Rd 23 v St Kilda @ Marvel

[gloveski]

What a feeling.

Like everyone, there was that fleeting disappointment in the fact we missed out on second spot but Brisbane’s capitulation really made life hard.

All said and done we finish third and we’re a huge chance here. We know that we bring our best against the best and Melbourne are still the best.

Rowbottom - Some people were very, very wrong. His last month or so has been elite and last night he lead the way again. He’s the epitome of Sydney and our barometer as well.

Warner - Tagged hard every week but that’s a great thing for his development. He’s yet to play his 40th game and he’s already terrifying opposition teams.

Stephens - Hear me out, but he’s got Rolls Royce quality. The thing that can’t be trained but you see it in Mills and players like Hird and Burgoyne. I don’t necessarily think he’ll reach those heights but he oozes natural ability. He’ll go as far as he wants to.

Hayward - Remarkably, he may still be underrated. He never seems to get much attention and there’s no fanfare around him, yet he’s been going at a goal a game for the best part of two seasons. He’s the perfect complimentary player for Logan, Heeney and Papley because they’re all play very different roles but when it gels it’s magnificent.


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Well said agree with everything you have written


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[royboy42]

Papa should be fine it will be 12 days between games


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Is it 12 clear days?

[i'm-uninformed2]

I would like to give a little praise to MacDonald. Maybe he wasn't so prolific up forward but, not for the first time, he seemed to run back hard to provide an exit option for our backs on a number of occasions

I can't recall who, but in his draft year, one of the close draft watchers said his play would resemble Nick Reiwoldt for his ability to burn opponents running up and down the ground. He's got a bit of a way to go, obviously, but his work rate has been exceptional and he gets himself to a lot of contests too. As he grows stronger, he'll start pulling in some more marks, but for a second year KPF, we should be very comfortable with how he's tracking.

[Agent 86]

Is it 12 clear days?

Yes. Luckily, Thursday would have been 11. But Friday’s okay.

[Agent 86]

Obviously I am a huge fan of Chad (like we all are) but I have to disagree with you here... Chad basically had no impact on the game barring an excellent pass in the first qtr and his brilliant goal in the 2nd. He was well beaten by his young opponent who tagged him (was 17th ranked player by CD) and he'll hopefully learn from this because we really need more from him the next few weeks if we are going to make an impact in September!

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I have to admit that I was working and only half listening to the radio, but even then “no impact” sounds harsh, yeah?

I’m assuming Windhager was the tag? If so, he’s taken some good scalps over the past month or so (including pantsing Neale last week).

For me, it’s mind blowing that Chad has so quickly grown to such a damaging weapon that he gets tagged. No impact? Really?

More concerning for me is that it sounded like we were getting smashed at every centre bounce and Saints clearances were off the charts. If mids get beaten like this vs Melbourne it could get ugly.

[Markwebbos]

I wonder if we deliberately avoided using our finals centre bounce setup in that game? I.e. we have something up our sleeve

[dejavoodoo44]

I wonder if we deliberately avoided using our finals centre bounce setup in that game? I.e. we have something up our sleeve

I haven't watched a replay, but live, I was getting the impression that fortune was favouring the Saints at centre bounces. As in, they seemed to get quite a few clearances, where the ball bounced around with neither side getting a handle on it, until it ricocheted to a Saints player in a bit of space.

[TheBloods]

I have to admit that I was working and only half listening to the radio, but even then “no impact” sounds harsh, yeah?

I’m assuming Windhager was the tag? If so, he’s taken some good scalps over the past month or so (including pantsing Neale last week).

For me, it’s mind blowing that Chad has so quickly grown to such a damaging weapon that he gets tagged. No impact? Really?

More concerning for me is that it sounded like we were getting smashed at every centre bounce and Saints clearances were off the charts. If mids get beaten like this vs Melbourne it could get ugly.

