Best Swans individual performance of the regular season?

[stellation]

What was, in your own heart, the best individual performance this year? There can be no wrong answers as this is just based on your own opinion.... so no arguing :p

Mine would be (after some thought because it has just been such a huge year) Andrew Schauble holding Alastair Lynch to two handballs.

[penga]

kirky on nathan buckley, round 6... buckley still got 31 possessions but buckley was frustrated as hell! and kirky didnt have to resort to 'cray brothers' tactics... put kirky on the map IMO

[Sid]

Craig Bolton on Mathew Richardson was a good one.

Kirk on Bell.

Goodes had a number of good individual performances, especially the one against port.

[TheHood]

Goodes against Collingwood in Round 6. Dominated and set up the win!

[Triple B]

A 'key' perormance, although not maybe the best individual, was Jude Bolton's game in Rd 1.

Massive confidence boost for Jude and the Sydney midfield in general.

Set the springboard for the above expectation year that we had.

[floppinab]

People have concentrated on Kirk the tagger this year but he set us alight in the last quarter of the Melbourne game which looking back was prelude to a sensational run.

[JudesaGun]

Goodes vs Collingwood

Schnieder's last quarter vs Melbourne

Kirk vs Buckley (second tiem around)

Bolton vs Richardson

Bolton vs Brown

O'Loughlin vs West Coast

Jude vs Western Bulldogs

Kirk vs Bell (second time around)

[jixygirl]

Kirk on Buckley on both occassions. Even though the Swans didn't win the last time, Kirk's performance was fantastic and you could see that Buckley was frustrated. I also liked Craig Bolton against Matthew Richardson in Round Six.

[Tractor2003]

Micky O's form this year

Leigh Matthews has been quoted as saying:

Interviewer - What have you learnt from playing Sydney twice and loasing to them both times

LM - Micky O and Goodes sure can play.......they are almost impossible to match up on....we had no-one at the club to naturally play on them

[stellation]

As much as you have to, by default, hate Collingwood- I like Nathan Buckley. He has been very big to come out in the press applauding Brett Kirk, calling for Kirk's All-Australian selection and saying that playing against Kirk is the biggest individual test for midfielders.

Probably helps that Brett is a suprising Mr Clean in the run-with stakes, as opposed to just about everybody else playing similar roles around the leauge at the moment... so of course you're opponents will like you!

[ugg]

Defensive roles - Kirk on Hayes, Kirk on West, C.Bolton on B.Johnson, Crouch on P.Burgoyne.

Offensive roles - Hall v Brisbane (2nd time), Goodes last week, especially in the 1st half, O'Loughlin v Brisbane (1st time)

[snajik]

Originally posted by penga
kirky on nathan buckley, round 6... buckley still got 31 possessions but buckley was frustrated as hell! and kirky didnt have to resort to 'cray brothers' tactics... put kirky on the map IMO

This is however where straight stats don't give the complete picture. So few of these possessions were telling. One of the primary reasons I enjoyed going to the footy was to watch Paul Kelly play. Nowadays it is an absolute delight watching the Kirkster. Each week he wipes the floor with someone. Can't really cite a particular game above any of his others. Super-consistent and invaluable.

My favourite individual moment so far would have to be Tadhg's goal against the Crows in Round 3. Sensational.

[Go Swannies]

I have to say that I can't stop smiling everytime I see Stewies goal from the centre of AAMI stadium, ably escorted by Adam Goodes.

And what abou Micky's juggling-and-hoping act in front of goal until the three defenders got dizzy and gave up? (My brain has fused - what game was that?)

[JudesaGun]

West Coast, i think...

[Jude4eva]

Craig Bolton on Daniel Bradshaw after he kicked 3 goals (i think on Andrew Schauble) that was the best individual preformance to date this season for him

[Rob-bloods]

Some maybe less obvious

Goodes'y in loss to Collingwood

Leo Barry vs Brisbane @ Gabba

LRT vs Adelaide AAMI

Hall & Goodes vs Essendon

Ball'y had a couple of great ones but they escape me (how quickly we forget)

[ugg]

Originally posted by Jude4eva
Craig Bolton on Daniel Bradshaw after he kicked 3 goals (i think on Andrew Schauble) that was the best individual preformance to date this season for him

I think you mean Jonathan Brown and Jason Saddington?

[Mark]

Kirk on Hayes (totally shut him out of game)

Goodes on whole port side !!!

[jude_boltons_babe]

id have to say anything with adam goodes and leo barry in it

[Go_mago]

Micky O's form has been phenomenal.
His performances against West Coast and Brisbane were especially stunning.

[sydnophile]

What the hell is a best "individual" performance anyway?

Do one-off flash-in-the-pans also count?

If ADAM GOODES hasn't been our KEY MAN this year I'll go "hopping in King Street" (that's an old Melbourne expression).

[Jeffers1984]

A couple of standouts for me

Maja's game against West Coast...scored 2 beautiful roving goals (personal fave of mine as i'm a FP for my team)

Goodesy...umm how bout goodesy against all 15 teams!!!

Defensive performances from:

Crouch on Nathan Brown (absolutely killed brown)

Bolton on Richo (Set us up for one of our most important wins of the season against a "then hot" Richmond)

[Swansinger]

Most of Adam Goodes games and I second the nomination for Barry Hall v Bombers.

I'd add Jude's "Delta Force" game against the Dogs.

And how many defenders have kept Lynch to two handballs
all game , and at the Gabba as well?
Fine game by Andrew Schauble.

[Plugger46]

Micky against the Eagles, Brisbane and Melbourne were by personal favourites, as he was outstanding.

Goodes' has not played a bad one, so he's had some stunning performances, the Collingwood one, at Telstra Dome, stands out.

C.Bolton's jobs, on Richo and Brown were sensational.

Schneider's last qtr against the dees on Anzac day is also worth a mention.

[Reggi]

Actually Schauble is the great unsung hero of the year - rarely beaten - played well on Tredrea last week - has done well on Lynch.

Must do this again - Lions desparately need Lynch to kick goals.