Qualifying Final vs Melbourne Demons @ MCG Match Thread

[stevoswan]

Stephens came of age.

He was fantastic wasn't he? He believes.

[Nico]

We won the centre clearances 11/10. That made a huge difference and when they got it we were able to stifle their disposal. They had only a few clean clearances. Parker was enormous.

[dejavoodoo44]

Our pressure was nuts. Parker, Mills, Rowie, Gulden and Heeney had 45 tackles between them. Heeney might have had a quiet game with eight possessions, but he had nine tackles. Unreal.

I did enjoy the extended period when we had it locked in our forward line and smashing any Melbourne player who went near the ball.

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Can you have a breakout year at 30? He’s been enormous since working back into the team. Prefer when he’s kicking harder set shots.

I got a warm inner glow when he put it through from 50.

[Markwebbos]

I did enjoy the extended period when we had it locked in our forward line and smashing any Melbourne player who went near the ball.

+1

[AB Swannie]

Wow. I’ve been absent from here for a while but I had to come back to say, how bloody good was that !!! Ferocious pressure. That play late where the dees had a goal on a platter and we somehow managed to soother and harass and save that goal. Amazing. I’m not sure if the Rowbottom debate is still raging on here and I certainly don’t wish to restart it, but geez, if you don’t rate him , you don’t know footy. He’s been huge for us this year and was massive again tonight. Up the mighty Bloods !!!!


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Welcome back mate. Unbelievable win against a team who are stacked and actually played good footy themselves. Rowbottom was enormous again along with Parker and Mills. Amazing to do that with little impact from three of our normally better, dynamic players in Heeney, Buddy, and Chad.

[mcs]

Our pressure was nuts. Parker, Mills, Rowie, Gulden and Heeney had 45 tackles between them. Heeney might have had a quiet game with eight possessions, but he had nine tackles. Unreal.

Almost the biggest story out of the game in my opinion.

Buddy was quiet, Heeney far from his best, Warner (relatively - still had some good moments) quiet, Blakey didn't get much of it, McInerney struggled at times. But we found a way - someone always stands up in this team.

This team is truly worthy of the the Bloods moniker, and they might just be good enough yet to go all the way.

The SCG is going to be rocking light something else in 2 weeks time! 26 years since an SCG Prelim!

[stevoswan]

Wow. I’ve been absent from here for a while but I had to come back to say, how bloody good was that !!! Ferocious pressure. That play late where the dees had a goal on a platter and we somehow managed to soother and harass and save that goal. Amazing. I’m not sure if the Rowbottom debate is still raging on here and I certainly don’t wish to restart it, but geez, if you don’t rate him , you don’t know footy. He’s been huge for us this year and was massive again tonight. Up the mighty Bloods !!!!

Stick around for awhile....the next few weeks are going to be a wild ride!

[Goal Sneak]

Bet365 have just put out a special on Buddy kicking a goal, paying $2 instead of $1.15. Max bet $10.

How did Bet365 know? They must've cleaned up on that tonight

[Dooloo]

Going to play our first Preliminary Final at the SCG since 1996 when Plugger booted a point to get us into the big one.
There's a touch of 2012 about this side

[Agent 86]

…JMac and Clarke look lost.

JMac has out of form for a while.

Clarke’s effort is there, execution is a worry.

[Nico]

Got a May elbow in the head early in the first quarter....and has a sore nose. Not at his best tonight....but he'll probably do something amazing before the game's over.

Suspect he has a broken bugle. He probably had trouble breathing but what a bonus for the Prelim he will be.

[Jimitron5000]

Can you have a breakout year at 30? He’s been enormous since working back into the team. Prefer when he’s kicking harder set shots.

He's turning into the player I thought he would be 10 years ago!!

[Nico]

JMac has out of form for a while.

Clarke’s effort is there, execution is a worry.

What I noticed about JMac was his reluctance to get into the hurly burly. His attack on the footy was really ordinary.

[dimelb]

And Heeney managed a goal!
Great win with input coming from everyone - really rivalled almost anything Melbourne had.

[mcs]

Can you have a breakout year at 30? He’s been enormous since working back into the team. Prefer when he’s kicking harder set shots.

His season has been sensational. From almost the last bloke to be sign a new contract last season, to a key cog in the Swans machine again.

But it has always been about Sam being able to stay on the park, rather than a lack of talent or effort. He has always had the potential, just been let down too often by his body.

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[QUOTE=dejavoodoo44;855662]I did enjoy the extended period when we had it locked in our forward line and smashing any Melbourne player who went near the ball.

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That was Bloods football personified. That was as big a statement of intent as any other element of tonight's win. Other teams know that we will hunt, and keep hunting for the four quarters.

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Going to play our first Preliminary Final at the SCG since 1996 when Plugger booted a point to get us into the big one.
There's a touch of 2012 about this side

Decent chance it could be Collingwood in the Prelim too!

And the Swans score had a familiar ring to it too.

Let's hope we can party like it was 2012 in a few weeks time!