Match thread: Swans v Dockers.

[Nico]

Agree with most of that but would not be having a crack at Blakey, played his guts out and the main reason we got close

Not a crack, an observation.

[neilfws]

Someone was going to get the Swans eventually. I don't see a lot of Freo games so I always forget that they're a pretty good side. Their midfield was very good, they did the best job so far of quelling the Swans "big 3". They also have tall defenders and Jackson is damaging forward.

So good on the Swans for not giving up and mounting a comeback but Freo looked the better side for most of the day. I'm not overly concerned about a 1-point loss at this stage, we'll see how the next few weeks pan out.

Positives: I though Blakey was very good, also Rowbottom, McInerney and Hayward. Warner, Gulden and Heeney weren't terrible, just down on their usual output. McLean was the tall forward to stand up this week. I wonder if Papley has a niggle, he had no chase in him by the end.

I can see changes coming soon, only because I suspect a few players need management and/or are starting to carry minor issues that we don't want to become major.

[Blood Fever]

6ft 6, 100kg,
Drop punt all day long

Shanked it, plain and simple

Should have made distance but you've given him 5 extra centimetres and around 10kg.

[waswan]

Should have made distance but you've given him 5 extra centimetres and around 10kg.

Sorry I actually shouldn't have given a weight, my bad

[Blood Fever]

Have no problem with you giving a weight
Don't reckon he's that big

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[rojo]

A timely reminder! We are heading for finals and we have to be better prepared than we were for our recent GF debacle. The good thing yesterday was that even though we were outplayed for a couple of quarters we did fight back and with a little bit more composure/grit/team belief could have won.

Now we know what it is like when our much vaunted midfield (rightly so), is effectively put under the pump, and we lose one of our backline cogs mid match. If we don't already have a strategy for such a situation we should make sure we do have going forward. McInerney seemed to stand tall, Hayward and Paps as well as McLean and Blakey and a few others chipped in but in the back-half particularly, confusion reigned at times.

The Freo coach is said to have played what must have been a boxing film where the unbeatable boxer I think it might have been Mike Tyson, was actually beaten, all the way from WA to Sydney! Moving with the times psychological warfare is part of the footy game these days although I remember the Hawks dressing rooms, back in the days when they were winning GF's, was lined with 'We are the hunters!' messaging. If we seriously want something we need to consider all avenues to achieving it?

[stevoswan]

Parker and Mills straight back in ?
Parker couldn't have done more in the 2s and still got overlooked.

Good point but I reckon some rotating player management may be needed from now up to the finals which should see Parker come in....and Millsy of course.

[waswan]

Parker Mills Fox and Roberts are the only players who can come in and have an impact.

Obviously I have Ladhams in that mix too.

No one else can be expected to come in,maybe a Francis to cover injury

[stevoswan]

Agree with most of that but would not be having a crack at Blakey, played his guts out and the main reason we got close

+1

[BRS328]

From where I was sitting in the Brewongle Stand I thought Logan should have hand balled to Gulden who was free and running past to receive the hand pass, and kick from less than 40 meters out, albeit not on as good an angle as Logan.
Not blaming Logan here because he would have been aware from the bench signs there was less than 30 seconds to go. Not sure if this opportunity showed up on television because I have not watched the replay yet, but I am confident Gulden would have at least kicked a point with that lethal left foot.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing!!!

[BRS328]

From where I was sitting in the Brewongle Stand I thought Logan should have hand balled to Gulden who was free and running past to receive the hand pass, and kick from less than 40 meters out, albeit not on as good an angle as Logan.
Not blaming Logan here because he would have been aware from the bench signs there was less than 30 seconds to go. Not sure if this opportunity showed up on television because I have not watched the replay yet, but I am confident Gulden would have at least kicked a point with that lethal left foot.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing!!!

[waswan]

He did the right thing, just Shanked it

Was a 5% chance to kick a goal, was over 60% to get a point.

Right decision bad execution

[Captain]

We lost, big deal, move on.

Mills and Parker will come in and help but they won’t change anything unless we play well as a team.

Fox needs to be in. No idea why Cleary is in ahead of him.

[waswan]

Agree Fox walks in and better he plays in defence.
Campbell deserves to stay in, was under pressure but you can see he has it in him.

I just hope Parker walks back in and Mills doesn't do a Calf in the 2s trying to press for senior selection

[Hotpotato]

The Dockers were far superior perhaps than the Swans expected . They ran rings around us for large parts.