Round 2 Crows Vs. Sydney game thread

[chivo]

I know it's early, but I am really looking forward to this game!! The boys have a great chance to break the hoodoo.

[Peace]

I just realised that the game is now 2 hours away instead of one! damn you DST!!

[swans_premiers]

I'm just about to head into the game. Got a good feeling about today, we usually play the crows here at night, the last day game we played them was that game in 2001 where we won by 49 points. The other day game here that I've been to is the Port 2003 Qualifying final so let's hope we have a similar result to these!

[Primmy]

I just had a sneaky repeat of the 2003 Port game last night (tv was terrible, no games shown fta). It puts me in a happy place. Although I noted only five players from our side are still at the Swans, Kirky, Goodsey, Jude, Tadgh, LRT (sorry if I have missed anyone). Schneider, BBB, and Scotty Stevens being with other clubs now. The rest are all retired, and a few of them are coaching. And therein is the history of the game. If you ever are going to tell a kid, make the most of it, show them this game.

[Jeffers1984]

I'm not confident. I have been burnt waaay to many times going into a Crows fixture. I'm just living in hope that we win this one. CMON BLOODS!!

[staple]

i hate you daylight saving! i dont want sleep, i want to watch the swans!

p.s. got a good feeling about the game today. braddy should lift from last week, han solo in the side, goodes being goodes.

[DST]

I claim no responsibility for daylight savings!

DST

[Matt79]

I'm not confident. I have been burnt waaay to many times going into a Crows fixture. I'm just living in hope that we win this one. CMON BLOODS!!

Exactly my thoughts!

[staple]

I claim no responsibility for daylight savings!

DST

Too late DST. If we lose today, its because of the daylight savings you brought upon us all.

[Matt79]

According to the AFL website, we go into the match as selected. As Ugg already mentioned Van Berlo confirmed as the only out for the Crows.

Weather fine and hot in Adelaide and 29 degrees.

[ugg]

Kennedy Mummy Hanny and Jetty starting on our bench. Hentschel on their bench and Young starting means that Young will probably get White

[Triple B]

I'm not confident. I have been burnt waaay to many times going into a Crows fixture. I'm just living in hope that we win this one. CMON BLOODS!!


Exactly my thoughts!

+2

[ScottH]

I'm about to sit down to a Sunday Roast. :(
I'd prefer to be at the pub.

[Triple B]

I'm about to sit down to a Sunday Roast. :(
I'd prefer to be at the pub.

I'd be roasting whoever made those plans!!!!

I suspect with the impending WCE day trip, somebody doesn't want to rock the boat too much. "Yes dear, no dear." :D

[annew]

Getting nervous though I don't know why 'cos we never beat Adelaide so I should just accept it and calmly watch the game.

[ScottH]

I'd be roasting whoever made those plans!!!!

I suspect with the impending WCE day trip, somebody doesn't want to rock the boat too much. "Yes dear, no dear." :D

:(

[ScottH]

Looking for a stream, if anyone has one,
Can't find it on Justin.tv

[waterfowl]

Looking for a stream, if anyone has one,
Can't find it on Justin.tv

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[Foreign Legion]

Well Jetta has a big chance to shine here, he won't get better conditions to run with the ball in. Might even help our 4 runners out of the backline.

Very keen to see how White/Bradshaw go today.

[sharp9]

ON Justin Tv here, apparently...anyone know the password?
Justin.tv - Live Streaming Video (http://www.justin.tv/nelliek9/popout/)

[Reggi]

We already look ordinary

[cruiser]

It's a missathon.

[anniswan]

thanks god the Crows can't kick

[Jeffers1984]

wow this is @@@@ing @@@@house so far.

[cruiser]

Hurray, finally McGlynn puts one through.

[Jeffers1984]

Can someone please banish LRT from any thrusts from the backline? FFS

[caj23]

our skills are a disgrace

[lwjoyner]

again when will learn the game is football not basketball. All the guys who can kick the ball want to b"'dy handball the thing, surely its obvious to oosey,when you arwe clear kick the thing.

[R-1]

Be nice if the commentators would stop barracking for the Crows. Where's Dennis Cometti when you need him!?

[Jeffers1984]

BRADSHAW! Class!

[cruiser]

Our handball has been woeful.

[ugg]

Stop the dodgy handballs defence!

[Jeffers1984]

LRT. Woeful

[Swans500]

Goal to LRT

[hammo]

LRT responsible for both Crows goals so far

[reigning premier]

Is LRT getting super coach points for these goal assists?

[Big Al]

C/mon Adam...you can kick better than that

[annew]

Can someone please banish LRT from any thrusts from the backline? FFS

Lets just permanently drop him to Canberra - for good!!!!!

[BSA5]

LRT seems to be regressing with ball in hand.... Last year there was nothing surer (if not quite visually convincing) than LRT with ball in hand, but this year, while a good negator, he has been making the elementary errors he was making 3 years ago. Hopefully he's just rusty after a long preseason, and will get back into it in time.

[reigning premier]

LRT seems to be regressing with ball in hand.... Last year there was nothing surer (if not quite visually convincing) than LRT with ball in hand, but this year, while a good negator, he has been making the elementary errors he was making 3 years ago. Hopefully he's just rusty after a long preseason, and will get back into it in time.

Yep... going the way of Schneider..... Peaks and then just slides away....

[Jeffers1984]

ROKY! Great work from Mcglynn

[reigning premier]

Overall, playing well. If it weren't for our own stupid turn overs and a bit more composure in front of both sets of goals, we'd be killing them.

Nice One ROK....

[R-1]

Bugger! Beaten by the siren.

[Cant turn right]

Siren beats White by 1/2 a second!!

[Jeffers1984]

Forward pressure has been superb so far. White unlucky not to get rewarded with a goal.

[ugg]

Argh! Beaten by the siren. Pressures been fantastic should have been rewarded there

[reigning premier]

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark.... siren... Good work Sydney

[Trickster]

Surely that was between the posts on time

[DST]

They are underdone the Crows and they are a man down on rotations.

If we continue to run with the same intensity and play through the corridor the game is there for the taking.

DST

[Primmy]

Thank the gods they got better and better. Nervous play to start that's for sure. BUT more cohesive. Think the umps are making up for some crap decisions last week. What did they call it? Travelling Karma. I need a valium.

[BSA5]

Yep... going the way of Schneider..... Peaks and then just slides away....

