Originally Posted by
liz
I thought it was a very impressive performance by the team, not just to win, but to do it so convincingly. At quarter time I feared they were going to be blown away, because the Giants were far superior in the air and also much better at kicking to a team mate (rather than just throwing it on the boot). I don't think I can remember the Swans taking a contested mark in the first half. But as the game wore on, they were able to make it more and more a scrap for the ball at ground level and there weren't enough Giants players on for that.
Campbell clearly has a bit of class and some decent acceleration, though he's not super quick. Ellem looks bigger, if anything, and not especially agile. He was an important target but I think he'll need to change his body shape considerably if he has hopes of graduating to the next level.
Another who had a good game (and played well last week too) is Heeney-clone, Marc Sheather. He's got the same shock of blonde hair and is almost the exact same height and body shape (at least the 17yo Heeney body shape). He kicked three nice goals and took one aerial mark that suggests he might bear more than just a physical resemblance to Isaac. He's another under-aged player (like Campbell and Gulden) so there's plenty of development left in him yet.
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