NSO Updates Thread

[swansrock4eva]

People not at the match will all be receiving updates all afternoon - post them here!

[robbieando]

What time does this match start?????
Anyway heres to a good match with no new injuries and all players showing some good form and some proving the doubters wrong. Never too early to rip though Essendon

[LondonSwan]

Originally posted by swansrock4eva
People not at the match will all be receiving updates all afternoon - post them here!

Will we!!!:rolleyes:

Havent seen anything to date:mad:

[Charlie]

The game starts at 4.

[LondonSwan]

okay

[Charlie]

www.essendonfc.com.au

Essendon 1.0.6
Sydney 0.2.2

[Charlie]

Essendon just got another.

Goals to Lloyd and McVeigh.

[Charlie]

GOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!

BARRY HALL.

[Charlie]

And another one to Baz.

Swans hit the front, 2.3.15 to 2.2.14

[Mel_C]

Just before quarter time the score is:

Swans 4. 5. 29
Essendon 4. 2. 26

Barry Hall has 3 goals 3 behinds

[CureTheSane]

yay Swans
Can't believe it's here already.

[CureTheSane]

Sounds like Baz has had a bit of the ball.
Interested in the style of play.

[Charlie]

Bazza just kicked his 4th!

[Reggi]

We are 4 goals up but who is kicking them?

[Charlie]

Swans by 28! 11 minutes into 2nd quarter.

Swans 10.6.66 to Bombers 6.2.38

Goals - 4 to Hall, 2 to Stevens, Bolton 1 to Maxfield, Williams

[Reggi]

Hey Charlie any news on who is playing well?

Scott Stevens looking good?

[Charlie]

Sorry Reggi, I'm just seeing the scores on www.essendonfc.com.au

[Reggi]

Charlie how do you know the goal kickers?

[Steve]

There is a page that opens up - click the "launch scores" or whatever it says.

[Reggi]

The whole page doesn't wotk fot me all I get is the score.

[Steve]

Try:

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/2003/live.asp?round_no=-5&q=2

Maybe won't work if it hasn't been coming up.

If my link didn't work try again - I've just fixed it.

[Reggi]

Thanks Steve that works

[Reggi]

Actually these scoreboards are frustrating, 4 goal turnaround, no explanation

[Steve]

Half Time

ESSENDON 4.2 10.2 62
SYDNEY SWANS 5.5 12.7 79

SYDNEY SWANS lead by 17 points.


GOAL KICKERS

ESSENDON: Matthew Lloyd 2, Mark McVeigh, Adam Ramanauskas, Cory McGrath, Joe Misiti, Jason Laycock, Adam McPhee, Jobe Watson, Mark Bolton

SYDNEY SWANS: Barry Hall 5, Jude Bolton 2, Stuart Maxfield, Paul Williams, Scott Stevens 2, Matthew Nicks

[Mel_C]

Half Time

Swans 12. 7. 79
Essendon 10. 2. 62

Barry Hall 5, Jude Bolton 2, Stuart Maxfield, Paul Williams, Scott Stevens 2, Matthew Nicks

[Mel_C]

3rd quarter 5 mins

Swans 14. 9. 93
Essendon 10.3.63

Barry Hall 5, Jude Bolton 2, Stuart Maxfield, Paul Williams, Scott Stevens 3, Matthew Nicks, Josh Thewlis

[Charlie]

Stevo just kicked his 4th. Swans by 37!

[Benevolent Ert]

not letting up - 4 to Stevens now
15.11 - 11.3

[Charlie]

Essendon kick two quickies. Swans by 25

[Mel_C]

Lloyd has another. Only 19 points now!!!

[Mel_C]

Oh Dear we are in trouble...2 points 4th qtr 15 mins

Swans 17.13.115
Ess 18.5. 113

[NMWBloods]

Looked like the same old fadeout, but we've pulled away again by 8 points.

Full time - we win:

19-13-127
19-5-119

[TheMase]

Swans Win :D :D

ESSENDON 4.2 10.2 13.4 19.5 119
SYDNEY SWANS 5.5 12.7 15.11 19.13 127

SYDNEY SWANS: Barry Hall 5, Scott Stevens 4, Jude Bolton 2, Stuart Maxfield, Paul Williams, Matthew Nicks, Josh Thewlis, Sean Dempster, Daniel McPherson, Nick Malceski

[CureTheSane]

1st win for the season...... :)

[Mel_C]

Full Time.......WE WON!!!


Swans 19.13 127
Essendon 19.5 119

[Charlie]

CHEER CHEER THE RED AND THE WHITE
HONOUR THE NAME BY DAY AND BY NIGHT
LIFT THAT NOBLE BANNER HIGH
SHAKE DOWN THE THUNDER FROM THE SKY
WHAT THO THE ODDS BE GREAT, OR SMALL
SWANS WILL GO IN AND WIN OVERALL
WHILE HER LOYAL SONS ARE MARCHING
ONWARDS TO VICTORY!!!!!!!!

Swans by 8 points!!!!!!!!!

Feels good! 1 down 29 to go!

[CureTheSane]

What I noticed....