Still, he's more than doing his job negating his opponent, so he's still well and truly in the best 22, but it's just annoying. He really injected himself into our backline movements last year with great effect. Now he's doing it, but not pulling it off. He either needs to take a step back and let others do the work, or work on his composure. Hopefully it's the latter, because the more players contributing to our run out of defence, the better.

[Xie Shan]

Skills of both teams pretty ordinary in that quarter (LRT - heart attack mode!), but we look good when we use the corridor. Crows not playing well atm, but we need to capitalise.

[liz]

Not too bad a start, though defence looks a little shaky. LRT very lucky not to have a free against him when he pulled Tippett down in the ruck, then we go down the other end and get the ball into the hands of ROK.

Still early days with Jetta but very impressed with his decision making and his ability for his skills to match that. (And that HTB against him should really have been an ITB free for him - far softer are regularly paid).

[annew]

I reckon Richards is better than LRT and it should have been LRT dropped not Richards!!!

[reigning premier]

Still, he's more than doing his job negating his opponent, so he's still well and truly in the best 22, but it's just annoying. He really injected himself into our backline movements last year with great effect. Now he's doing it, but not pulling it off. He either needs to take a step back and let others do the work, or work on his composure. Hopefully it's the latter, because the more players contributing to our run out of defence, the better.

But in comparison to last year, he looks god awful. I really thought he'd turned the corner.

[Foreign Legion]

O'Keefe starring and Malceski has been good. McGlynn gets away a bit and looks handy. Bradshaw might get off the leash here I reckon - we have much better forward options than the Crows.

[Triple B]

I fair dinkum HATE watching games on TV. :mad:

[IrishSwanPerth]

LRT is having a shocker, I suppose some things never change come on the swans. On a good note Bradshaw is coming into the game

[cruiser]

How can you be caught high when the tackling player has his arms around your fracking waist!!!!

[reigning premier]

Kennedy a bit unlucky there......

[reigning premier]

White looks to be taking those marks he was dropping last week.... Good signs

[reigning premier]

Ok... I'm firing up the McGlynn band wagon..... Who's on board?

[R-1]

Still some cringeworthy skills errors but we look the better side right now.

[reigning premier]

Let Douglas play loose... 2nd OOF.. :D

[cruiser]

Umps are paying marks from 5 metre kicks.:rolleyes:

[Big Al]

Ok... I'm firing up the McGlynn band wagon..... Who's on board?

+1

[Jeffers1984]

we need the first goal to get us going...we really need it.

[reigning premier]

Adelaide missses are costing them.... 4 VERY gettable misses so far this qtr....

[Jeffers1984]

Massive Goal Seaby! Get the momentum back!

[ugg]

Darren who? Go seabs!

[reigning premier]

Hitching the Seaby train to my McGlynn band wagon... Any takers?

As I've said before, Seaby could be the pick up of 2010.

[reigning premier]

darren who? Go seabs!

lol.....

Doesn't Moore look much more dangerous??

[BSA5]

White playing more of a dual CHF role with Goodes, leaving Bradshaw in the goalsquare. Working well. :)

[Jeffers1984]

Mcveigh You classy bastard! great work! Great goal from moore!

[cruiser]

It aint pretty but you've gotta be happy with the score so far.

[cruiser]

McGlynn is SO forgiven for his first two misses at goal.

BTW, if that was 50m for McGlynn why wasnt it 50m last week for Kennelly?

[Jeffers1984]

I Love Benny McGlynn! Lucky 50 though. GOAL!

[reigning premier]

White playing more of a dual CHF role with Goodes, leaving Bradshaw in the goalsquare. Working well. :)

Yep. A dangerous fwd line with those three big targets. Two red hot smalls in McGlynn and Moore make it even better...

[Big Al]

ok... I'm firing up the mcglynn band wagon..... Who's on board?

toot toot

[R-1]

Howl you Crows bastards, howl! Dodgy 50, but anything that pisses off the Adelaide faithful is ok by me.

[R-1]

McGlynn again! He's everywhere!

[Jeffers1984]

did i say how much i love Benny Mcglynn?!?!?!

[reigning premier]

That's it... changing the signature block now...... ;)

[Jeffers1984]

I am absolutely loving Mumford's sheparding

[cruiser]

I will be shattered if we lose this game. A 41 point lead!!

No, make that 47 points!!! We have been playing so much better in the 2nd qrtr.

[R-1]

47 points!

[anniswan]

surely we can't loose from here

[reigning premier]

Seaby absolutely killing them in the ruck...

[Jeffers1984]

Seaby absolutely killing them in the ruck...

He's a man on a mission.

[Jeffers1984]

@@@@ White that was a bad miss again!

[reigning premier]

Damn... don't want them getting a goal just before 1/2 time...

[BSA5]

Christ, White drops another chest mark! Needs to work on that, did all the hard work. Turnover, goal. Boy. Killing my SC team as well!

[CJK]

Idiot White.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

As soon as I get a stream working, the first thing I see is an Adelaide goal. FML.

[Jeffers1984]

Completely costly from White. 2 goal turnaround! How could you not mark a Soda pop from Malceski?


Great half swans. Reward for effort.

[Swans500]

Some great value from the new guys...Seaby and McGlynn in particular....

[liz]

Overly harsh but that last goal to the Crows was irritating. Not just Jesse's drop, but we had numerous possessions after that but kept running round in backward circles.

Still, if we don't beat the suckers from here, we never will. ROK is having a great game, Mal pretty good too. But it is the newbies who are really contributing on the scoreboard. Seven out of 11 goals from newcomers.

[DST]

Juat get on your bike and keep running, they are so underdone and blokes like Burton and the Porpose look well off the pace.

Also, playing through the corridor looks to have confused the Crows zone that does so well against us.

Did I say just keep RUNNING!

DST

[SCGonasunnyday]

we will be a great team in a few weeks once we iron out the skill errors. GREAT AAARGGGGHHH

[Triple B]

White looks to be taking those marks he was dropping last week.... Good signs

Come again...

[Nico]

Completely costly from White. 2 goal turnaround! How could you not mark a Soda pop from Malceski?


Great half swans. Reward for effort.

Sure, a weakness in his game but the goal was really due to Mattner twice running back into play with less than a minute on the clock. First time he was clear and only had to roost it to ice the quarter. The second time he still had time to kick forward. Shades of Leo Barry rubbish under pressure.

[hammo]

White may be sent back to the 2s to find some touch.

Apart from that a sensational half so far. Hanners has been a machine at the clearances, and has also been on fire around the ground. He and Jetta just ooze class which is great to watch.

[Q...]

Ok... I'm firing up the McGlynn band wagon..... Who's on board?

