Round 17 - St. Kilda

[Cheer Squad]

What a great win on Sunday against the Eagles - our biggest win against them in Perth by a considerable margin. :smile:

Doesn't seem that long ago we played the Saints in Melbourne. Most tipsters thought we'd win and it ended up being a shocker. I think that result could be put down to poor attitude and lack of motivation on the day.

St. Kilda certainly won't lack motivation on Sunday, as they're clinging to the top 8 by their fingernails. They're coming off a couple of very good wins against Essendon and Brisbane.

We need to show them some respect, and if we do, our recent good form should continue.

Swans by 16.

[Plugger1300]

Think we should handle the Saints fairly easily back at the SCG. Their formlines are a little misleading. Not sure they are going as well as the media will have you believe. The win against the Lions was talk up like they beat a top 4 side! Nice win against a depleted bombers but before that smashed by the Kangaroos (another overrated team)

Swans by 35points

[swanspant12]

Im worried about this one. But surely we have learnt our lesson from last time. Swannies by 20.

[mcs]

This is a definite danger game , as they beat us convincingly in Rd 9.

But we have plenty of motivation, and if we are genuine flag contenders, then we simply need to be beating teams like St Kilda.

If our midfield keeps up its stellar form, then I think we will starve their forward line of too many chances, and should be able to win. Our record at the one ended Fortress is good this year and I expect it should be a good sized crowd ready to roar at the sight of the ball anywhere near Jetta!

Swannies by 17 in a reasonably tight, tough contest.

[Swansongster]

Saints have certainly caused us a few headaches over recent years but we are almost inarguably in our best form since 2006 and look pretty solid right across the paddock (and deep into our stand-bys). Nullify Nickers, Milne and Goddard and pour pressure onto the indecisive Gwilt and I think we well and truly have their measure.

122 Us - 78 Them.

[msb]

Yes its a danger game. I was at the round 9 game against them and its fair to say we were terrible....Being at the SCG however I think we'll have them covered in a close game as they will be going all out to keep their spot in the 8. On the other hand we should be going all out to keep top spot! Swans by 11.

[Ratna]

Danger game. Saints seem to match up well on us. Think we are too good at the moment though. Mind you too often in recent years we have been going along well and managed to lose what we should win

Swans by 6.

[annew]

Think we should handle the Saints fairly easily back at the SCG. Their formlines are a little misleading. Not sure they are going as well as the media will have you believe. The win against the Lions was talk up like they beat a top 4 side! Nice win against a depleted bombers but before that smashed by the Kangaroos (another overrated team)

Swans by 35points

What will it say about our form if Adelaide belt West Coast by 100 points?

[aardvark]

Jonothan Brown said on the radio today that it was the lions best effort for the year against St Kilda. It will be close.

[bandwagon]

Danger game. Saints seem to match up well on us. Think we are too good at the moment though. Mind you too often in recent years we have been going along well and managed to lose what we should win

Swans by 6.

This. While I expect us to win, I don't expect being able to relax until the final siren.

[ShockOfHair]

I'm confident for the same reason as last week: our mids are in awesome form and keen to atone for their soft effort last time.


Hannebery said he and the midfield group are determined to make amends for their poor performance against St Kilda six weeks ago.

?We got smashed, especially in that second and third quarter,? Hannebery recalled.

?We got absolutely obliterated in the midfield and around the ground, so (St Kilda) are going to be pretty confident coming up here and matching us because they did it last time.

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7106/newsid/141846/default.aspx

[Nich]

We will win. SCG. Sunday arvo. Mids firing. Ted and the boys the iron wall. 12 goalkickers. 28 point margin.

[Dirtyburt]

We are flying, us by close to 10 goals. The saints are a solid pressure side but lack pace on the outside. We won't be fooled twice

[Melbourne_Blood]

Outside run has been one of their improvements this year I thought. They're definitely playing a more attacking style than they did under Lyon. It wasn't the sole reason they beat us, they just completed smashed us in the clearances and wouldn't allow us to touch the ball. When we did get hands on it they pressured us into turn overs. Come to think of it the Way they played that day is very similiar to the way we play when we're absoutely on, like the first 3 qtrs we played against Essendon. Their best is capable of beating us if we're only slightly off. Our best is capable of beating their best, but not by a great margin. Swans by 19.

[Go Swannies]

In the past couple of days I watched our Eagles game and then went back and saw the Dees game that was on when I was away. There was such a difference - we had the same game plan but were way down on skills earlier. Against the Eagles we were just unrelenting. I doubt if any team will beat us if we can maintain that hunger - and I do mean any team (except I haven't seen the Hawks in recent weeks). I hope we do.

[grarmy]

Can anyone cite the key differences between the Swans now and when we played the Saints last time? Goodes and Mumford are in the side. We are more settled and playing a defensive forward. What else?

[erica]

The team now clicks. They play as a complete unit, rather than a group of individuals. It's a joy to watch.

[Jeffers1984]

Can anyone cite the key differences between the Swans now and when we played the Saints last time? Goodes and Mumford are in the side. We are more settled and playing a defensive forward. What else?

Reid back in form. We had a LOLworthy forward line against the AINTS.

[Go Swannies]

Intensity and skill level from the mids, more rock-solid backs, almost a forward structure, excellent ruck, belief.

[Primmy]

It will be interesting to see if the additional publicity makes a difference to the boys' concentration - one reason why I prefer us NOT to fly under the radar, but to deal with all comers in regards to publicity from the getgo. Practice, practice, practice.

[jono2707]

Can anyone cite the key differences between the Swans now and when we played the Saints last time? Goodes and Mumford are in the side. We are more settled and playing a defensive forward. What else?

Very generally, it seems like our gameplan has really clicked in the last few weeks - that is (to me anyway), lots of handball linkages to create overlaps and free up players and getting better outside run. The Eagles game was the best example of this working. It didn't work everytime, but when we got a squadron of runners off the halfback and through the middle being let loose by a series of super-quick handballs, we were pretty invincible. Add to this some confidence up forward, probably borne out of the improved delivery from the middle of the ground, and we are doing just dandy at the moment. One week at a time though....

[rojo]

I am thinking that maybe the sidelining of Goodes and Mummy for so many games was one of the 'better' things that has happened this season! Goodes and when he was not firing, Mummy seemed to be have become the fall back guy and with them out it forced the others to take more responsibility. Perhaps it was the last game v the saints that brought that home. Who is going to take hold of the game and turn it round when things start going pear shaped when there is no Goodes or Mummy? It was a bit scratchy in the end v Essendon and Geelong but they found a way. As Horse has said recently the team is no longer dependent on Adam Goodes to win games. The team now knows that too.

[Nich]

We will win. SCG. Sunday arvo. Mids firing. Ted and the boys the iron wall. 12 goalkickers. 28 point margin.

12 goalkickers - 29 point margin.

Not bad!! :)