We have become even slower and more one paced than ever and not as hungry as another fourth quarter blowout shows - i wonder how slow we will be to react to this - Leigh Tudor has turned North Melbourne around defensively that's for sure
We have become even slower and more one paced than ever and not as hungry as another fourth quarter blowout shows - i wonder how slow we will be to react to this - Leigh Tudor has turned North Melbourne around defensively that's for sure
When we go 1-4 next week, it'll be an awful way back to even make the eight, let alone the 4. We would have to go on a stupendously good run of form just to try and make the 4. Do you see where that is going to come from?Originally Posted by Chookbilly
"You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."
LOL ok, I guess it's my fault for posting on here straight after a loss.
But you're right it's all doom and gloom then. Doubt we'll win another match for the season.
I'll leave you guys to settle down a bit.
It isn't hard to look good defensively though when you are playing against a team with absolutely no resemblance of a proper forward set up. Its Franklin and that's it at the moment, and he just wanders off where he wants, leaving a free man to clean up time, and time, and time, and time again.
Its like what I'd think watching a goldfish whack against a brick wall would be like - watching some stupid happen again and again and again.
Horse needs to take plenty of the blame - our tactics in the first month of the season have absolutely stunk the place out. But, as you saw, we look sooooo slow and there seems to be no hunger at all.
"You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."
Hmmm. Glad I didn't hit the send button on the premiership club upgrade. Pathetic. Up there with some of the worst performances in the last 20 years.
I was more talking about the effort and support and the smothers and all the little things that we normally do well - our defence has always been about team pressure and we seem to have lost it when the whips are cracking - hiding behind our forward setup is a cop out - what about stopping them from kicking goals if we can't ?
I agree there doesn't seem to be any hunger. This is not the team I know.
After losing to GWS, Collingwoid and now Norf, how do you think we'll fare when come up against Geelong, hawthorn, Essendon ? This game was pivotal to our season, and we played like absolute @@@@. Too many passengers, midfielders down on form ( hanners is having a shocking season) players that can't dispose of the footy by hand or foot. It's just an absolute shambles at the moment
66 inside 50's for 6 goals - like a bloody little league score - there is our problem. Same as against Collingwood - loose player in defence killed us again.
It about time we stop playing old player and start looking for the future this years is about gone. We,re not going to get many forwards Types going. The swans need to start building the ruck stocks are there weakest link and everyone knows it. The swans agressive on the ball players appear to have gone walkabout in the wet weather for years now. We need to pick players that can play in the wet.
We should have played the Tasmanian ruckman Toby he is a mummy type ruckman with real footballer skills. It also about time tim membrey gets a game we need real forward skills in the wet to kick goals. ?? big time. Seven goals to north is a sign players need to be dropped in wet weather games. match committee you made the same mistakes for years now. Pick players that can play in the wet weather are different to dry weather players do your job think. Not happy this game was lost before we even started. We need to Play a wet weather practices match and see what player can handle the wet weather easy. The swans need a wet weather playering list before the game start not just pick team the won the week before.
Come on match committee playing Two tall ruckman was a joke right.
Fanklin is also reported I think??
Looking good to get mashed next week.
Very unlike Sydney .
Walking though goals
No forwards again
We need a bigger backman.
Magic wand anyone??
This years draft please pick a key backman.
Forwards please pick Tim his a natural forward. And better then other Players are not forwards stop picking centre players in the forward line there too small, we have the player just pick them. Current player are too weak in the forward link.
Last edited by swans; 13th April 2014 at 05:29 PM.
What a baffling performance, and the stats make it even more so, killed them in inside 50's and in contested possesion (largely thanks to Joey Kennedy). ROK has to be done, Shaw cant be too far behind and Hanners needs a run in the ressies in my opinion. Also how far off is Naismith as Derriyx is not AFL standard. Towers,Bird and B.Jack worth giving a go for mine, need to send a message to a few players that no-one is guaranteed a game.
Kennedy and Smith were amazing today. Add McGlynn if you thought Roo was ever a threat. He was a hard little nut when he was let off the leash in the last. Liked Laidler early. What's clear from today is that I should have stuck to my Justified marathon. Is it too late to recruit Boyd Crowder? That man knows how to blow .... up.
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