#AFL Rd19 Bombers v Swans, Docklands, 27 July 2018

[Matty10]

We need to:
a) learn to stick a @@@@ing tackle.
b) handball in front of a running player, not behind them.
c) lead to the player with the ball. We were so stagnant of Friday (Thus causing Newman and Aliir to be get nailed while trying to take a kick)
d) Then kick to the targets advantage, rather than to the target.
e) As above, play the ball not the man. Happened far too often as well.

It all seems so simple, yet it beggars belief at times (b and d drive me insane).

[Mr Magoo]

Can't be the hair. I have long hair and have never been profiled at an airport.

Im a middle aged anglo businessman and Im regularly picked out for those drug tests at the airport. My wifes an anglo housewife and she always gets picked out for testing when we travel.

Its random.

[Markwebbos]

Im a middle aged anglo businessman and Im regularly picked out for those drug tests at the airport. My wifes an anglo housewife and she always gets picked out for testing when we travel.

Its random.

What drug tests at the airport are you referring to?

[Plugger1300]

Bombers have been erratic but have also beaten Crows, Port, Cats, GWS, WC and Norths.

They play good fast footy .

Bombers won't make the 8
Horrible percentage. Play attractive fast football but can't handle finals type play.
They have beaten those sides but lost to some poor ones
Also Swans have won against GSW, Cats, Eagles means nothing when you haven't got any percentage or enough wins overall

[RogueSwan]

I'm feeling quietly confident about this game.
Swans by 27 after being down by 3 at half time.
Ronke to kick 4.0 and Buddy 6.2

Well, I got one thing right ...

[AnnieH]

What drug tests at the airport are you referring to?

I think they test for "explosives" at the airport, not drugs.

[liz]

I didn't listen to Longmire's post game press conference on Friday but I've just read some media articles reporting on it. Others will know this (having listened to the PC) but news that Franklin has trained for a total of 20 minutes this season (and is battling a knee and possibly a thigh injury) certainly put into perspective the daft criticisms emanating from Brereton (and jumped on by idiot Barrett) about the way the Swans have been using Franklin.

[stevoswan]

I didn't listen to Longmire's post game press conference on Friday but I've just read some media articles reporting on it. Others will know this (having listened to the PC) but news that Franklin has trained for a total of 20 minutes this season (and is battling a knee and possibly a thigh injury) certainly put into perspective the daft criticisms emanating from Brereton (and jumped on by idiot Barrett) about the way the Swans have been using Franklin.

It just proves the Vic media never do their due diligence when reporting on the Swans and are still falling back on Demetriou's "ugly footy" jibe from 13 years ago......lazy, lazy, lazy.

[CureTheSane]

Can't be the hair. I have long hair and have never been profiled at an airport.

The best one ever was Paris to Amsterdam lol
Irony is that I have never touched any drugs.
It has had it's benefits though. often I am sent to the dog sniffer queue in Melbourne. Much faster than checking bags for food or wood etc

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I think they test for "explosives" at the airport, not drugs.

I get hit up for the explosive swab 90% of the time.
Not profiled, but bad luck. Every time I walk past they have just finished with someone and grab me.
Surprisingly they are happy to discuss why they do it, what they are looking for and their hit/miss rate.
They said last time that they try and get to 5 to 10% of people coming through, so my percentage is pretty awesome.

[Markwebbos]

I didn't listen to Longmire's post game press conference on Friday but I've just read some media articles reporting on it. Others will know this (having listened to the PC) but news that Franklin has trained for a total of 20 minutes this season (and is battling a knee and possibly a thigh injury) certainly put into perspective the daft criticisms emanating from Brereton (and jumped on by idiot Barrett) about the way the Swans have been using Franklin.

I keep thinking back to game 1 of 2018, the only game Buddy played fit, when he was given a paddock and single handedly destroyed West Coast. That was the game he got injured, so he's being played hurt ever since. If he was still in that sort of form ...

[caj23]

I didn't listen to Longmire's post game press conference on Friday but I've just read some media articles reporting on it. Others will know this (having listened to the PC) but news that Franklin has trained for a total of 20 minutes this season (and is battling a knee and possibly a thigh injury) certainly put into perspective the daft criticisms emanating from Brereton (and jumped on by idiot Barrett) about the way the Swans have been using Franklin.

I thought the criticisms from Brereton were pretty valid. How would he know that Franklin is injured if he's selected every week?

The fact that the MC have chosen to play Franklin injured all year and haven't been able to come up with an alternative plan to "kick it to Buddy and the 3 defenders hanging off him" reflects poorly on them and just further validates Brereton's arguments

[Plugger1300]

That ban did them a favour. While it wiped out most their 1's for an entire season, they had their 2's on field for an entire season. Imagine the depth of experience they have now?

I agree that it did them a favour but they are still out of the 8 with a @@@@ty percentage.