Round 8 Match Thread: Swans v GWS at SCG

[caj23]

Cannot find one negative from todays performance, top marks for everyone from the boot studder to the senior coach

How good was the Chad? ????

[mcs]

That was a statement win, as simple as that. Yes they lost their best midfielder, but we lost our no 1 defender as well - yet still kept them to just 5 goals after quarter time. Rampe was huge for us down back - we need him fit and firing, as his leadership of that group is up there with the very best.

Going to be tough to back it up next week against the hot and cold Dockers off another 6 day turnaround. 3 very important weeks coming up for us. If we can go 2-1 and turn at no worse than 9-2 at the turn, we then get a really good break period (2 1/2 weeks courtesy of playing the Fairypuppies on the Thursday, then the Cats on a Sunday), and reload for the second half of the season. We don't have many obvious 'gimmes' on paper left in the draw, but we should be taking the mantra 'anywhere, anytime', as that's what you must do as an interstate team to win the flag.

[Merdo5555]

Great 4 quarter performance from the whole team.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Our recruiters deserve a vote today.

Getting Grundy and Adams in gives us grunt that frees up Chad and Gulden beautifully. Chad in particular was getting cramped for space and pulled inside last year. He’s so explosive that he only needs an extra half a yard and our set now gives him that. And Jordon being able to tag - as well as being so clean - means we’re not effectively playing one man down at the contest by asking Rowie to play so defensively and whilst he’s still a tackling beast, his contested and clearance work have improved substantially now he can focus on the ball more than the man.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Agree

I’ve found Path very clunky and off the flow we have been exhibiting last two seasons

Well…….not today.

2nd half of the game he really got in the trenches where he his best and did very well

[waswan]

That was a statement win, as simple as that. Yes they lost their best midfielder, but we lost our no 1 defender as well - yet still kept them to just 5 goals after quarter time. Rampe was huge for us down back - we need him fit and firing, as his leadership of that group is up there with the very best.

Going to be tough to back it up next week against the hot and cold Dockers off another 6 day turnaround. 3 very important weeks coming up for us. If we can go 2-1 and turn at no worse than 9-2 at the turn, we then get a really good break period (2 1/2 weeks courtesy of playing the Fairypuppies on the Thursday, then the Cats on a Sunday), and reload for the second half of the season. We don't have many obvious 'gimmes' on paper left in the draw, but we should be taking the mantra 'anywhere, anytime', as that's what you must do as an interstate team to win the flag.

Great win, stifled them

JMAC very underrated

Amartey has to go, making a mockery of match committee, Parker has to come in, a bit to think about.

Docker off 5 days, they play tomorrow at the G

[SwanSand]

Great win. Not a player who played poorly. Very good win.
It seems like the plan is that our forwards are there to bring the ball down for our small forwards and midfielders.
I did not realise till today as to what jordon was doing and now I get it and love the role he plays. It just makes it easy for Rowbottom and Adams to play on ball and get the contest right.
I reckon now the bottom 3 players even though they are not doing anything wrong are Lloyd, wicks, and Fox.
I think leave whoever is sore from two games now and take Parker next game. If everyone is fit and firing, drop wicks to sub role and put Parker in forward half as the deepest forward.

[Maltopia]

Have only watched first quarter but seen the final result

Saw McCartin make his customary WTF no pressure kick straight to the other team during that quarter.

Watched a snippet later and saw he got taken out with a high hit.

Just really awful for him personally after missing 8-9 games last year with concussion and what happened with his brother. He was up and about relatively quickly, but you never know with cumulative head hits how long he might be out.

From a team perspective, also really crappy, just as we get Rampe back, we lose McCartin for 1 or more games (round 10 match vs Carlton’s massive forward line is in 13 days).

Anyway, looking forward to seeing the rest of the match and having a two win gap over Port and the Blues, potentially Melbourne too.

[i'm-uninformed2]

That was a statement win, as simple as that. Yes they lost their best midfielder, but we lost our no 1 defender as well - yet still kept them to just 5 goals after quarter time. Rampe was huge for us down back - we need him fit and firing, as his leadership of that group is up there with the very best.

Going to be tough to back it up next week against the hot and cold Dockers off another 6 day turnaround. 3 very important weeks coming up for us. If we can go 2-1 and turn at no worse than 9-2 at the turn, we then get a really good break period (2 1/2 weeks courtesy of playing the Fairypuppies on the Thursday, then the Cats on a Sunday), and reload for the second half of the season. We don't have many obvious 'gimmes' on paper left in the draw, but we should be taking the mantra 'anywhere, anytime', as that's what you must do as an interstate team to win the flag.

Great post and statement win is a perfect description. If the game against Richmond in 2021 was the coming out party for the kids, that was the equivalent of their 21st. Our young boys are all grown up and hardened. They bashed GWS up around the ball and were too smart and clinical everywhere else.

We’re entering a very long window.

[GoRhino]

Is drawing the opposition's best defender, justification for Amartey's position in this team?

[waswan]

Is drawing the opposition's best defender, justification for Amartey's position in this team?

3 possessions

A month in the 2s please, embarrassing, hopefully thats why they kept Ladhams out of the ressies today

[Markwebbos]

I don’t get the hatred of Amartey on here.

[waswan]

I don’t get the hatred of Amartey on here.

Its not hatred, im not writing him off as a footballer

Im suggesting he isnt doing enough to hold his spot in a team thats lost 1 game in 2 months.

We arent North Melb, his effort isnt at the level to be in a successful team, plain and simple.

Im not trading him, i think he isnt doing enough to warrant selection

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Its not hatred, im not writing him off as a footballer

Im suggesting he isnt doing enough to hold his spot in a team thats lost 1 game in 2 months.

We arent North Melb, his effort isnt at the level to be in a successful team, plain and simple.

Im not trading him, i think he isnt doing enough to warrant selection

there isnt a Coach in the land that could look at the tape on monday and say he did enough to earn another spot

[Dow]

3 possessions

A month in the 2s please, embarrassing, hopefully thats why they kept Ladhams out of the ressies today

Its not hatred, im not writing him off as a footballer

Im suggesting he isnt doing enough to hold his spot in a team thats lost 1 game in 2 months.

We arent North Melb, his effort isnt at the level to be in a successful team, plain and simple.

Im not trading him, i think he isnt doing enough to warrant selection

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there isnt a Coach in the land that could look at the tape on monday and say he did enough to earn another spot

I don’t get the hatred of Amartey on here.

I don’t think anyone hates him ! Just saying he’s struggling to have any meaningfull impact and yes he’s kicking a goal a game which keeps him in the side as we don’t have and obvious replacement in the 2s that keep the structure we need - Hamiling playing forward in the 2s suggests that - averaging 3 touches and slightly more than a goal a game surely isn’t a pass for any senior footy player

[Torpin de Torpe]

It's likely an individual club "record" was quietly broken today, but we won't know for sure till September 23rd.

Harry played his 192nd game, passing Nick Smith's career total of 191 games.