Toot toot!!! (I hope your wagon toots)

Easily most influential player on the ground.

[Foreign Legion]

Hugely impressed by Dan "Diesel" Hannebery - his hands are great - lots of 1-3 metre handballs under huge pressure that create so much. He just looks so comfortable at this level.

Good team effort so far but McGlynn having a standout game.

Must start well in this 3rd qtr to snuff out any chance of a comeback. Swans 1.05 Adel 8.00!

[Q...]

Hitching the Seaby train to my McGlynn band wagon... Any takers?

As I've said before, Seaby could be the pick up of 2010.

Toot toot!!!

[Triple B]

This is a game to watch the replay again without the tension/pressure etc of watching it live, just to marvel at the in-close work of Hannebery. His hands are magic.

EDIT: Hammo and FL beat me to it.

[Swans500]

I feel an exciting season ahead of us!

[Q...]

McGlynn is SO forgiven for his first two misses at goal.

BTW, if that was 50m for McGlynn why wasnt it 50m last week for Kennelly?

I imagine that is why it was a 50 for McGlynn.

[goswannie14]

There were a number of posters here wanting to know why we recruited McGlynn. I think the hobbit is doing very well.

[goswannie14]

I imagine that is why it was a 50 for McGlynn.
That was my thought when it happened.

[cruiser]

Bradshaw is having almost as much trouble with running contested marks as White.

[hammo]

We're back?

Crows have lifted but we're holding them. Break them here and we could win by anything.

[Big Al]

Bury them Swans... Go ROK!

[Jeffers1984]

We're repelling them well! CMON!

[ScottH]

Got the stream going. I'm happy.

Not sure what the outage was, left the host a wake up call.

[Jeffers1984]

Benny McGlynn...WOW! 5 GOALS!

[anniswan]

McGlynn = Superstar

[ScottH]

from reading the early posts, sounds like I'm getting the better part of the game.

[goswannie14]

McGlynn must stink.....his opponent won't go near him!

[cruiser]

Some good tackling now by the Swans. We've almost got this one in the bag.

[R-1]

How good is this pressure? I know it's easy to be all over a slow underdone team, but still. Great to see the hard tackling element hasn't fallen by the wayside just because we can run a bit.

[Jeffers1984]

Bolts should of lowered his eyes. Goodes against 3 no hope.

[R-1]

Bugger. 2 in a row.

Don't panic, boys.

[cruiser]

Someone needs to take Dangerfield out of the game.

[CJK]

Dan blots his copybook

[Damien]

I'm as nervous as if it was a 1pt last quarter of a GF! Heart is pounding, just want to win this soooo badly.

[liz]

38 point lead on a very hot day against an under done team. Surely we can't lose it now...

[Jeffers1984]

Most nervous i've been holding a 30+ lead heading into a 4th quarter ever.

Cmon! Finish them off!

[Primmy]

Kids are doing ok. the little benji dog is a beauty. love dan (duckarse 2). B2 is solid. Now I know why we kept Reg and I am no loner calling for his resignation. I love my Mummy.
still shaky as hell, but stomache ache less evident (just thought you would like to know).

[goswannie14]

I'm as nervous as if it was a 1pt last quarter of a GF! Heart is pounding, just want to win this soooo badly.Yes


38 point lead on a very hot day against an under done team. Surely we can't lose it now...and yes!

[cruiser]

I'm as nervous as if it was a 1pt last quarter of a GF! Heart is pounding, just want to win this soooo badly. Me too! we desperately need to get this monkey off our backs. A win against the Crows in Adelaide should be a huge psychological boost for Sydney. We did well to hold off a Crows resurgence in the 3rd. Please seal the game early in the 4th.

[annew]

38 point lead on a very hot day against an under done team. Surely we can't lose it now...

Yes we can - I don't see Goodes having much effect

[sharp9]

38 point lead on a very hot day against an under done team. Surely we can't lose it now...

Time and score please?

[DST]

Just need two goals in the last to ice it.

Preferably the first two to make the last 10 minutes enjoyable.

DST

[goswannie14]

Yes we can - I don't see Goodes having much effectThe same could be said for McLeod for the crows.

[Nico]

Just got to be a little smarter in the last few minutes of a quarter. They have kicked 3 of their 8 in dying minutes of a quarter.
Thought McVeigh should have gone back and drilled rather than hand off to malceski who is not real good from that distance.

Still they only pegged back 3 points.

[Primmy]

At the moment Jesse doesn't belong in seniors........

[cruiser]

At the moment Jesse doesn't belong in seniors........ Dangerfield is giving White a lesson.

[annew]

At the moment Jesse doesn't belong in seniors........

Yeah looks like he has lost a bit of confidence

[Jeffers1984]

Thank you Mr. Adam Goodes! Nice Settler!

[ScottH]

that has to be the sealer.

Right, damien, et al??

[sharp9]

Time and score pleeeeaaase

[cruiser]

Grundy's been good.

And McGlynn has been sublime. BOG.

[Damien]

Gooooooooooodes!

[Damien]

that has to be the sealer.

Right, damien, et al??

You would think so...heart rate hasn't returned to resting levels just yet though haha

[ScottH]

Time and score pleeeeaaase

100 - 62
12 mins left.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

@@@@, another shot at goal for Dangerfield coming up. Everytime I get the stream on the Crows score...

[cruiser]

The sealer has been kicked by the Crows - that dreadful missed shot at goal.

I claim VICTORY!!!!

[DeadlyAkkuret]

We've been pretty poor since halftime.

[ScottH]

You would think so...heart rate hasn't returned to resting levels just yet though haha

Haha, sook!!

[Jeffers1984]

Grinding them out now

[reigning premier]

2nd qtr was our best... 3rd and this we've held them well.... Solid 2nd half and we've never let them back in...

[ScottH]

37 point lead, 6.5 minutes left.

[cruiser]

Dangerfield has kept the Crows in this game.

[ScottH]

37 point lead, 6.5 minutes left.

Make that 31 point lead.

[Mogg0]

We look good, to the point where I'm optimistic about or season. Great game by all the boys today.

You know the game's over when Liam Pickering starts getting laughs.

[Jeffers1984]

That's It BABY!!!!

[ScottH]

back to 37 points, through jack.

Who handballed to Grundy?
Was that Mumford??

[anniswan]

Do they have the Swans Song over at AAMI, hasn't been used for years.

[reigning premier]

Go Percentage!!!! ;)

[R-1]

Negatives: I have Tippett in my Supercoach team.

