All I know is...we have beaten all of the top 8 in this first half of the season...thrashed a couple of them.....no complaints whatever from me.....
All I know is...we have beaten all of the top 8 in this first half of the season...thrashed a couple of them.....no complaints whatever from me.....
Tom wasn't the only one rucking, his backup was The Albatross, Reid. Not exactly a full time ruckman.
BJ got in amongst it and delivered a ball or two to someone who knew what to do with it.
Jerry followed the mob wherever it went, and had a number of telling blocks, he had a negating role, not a stats delight.
Gary ended up being the 'new kid' in the game. Everyone else had concentrated for so long he just couldn't get into the 'club'.
Anyone having a crack at the players seem to have forgotten that some of these ones are the least experienced, especially at this level, but they did not hang their heads. On top of that they were playing Port. the team who had only lost ONE game this season. Oops, make that two.
Two of those kids have NEVER played in a game like this. Two others probably hadn't either. Its all added to their experience.
One other thing. Port players had clangers too. the ground condition wasn't condusive to being able to play to perfection for either side.
Watched some of the replay. Those commentators are crap. Didn't have a clue about what was happening out there. Damned it was fast. Had to watch with binoculars to pinpoint who had what and who.
Kudos to Luke (fearce competitor), Sam (who knew he could tackle a small, legally), Birdy (so much work being done), Dane (who despite making a mistake or two, also did some terrific stuff), Jake (quick decision maker), Ted (the General down back), Nic & Rhyce (joined at the hip), as for Smooch!! (big job young man, BIG) Adam (sheesh), Kizz (double sheesh), Macca (fine captain).
Salute to Tom who despite being way out of his depth (2 games previous to coming to the Swans) has not hung his head, competed all the way, and has done his bleeding best against the bleeding best the competition can offer and is still a baby in his development ( a very good looking one at that). All I have to say is "watch this space".
Finally to Buddy. Big competitor, fought it out, wore down the double teaming (with nooo bloody help from the umps, that's another discussion point, but I don't want to poison this thread with them) until they broke from exhaustion and then went his merry way to kick a massive goal which lifted all of us from our seats. I am happy to be spending the clubs money on him. As much as anything, he is playing this game, not 'doing his job'. He is enjoying himself out there, and it shows. If you are having fun, everything else settles around you, including your team mates. Works on many many levels.
My only concern is Jetta. He is getting a lot of team mate support, but he doesn't look comfortable out there at present. He is certainly not running like he used to. But, he is tackling and his defensive work has taken on a new level of expertise. But he is not running like the wind. Also, he was practicing his long kicks to goal for at least half an hour or more before the game. That's a lot of energy being used up isn't it? Worked for his long goal tho, but still........
This was a great game to be at. Missed Benny though. But it was a great game.
Last edited by Primmy; 15th June 2014 at 07:42 AM.
If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood
I dont want to agree about rohan, but have to. I know he didnt get a lot of game time, but he just really is struggling big time
You are a bit harsh on the defence. I thought they were pretty good, especially under the immense pressure of the last quarter. Port use the ball fantastically and the scg suits their style which makes it hard to counter.
It seems like it is finally clicking for cunningham - which is very pleasing to see. Lloyd is one calm kid amd is going to be a superb player for us.
BJ still looks out of depth at this stage, but the experience of yesterday's match will do him good.
Guessing until,the Rod comes out Gary will be playing in a fair amount of pain. I am really hopeful he will come good next year.
I would play Tom Derickx next week against Richmond his old club. He will have something to prove. He is looking tired though.
Long time to go in the season, he will need to play a lot more
very pleasing effort.
great contest to watch on the back of 8 weeks of wins against tough teams of late
im loving Goodes kicking goals on the run with his left foot only !
Harry, Lloyd standing up which has been critical for our matchups and team performance........BJ tough role in the upfront pressure as Port move the ball so quickly but good experience for him if we have injuries coming into the finals etc
Shaw for me the last 5 or so weeks has been at his best and is truly lifting the team with his intensity
Buddy just brilliant and Im glad I saw him at the SCG yesterday rather then watching fox high lights of him helping the Giants beat the Lions
"be tough, only when it gets tough"
Nice nice work and gutsy win
"Lance" is not a dirty word
Haha, I expected it was just some kind of irrational "woe is me" thing based on hearing a couple of comments, so I wouldn't be surprised if other teams all feel the same!
I have to admit, I basically watch zero footy media and only the games nowadays (in a conscious effort to try to get back some of the sheer enjoyment of being a football fan, and moving away from over analysis that the footy media provides) so for all I know he regularly goes on about how great the Swans are! It was just based on possibly his comments from the last game we played, watching a recording of this game this morning he kind of still seemed a bit ho hum about us.
I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time
Stella, it was rather a matter of the Port losing, rather than the Swans winning this game. The excitement and the tension at the ground is totally drowned out by the commentators. They missed stuff even I picked up. they picked on things that didn't exist. Criticism. No joy or enjoyment of the game itself. Shame really.
Both teams worked their arses off, and the 1% as pointed out, made the difference, and the fact that not once did I see a Swans player drop away for more than a moment. Out on their feet, but they did it, with a lame duck and an injured ankle, and a ruckman with 13 games under his belt, and any number of inexperienced blokes at the start of their careers
Should I mention the visuals? Dear lord, poor quality, and I have been jumping up and down about Seven's feed! Camera work compounded by low grade Definition couldn't keep up with the speed of the game, nor could the commentators.
You just had to be there.
If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood
I was! I completely agree, it didn't carry the excitement of the ground over well at all- listening to the commentators I was surprised at how pro Port they seemed. I'm pretty Dwayne even took a dig at the crowd early on along the lines of "they had hopes of a sell out, but still some empty seats".
I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time
Yeah, you did, but Dwayne wasn't in the box, so we can't blame him. I think it was that ex North bloke.
If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood
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