Match thread. THE GRAND FINAL!!! Swans v Cats.

[Markwebbos]

That was one of the best football performances I've ever seen from a team. Geelong have been fantastic in every aspect of the game. It's a shame that it wasn't much of a show for the spectators. And also a shame it was at our expense. Geelong were so much better than us, I couldn't even say if we played poorly. I can only say that Geelong were far, far superior. I just marvel how good they are.

Haven’t seen a team do that to us for a very long time. They were clearly at a different level to us.

I’m very concerned about the mental hangover on the club of an annihilation like that.

It’s going to take a huge effort from the coaches, psychs etc to get over this and bounce back next year.

Let’s see just how resilient the players are?

With the benefit of hindsight it would have been better to have lost last week.

[Daisi]

I think we totally overachieved this year.

I’m travelling through the city and have seen some random fans - one man with his son agrees - next year bigger and better - bloods spirit folks - we’ll be back !

[dejavoodoo44]

The Swans have had a great year, exceeding everyone's expectations. We finished the season with a flurry and have given the fans a lot of pleasure and so much to look forward to in the future. I don't see any reason to get down on the players or the coaches.

The best team won today, and they were the best team by a long way. Isn't that the way it's supposed to be? We are a young team and we will just have to improve if we want to win premierships.

At least we go into next season not having to worry about a premiership hangover!

Yes, but now Mad Monday might be a bitter, twisted and self harming affair. So the hangover from that might last a while.

[Roadrunner]

This Swans side is a disgrace

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Do you really mean that Wolfy or is it the disappointment of a poor match?

[AppleCore]

Wonderful to see some people accept embarrassment and humiliation so well, lets give them a merit badge for participating!

Nonsense. Thrashing around wildly like you have been doing is the easy way out. The tougher, but ultimately more productive, route is thinking carefully about how the team can be improved.

[U.S. Swan]

I stole this from another post... Hopefully it gives some perspective about the Swans future... and how much this Cats team was frontloaded with cap manipulation...

Tom Hawkins
33yo

Joel Selwood
33yo

Isaac Smith
33yo

Mitch Duncan
31yo

Zach Tuohy
32yo

Pat Dangerfield
32yo

Mark Blicavs
31yo

Gary Rohan
31yo

Rhys Stanley
31yo

Jon Ceglar
31yo

Sam Menegola
30yo

Luke Dahlhaus
30yo

[stevoswan]

Instead i should cheer and support an insipid and embarrassing performance because that will make it all better, its not like it could happen again is it!

No....just stop being so faux tough negative!

You obviously get great joy from kicking someone when they're down just because you're not handling your disappointment very well.....so, in the future you can look back on this thread with much pride in your latent immaturity.

[dejavoodoo44]

I will probably retire from the board for a few months...

But from what I heard on radio and looking at the stats Robbie Fox or Warner were our best.

Kudos to Fox for lifting himself up into the game on one of the best players in the League.

Yes, I thought Fox and Warner were our best.

[Markwebbos]

Nonsense. Thrashing around wildly like you have been doing is the easy way out. The tougher, but ultimately more productive, route is thinking carefully about how the team can be improved.

+1 it’s very painful to have spent an obscene amount of $$ to be at the MCG to experience that.

But throwing the toys out isn’t the answer.

Going to be s very long off-season for those 23 players though.

[crackedactor 01]

I think it fair to say Buddy has problems handling the pressure of Finals football. He was woeful today, woeful against Melbourne, Handy game against Collingwood without being in our best. Played a good 2014 GF but there has been many poor efforts in finals time.

[Merdo5555]

Wonderful to see some people accept embarrassment and humiliation so well, lets give them a merit badge for participating!

Because you've been real mature and constructive here today.......yep.

Yes, I have started very clearly that an insipid and disgraceful performance requires change.

It now appears 2 injured players were taken into the game - bad coaching.

Team not ready to play and compete - bad coaching.

Getting embarrassed in 2 GF's - bad coaching

Seems to be something of a trend, do you need some more help spotting it.

[Scottee]

Now that I am starting to calm down, there are a few things to consider that would have influenced that outcome.
1. One day less to recover.
2.A hard game vs an easy game in the preliminary.
3. Playing 2 injured players
4. Lack of physical presence in the middle.
5. Young team.
6. My opinion only, but I thought there was a lack of creative moves to address the structural issues during the game.




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[Maltopia]

We needed Ladhams out there today for a different look in the midfield etc. Reid probably would have been rested if Ladhams hadn’t been suspended.

Fox was everywhere today. Rowbottom and Warner played well too.

I think Gulden, Blakey, McInerney, Heeney were way under their best today.

Thought I saw Paddy take a CBA bounce and he got a goal.

Our forwards were let down by the defence and midfield not getting the ball into the inside 50 anywhere near as many times as Geelong.

[Merdo5555]

Wonderful to see some people accept embarrassment and humiliation so well, lets give them a merit badge for participating!

No....just stop being so faux tough negative!

You obviously get great joy from kicking someone when they're down just because you're not handling your disappointment very well.....so, in the future you can look back on this thread with much pride in your latent immaturity.

Yet again you miss the point, if the team had played hard and tough I would have been the first to commiserate and congratulate them for a great year.

If your not going to get angry and demand change when that slop is served up when are you. The problem for all those defending the status quo is that it isnt like this has happened before is it! So last time we were all calm and rational and out a protective arm around everyone, so tell me how has that worked out so far.

A willingness to compete is non-negotiable every time, its totally unacceptable it wasnt today.

[dejavoodoo44]

This is about right.

Hell, two years ago I thought it’d only be about now we would be contending for the eight, let alone a flag.

Special kudos to Chad and Fox today. Also thought Paps, Rowie and one or two others fought it out.

Oh, and Geelong’s sub in Parfitt had more possessions and goals than Rohan so there’s that.

Going into the game, my biggest nightmare was Gary winning the Norm Smith. Obviously it didn't enter my head, that we would get a thrashing of such nightmarish proportions.