[ScottH]

Thankyou Hawks.
Looks like we have a couple of keepers there!!

[Big Al]

Great win Boys....

[Jeffers1984]

There is a God! Finally!

[anniswan]

There is a God! Finally!

HIs name is McGlynn

[DeadlyAkkuret]

We did it, and I tipped it lol. The hoodoo is broken!!

[Damien]

Thank you Swans! What a great day.

Thank you Swans recruiting staff! What a job over the summer.

Fox Sports commentary team, I'd love you to try and pretend some excitement. Often felt like the Crows funeral instead of a celebration of a great Swans display.

[Swans500]

Thank you Swans! What a great day.

Thank you Swans recruiting staff! What a job over the summer.

Fox Sports commentary team, I'd love you to try and pretend some excitement. Often felt like the Crows funeral instead of a celebration of a great Swans display.

You're not kidding!!!!

[Nico]

I would like to say, "How bloody good is Hannaberry".

[eggbeater]

loved the commentators referring to mumford as mummy.

on that note, i think he had a fantastic game

[annew]

You're not kidding!!!!

I agree

[Primmy]

I would like to say, "How bloody good is Hannaberry".

My love child had 23 touches and that ladies and gentlemen is why OldRoyBoy and I had him up there and out of sight in the Ressies.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Hannebery, Malceski, Jetta, O'Keefe, McVeigh. Potential to be a great midfield for years to come.

[Triple B]

My love child had 23 touches and that ladies and gentlemen is why OldRoyBoy and I had him up there and out of sight in the Ressies.

Oi ...

[2005]

To excited to talk and type !!!
Had a couple, Im gonna stick the scarf in the window aqnd do a couple of laps !!!!!
Gotta love Hanners !

[Nico]

Negatives: I have Tippett in my Supercoach team.

One grab wonder. As the great Bert Bryant would say, " a boarding house cup of tea, big and weak".

[Jeffers1984]

Haven't been this satisfied in ages. SOOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!

[sharp9]

Thanks for the updates....was stuck in the countryside...no radio and only one bar of gprs so couldn't get on afl.com

[Matt79]

Very VERY satisfying win! So good to finally break the drought over the Croweaters! So many positives in the game! CHEER CHEER THE RED AND THE WHITE!!

[swansrule100]

was so happy with the even effort from all the guys

i am excited about the rest of this season more than ever. I know the crows arent playing great footy but it was an impressive win

[R-1]

I come from Port Adelaide stock and I loathe the Crows more than any other team... it's always been painful that they are our bogey team. So god damn does it feel good to see us belt them for once.

Edit: Realised Tippett was just an emergency. Still probably trade bait... maybe for Dangerfield.

[Wazza]

I really enjoyed McGlynn Hanners Kennedy and Seaby today and Jetta showed some great signs again he (jetta )probably just needs to back himself a little more. These guys have really added to our player group and the xexciting thing is i think they will all get better.

Cheers

Waz

[annew]

Now we need to beat Collingwood this year and then I can say we lost to Adelaide & Collingwood because of Hall & Jolly. Glad Jolly decided to leave as it meant we got Mummford who is younger and appears to be more versatile, Seaby an added bonus along with Bradshaw.

[Nico]

From the backilne:

LRT - risky early but got his head together.
Grundy - Very good footballer. Has hardness inspades.
Shaw - Not his best but who cares. Not a passenger because we had none.
Malceski - well and truly back and I am back on.
Bolton - some sensational body work he doesn't have to take the top forward.
Mattner - couple of clangers but did his bit
McVeigh solid, Jacks best game for mine, McGlynn is a very smart footballer and a great reader of the play, Jude must love it with our midfield now because I suspect he will ot get a tag now, Kirk cruised around and did his job.
Jette - excuse me! How good is this lad at getting on his own. As soon as he starts to take those ones at his feet every time look out. Loves the big grounds.
White - redeemed himself in the second half. Looks better playing up the ground.
Moore - Just when you say "where's Moore", he bobs up with a couple of quality possessions. Does his bit each week.
Seaby - we can say McGlynn and ROK were stars as was Goodes but this bloke was simply outstanding and Mumford was OK too. They must have won almost every centre tap and our clearance work was a bit better there but needs improvement still.
Kennelly good, Bradshaw very good with 2 goals and at least 2 goal assists.
Hanners gives us that brilliant midfielder we were looking for. What a star.
ROK was simply sublime. Has a massive motor and was entitled to struggle late but just kept on going.
Goodesy's touch was something to behold.

I think we are entitled to say we are going places this year.

[Nico]

Now we need to beat Collingwood this year and then I can say we lost to Adelaide & Collingwood because of Hall & Jolly. Glad Jolly decided to leave as it meant we got Mummford who is younger and appears to be more versatile, Seaby an added bonus along with Bradshaw.

By all reports Jolly had a howler yesterday.

[liz]

I think we are entitled to say we are going places this year.

Too right. The only Swans who might be feeling a bit down after that (not the win but the evenness of the performance) are Teddy, Vez, MOD, Bevo Rohan and Barlow.

[Trickster]

Agreed on all points-a nice win that other teams will take note of.
First win of the season and its an away game

[Wazza]

Too right. The only Swans who might be feeling a bit down after that (not the win but the evenness of the performance) are Teddy, Vez, MOD, Bevo Rohan and Barlow.

But great too see many of those you named in the ressies best players, they will keep placing pressure on the seniors.

Cheers

waz

[annew]

Too right. The only Swans who might be feeling a bit down after that (not the win but the evenness of the performance) are Teddy, Vez, MOD, Bevo Rohan and Barlow.

Except I would replace LRT with Teddy

[liz]

Except I would replace LRT with Teddy

Roos won't though.

I thought LRT looked very shaky in the first quarter but knuckled down after that and completely nullified Tippett (though the rest of the Crows team certainly helped him there).

[goswannie14]

Except I would replace LRT with TeddyWhy? A good solid game after a shaky start.

[Bloody Hell]

Considering the Saints winning margin, and the easy goals we let in during that game - puts last weeks loss in perspective.

[GoSouth33]

WOOHOO....we broke the hoodoo. Happy Easter everybody......

[ShockOfHair]

We were helped today by the Crows' backline disorganisation and their amazingly poor goalkicking. They missed 5 sitters at least. Roos won the coaching honours - he kept Vince and Mackay out of the game, plus Craig couldn't respond to our ability to switch and use the corridor.

LRT made some shockers in the first quarter but was good for the rest of the game. He'll keep his place ahead of Ted because he can run and carry and Teddy's disposal is erratic.

