Rd 17 vs Richmond @ MCG - Match Thread

[stevoswan]

Rightto leave it there fellas, time for Stevo to come in and respond to everyones opinion

Settle down mate....you do have it in for me it seems. I've steered clear of here for 2 days....it's been very calming!

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Who's surprised? Must be time for caj23 to add to the pile-on.

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Yes, I became a Swans supporter during the low ebb of the early 90s*. Apart from the odd down year, I've been luckily supporting the Swans through what is unquestionably their most consistently successful era. An era where we've had excellent coaches, highly competent administrators and a huge range of quality players. So, I have little time for throwing the toys out of pram, that some posters indulge in after a loss.

+1

[stevoswan]

Never once said to get rid of Horse, disappointed with the season, frustrated with the MC, bewildered by the mid coach..... Fan forum, assume all of that is still allowed ?

Fair enough about Horse.....but all I am doing is disagreeing with some of the (more negative) things you say.....fan forum, assume that is still allowed?

Certainly not trying to 'cancel' you....as some on here have implied (not you).

[gloveski]

Losing centre clearances with such regularity makes it hard to defend a lead like that under the satanic 666 rules.

I can see why Longmire is keen to secure a clearance “beast”. I have hopes it could be Sheldrick. Did his injury on Thursday limit his CBAs?

It’s interesting as we need a good centre clearance/stoppage beast with height but they need to also have leg speed . The Bont types just don’t grow on trees unfortunately If we are not winning the ruck our one paced midfield gets shown up .
Chad has been a big loss as he has the strength/pace to break away from the congestion .
If we are winning the ruck contest we can then throw Gulden in the mix and Papley to use there breakaway speed . But the last thing we want is those guys getting tackled constantly it just wears them out if the ruck contest is being halved.
Richmond in the second half around the contest we’re able to use there fleet footed mids like Bolton to burst from stoppages because Nank became so dominate .
Hickey just can’t run out games currently and is a shadow of the player he was in previous years for us .

Win or even halve the ruck contest and add in a stoppage beast and we are along way to solving our problems.
Sheldrick doesn’t have the height but he could well be the beast we are looking for . Just needs to build his tank


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[Markwebbos]

They're damning numbers.

Losing centre clearances with such regularity makes it hard to defend a lead like that under the satanic 666 rules.

I can see why Longmire is keen to secure a clearance “beast”. I have hopes it could be Sheldrick. Did his injury on Thursday limit his CBAs?

[dejavoodoo44]

Yes, at the moment, there's probably not too many players that are pushing him. Blakey? Florent? Parker: assuming that you can win if you've been suspended? Lloyd?

[waswan]

They're damning numbers.

Therein lies 90% of the angst on these forums.....not becasue we dont love the club and we dont remember tough time blah blah blah

Cos as bad as things have been we have still had opportunities

[MattW]

Coaches' votes, R17: Pie moves clear on top, six perfect 10s

Unsurprisingly, most of the votes went to Tigers players. Bolton. Martin. Nankervis.

But there was decent recognition for Errol and minor recognition for Ollie.

Errol must be the only Swan to consistently poll votes in games we lose. Not a bad effort for a third year player - and I'm taking it as a given that we're not losing because he's playing well, but despite him playing well.

I notice Errol has crept onto the AFL Coaches Association leader board. With Chad's injury, he'd be a warm Bob Skilton Medal favourite at this stage.

[Blood Fever]

Cheers, Blood Fever. Though it has been something of a Trial at times, don’t think we need a total Metamorphosis.


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LOL

[giant]

I dont think supporters are angry. Maybe just a bit annoyed at their inability to fight back when challenged. Led St Kilda by 20 pTS, GWS by 25 pts, Richmond by 26 pts, Port Adelaide by 20 pts etc.

They're damning numbers.

[Sandridge]

As an old South supporter, the last 25 or so years have been paradise. A few on here have been spoilt in comparison. Never thought red and white supporters would become entitled and angry when things go wrong!

An old South supporter here, too, BF and the last 25 or so years have been just heavenly!

GO BLOODS!

[KTigers]

As an old South supporter, the last 25 or so years have been paradise. A few on here have been spoilt in comparison. Never thought red and white supporters would become entitled and angry when things go wrong!

For sure. As a supporter, either you are onboard or you are not. There are 18 teams, mostly they are busting their ass to be the
best they can. Only one can win the flag each year. Does that negate the efforts of the other 17? No f-ing way. Sit near the fence
and watch our players scrapping over a ball 5M away and tell me they are not having a go. That's all you can ask. Supporting
the team and going to games since the mid 80s has been a pleasure. There's going to be ups and downs, that's
the way this footy gig works.

[crackedactor 01]

Cheers, Blood Fever. Though it has been something of a Trial at times, don’t think we need a total Metamorphosis.


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I dont think supporters are angry. Maybe just a bit annoyed at their inability to fight back when challenged. Led St Kilda by 20 pTS, GWS by 25 pts, Richmond by 26 pts, Port Adelaide by 20 pts etc.

[liz]

Coaches' votes, R17: Pie moves clear on top, six perfect 10s

Unsurprisingly, most of the votes went to Tigers players. Bolton. Martin. Nankervis.

But there was decent recognition for Errol and minor recognition for Ollie.

Errol must be the only Swan to consistently poll votes in games we lose. Not a bad effort for a third year player - and I'm taking it as a given that we're not losing because he's playing well, but despite him playing well.

[Kafka's Ghost]

The club has survived a number of Kafkaesque scenarios. This season isn't one of them.

Cheers, Blood Fever. Though it has been something of a Trial at times, don’t think we need a total Metamorphosis.


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[Blood Fever]

Despite keeping a low profile at the moment, I can only 100% agree with this post. Remember very well many losses in a row in the early 90s. Still supported the team.


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The club has survived a number of Kafkaesque scenarios. This season isn't one of them.