But we all know what will happen now. Now he's " raised consciousness".They will penalise our defenders even more for imagined blocks. There'll be pre-emptive frees paid against us. Reg gets an unfair go as it is. The scragging on Gary Rohan, and sometimes Isaac last night was so blatant , and Horse doesn't whinge.
I agree with Stellation - Jack's played that half forward role pretty well this year. Often hits targets inside 50 with short, smart kicks. He had 7 I50s last night and is third best Swan in that category over the year.
Separately, I thought Robinson had his best senior game in a while, if not ever. He got caught with it a little bit, but also had some good touches and seemed to want the ball.
Agree with those who praised McCartin's debut. He had 4 marks and I reckon those were mostly decent clunks on the lead up the ground.
So excited about Hayward - genuine star. Also excited by Ollie's game - still can make bad decisions under pressure, but getting more of it and an excellent kick.
Jones is a very valuable player when he runs the ball out of defence like that.
Anyone see that one-handed grab by Hawkins against the Giants last week? That was classic O'Loughlin. I loved it when he used to do that. He was like a magician doing tricks at a kids party - would be wrestling for position and then "Here comes the ball! Where did it go? Oh look what this is behind my back! It's the ball!"
Classic stuff.
He actually said, "At different stages.....they were getting away with blue murder too." Not quite the same and he was talking about defensive blocking of opposition players going for marks, not everywhere and in all situations......but expect the Swans 'defensive tactics' to be scrutinised next week anyway. Clarko seems to have an influence, especially with his umpy mates.
.....but on the AFL website, this is how it is being put forward.....
"Swans get away with 'blue murder' in defence.
Alastair Clarkson laments the 'swings and roundabouts' that he believes didn't go his team's way"
He is a sook......and the AFL website likes to stir the pot.
Last edited by stevoswan; 12th May 2018 at 06:45 PM.
Every time the Hawks lose Clarkson has a whinge. He must have missed the blocking their backmen were getting and the dodgy marking infringement frees.
When the Parker incident happened in front of me I thought he would be in trouble. After seeing replays I was hoping he would be ok because he correctly turned his body and was going for the ball. Some of the commentators on the radio this morning seemed to think the same thing. But you never know when it comes to the head. I was very happy to hear the news that he was cleared.
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