Grundy was our most impressive defender - extremely well-composed and picked up a stack of possessions. Agree with the earlier comments about Hanna - what a tough, classy player (I didn't have a problem with the TV commentators today except that they didn't call him out.) ROK and McGlynn were sensational. Moore played exactly the game we need from him, as did Malceski.

A question mark over White, who didn't do much and made several clangers. We'll see how he goes next week. Bradshaw didn't do a lot either and got outbodied a few times, but he ran and chased, and kicked goals early when we needed them.

The Swans had an edge in most of the key stats - tackles 65 -52, clearances 36-32 , contested possessions118-101 and inside-50s 52-44 - but not as much as the scoreboard would suggest.

We actually lost the hitouts 33-40 though Seaby and Mumford played their roles to perfection. I love this combo already - it would be hard to find two such contrasting players playing the same position.

A huge win in the context of the season and the Swans' team rebuilding. Shows we are right on track and capable of mixing it with any team in the comp.

[Industrial Fan]

11 goals from the new players. impressive recruiting.

[hammo]

Most clearances today 6 - Hannebery and 4 - Kennedy and Jack. Great signs.

Hanners also had 11 contested possessions. What a huge game from him.

Bulldog's stats also read very well. 17 possessions, 8 contested (only Hanners and O'Keefe had more CPs). 1 goal and 3 score assists.

[Bas]

WOOHOO....we broke the hoodoo. Happy Easter everybody......

It's not only a Happy Easter BUT Happy Birthday for me today as well. The BEST birthday present in years.

I was so stressed out in that last quarter but look forward to watching the reply I recorded and enjoy it later tonight. It even knocks off Bones and Castle from the Sunday night viewing list tonight.

Happy Birthday to me.
We won at AAMI.
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday
It's time for a Coopers. After the brandy.

[hammo]

A question mark over White, who didn't do much and made several clangers. We'll see how he goes next week. Bradshaw didn't do a lot either and got outbodied a few times, but he ran and chased, and kicked goals early when we needed them..

I'm sure he'll play but it may depend on whether he played to his instructions. Impossible for us to know. Roos will also be aware that White's season turned around last year after kicking a bag in the reserves.

The jury is still out on whether a forward line with 3 talls will work. Bradshaw in my view is a very different player to what MOL was last year.

[Trickster]

It's not only a Happy Easter BUT Happy Birthday for me today as well. The BEST birthday present in years.

I was so stressed out in that last quarter but look forward to watching the reply I recorded and enjoy it later tonight. It even knocks off Bones and Castle from the Sunday night viewing list tonight.

Happy Birthday to me.


We won at AAMI.
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday
It's time for a Coopers. After the brandy.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY :D
As an encore Paul Roos will jump out of a cake

[satchmopugdog]

And a happy day for me...I am in the psyche ward and have snuck out to get on here as I am so excited about us winning. Thank you so much Swannies..a good day.(Actually I did get permission). Thanks for all the links and articles.

One funny thing happened here today...an old fella was playing Christmas carols..he nearly got it right.

[Big Al]

With the Wests Tigers great escape in Canberra I've had a pretty decent day. Makes the brewskies go down just a little bit better. :cool:

[swans_premiers]

Just got home from the game.

WHAT A @@@@ING GREAT DAY IT IS TO FINallY beat THE crows scum and do it well.

Hanners dominated in the centre.
Mcglynn was impressive after a bad start missing the first 2 shots.
Jetta looked good.
Seaby was great.

And best of all had the crows fans saying that their team was already playing for draft picks and that they will struggle to beat anyone this year :D

CHEER CHEER THE RED AND THE WHITE!

[Big Al]

11 goals from the new players. impressive recruiting.

Yep... thought Moore was pretty good today as well. :p;)

[Peace]

our new recruits were amazing! mcglynn was invisible to our opponents and our ruck combo absolutely killed it. loved kennedy's finish and jetta's disposal was outrageous! he is going to be bigger than goodes.

to me though, the greatest players were kirk and bolton, their commitment was incredible, 100% all the time, i loved their effort this affternoon.

[AnnieH]

Marvelous win. Well done to all the newcomers.

Told youse it would be easy to win!!!

yay.

[Nico]

We were helped today by the Crows' backline disorganisation and their amazingly poor goalkicking. They missed 5 sitters at least. Roos won the coaching honours - he kept Vince and Mackay out of the game, plus Craig couldn't respond to our ability to switch and use the corridor.

LRT made some shockers in the first quarter but was good for the rest of the game. He'll keep his place ahead of Ted because he can run and carry and Teddy's disposal is erratic.

Grundy was our most impressive defender - extremely well-composed and picked up a stack of possessions. Agree with the earlier comments about Hanna - what a tough, classy player (I didn't have a problem with the TV commentators today except that they didn't call him out.) ROK and McGlynn were sensational. Moore played exactly the game we need from him, as did Malceski.

A question mark over White, who didn't do much and made several clangers. We'll see how he goes next week. Bradshaw didn't do a lot either and got outbodied a few times, but he ran and chased, and kicked goals early when we needed them.

The Swans had an edge in most of the key stats - tackles 65 -52, clearances 36-32 , contested possessions118-101 and inside-50s 52-44 - but not as much as the scoreboard would suggest.

We actually lost the hitouts 33-40 though Seaby and Mumford played their roles to perfection. I love this combo already - it would be hard to find two such contrasting players playing the same position.

A huge win in the context of the season and the Swans' team rebuilding. Shows we are right on track and capable of mixing it with any team in the comp.

Bit hard on Bradshaw. 2 goals and 2 goal assists will do me every week. He picked up the ball twice on the half volley on hard leads, hands off to a player running towards him for 2 goals. He knew what he was going to do before he took possessions. Quality player who will only get better.

I thought White worked into the game and after a couple of poor disposals early on and worked well up the ground in the second half. Another tall option around half forward works well. He will get better.

One thing I noticed was the rotations of the small and medium players through the forward line. We had Moore, McGlynn, Kennedy, Bolton, Jack, McVeigh, ROK and even Shaw rotating and I don't think the Adelaide players knew who to pick up.

[Big Al]

One thing I noticed was the rotations of the small and medium players through the forward line. We had Moore, McGlynn, Kennedy, Bolton, Jack, McVeigh, ROK and even Shaw rotating and I don't think the Adelaide players knew who to pick up.

Not often we laud the match day tactics of our coaching staff but yes tactically we were very good today.

