Swans games of the past

[KSAS]

Great story on that famous apple throwing incident against Geelong at the Cattery in 1970. They've tracked down the Swans fan responsible. Great read.


How the famous apple-throwing story unfolded

[Blood Fever]

Watched mini versions of 2005 and 2006 Grand Finals. Have watched 2005 game that many times that I virtually knew every play in the game. Have avoided 2006 game like the plague but this time I watched the mini version. Apart from the result, it was a sensational game and the pressure applied from both sides was phenomenal and the equal of any applied today. We were fumbly and uncertain for too long early in the game but stormed back. Easy in hindsight, but I'm not sure we should have got rid of Schneider.

[Dow]

Very speculative 'reach' IMO....you might be right and Clarke as frequent sub was odd but not sure it would have lead to many more wins.

Imaging how many more games we would have won, or ladder positions gained etc if Horse has made more common sense selections for sub?

Ryan Clarke for most of last season was just such an odd choice.

Don’t think much would have changed at all and you have no idea why Clarke was selected and without knowing that you can’t say it was not the common sense selection

[stevoswan]

Imaging how many more games we would have won, or ladder positions gained etc if Horse has made more common sense selections for sub?

Ryan Clarke for most of last season was just such an odd choice.

Very speculative 'reach' IMO....you might be right and Clarke as frequent sub was odd but not sure it would have lead to many more wins.

[Maltopia]

Imaging how many more games we would have won, or ladder positions gained etc if Horse has made more common sense selections for sub?

Ryan Clarke for most of last season was just such an odd choice.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Horse does seem to have a different philosophy regarding the sub MelC - he seems to view it in terms of player encouragement, giving it to a player just outside the 22 and pushing to get in. Not quite an encouragement award, but a bit like that. Whereas other clubs seem to put more stock into the players ability to come on and make an immediate impact.

[Mel_C]

Could well be as 2011 was first year additional sub (red vest) was introduced.

Couldn't find anything specific confirming it was this game, but IIRC Seaby was our first sub selected & Longmire later admitted it wasn't right tactic to have a Ruckman as sub.

I think we were all bemused at the choice of Seaby as sub. And we continued to be confused this year with some of the sub selections!

[KSAS]

Could well be as 2011 was first year additional sub (red vest) was introduced.

Couldn't find anything specific confirming it was this game, but IIRC Seaby was our first sub selected & Longmire later admitted it wasn't right tactic to have a Ruckman as sub.

[Mel_C]

FOX Footy showing classic games of the past. Last night caught 2011 R1 v Melbourne @ MCG. It was Longmire"s first game as Senior coach ( replacing Roos). First as co-captains for Adam Goodes / Jarryd McVeigh (replacing Brett Kirk).

We led all day till last the few mins with Ryan O'Keefe then snapping a late behind to draw game. Sam Reid is the only player that day who is (hopefully) still on our list. Luke Parker was also on our list in 2011, being his rookie season.

Match Highlights
Melb v Syd: Match Summary - YouTube

Was that the game where Seaby was sub?

[KSAS]

FOX Footy showing classic games of the past. Last night caught 2011 R1 v Melbourne @ MCG. It was Longmire"s first game as Senior coach ( replacing Roos). First as co-captains for Adam Goodes / Jarryd McVeigh (replacing Brett Kirk).

We led all day till last the few mins with Ryan O'Keefe then snapping a late behind to draw game. Sam Reid is the only player that day who is (hopefully) still on our list. Luke Parker was also on our list in 2011, being his rookie season.

Match Highlights
Melb v Syd: Match Summary - YouTube

[Blood Fever]

Last Thursday night on Fox Footy they showed in full 1987 R1 Collingwood v Sydney Swans at Vic Park. It was a legends tribute to Warwick Capper who kicked career best 9 goals & Swans smashing the Pies by near 80 points.

It was the first time i've the seen game in full, vididly remembering playing in my cricket comp GF and hearing score updates which i couldn't believe as it kept blowing out.

Upon the watching game (which i've recorded) i got frustrated how much even further in front we should've been at half time, missing quite a few gettable goals. This included Capper who had already kicked 7 goals by the 10 min mark in the 2nd qtr!!!! He should've kicked at least a dozen, but he was magnificent giving some away including from a Ruck contest.

Swans were magnificent & good to see some of our stars of the time shine. Enjoyed watching like it was first time & help soften the calamity of our GF loss, which still lurks.

Seen that game a number of times. Feelgood factor very high!

[KSAS]

Last Thursday night on Fox Footy they showed in full 1987 R1 Collingwood v Sydney Swans at Vic Park. It was a legends tribute to Warwick Capper who kicked career best 9 goals & Swans smashing the Pies by near 80 points.

It was the first time i've the seen game in full, vididly remembering playing in my cricket comp GF and hearing score updates which i couldn't believe as it kept blowing out.

Upon the watching game (which i've recorded) i got frustrated how much even further in front we should've been at half time, missing quite a few gettable goals. This included Capper who had already kicked 7 goals by the 10 min mark in the 2nd qtr!!!! He should've kicked at least a dozen, but he was magnificent giving some away including from a Ruck contest.

Swans were magnificent & good to see some of our stars of the time shine. Enjoyed watching like it was first time & help soften the calamity of our GF loss, which still lurks.

[goswannies]

Only to become victim of the VFL's Vic-centric requirement of having to travel to Victoria to play away finals after finishing on top of the ladder and be eliminated in straight sets.

IIRC in 1987 while, yes, we had to play away for finals, we were cruelled by injuries to some key players in the lead up and we probably lacked a first class ruckman at the time

And in 87 we did lose 3 of the final 4 games of the season (all in Victoria), with our only win coming against the lowly Fitzroy in the final round. In fact, after the trilogy, we ventured to Melbourne to play Carlton in a match that would determine top spot. It was rumoured that Hafey was disappointed that they didn’t score 200 against Richmond and flogged the players at training and we lost against Carlton which started a run of 3 consecutive losses in Melbourne. We finished the 87 season 3rd, not top, so our first final would have been against Hawthorn in Melbourne regardless. So it was only our semi-final against Melbourne that should have been at the SCG.

If I’m going to lament past performances, it’ll be that our star studded foreign legion sides of the early 1930s sides didn’t deliver more than one premiership from 4 consecutive grand final appearances … but I’m equally proud and fond of both eras - I can’t turn back time, but I can admire the performances.

[stevoswan]

1987. Rounds 16-18

Swans 30.21(201)
West Coast 10.11(71)

Swans 36.20(236)
Essendon 11.7(73)

Swans 31.12.(198)
Richmond 15.17(107)

I love watching this trilogy of games!

Only to become victim of the VFL's Vic-centric requirement of having to travel to Victoria to play away finals after finishing on top of the ladder and be eliminated in straight sets.

[goswannies]

50 goals kicked between the two teams! Unfortunately we were on the wrong end in a shootout thriller. Incredible match to witness.

1987. Rounds 16-18

Swans 30.21(201)
West Coast 10.11(71)

Swans 36.20(236)
Essendon 11.7(73)

Swans 31.12.(198)
Richmond 15.17(107)

I love watching this trilogy of games!