Scott Stevens looks like he stared the season well again
Barry Hall gave away 2 50m penalties, hopefully just getting back in the swing of things
Jude Bolton kicked 2
The Swans seemed to come out after the breaks fired up and dominating, only to be pegged back by the Bombers

It will be interesting to hear how is was live

I know we can't read anything into it, for all I know Lloyd only played 1 quarter etc etc, but none the less, a good start.

Good for the players, and good for mrmberships hopefully....

[LondonSwan]

A win is a win - Dont take anything away from them. Looks like I'll have to eat my words about Roos.

[CureTheSane]

You ARE joking, right?
We win a practice game, and THAT changes your mind?

[LondonSwan]

Shouldnt that be "Cure the Insane" and then I could say what I have always wanted to say!!!

"Physician heal thyself"

Now edit the crap out of that.........:p

[Reggi]

Gavin Dore was the umpire and we still won.

Appears Thewlis played even though he wasn't named

[robbieando]

Well it seems to be a good start with a fade away late on, but I supose that was when we played the kids. Lets hope its a sign of things to come and we have a fair few wins to be happy about. But like last season I repeat myself "let's not get go overboard it was a pre season match after all".

I'll wait a few weeks before any famous last words

[Ajn]

Hope they get rid of that dreaded fade mentality. I'm not sure my nerves could cope with another 2002 repeat. Bury a club while it is down and then demoralise them, not let them back in to hit the front. Not again!

[liz]

Originally posted by Ajn
Hope they get rid of that dreaded fade mentality. I'm not sure my nerves could cope with another 2002 repeat. Bury a club while it is down and then demoralise them, not let them back in to hit the front. Not again!

AJN - read the post I've just put up with some observations on the game. It wasn't so much a fade as a group of very inexperienced players not quite knowing how to cope with a run-on. And to their credit, they collectively dug very deep in that last five minutes not only to stem the tide but to snatch back the lead. I was pretty impressed by that.

Both teams had most of their senior players off by this stage, but I think Sydney's 15 was probably the less experienced, and they were certainly physically much slighter than Essendon's kids. Cupido, for example, is a very strongly built lad and he was one of their prime movers in that final quarter.

[swansrock4eva]

Alos, during the second quarter, a certain irishman appeared to slip, reach for the hip area, and wasn't seen after half time. he did some sprints at 3/4 time with a bit of a limp. Doens't seem to be a major concern, but stil, something to look out for info about in the next few days possibly...

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by lizz
It wasn't so much a fade as a group of very inexperienced players not quite knowing how to cope with a run-on. And to their credit, they collectively dug very deep in that last five minutes not only to stem the tide but to snatch back the lead. I was pretty impressed by that.

I took comfort out of your report, as obviously the major switches in players and the large use of new players would have produced major swings in the game. There was a slight fade-out before half time though. Good to see they finished strongly though.

Where was LRT? Is he going to be playing this year?

[liz]

Originally posted by NMWBloods

Where was LRT? Is he going to be playing this year?

LRT must be carrying an injury. He wasn't listed as due to play. He doesn't seem to have been part of the main group of players during training, so hopefully its just a case of nursing him along slowly.

There was a group of non-participating players hanging around on the ground just before the start, all sporting what seems to be the new "uniform" of dark greenish/grey polos. (The coaching staff were wearing the same.) This included LRT, Hunt (I think), Sundqvist and a few others. Two were dark-haired, medium sized and I had thought one was Thewlis, given he wasn't listed as playing. But then he appeared out on the ground. One I think was Crawford, maybe the other O'Mahoney? No sign of players like Seymour, Barry, Ball, Doyle, Davis, O'Loughlin, Saddo, Crouch though. Maybe they were all tucked up somewhere nice and dry!

[swansrock4eva]

I saw Doyle, Davis, O'Loughlin and saddington around during the clinic, and then literally walked into plugger, apologised profusely and looked up at who i ran into then went "Oh!" :p

[Bron]

I saw most of the guys who didn't play around the ground, either during or after the game. Most of the seniors were showered and changed during the second half. Willo came out at full time, with is daughter on his shoulder. Bolton (J), Goodes and other senior players were on the sideline through the 4th quarter PACING to go on, they weren't given the chance. And in retrospect is was good that they weren't because the guys dug deep .... however, I was desperate for them to go on ... we looked like losing (having been ahead fofr most of the game) until the last few minutes!

[EMJ]

Declan O'Mahony listed as player in Record and on this site - still no front at game. Meant to ask Kennelly what was happening - but he was away before some of us had a chance to get all the autographs - unforturnately.!!!
Anyone any wiser re our Irish Rookie??

[LondonSwan]

According to Kennelly's brother He went back to Ireland and isnt returning.

[desredandwhite]

That's a shame - we were never given any guarantees though. I know that he went back to Ireland to think about it. Who knows anyway, we'll hear from the club about it one way or another.

[LondonSwan]

des

Its hearsay but I gathered it was set in concrete. I agree that it is a shame as he would probably have had a great career out here.

Neither side could be unhappy with the way they played and the press Aus wide seems to be happy with the young players of both sides. Both Roos and Sheedy can take heart from a good exhibition.

Andy