[ROK Lobster]

What a great result. I only saw bits and pieces of the game - but thought it was tremendous. Woo-hoo.

[Jeffers1984]

Watching the replay atm and i'm really enjoying the little deft possessions from Hannebery in the clinches. His clean hands which buy us that extra split second really makes a difference between us getting the ball and starting our forward thrusts.

[Nico]

Watching the replay atm and i'm really enjoying the little deft possessions from Hannebery in the clinches. His clean hands which buy us that extra split second really makes a difference between us getting the ball and starting our forward thrusts.

In the second half it looked as if we had 2 O'Keefes out there.

[Captain]

Hanners is a star in the making. As is Jetta. Both are different which is awesome.

Loved our run down the guts - Malceski, Shaw, McVeigh, Rok, Jetta, Kennelly - boy we look fast! Finally have some good users of the footy too.

White needs time but will get there.

Still not convinced on Kennedy but can see a bit of potential. Barlow must be breathing down his neck.

[Sandridge]

Magnificent win! On our way for 2010! Go Swannies!

[rojo]

I had to be out and about this afternoon, visiting, and could only listen to the ABC commentary as I was in and out of the car. What i heard topped off a great day. At some stage the commentators were giving McGlynn best on ground but ended up with ROK 3 votes, McGlynn, 2 and Seaby 1. Strangely they didn't seem to mention Hanners much. Great win. That's Adelaide crossed off the bogey list - now for Collingwood.

[TheHood]

How much can Dan Hannabery improve? Geesh, he's 19 this year and he's already my favourite young Swan. He really wove his way through heavy traffic brilliantly, always composed and executes all manner of skills at nearly 100% efficiency.

I know Dan is being protected from total opposition bombardment in his early years. He will need to really let go and his dicipline will need to be tested under team rules, but if he's not skipper by the time he's 26, I will be shocked.

[Dave]

Hanners is a gun. Loved watching McGlynn today though. I'm not going to get to whipped up after 2 games but I'm really enjoying what I've seen so far. So much potential still too! ;)

[ShockOfHair]

Bit hard on Bradshaw. 2 goals and 2 goal assists will do me every week. He picked up the ball twice on the half volley on hard leads, hands off to a player running towards him for 2 goals. He knew what he was going to do before he took possessions. Quality player who will only get better.

I thought White worked into the game and after a couple of poor disposals early on and worked well up the ground in the second half. Another tall option around half forward works well. He will get better.

One thing I noticed was the rotations of the small and medium players through the forward line. We had Moore, McGlynn, Kennedy, Bolton, Jack, McVeigh, ROK and even Shaw rotating and I don't think the Adelaide players knew who to pick up.

Yeah that came out harsher on Bradshaw than intended. I just meant he didn't get his hands on the ball alot but what he did on and off the ball was really useful. Likethe whole 22 today he played his role.

Amazing how sharp and elusive the forward line looks now it's been liberated from Hall.

[Agent 86]

I reckon Richards is better than LRT and it should have been LRT dropped not Richards!!!teddy was woeful last week - so probably can't feel too sorry for him. Hope he finds his mojo tho.

[mcs]

Great performance today, really enjoyed it. Still some sloppy disposal work, but it is the swans after all. Very happy with what I have seen in the first two weeks, and if we can do the business over the next three rounds (I hope we can) than we could have had quite a good start to the season. Love the way the recycled players have fitted in, and how the young guns are beginning to take their roles in the team. The others that I really like are the middle tier players that are kicking on... i.e Kieran Jack who really is becoming a super solid reliable player.

Great to see Malceski back to some sort of resemblance of his best!

I think this year is going to be a very good year :)

[Doctor]

An excellent performance and one that does put last week into perspective considering the margin St Kilda won by last night. McGlynn an obvious BOG but Hanners, Jude, Kirk, Grundy, Mal and, well I could probably name most of them, were great. A big nod to the coaching staff too because they won their battle against Neil Craig and his staff.

Theory - we will (and are already) get a better run fromt he umps this year without Hall in our squad. I know we were robbed last wek by some crucial ones but we won the count overall and I think we'd have won it today too. Just throwin' it out there

[hot potato]

Good to get a win, very promising signs from a lot of players. Looked like close to a full house at Footy Park, which should have been worth a few goals for the Crows, whose style of play I've always liked.
Hope Sydney can make a habit of getting wins on the road, because it's so good to see the home fans leaving the ground early.

Roosey deserves a decent send off this year.
HP

[Robbo]

Amazing win and very unexpected I must say. We recruited extremely well over the off season. Everyone contributed.

[hammo]

It will be a long year if every game the Swans win we have to read and hear about the "recycled stars" we have in the team. The Hawthorn flag probably gave legitimacy to the tanking / bottoming out theory, but it could also be a one-off. I have no idea why more clubs haven't taken the Swans' approach. Our drafting this year showed you can retain high picks AND recruit experienced players.

In contrast there is a bunch of kids running around for Richmond who will be lucky to win a game this year and the media already suggesting they stop playing the few experienced players they have and with it probably any hope of them being competitive. The journos who will rightly praise the Swans for giving chances to McGlynn, Kennedy, Seaby, Mumford etc should also start questioning why they aren't playing at a club like Richmond.

[Cheer Squad]

YOU BLOODY BEAUTY!

Just got home. So glad I made the trip!

GO SWANNIES!

[swantastic]

We recruited extremely well over the off season. Everyone contributed.Lets see if this sentiment rings true in september

[swantastic]

He's a man on a mission.isnt that..ima woman on a mision?????

[Plugger1300]

Really enjoyed McGlynns game but BOG your joking. He was brilliant but the hard work was done in the middle. O'Keefe was sensational! Seaby has been enormous. Hannebury was also outstanding. How good was the tackling and the pressure.

[Jesse Richards]

Great game - despite the skill errors, now forgiven. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Hannebery and the new guys. One of the headaches for future opposing teams will be who to tag, who to put on whom. I think that most teams will run out of quality players before we do - if they put their best onto our youngest and newest, it will free up Kirk and Jude to shine again...we will be like slippery eels. A coach's nightmare and Roos' delight.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Paul Roos was great in the presser, seemed genuinely excited about the list and the direction we're taking. It was funny when he dodged the bullet of calling Ablett slow by just saying that he's different to Hannebery and Jetta lol. We're a quicker team and we'll be a more entertaining team this year.

[AngryOfBendigo]

Amazing win and very unexpected I must say. We recruited extremely well over the off season. Everyone contributed.

Unexpected by whom?????????

