R20 V Essendon @MCG

[wolftone57]

Bloody Kennedy cost us a goal. Heeney was going to mark that ball and Joey came in on him. Nor good team work.

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[Bexl]

@@@@ing hopeless first half. I now know we are not a top 4 side.

Yes let's all just forget all the wins done so far this year the fact that Brisbane is currently being beaten and if we win this game and if Port lose will be in the top 4. lets forget that and and just say we are not a top 4 team based on 1 poor half of footy. I mean seriously.

[crackedactor 01]

Papley was definitely held. Buddy get tackled and it a automatic free kick. He has to have a chance to get rid of the ball Mr Chamberpot! Look like they are in fairy land at the moment. So many missed tackles and so little pressure placed on the Essendon ball carrier. I suppose they were due for a bad one and this is it.

[Foreign Legion]

I will say we are not a top 4 side even if we somehow manage to win this. We give TOO many sides a lead and rely on comebacks. That's not always going to work.

We can't keep rolling the 'comeback' dice and expect to win every time. Bloody hell, I hope I'm wrong.

[Blue Sun]

How does a poor but still close half of footy mean we’re not a top 4 side.

50 to Buddy was soft but so was the goal to Tippa as were the two HTB against him

Need at least 3, if not 4 decent quarters of footy to compete with the best. Swans are young and have a lot to learn, and that’s ok.

[Mel_C]

Swans being beaten one on one all over the ground. I wondered to myself before the game how the players would respond to being so close to seeing their families and having that taken from them? (or have the families travelled with them?

I read the families are in quarantine until Thursday. Hopefully they are then granted permission to travel down.

The constant moving and travelling will probably have an affect on the players at some stage.

[dimelb]

Where is that team we used to watch, the one that ran with the ball, delivered it to a well placed colleague, was ready when the ball came to them and when they didn't have the ball took it off the other side? It's the other lot doing these things.
And what is the matter with Rampe?

[snajik]

Too many turnovers
Too much fumbles
Bugger all pressure
Really missing Rowbottom

[Bangalore Swans]

Really good movement from half back.

Loving the movement from half back and wing.

Just the final delivery inside 50 and forward craft. Get that right and we win by 6 goals.

Big opportunity as the Hawks look to have accounted for Brisbane.

[Nico]

Papley was definitely held. Buddy get tackled and it a automatic free kick. He has to have a chance to get rid of the ball Mr Chamberpot! Look like they are in fairy land at the moment. So many missed tackles and so little pressure placed on the Essendon ball carrier. I suppose they were due for a bad one and this is it.

The ball was knocked out of his hands. He had the ball for a nano second. But we have done some awful stuff. Wicks 4 stats for 4 clangers I believe. And that perfect Kennedy spoil on Heeney was.....and a goal from the turnover.

[Bexl]

I will say we are not a top 4 side even if we somehow manage to win this. We give TOO many sides a lead and rely on comebacks. That's not always going to work.

We can't keep rolling the 'comeback' dice and expect to win every time. Bloody hell, I hope I'm wrong.

Interesting comments I would say that top 4 teams find a way to win in different situations. that's why they're top 4 teams.

[Foreign Legion]

If Kennedy and Parker don't lift (like they have the last few weeks after 1/2 time) we are in big trouble.

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Interesting comments I would say that top 4 teams find a way to win in different situations. that's why they're top 4 teams.

Percentage is a good indicator (this late in the season) of how good a top side is.