Match Thread : Swans v Freo , R5 , 2014

[liz]

The AFLCA votes for this week suggest we should be saying a special thanks to Hawthorn this week!

Sydney Swans v Fremantle

9 Ben McGlynn (Syd)
6 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
4 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)
3 Nat Fyfe (Frem)
3 Nick Malceski (Syd)
2 Lance Franklin (Syd)
2 Dane Rampe (Syd)
1 David Mundy (Frem)

[Ludwig]

1AZAW3SX

Well said. Couldn't agree more.

[Jewels]

No one has said it yet, but well played Lance Franklin. His four goals helped us get over the line against the Dockers. I'm looking forward to the next game against Freo where it could be Zac Dawson against Tippett and Johnson against Reid/Goodes. They only have one Mcpharlin and will be heavily stretched.

Yep, second half Buddy was simply wonderful and exactly what we wanted from him.
Certainly pretty ordinary in the first half but as I said to the man sitting in front of me that was nearly pulling his hair out at him, no-one could ever say Buddy is scared to try something different, nothing was coming off for him but to his credit, much like the team as a whole, he kept on having a dig and eventually it all came together.

[Matt80]

No one has said it yet, but well played Lance Franklin. His four goals helped us get over the line against the Dockers. I'm looking forward to the next game against Freo where it could be Zac Dawson against Tippett and Johnson against Reid/Goodes. They only have one Mcpharlin and will be heavily stretched.

[DK_]

Interested in peoples' thoughts on the umpiring; Personally, I thought it was average/poor. One example I'll give is something I've rarely seen before in an AFL game because I thought it was against the rules.....apparently not. 13 seconds into the 3rd quarter Stephen Hill is awarded a free kick for a seemingly legitimate Luke Parker tackle in the centre of the SCG. As Luke is standing the mark & Hill is just about to kick the ball.....Danyle Pearce charges the man on the mark (Luke) from behind while the umpire less than 20 metres away signals "play on". That umpire would have to be going to the bush next week wouldn't he ??

Couldn't agree more. It was both pointless and dangerous. I can only assume that the umpires were looking towards the drop of the ball.

[Ardent Swan]

1AZAW3SX

[aguy]

They remembered. Who they are and what they stand for - what makes us, us. We are The Bloods. We are The Sydney Swans. We are not Hawthorn.

Playing true to ourselves and trusting in each other won us a flag, it can do again. I'm as proud of the team as they are of the jumper for they proved the Red and White still counts for something, despite the differences between those who bear it. McGlynn, Rampe, Richards, Kennedy, the list goes on with those deserving praise. That Fremantle lost as a direct result of our pressure rather than their own incompetence was the most significant part of our victory. Now keep the faith, go forth and exorcise some Demons.

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[swanwolf]

They remembered. Who they are and what they stand for - what makes us, us. We are The Bloods. We are The Sydney Swans. We are not Hawthorn.

Playing true to ourselves and trusting in each other won us a flag, it can do again. I'm as proud of the team as they are of the jumper for they proved the Red and White still counts for something, despite the differences between those who bear it. McGlynn, Rampe, Richards, Kennedy, the list goes on with those deserving praise. That Fremantle lost as a direct result of our pressure rather than their own incompetence was the most significant part of our victory. Now keep the faith, go forth and exorcise some Demons.

[ScottH]

We lost convincingly to GWS, Collingwood and North Melbourne. If only we had won a few games we would have over 40,000 members now (Haven't seen anything to indicate we already have) and we'd have had higher crowds at both SCG games and the ANZ game.

We just had a nightmare start.

If we look the goods and string a bunch of wins together, our crowds will build. Always been the same pattern with swans fans.

We've beaten a Top 4 team and last years grand finalist now.
Bring on the next 4 rounds!!

[ernie koala]

My concerns about the SCG are always raised with clarity and professionalism.

Not sure what your getting at there Barry?

But your sounding like a cornered politician.

[bloodsbigot]

We lost convincingly to GWS, Collingwood and North Melbourne. If only we had won a few games we would have over 40,000 members now (Haven't seen anything to indicate we already have) and we'd have had higher crowds at both SCG games and the ANZ game.

We just had a nightmare start.

If we look the goods and string a bunch of wins together, our crowds will build. Always been the same pattern with swans fans.

[ShockOfHair]

I've just read the MRP report. No existing record????? How is that possible? One of the grubs of the competition. But even more clever than I had realised obviously.

I'd like to think I'm not a schadenfreudeish kind of dude, but I'm willing to make an exception in the case of Ballantyne:
Suspended Hayden Ballantyne 'in the Colin Sylvia basket', says Ross Lyon - AFL.com.au

"(It's) disappointing, undisciplined," Lyon said.

"It's cost Hayden and the team. So he sits in the Colin Sylvia basket."

Lyon says the club will definitely accept the ban and suggested he may consider making Ballantyne pay extra penance.

[jono2707]

You may have good reasons, but why are the 40000 members and other general public not turning up to the SCG. Weve had two poor crowds in a row out there.

Do you have any theories for the 'poor crowds'?

[sharp9]

Interested in peoples' thoughts on the umpiring; Personally, I thought it was average/poor. One example I'll give is something I've rarely seen before in an AFL game because I thought it was against the rules.....apparently not. 13 seconds into the 3rd quarter Stephen Hill is awarded a free kick for a seemingly legitimate Luke Parker tackle in the centre of the SCG. As Luke is standing the mark & Hill is just about to kick the ball.....Danyle Pearce charges the man on the mark (Luke) from behind while the umpire less than 20 metres away signals "play on". That umpire would have to be going to the bush next week wouldn't he ??

Saw that and agree 100% - you're definitely not allowed to do it....remember Leo Barry was penalised 'cos the umpire THOUGHT he had done it...a mistake in that case but the rule idea was right. :-)

[BloodStainAngel]

Interested in peoples' thoughts on the umpiring; Personally, I thought it was average/poor. One example I'll give is something I've rarely seen before in an AFL game because I thought it was against the rules.....apparently not. 13 seconds into the 3rd quarter Stephen Hill is awarded a free kick for a seemingly legitimate Luke Parker tackle in the centre of the SCG. As Luke is standing the mark & Hill is just about to kick the ball.....Danyle Pearce charges the man on the mark (Luke) from behind while the umpire less than 20 metres away signals "play on". That umpire would have to be going to the bush next week wouldn't he ??