[DST]

It will be a long year if every game the Swans win we have to read and hear about the "recycled stars" we have in the team. The Hawthorn flag probably gave legitimacy to the tanking / bottoming out theory, but it could also be a one-off. I have no idea why more clubs haven't taken the Swans' approach. Our drafting this year showed you can retain high picks AND recruit experienced players.

In contrast there is a bunch of kids running around for Richmond who will be lucky to win a game this year and the media already suggesting they stop playing the few experienced players they have and with it probably any hope of them being competitive. The journos who will rightly praise the Swans for giving chances to McGlynn, Kennedy, Seaby, Mumford etc should also start questioning why they aren't playing at a club like Richmond.

Couldn't agree more hammo.

I just do not understand why a club such as Richmond (or even Melbourne and North Melbourne) have not been more open to using later picks to egineer deals to get experienced players to the club to help out the youngsters and to remain competitive. It is one of the reasons why I think someone like Richmond loses so many promising kids and never gets the best out of them as they are constantly being pounded into submission in games and the kids get dis-heartened.

One reason is probably that players from other clubs do not want to go there and it shows what we have been able to build as a club that players want to move to Sydney for better opportunities and feel like they will be given every chance to succeed at the club.

DST

[liz]

Couldn't agree more hammo.

I just do not understand why a club such as Richmond (or even Melbourne and North Melbourne) have not been more open to using later picks to egineer deals to get experienced players to the club to help out the youngsters and to remain competitive. It is one of the reasons why I think someone like Richmond loses so many promising kids and never gets the best out of them as they are constantly being pounded into submission in games and the kids get dis-heartened.

One reason is probably that players from other clubs do not want to go there and it shows what we have been able to build as a club that players want to move to Sydney for better opportunities and feel like they will be given every chance to succeed at the club.

DST

Couple of reasons, I suspect.

Firstly, the AFL system is set up to reward being abysmal if you can't be competitive. The ridiculous PP system means you are far better off winning fewer than 5 games than trying to actually be the best a club can be.

Secondly, the media frenzy on superkids makes it easy for struggling clubs to sell the rebuild story to their supporters. No-one in the media wants to point out that Richmond and Freo have essentially been rebuilding for the last decade.

That said, both the examples about (Richmond and Freo) have recruited some experienced players in recent years (like McMahon, Cousins, Solomon, Tarrant, Bradley) but they haven't had the impact that other players have had at the Swans, Saints etc. When Roos recruits a recycled player, it seems he has a specific role in mind for them and integrates them into the team to support this, rather than just going after experienced players to bolster the overall squad. This is probably easier to achieve when you already have a relatively strong, balanced team than when you find yourself in the position that Richmond and the Dees are currently in. If you look at the examples of Richmond and Freo players I gave above, a few of them are quality players and have performed well for their new sides but still haven't made a huge difference to the performance of their new teams.

I strongly think the AFL needs to truly incentivise clubs to be the best they possibly can be each and every year. This probably means complete abolition of PPs (I would go further and decouple draft completely from ladder finish) and making it easier to recruit experienced players. Maybe short term salary cap extensions can be given to clubs that really do need a boost, while free agency will help the movement of players in future years (though I think this could be done by a smarter trade system than by free agency, per se).

[BigD]

Had to wait until I got home from work to watch the tape, but it was worth the wait. Great Win. 1st quarter was atrocious from both sides. Swans really sealed the deal in the 2nd and just kept them at bay after half time rather than put them to the sword. I was on tenterhooks right through the 2nd half waiting for the Crows to come back but they just couldn't find enough to do it. McGlynn was brilliant. Seaby & Mumford look to be a strong ruck combo(who needs Jolly). Jetta looks like he could be a superstar of the future. Hanneberry looked good in his first game for the year. All in all a great team performance. (clap)

[Captain]

How good was Jude's effort with 2min left! That surely is another gret sign of things to come.

[Primmy]

I have watched a bit of the replay and I would like to note a great big Whoo Hoo to Hanners. His hands were fantastic. The absolute concentration on the contest, speed of extrication of the ball and delivery to effect is incredible for a kid of his experience, but even more so was his judgement. He would wait for the opp player to take a bouncing ball and then pounce a tackle causing either a ball up or turnover.

I don't want to pump up his tires too much, but I also loved the fact that he looked so disappointed his kicking for goal was off. Watch out for next week. I predict a great deal of goal kicking practice to take place.

[Nico]

Just on the rebuilding thing. I think the other big plus for us is that we have recruited to beat the 2 compromised drafts coming up. The talk on the radio about this is almost paranoia as to how clubs are going to suffer and cope. We have depth and experience on our side plus a good group of young players coming through. I would expect we will delist our compulsory 3 this year and that's about all. May not even go for the trades but that would be against our grain.

[hot potato]

Andrew Faulkner, who covered the game for THE AUSTRALIAN began his piece "Sydney's motley band of blue-collar journeymen and rejects yesterday punched a hole in Adelaide's bold pre-season ambitions."

Well THE REJECTS will do me this year and for quite a few more....

cheers

HP

[goswannies]

Crows supporters were as ferral as ever! In the first quarter they were generally slagging our boys off. Second quarter the umps copped it. Just before half time and during the third quarter they started to abuse their own (with some of the foulest language I've heard in a while). In the last quarter they were either leaving to avoid traffic or abusing Neil Craig or saying nothing at all.

[707]

Joy of joys, beating the, no .... whipping the Crows at home, bloody fantastic to be there. Enjoyed the fact that we played so well and scored so often that the normal foaming at the mouth Crows crowd was kept quiet. A very satisfying trip home.

A few observations

Egg on the face of many posters here (including me re Seaby) for suggesting Seaby, McGlynn and Kennedy were poor recruitment. Hats off to the recruiting staff for identifying these guys and getting them on the cheap.

Our ruck combo of Seaby and Mumford is superior to last year and because there is two of them, shouldn't tire either during matches or as he season progresses.

McGlynn had a blinder and may never kick five again but he gives 100%, 100% of the time and that is the Swans style. He really is infectious and if playing offensively will be a hard match up.

Kennedy is another good pick up with his best still to come. The big bodied inside midfielder that we needed going forward.

Hanneberry was fantastic, how good will he be when he matures?

Two more "new recruits" in Tadgh and Eski provide so much run, depth and flexibility. I'm worried Shaw is now being less influencial, time for a rethink here as to role?

Just watching the match ups against the Crows, Sydney got them correct all day, probably because of the depth and versatility of our squad. We won the coaching battle.

