Round 10 VS Essendon

[Bloody Hell]

Very good display by the Swans across the board.

Essendon top 8, but not top 4 material imo. The conditions didn't suit their style or the height of their team, but I don't see it and with a full list we'll have their height easily covered.

Great debut by Mitchell and terrible luck for Tommy, but as the commentators said good day to lose a tall for a small. He gave the rest of the team 1 1/2 quarters start and still finished 3rd in the DT points.

Looks like the Great White Hope will return next week.

[Cheer_Cheer]

* Goodes is absolutley amazing
* McVeigh down half back is a revelation
* Pyke is consistently great every week
* Mummy is getting back to his best
* Rampe is looking more like AJ with each passing game
* This will be Judes last year
* Mitchell is going to be a star
* I like our chances this year

[Cheer_Cheer]

* Goodes is absolutley amazing
* McVeigh down half back is a revelation
* Pyke is consistently great every week
* Mummy is getting back to his best
* Rampe is looking more like AJ with each passing game
* This will be Judes last year
* Mitchell is going to be a star
* I like our chances this year

[Nico]

Terrific defensive work by the back half and the midfield. Hocking held Hanners until the last quarter, but Hanners lifted in the last quarter and I thought his work was very instrumental in us going away. Great to see Mummy back in town. If we are going to compare Tom with Diesel, which is a big call, then I will say that the difference is Mitchell decidedly quicker. Essendon's problem is clearly their forward line. They appear to have only one player, Crameri, capable of kicking multiple goals. By the way who played on Watson?

[Legs Akimbo]

Just want to say that Bird was bloody fantastic before he went off with injury.

[gazza]

great allround effortby most of team.still 2 duds (everitt,morton) to get rid of.something to look forward to after the bye,when shaw,mattner,reid and tippett
play

[31 hard at it]

Great win over a team touted as top 4 (at least top 8)

7 GOAL WIN AND A % BOOST

[ScottH]

To
lose Reid.
Have an emotional roller coaster of a week for the club.
Appalling conditions.
Lose Walsh early.
Goodes Flat early.

And to win so emphatically means the Premiers have returned to top form.
McVeigh played like it was dry weather.

Another great team effort.

I hoped to get at least 8 points from the last 4 weeks the way we were playing.
We go 10, not too shabby.
Now for the Comeback Crows.

Then a quick rest, before the big Tippet debuts!!

[ScottH]

To
lose Reid.
Have an emotional roller coaster of a week for the club.
Appalling conditions.
Lose Walsh early.
Goodes Flat early.

And to win so emphatically means the Premiers have returned to top form.
McVeigh played like it was dry weather.

Another great team effort.

I hoped to get at least 8 points from the last 4 weeks the way we were playing.
We go 10, not too shabby.
Now for the Comeback Crows.

Then a quick rest, before the big Tippet debuts!!

[Nico]

Great shot from behind the goals when Everitt kicked that goal. He was standing at the back the back casually combing his hair when the ball came to him.

[billyboob]

Great shot from behind the goals when Everitt kicked that goal. He was standing at the back the back casually combing his hair when the ball came to him.

No he wasn't. He had a quick look behind to make sure no one was unaccounted for, then called for the ball, got it, goaled off a step.

[dimelb]

Just back from the Rising Sun, crowded with mostly Swans and a few brave Bombers.
Standouts were Mc Veigh, Goodes, Bird and Malceski. Again, we had no passengers. Mikepyke is a real handful for opposition teams.
Mitchell's debut was a revelation for those of us who haven't seen him before; amazing vision, pace and great hands. His decision-making is terrific for a first-timer at AFL senior level.
It was a very hard slog in fairly awful conditions and we put away a genuine contender. I'll be interested to see what Hird has to say tomorrow.