We had nothing without Chad when he was tagged . Paps went off half time , Mills on the wing doesnt look right to me , Parker cant do it on his own much as he might seem superhuman ! You knew it was dire straits when we had to put Heeney in there to win a clearance . Get Roberts and Gus in !

[Mountain Man]

Get Roberts and Gus in !

Instead of??

[Faunac8]

The last two games were probably our worst performances for centre bounce clearances and we won both games in spite of that .
Markwebbos may be on to something in that we chose not show our hand too early however centre clearances have not been one of our strengths throughout the year and we generally break even at best.
I prefer to focus on the areas where we are strong especially our inside 50 figures where we are pretty strong all round and have been a better team than our opponents over the year. If we had improved our kicking accuracy when we get it down in the fifty our percentage going in to the last round may have been better and removed the focus on percentage.

[stevoswan]

We had nothing without Chad when he was tagged . Paps went off half time , Mills on the wing doesnt look right to me , Parker cant do it on his own much as he might seem superhuman ! You knew it was dire straits when we had to put Heeney in there to win a clearance . Get Roberts and Gus in !

We had NOTHING?? I know you can't mention him in vain....but surely your 'agreement' doesn't mean you can't mention him in a positive light?

From The Mongrel Punt: "James Rowbottom is another youngster in the Swans midfield who is doing all the right things. He hits stoppages at speed, he spreads, and he is unafraid to do the hard stuff. Along with others mentioned in this review, he is a key to the Swans’ September fortunes."

Sydney v St KIlda - The Analyst's Corner - The Mongrel Punt

.....and did you catch last weeks TMP write up on James? You should check it out....but a warning, it might be a little embarrassing for you TB.

[TheBloods]

We had NOTHING?? I know you can't mention him in vain....but surely your 'agreement' doesn't mean you can't mention him in a positive light?

From The Mongrel Punt: "James Rowbottom is another youngster in the Swans midfield who is doing all the right things. He hits stoppages at speed, he spreads, and he is unafraid to do the hard stuff. Along with others mentioned in this review, he is a key to the Swans’ September fortunes."

Sydney v St KIlda - The Analyst's Corner - The Mongrel Punt

.....and did you catch last weeks TMP write up on James? You should check it out....but a warning, it might be a little embarrassing for you TB.

Chad is the spark in the mids . When he doesnt have it we loss it

[Agent 86]

Rd 23 v St Kilda @ Marvel

I haven't watched a replay, but live, I was getting the impression that fortune was favouring the Saints at centre bounces. As in, they seemed to get quite a few clearances, where the ball bounced around with neither side getting a handle on it, until it ricocheted to a Saints player in a bit of space.

There was a CB that landed outside the circle that was called play on. Lead directly to a saints goal.

We got the bounce that counted, however, when Blakey pounced on it - Hayward goal!!

A few Malceski-like goals from WH.

[111431]

The last two games were probably our worst performances for centre bounce clearances and we won both games in spite of that .
Markwebbos may be on to something in that we chose not show our hand too early however centre clearances have not been one of our strengths throughout the year and we generally break even at best.
I prefer to focus on the areas where we are strong especially our inside 50 figures where we are pretty strong all round and have been a better team than our opponents over the year. If we had improved our kicking accuracy when we get it down in the fifty our percentage going in to the last round may have been better and removed the focus on percentage.

I was at the game. We seemed to have our A team in the middle most of the time. I did notice Mills out on the wing a couple of times but generally they were all rotating through there. I think Steele just did a number on us. We will need to be far better in the middle over the next 4 weeks

[liz]

A few Malceski-like goals from WH.

Or Nick Davis like. Watching live yesterday, the stress of that second half meant I didn't appreciate quite the degree of difficulty - and thus of skill - of those two last Hayward goals. His improvement in the second half of this season is a large part of why we've finished in 3rd spot.

In the forward line he benefits from oppositions paying so much attention to Papley, Heeney and Buddy, but it's his work up and down the ground, and the contested marks he's been taking across half-back and along the wings that have elevated him to being a hugely important part of this team.