Round 22 V North Melbourne @Marvel

[greeng]

Why does everything need to be positive? Who are you Mary Poppins?

[Nico]

Usually give away a cheap goal about now

And we did.

[Agent 86]

Melican going OK. Gulden having possibly his worst game of the year

Harsh. Errol’s just getting his Swans feet.

[Bangalore Swans]

RB been not too bad

florent awful

Rowbottom 13 possessions and brought his team mates into play. Been very good.

What about J-Mac and Blakey off half back? Superb.

[Ludwig]

You can see why Jmac and RB are in the best under 22s. Both are playing superbly. But Blakey is just spectacular. He does it all and changes the flow of the game in an instant.

[Nico]

Harsh. Errol’s just getting his Swans feet.

Not a bad kick to McLean by Errol.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Field kicking returned to its best. Parker, Heeney, Rowbottom, JMac and Blakey fantastic. Papley doing his thing, good and bad. Wicks better. And I’ve said a few times, I like Florent but he’s frustrated me for a bit now.

[Hotpotato]

The best players make an instinctive immediate and usually correct decision, c’mon Ollie give that a crack , got nothing to lose .

[Agent 86]

Ollie needs to take the first option. That's 3 turnovers from my count where he has held on to the ball too long.

Hate to say it, but don’t think it’s ever gonna get any better than where he’s at.

[SwanSand]

It is a very bad flaw in his game. That should have been top of the square but instead a turnover and eventual goal. Wastes the footy and doesn't have the strength to break 3 tackles. Low percentage footballer. Refuses to go on his left foot when under pressure.

Seems like the turnover in defensive half with Blakey was we missing Jake Lloyd taking kick ins.

There is a real chance that Bulldogs will lose the last match and Lions will go into top 4. If only we had won last week, we would have been easily been into top 4

[dimelb]

We are alternating between Final 8 and (too often) bottom scrapers. Ollie has been woeful, can do much better.

[Mel_C]

I'm a bit confused, turned the TV on 30 seconds before the bounce and heard some commentator going on about the swans being in danger for this game because norf are on the up and norf supporters should be happy with where they're going.

They're last on the ladder. Am i missing something here?

I think it was in reference to how North has been playing in recent weeks despite their ladder position. I tend to agree especially considering how they started the season. But it takes time to learn the game plan of a new coach.

[Foreign Legion]

Blakey has been very impressive - finding the ball a lot. The only thing I'd say is maybe 10-20% of the time he marks he should take 2-3 seconds to look. But maybe Horse has given him license to go anyway.

I was worried about McLean in the early part of the that 1/4 but he stood up thats for sure - great high mark.

Re: Sam Reid I think he is important as he can go into the ruck - like to see him to a few more marks though.

[greeng]

I cut the young guys a lot of slack. They're learning the game every week and they show an incredible amount of guts and dedication. The young players at the Swans are hungry and the brand of footy they play is great to watch If you have been around for ten years and are still making the same mistakes, then you deserve to be criticised. Simple.

[Agent 86]

We are alternating between Final 8 and (too often) bottom scrapers. Ollie has been woeful, can do much better.

Or can he? Low-lights this year make for better viewing than highlights. Too many wasted disposals.