Rd 18 vs Fremantle Dockers @ Optus Stadium

[giant]

Fabulous win, was fantastic to see us able to switch up game plans mid-match and execute so brilliantly - something new for both the team and the coaches' box I think.

Loved Robbie Fox's game - played with real confidence and freedom, especially in that last quarter. And thought Ollie Florent was really important in the first half.

It's kinda amazing to think perhaps our 4 most important players right now are three kids (Blakey, Guilden, Warner) and someone we picked up in the off-season (McCartin). Extraordinary times.

[Goal Sneak]

https://twitter.com/sirswampthing/st...Wt0LiWq7A&s=19

That is quite remarkable. Hopefully he can get another 10 votes against Adelaide and really put the comp on notice!

[Faunac8]

Chad getting a big wrap from Robbo on AFL 360 and comparing him to Dane Swan.

[TheBloods]

Chad getting a big wrap from Robbo on AFL 360 and comparing him to Dane Swan.

Where is Bangalore swans ? I thought he 'd be keen to get on here and rub all our faces in this Chad hype !

[Goal Sneak]

Where is Bangalore swans ? I thought he 'd be keen to get on here and rub all our faces in this Chad hype !

I'd really like to know what happened to Bangalore Swans. I saw some comment that he had been banned/suspended. Does anyone know if he will be allowed back or has he just left the RWO community?

[Nolie]

Watched the replay again. Fantastic win. EVERY player did a terrific part. I was a bit harsh on Ryan Clarke earlier in the threads but looking at it again he did some good stuff. They were all fantastic- Fox, JMac, Mills, Parker, Chad, the McCartins, Rampe, Llyod , Ollie , Will Errol ….. they were all good ..,even Buddy and Reid. They all stood up. One of the better wins I have seen.Fox in particular had to have been his best game. Did everyone see the banner some fans had in the rooms after for Fox? A banner which read “The fantastic Mr Fox”.

[TheBloods]

I'd really like to know what happened to Bangalore Swans. I saw some comment that he had been banned/suspended. Does anyone know if he will be allowed back or has he just left the RWO community?

I thought i was Bangalore swans !

[Agent 86]

I thought i was Bangalore swans !

Weren’t you?

[Roadrunner]

I've just got around to watching a replay of the second quarter. (The second half was dealt with yesterday - and again today!)

While Errol's kick to Hayward tight on the boundary has received much (deserved) gushing, and Hayward's conversion some admiration too, there was a goal assist (in reverse) that was just as impressive. It's at around 8 minutes left on the countdown clock in the second quarter, when Errol kicked that much needed goal to break the run of behinds. The kick, from Hayward, was a wonderful switch of angle from 40m or so away that pinpointed Gulden between two Freo defenders.

It's exactly the kind of kick I often beseech players to do in my muttered breath, rather than the predictable kick to the top of the goal square. We so often have a player stationed in space (far more space than Gulden was in) around 40m out on the fat side of the forward 50m but so often our players don't even swivel their heads and look.

That was a fantastic kick and mark. Watching it live, I couldn’t believe how Errol marked it but the kick was just perfect!
Our kicks aren’t usually anywhere this good, but it was an omen for the second half, where the team kicked more accurately to position than I’ve seen this year. Hope it continues!

[bandwagon]

I don't have the numbers in front of me now, but Dylan posted some of the best numbers on ground for distance, speed and sprints. He's working hard up and down the ground. His kicking can be sharp and penetrating; he does have a clanger here and there, but way better than he was going just a few weeks ago in the VFL. He should be able to get his kicking consistency back. In fact, it already seems to be coming back.

The Telstra tracker had him at #1 across both teams for distance travelled at high speed (>18kph), i.e. gut running.
For all bar one of the 7 games he has played this year he has been #1 in this stat (Gulden beat him in R15, but Stephens came in second).

For ALL Sydney games this year, the highest distance travelled at high speed have been: 3.5km Cotterill (Carl); 3.4km Stephens; 3.3km Langdon (Mel); 3.1km Stephens & Gulden
A couple more years building his tank and he will be an absolute weapon. And to think a month ago I had given up on him in the VFL. Congratulations to him and the coaches.

[Goal Sneak]

I thought i was Bangalore swans !

He seemed to genuinely idolise you, which is reason enough for most to be suspicious!

[bandwagon]

Chad is on 48 for the yr , amazing

And he is only 21! Dawson had his break-out year last year when he was 24. He had 25 votes for the whole year. Parker was our top scorer in 2021 with 58 votes. I wouldn't bet against Chad exceeding that tally very soon.

[i'm-uninformed2]

I'd really like to know what happened to Bangalore Swans. I saw some comment that he had been banned/suspended. Does anyone know if he will be allowed back or has he just left the RWO community?

Have we sent a search party down to Mimis or one of those fancy joints he seemed to relish to check he's not just on a bender?

[neilfws]

And he is only 21! Dawson had his break-out year last year when he was 24.

I'd forgotten that Gulden was only 19 until recently - turned 20 yesterday. We're certainly blessed with young talent just now.

[Goal Sneak]

Have we sent a search party down to Mimis or one of those fancy joints he seemed to relish to check he's not just on a bender?

Hahaha, maybe we should also check to see if there's been anyone lurking around the SCG, stalking the players, judging their training habits and making wild and hilarious assumptions!