Round 4: Swans vs West Coast Sniffers

[Nico]

Swans v Suns
at a suburb called Norwood .
How many can gather there ?

IIRC the Norwood ground is a smaller ground that might suit us.

[BRS328]

Agree. Wicks is surpassing all my expectations of him. Much to my delight. I hope that in the long term he makes me look even sillier

Agree Wicks has definitely improved and become a key part of the defence. My only concern is that he can be exposed for pace against players such as Watson and Kickett, and admittedly so do most other players.

[111431]

lloyd and Harry C played better than I thought they could. Could Snell be a possibility after reserves game if Melican not available. And will Datoli replace Rocas if not available

Yes if the two senior players are injured. Snell is Rampe’s replacement

[dejavoodoo44]

Swans v Suns
at a suburb called Norwood .
How many can gather there ?

It has a maximum capacity of 10,000. Possibly Swans v Suns would be a better use of Adelaide Oval than Bombers v Demons?

But it's more the dimensions that worry me. It's essentially the same long but thin shape as the Cattery. Which I don't think really suits our game style. Yesterday seemed to be a bit of a master class in switching the point of attack and running into space. Whereas, thinner grounds allow the defending teams to limit attacking options and to compress space. Which increases the chances of just kicking long to a contest, and the game largely moving from contest to contest. Rather than sweeping the ball downfield, while the defenders grab at smoke.

This likely contested game might be even more of a problem for us, if Sheldrick is hit with a suspension and Petracca manages to return for the Suns. If that was the case, I'd be very tempted move Mills to midfield, because he can be combative around the ball and he can get from contest to contest. Then I'd also be tempted to give a debut to Edwards. He'd probably be quite a good match up for Walter, and his booming kick could come in handy. That is, if it's difficult to kick the ball around the congestion, it could work if you sometimes kicked over it.

[KSAS]

I wasn't expecting a thumping given WC' s recent form, so i'm very pleased with our sustained 4 quarter domimation.

I think pound for pound Heeney is the best player in the comp, particularly in the last 4 years. No other player like him, which David King highlighed post game. Adam Goodes was of similar ilk. We have been blessed having such gifted players.

Wondering if it's feasible for team to fly directly to Adelaide for gather round next week rather than having to double up long flights in a single week? I know there are management legstics involved, but it seems a disadvantage to teams having to do so. GC have to do the same which evens it up i suppose (they play at the MCG today).

[Dow]

lloyd and Harry C played better than I thought they could. Could Snell be a possibility after reserves game if Melican not available. And will Datoli replace Rocas if not available

my thoughts exactly ideal replacements and both deserve a shot

[Dow]

What a game - Thrilled to watch the game live, hard to say much about other than awesome !

[lwjoyner]

lloyd and Harry C played better than I thought they could. Could Snell be a possibility after reserves game if Melican not available. And will Datoli replace Rocas if not available

[Hotpotato]

Swans v Suns
at a suburb called Norwood .
How many can gather there ?

[Thunder Shaker]

A bit disappointed with our 4.9 in the last quarter, but I suspect that West Coast fans were more disappointed with their 4.11 for the match.

While it would have been fantastic to dish out a 150-point thumping, I'm content that we won convincingly and gained a significant percentage boost.

Missing a few set shots shows an area that the team can focus on in training during the week. Set shots will not be as plentiful next week against the rampaging Suns so we need to make them count.

[Kafka's Ghost]

A comprehensive slaughter. If we’d kicked straight in the last quarter it would have been another 200 point humiliation.
Agree with comments regarding Curnow and Amartey; Joel now believes in his own abilities, too.

[Sandridge]

100%. The only fans worse than the Eagles were the Hawks. Both were atrocious. I find it hard to forgive either.

I reckon you could throw North supporters in there, too. Scum.

[Velour&Ruffles]

I thought Sam Wicks was really good. His run and carry set up a lot of plays.Also as a team we were really had at the contests.

Agree. Wicks is surpassing all my expectations of him. Much to my delight. I hope that in the long term he makes me look even sillier

[Velour&Ruffles]

If anyone is starting to feel sorry for the West Coast fans, just remember that they were the worst when booing Goodes.

100%. The only fans worse than the Eagles were the Hawks. Both were atrocious. I find it hard to forgive either.

[dejavoodoo44]

I thought Sam Wicks was really good. His run and carry set up a lot of plays.Also as a team we were really had at the contests.

In the metres gained stat, Wicks had 556. Which might be a personal best? Strangely, the only one who topped that, was Papley with 575.