Swans v Giants Elimination Final 2021

[Velour&Ruffles]

I thought Melican was OK - particularly in the last 1/4. Many could argue it was too late.

I can go through specific players who weren't good but I'd prefer to say: Kick the bloody goals when you have the chance.

Agree with all this.

[giant]

Was it Stevic that Greene bumped? Now I’m conflicted

And then he responds by guessing and giving him a rubbish high free in the dying seconds.

[longmile]

Toby Greene should have decked Stevic. They both would get what they deserved.

Warner 62% and 60% TOG. Why do we bring in 2 players who aren't ready to play? We could have had Fox and Campbell who both could have played over 85%.

What was Longmire thinking? And it's not like him to make off the cuff changes. He's usually so conservative. Especially Fox, who played well all year, then suddenly finds himself out of the 22 in a game when we needed a strong defender against a good team at forward stoppages. They killed us before in that area and did it again today.

Agree wholeheartedly. Fox on the sidelines was a stupid call, as was Bell. Melican has proven time and time again he gets beaten and makes bad calls. Warner looked all at sea.

May be an unpopular opinion but Taylor should get a run. Offers so much more than Bell.

[Hotpotato]

Toby will just get a fine .

[giant]

Toby will just get a fine .

Not a chance. AFL can't afford to take this lightly - he'll get 4-6 weeks I reckon.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Our depth was tested for the first time this year, and it came up short.

It did and we probably knew bits of it all along. A KPD short, a KPF short (Logan will be fine and maybe McLean and Amarty but they take time), and one more good small forward would be nice.

[Southern Swan15]

To be fair, that 50 was ridiculous. Big mummy was like slapping off a mozzie & milked it to perfection.

Best thing to do, is not be a pretend tough guy and gift the 50.....

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[Agent 86]

…What is the difference in how Barry Hall and Toby Greene played the game?

No, Baz was the thug. TG is a c°ck. Very different animals.

[Merdo5555]

Papley was good but again selfishness creeps into his game, a number of teams he took on the miracle play when he had teammates free. At times this year he has been unselfish and absolutely firing. He needs to be reminder that he is at his best when he plays team first.

[mcs]

Disappointing miss by Buddy as well. He is paid $1.5m a year to kick clutch goals.

That's a 50/50 kick at most for about 98% of footballers throughout history though - you'd hope he would kick it more often than not, but I almost knew he would miss (just one of those games where it seemed we would never find a way to get in front once we started peppering the post).

Would of loved him to kick it, but can forgive him that. I'm just stoked with how well he has played and been moving around the ground the last couple of months - a good, injury free pre-season and he could have a really good year next year and even beyond as his career winds down.

[Velour&Ruffles]

To be fair, that 50 was ridiculous. Big mummy was like slapping off a mozzie & milked it to perfection.

Yes, there were at least a hundred similar incidents in the game which were not penalised. I think it was ridiculous over-officiation. Either pay ALL of them or pay NONE of them. But paying SOME of them is why people get so pissed off by umpires and also presents a danger to the wellbeing of televisions across Australia.

[Nico]

Why on earth didn't Melican kick short to Heeney at the end? He could be a good footballer, but there's just no smarts there

Why on earth do we play him. Hogan was the difference for 3 quarters and Melican couldn't get near him. He loses his man so badly. Why didn't he kick to Heeney; lack of vision.

[stevoswan]

Our depth was tested for the first time this year, and it came up short.

Yep....after a pretty lucky year injury wise, to lose Mills, Kennedy and Blakey late in the season found us out. Having said that, I agree with those saying we lost this at the selection table. Horse and the MC will rue some of their selections which really didn't make sense.

[mcs]

He was pretty impressive today: 13 tackles, 6 clearances, 12 contested possessions.

I actually think a middle starting three going forward (or first choice anyway) of Hewett, Parker, Mills is a pretty formidable in and under brigade. He was fantastic today, and would be really disappointing to see him go. Had a fantastic game today and was enormous in the second half too.

[Bangalore Swans]

I want thank the Swans coaching staff and players for an enjoyable season. Loved the new brand of football. Great to watch.

Thanks to everyone on Red and White as well. Been fun.