Thanks to Swantastic for posting the Cats/Swans prematch thread. Thought I would copy and post another for this weeks' game as I don't want to dwell on yesterday any longer.
Dogs have been slightly off the boil in the last few weeks and will be looking to bounce back as will we after a lack lustre performance on the weekend. We look to be pretty evenly matched.
What boxes are we going have to tick to win?
STOP: One Dogs player who is on absolute fire, probably the most mellifluous name in the AFL. In his last 3 games, since moving the to midfield, he's averaging 32 touches, 7 marks, 7 tackles and almost 1 goal a game. (but not too much to hurt my fantasy teams)
DISTRACT: Our esteemed former colleague, Mr. Hall Hall. 1 goal in his last 2 games. Tick tock tick tock...
IMPROVE: Our forward line setup, or more accurately our half-forward set up. Only 36 I50s against Geelong is a damning statistic. For all the bitching about Bradshaw's and Moore's performances, the fact is they didn't get the chance to do much given it hardly got into their area.
PREVENT: Any 2nd quarter fadeouts. The corresponding game last year still haunts my nightmares.
2nd quarter fade outs a distant memory - until yesterday, had won each 2nd qtr (and setting up a few victories in the process). And we got our nightmare out of the way yesterday! Dogs are just going - absolutely nothing to get excited about is happening for them. Fragile against Saints and lost, fragile against Dees and snatched a lucky win. Heavy conditions on Friday night would just about cancel out the extra day of recovery and Hally remains an identikit of the player he was for us last year (i.e. past his best).Originally Posted by ugg
STOP: One Dogs player who is on absolute fire, probably the most mellifluous name in the AFL. In his last 3 games, since moving the to midfield, he's averaging 32 touches, 7 marks, 7 tackles and almost 1 goal a game. (but not too much to hurt my fantasy teams
DISTRACT: Our esteemed former colleague, Mr. Hall Hall. 1 goal in his last 2 games. Tick tock tick tock...
IMPROVE: Our forward line setup, or more accurately our half-forward set up. Only 36 I50s against Geelong is a damning statistic. For all the bitching about Bradshaw's and Moore's performances, the fact is they didn't get the chance to do much given it hardly got into their area.
PREVENT: Any 2nd quarter fadeouts. The corresponding game last year still haunts my nightmares.
Swans to rebound beautifully and beat the doggies in Canberra. Tick the "get back to a week ago's effort box" and the wagon can start rolling again!
Looking forward to a few 'Ins'.
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Yeah Boyd's going beautifully!STOP: One Dogs player who is on absolute fire, probably the most mellifluous name in the AFL. In his last 3 games, since moving the to midfield, he's averaging 32 touches, 7 marks, 7 tackles and almost 1 goal a game. (but not too much to hurt my fantasy teams
The Gia looks as good as he sounds. We need to play some ugly footy.
I would love to see Eade go down. When i'm dictator he will be one of the first up against the wall.
I bags being your first lieutenant!
What did Eade do that was so abhorrent?!
Hopefully the boys get one over Eade and Bazza.
It'll be great to see them feel the brunt of their former club.
Especially Hall after the dramas he put the club through with his nonsense last season.
With Bradshaw here now, I think we look a better team than when Hall was here.
Please lads, take your frustration out on Footscray after last week's embarassment against the Pussycats.
My 1st bullet goes to Robert Walls, 2nd to Dimitriou. I don't mind Rocket, IMO he did the first phase of the Swans climb up the ladder before Roosey got us to the summit. He still deserves part of the credit, unlike Walls and Dimitriou who were actively trying to knock us down as we approached the premiership flag.
I always give Barassi the credit for laying the foundations of the current swans..He took them through the horror years, instilled the culture and discipline the club lacked and handed Eade a team that had almst instant success. Rocket was a fantatstic coach who burnt out after too many years here.
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