#AFL Round 2 Swans vs Crows Fri 29-Mar at SCG #AFLSwansCrows @sydneyswans

[Hotpotato]

There’s one person I’m missing ....
Gazzas mercurial marking in the inside 50.
Where did he go again, I hope he’s enjoying life there.

[waswan]

We will be competitive but don't think we should get hung up on making finals this year. Watching development of side, regardless of result, can make this year worthwhile and enjoyable.

Disagree, nothing wrong with developing and aspiring just look at Hawks last year

[aardvark]

One of our issues is the lack of effectiveness of tackling all over the ground and, in part, this can be attributed to the number of young, immature bodies we have out there. I'd hoped it would improve a bit this season compared to last but the early evidence is that it hasn't.
Our midfield has never been the most skilled, disposal wise, so has always been prone to turnovers, but they were generally able to apply supreme pressure to win the ball back. Now we can't.

Why? They either aren't up to it yet, will never be up to it or they're not being coached properly.

[Blood Fever]

Disagree, nothing wrong with developing and aspiring just look at Hawks last year

And the year before, they missed out on finals. Who said club wasn't aspiring? Just saying if we don't make them, not the end of the world.

[waswan]

we have a list to play finals in a very open field
not sure we have a coaching box for it though

[Blood Fever]

we have a list to play finals in a very open field
not sure we have a coaching box for it though

Maybe we have the list but we have a lot of young players who will have their ups and downs. Hawks have not won a final since 2015. Missed finals in 2017 and went out in straight sets in 2016 and 2018. Nobody thinks coaching is their issue yet our last three years have been better than theirs.

[stevoswan]

The Eagles won the Granny against the biggest club in Victoria and AFL umpires .
So it can be done.

The Eagles also have a +400 free kick count over the last ten years (and ours is so far in the negative we are at the bottom of the same table).....for some reason the umpires love them......and we know they don't love us. Anyone thinking the Eagles gifted situation applies to us, is possibly deluded......or optimistic beyond reality.

[stevoswan]

Maybe we have the list but we have a lot of young players who will have their ups and downs. Hawks have not won a final since 2015. Missed finals in 2017 and went out in straight sets in 2016 and 2018. Nobody thinks coaching is their issue yet our last three years have been better than theirs.

True but they still beat us more than we beat them.....

[S.S. Bleeder]

West Coast +400 frees more than any other team?

+447 to be precise. Whilst we are on bottom by a clear -168.

[Hotpotato]

+447 to be precise. Whilst we are on bottom by a clear -168.

Wow, thanks for those stats, simply staggering.
Can we work out why they don’t like us so much.

[waswan]

Maybe we have the list but we have a lot of young players who will have their ups and downs. Hawks have not won a final since 2015. Missed finals in 2017 and went out in straight sets in 2016 and 2018. Nobody thinks coaching is their issue yet our last three years have been better than theirs.

Will happily go out in straight sets playing Mills and Heeney in position

Better knowing then not knowing what if we played them in the middle

Look at all the lists and even Carlton this week, they dont wait til players are 25 before they put them in the midfield

[waswan]

Also im pretty sure Hawks were coming off 3 flags which again id happily bottom out for