped 2 easy marks. Wicks has been very poor. I struggled to understand what he is out there for. They are running wide and we are ball watching. Papley to the middle.

[bodgie]

Umpires need some medication and so do we!

[longmile]

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.

Been a real trend the last 3 weeks ... All against Melbourne teams ... Go figure

[Blood Fever]

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.

Playing like a young tired side up against an energetic, refreshed and desperate team.

[mcs]

Fox and Dawson are having howlers. Heeney playing behind every time and then goes back and plays in front and dropped 2 easy marks. Wicks has been very poor. I struggled to understand what he is out there for. They are running wide and we are ball watching. Papley to the middle.

They are just running. We are not. The amount of easy possessions they've had is astounding. All about work rate, combined with some generosity from their extra players on the field.

[crackedactor 01]

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.

Great assessment!!

[caj23]

This is soooo frustrating to watch

I predict we pick up in the next quarter and win a close one

A kick on the siren to win the game from a dodgy free kick would be sweet

[Scottee]

13 free kicks to 5

14 to 4 on the AFL sites. The fix is on!

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[Nico]

Appears O.Meara was reported for the hit on Hayward. Why no free kick?

[longmile]

Appears O.Meara was reported for the hit on Hayward. Why no free kick?

Why do you reckon lol

[Blood Fever]

They are just running. We are not. The amount of easy possessions they've had is astounding. All about work rate, combined with some generosity from their extra players on the field.

We look very tired and flat. Umps not helping. Two 6 day breaks versus refreshed team doesn't help.

[bodgie]

What frustrates me in these commentary scenarios is they love to pluck out stats at half time or whenever to make points about the thrust of a game and playing styles. Would you think a 4 - 14 free kick count and interpretations might have some effect and worth a mention?

[dimelb]

The umps are deplorable but not why we are in strife.
Hawthorn have positioned themselves and are constructive with the ball - we are all over the shop kicking it anywhere.
And in defence Hawthorn are much tighter than we are.
The most we can say is that we'll learn from it. I hope!

[Wardy]

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

Oh god you poor thing - you need a few beers to get through that.
They should not have been let in over the border!! (Only kidding - sort of ????)