Disposal quality still needs to lift, we were better than the Crows but a top side would make us pay.

Forward structure not really working but lets give Bradshaw and White time to settle. Bradshaw did some clever things, he'll be a big plus as the year progresses.

Jetta will be a star, coming along very nicely, just needs to back himself more and wait to have that first bounce!

Depth will prove invaluable as the year progresses, it just might frustrate those players stranded in the twos.

We're in for a fun ride in 2010.

[johnno]

Unfortunately, didnt get to see the game as i had a big easter lunch to attend(for those who dont know, I'm of Greek background, and our easter fell the same as the Catholic easter this year and I had to have easter lunch with all the relatives), I did however take the transistor radio with me with the ear plugs and listened to it on SEN, much to the annoyment of my aunts and uncles. I had to tell them, "you dont understand, its the swans playing!!!, they're bigger than Jesus!!!!" They still wern't impressed.

Anyway, as I have said in an earlier post somewhere, this game is/was very important in terms of the players belief. If they could get over this hoodoo, early in the season, it will fill the playing group with enormous confidence and they will now go on any win many more games.

From what I heard on the radio, the 2nd quarter was phenominal, ROK and Hanners sounded like they were everywhere and the SEN boys just couldnt say enough about the Ruck combo of Seaby and Mumford.

Anyway thats all I have to say, I'm off to the TAB now to stick $20 on the swans to finish top 4 and another $20 on ROK for the Brownlow.

HooRoo.

[AnnieH]

Unexpected by whom?????????

Not by me!!
I fully expected them to win.

[Lucky Knickers]

I've just watched the replay as Sunday was just an exciting mess!
Our defence was outstanding. Hardly a free player across the ground. Right up to the final siren the pressure was on. Amazing.
Handy Dan Hanners was outstanding. He is quality and Kennedy really impressed me. Was that a tribute to the egg man on the banner?

[laughingnome]

The votes are in on the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year award.

Adelaide v Sydney Swans
9 Ryan O?Keefe (Syd)
8 Ben McGlynn Syd
6 Patrick Dangerfield (Adel)
3 Mark Seaby (Syd)
2 Adam Goodes Syd
1 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)
1 David Mackay (Adel)


The AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year is the only award voted for by the coaches themselves. Coaches vote each week on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis. Coaches vote only on their own matches, but may vote for players on the opposing team.
<link> (http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/91719/default.aspx)

[liz]

The votes are in on the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year award.

Adelaide v Sydney Swans
9 Ryan O?Keefe (Syd)
8 Ben McGlynn Syd
6 Patrick Dangerfield (Adel)
3 Mark Seaby (Syd)
2 Adam Goodes Syd
1 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)
1 David Mackay (Adel)


<link> (http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/91719/default.aspx)

It doesn't take very difficult maths to deduce the vote combinations that make up those scores, given we know each coach gives a 5,4,3,2,1. It is apparent, therefore, that Dangerfield got a 4 and a 2. Was that Roos being ultra generous or Craig being one eyed. The lad had a good second half but the game was practically over by then and he did almost nothing while the heat was still on. A pair of 3s wouldn't have surprised me but that one coach voted him more effective than either ROK or Mighty Mouse does.

Also slightly surprised that Seaby only got a vote from one of the two coaches. I would have thought he was clearly in the most influential 5 players on the ground, certainly more so than Goodes, McVeigh or Mackay (who had a good 3rd quarter but that was pretty much it).

[dimelb]

Hannebery, Malceski, Jetta, O'Keefe, McVeigh. Potential to be a great midfield for years to come.
Absolutely! Just add Bird and stir.

[BSA5]

It doesn't take very difficult maths to deduce the vote combinations that make up those scores, given we know each coach gives a 5,4,3,2,1. It is apparent, therefore, that Dangerfield got a 4 and a 2. Was that Roos being ultra generous or Craig being one eyed. The lad had a good second half but the game was practically over by then and he did almost nothing while the heat was still on. A pair of 3s wouldn't have surprised me but that one coach voted him more effective than either ROK or Mighty Mouse does.

Also slightly surprised that Seaby only got a vote from one of the two coaches. I would have thought he was clearly in the most influential 5 players on the ground, certainly more so than Goodes, McVeigh or Mackay (who had a good 3rd quarter but that was pretty much it).

It would either have been:

Roos: 5- McGlynn, 4- ROK, 3- Seaby, 2- Dangerfield, 1- McVeigh
Craig: 5- ROK, 4- Dangerfield, 3- McGlynn, 2- Goodes, 1- Mackay
or
Roos: 5- ROK, 4- Dangerfield, 3- McGlynn, 2- Goodes, 1- McVeigh
Craig: 5- McGlynn, 4- ROK, 3- Seaby, 2- Dangerfield, 1- Mackay

Personally, I can't quite see Craig giving Seaby votes and Roos not, while I can quite easily see Roos not giving Goodes votes as we all know Goodes doesn't tend to do well in the Swans B&F unless he's basically playing flawless footy. Roos marks him very hard. That in mind, I'm tempted to go with the first option, which would suggest Craig rating Dangerfield the second best on ground.


Absolutely! Just add Bird and stir.

Don't forget Tom Mitchell! ;)

[giant]

I've come late to the party so I'll just note that the Eski was a ripper - anyone have I50 stats for him? They must have been way up there. And the comparison with one of the AFL greats at HB rebound in MacLeod was stark. Especially liked how so many of his entries were straight up the middle (similar to Aaron Davey's fabulous game v Pies). This makes a huge difference to our game style. Nice to have you back, Nick!

[ScottH]

I've come late to the party so I'll just note that the Eski was a ripper - anyone have I50 stats for him? They must have been way up there. And the comparison with one of the AFL greats at HB rebound in MacLeod was stark. Especially liked how so many of his entries were straight up the middle (similar to Aaron Davey's fabulous game v Pies). This makes a huge difference to our game style. Nice to have you back, Nick!

Check the RWO stats site!!

[giant]

Check the RWO stats site!!

Strewth Scott, I always assumed those tabs were just for show and there were only ghost sites behind them! Well played!

9 I50 for Mal for the statistically-minded, team high with McV.

[ScottH]

Strewth Scott, I always assumed those tabs were just for show and there were only ghost sites behind them! Well played!
Filthy apology, accepted. ;)

[Yuri H]

Belated I know, but gawd bless my partner for being a gadget nrrrd and buying a TiVo. Rewatched the game tonight and really, really have a good feeling about this season.

... OK, not the most in-depth analysis, but ... such a good game to rewatch.