#AFL Rd 21 Swans v Melbourne, MCG, Sun 12 Aug 3:20pm @SydneySwans #AFLDeesSwans

[Beerman]

Buddy booing feels like it's at a tipping point where it could go the way of Goode's booing.

I think there is a feeling that Buddy plays for, and gets, favourable treatment from the umpires. I find this a little hard to understand. While he has got away with one or two blatant fouls in the past couple of weeks, he gets gets plenty of free kicks called against him (most of any Swans player I think) and he gets paid about one free kick for every three infringements against him, so he's not exactly an umpires favourite (like Ben Brown, for example).

More generally, booing an opposition star is an interesting thing. I consider myself pretty fair-minded (I thought the umpiring of the Collingwood game was fine, maybe we even got away with a few) but I don't mind booing an opponent if they are lining up to shoot for goal - maybe it will put them off! On the other hand, in general play I wouldn't do it, and I'll even applaud them if they do something brilliant and entertaining. (Daniher's pack mark in the 1st quarter of last year's EF springs to mind).

[KTigers]

When teams kick seven goals in a row, they tend to win games. I don't call that luck, I call it skill and good playing. We deserved
to win, and ground it out well in the last quarter with only two guys on the bench. Improves our record against Top 8 teams to
6-and-2. Giants at Spotless are very hard for anyone to beat (Richmond couldn't) but having won 8 from their last 9 they are
possibly due a loss.

[AnnieH]

Yep. We were spent and lucky to hang on.

But both sides made plenty of errors in the last quarter.

& how many goals did the Dees butcher?

18.
We were VERY lucky.

[Agent 86]

To be fair they were cooked. So i will cut them some slack. I also thought they just made some poor errors/decisions that cost us goals in the last 15mins. Which can be blamed on tiredness
Paps/Hayward both stuffed up certain goals

Yep. We were spent and lucky to hang on.

But both sides made plenty of errors in the last quarter.

& how many goals did the Dees butcher?

[Plugger1300]

What a fantastic victory against the odds! Disappointing we went into our shells and didn't score a goal in the last. Teams will always think they can get us if we continue to do that. Need to find a way to continue to attack when we have a lead. Still a great win though to regroup after the AJ tragedy!

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To be fair they were cooked. So i will cut them some slack. I also thought they just made some poor errors/decisions that cost us goals in the last 15mins. Which can be blamed on tiredness
Paps/Hayward both stuffed up certain goals