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    We just make far too many dumb decisions that leave team mates up the creek so often without a paddle.... we are at a stage where we need basically a perfect game in front of goals as we just dont generate anywhere near enough chances. And in part that really comes from being too conservative too often.

    I don't mind losing if we take the game on a bit - try a bit of what other teams do against us in taking a chance occasionally that the ball can be forced forward. We need to focus more on trying to kick a winning score than we do.

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    We certainly don't look at all dangerous bringing the ball in. Prob cause we can't get it there. Sad really.


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    It's frustrating watching us play. We struggle to move the ball cleanly.

    Florent has lost his touch in the last few weeks.

    Hayward and McCartin hardly sighted.

    I wish we kept Ronke and Papley in the 50 so they can pressure and keep the ball in.

    Sinclair being beaten by Grundy but that's no surprise.

    We are going to be playing catch up in the second half. Plenty of players that need to lift!

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    Quote Originally Posted by S.S. Bleeder View Post
    That's a pretty safe bet. BTW we were favourites at $1.70 tonight. We were never going to beat Collingwood tonight. Who on earth was putting their hard earned on us?
    I seriously ask the question - are we a bad side and should someone (maybe a tackling coach) - be sacked? Or is it something more sinister? I am too lazy but the stats over the last 4 weeks would be incriminating.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark26 View Post
    The AFL needs to do something about the state of umpiring against us. The opposition predictably double our frees. It's so frustrating. Must be horrible for the players too.
    I suspect that it doesn't help both confidence and focus.

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    It's depressing watching our team these days.....sure we're not playing well but the litany of unpaid frees we miss and soft frees the opposition gets, the same situations being judged differently depending on the team, the @@@@@ treatment Buddy gets every week.....that's what is most depressing. It seems to be getting worse, if that is possible after the last two seasons. I don't know how the club can 'turn the other cheek' week after week.

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    MMM said earlier Rampe has given away 34 free kicks this year and that he needed to tighten up. But then said the one against Mr Giant was not a free. We can't seem to win on that front.


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    Quote Originally Posted by S.S. Bleeder View Post
    That's a pretty safe bet. BTW we were favourites at $1.70 tonight. We were never going to beat Collingwood tonight. Who on earth was putting their hard earned on us?
    Couldn't believe when I saw the odds on TV in favor of the swans. Something fishy indeed. The entire AFL is smells like the fish market 4 anyways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wolftone57 View Post
    Disgusting. Kizza just shimmers into trouble instead of giving the ball off. We still don't protect the player with the ball bty shepherding. We bomb into the forward 50. Nobody leads because they know they are going to be ignored. not just predictable absolute crap footy. This bloke coached a premiership? Eff Me! The standard of coaching at the Swans is early '90's standard. It is so bad and we are heading in one direction on the ladder, south or down for those directionally challenged.

    This is the worst I have seen the Swans play since the season before Roos decided to go. We were ordinary. We then got a new coach and a new start. But this is not the case now, Longmire has another two years on his contract or is it three. We move the ball so slowly even Ringwood Under 10's would know how to combat it.
    Ho hum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wolftone57 View Post
    Disgusting. Kizza just shimmers into trouble instead of giving the ball off. We still don't protect the player with the ball bty shepherding. We bomb into the forward 50. Nobody leads because they know they are going to be ignored. not just predictable absolute crap footy. This bloke coached a premiership? Eff Me! The standard of coaching at the Swans is early '90's standard. It is so bad and we are heading in one direction on the ladder, south or down for those directionally challenged.

    This is the worst I have seen the Swans play since the season before Roos decided to go. We were ordinary. We then got a new coach and a new start. But this is not the case now, Longmire has another two years on his contract or is it three. We move the ball so slowly even Ringwood Under 10's would know how to combat it.
    Wolf, your Longmire bashing is getting tiresome. Really tiresome.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by mcs View Post
    We just make far too many dumb decisions that leave team mates up the creek so often without a paddle.... we are at a stage where we need basically a perfect game in front of goals as we just dont generate anywhere near enough chances.
    We lead the inside 50's 27-24.......yeah, I'm shocked too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wolftone57 View Post
    Disgusting. Kizza just shimmers into trouble instead of giving the ball off. We still don't protect the player with the ball bty shepherding. We bomb into the forward 50. Nobody leads because they know they are going to be ignored. not just predictable absolute crap footy. This bloke coached a premiership? Eff Me! The standard of coaching at the Swans is early '90's standard. It is so bad and we are heading in one direction on the ladder, south or down for those directionally challenged.

    This is the worst I have seen the Swans play since the season before Roos decided to go. We were ordinary. We then got a new coach and a new start. But this is not the case now, Longmire has another two years on his contract or is it three. We move the ball so slowly even Ringwood Under 10's would know how to combat it.
    Yawn

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    [QUOTE=stevoswan;756726]Wolf, your Longmire bashing is getting tiresome. Really tiresome.....

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    While wolfy maybe goes a bit hard, i dont think it is easy to mount an argument to say we don't look like a team that may meed a change in gameplan and direction.

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