Past #9: Andrew Swallow - 224 NM games - 3x Syds - captain '12-'16 - #43 '05 ND - thanks Spitta

[TooUglyForFugly]

Feels like we've all forgotten what a gun Swallow is the past 12-months doesn't it?

Screw Jobe, our leader will be a beast come Saturday night.

Speak for yourself ...

 

[shinboner spiggs]

his last quarter against adelaide shows how good he is. when the heat is on he'll step up

 

[Winter]

Speak for yourself ...

I'm not sure I'd forgotten but I certainly didn't expect him to be hitting league leading clearance numbers weeks after returning from a 12-month achilles injury.

 

[showusyacunningt]

What have you done for me lately.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Has timed his run nicely. With Jack/Ben rotating through the forward line, our midfield balance is almost spot on.

 

[Harris 10]

They then go on to talk about how much better the Bombers midfield is because we don't have anyone of the class of Jab Watson*!!

Geez I'd love for Cunnington to turn it on and announce himself to the football world in the next 4 weeks.

 

[Bigeasy]

Geez I'd love for Cunnington to turn it on and announce himself to the football world in the next 4 weeks.

Cunners was born for finals.

 

[archereleven]

I cant wait to see an intense NM outfit hit the ground running. I want them to crush them drug cheating campaigners and put forth a warning to all and sundry.

Im feeling good about us in the finals for some reason, something i struggled with all H+A season. I just think our good is very, very good and the intensity will be there from the get go. Its finals time baby!

Swallow to do the daily double 10 clearances/10 tackles

 

[Devil Fish]

In all the fapping over Richmond on On the Couch, they mentioned what a gun Miles is.
He's sixth in the AFL for clearances since rnd 12.
Leading the way, by a clear margin too, was none other than Andrew Swallow.
An absolutely amazing effort for a bloke who is coming off a very serious injury.
I thought for sure they would comment on it, but alas...

His last month has been real solid. I still stand by my call that he was rushed in and was underdone coming back from such a nasty injury, but he is looking the goods now.
A BIG captains game this week in a BIG final at the G is a non-negotiable IMO.

 

[tazaa]

Swallows last few weeks have been nothing short of immense. Back to this pre injury form.
Out of all the frustrations and losses in 2014 all we want is for the boys to enjoy some success and share the spoils.
Get arrogant North. Go out and belt the *!!

 

[glenn2479]

Plenty here were suggesting he should be traded.....he is so far ahead of anyone else on our list for consistency it's ridiculous.

 

[Dan]

Spitta's form is coming at the right time, in finals footy you want players like him playing well.

He was the only shining light in our loss to West Coast in our last final.

 

[glenn2479]

Spitta's form is coming at the right time, in finals footy you want players like him playing well.

He was the only shinning light in our loss to West Coast in our last final.

Let's not mention his 'shins' anymore!!!! But yes he is always a 'shining' light

 

[Dan]

Let's not mention his 'shins' anymore!!!! But yes he is always a 'shining' light

Shint!

 

[jazzhill]

Let's not forget this moment in the first 30 seconds of our last finals appearance:

 

[Missing The 90s]

But weren't we suggesting to strip him of captaincy and trade him?

Stats were terrible at the beginning of the year.
Get. Rid. Of.

Edit: If I knew how to do a rolled eyes emoticon from my phone, I would add it so the correct tone is conveyed.

 

[Reagan Smash]

But weren't we suggesting to strip him of captaincy and trade him?

Stats were terrible at the beginning of the year.
Get. Rid. Of.

Edit: If I knew how to do a rolled eyes emoticon from my phone, I would add it so the correct tone is conveyed.

I think the knee jerking fraternity on BF has had every player on our list up for trade or delisting after a bad game.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

He's back. I'm surprised his numbers since R12 are so high - I'd guess a power of those numbers would come from the last month or so when he has really hit his straps.

To be fair, I don't mind them focusing on Miles, given Swallow's awesomeness on this area is well-established. Miles has come from nowhere after being delisted by GWS, and he wasn't a high draft pick to start with, so it's a good effort by him. Thought he was one of their more impressive players when North beat them and he seems like a decent kid.

 

[Yianni]

I never forgot how good he was.

But recently he has been, just like, wow...

I'm also one who likes our chances in finals. We've turned it on when we've been under pressure this year and finals is just four weeks of sheer pressure. Can't see anyone 'taking it easy'.

So hopefully, if we get beaten it'll be cause we just got beat by a better team.

 

[GarnerSmash]

2nd in clearances, 11th in tackles, 16th in contested possessions. Not bad for a bloke coming off a bad injury.

 

[Only Forwards]

2nd in clearances, 11th in tackles, 16th in contested possessions. Not bad for a bloke coming off a bad injury.

THe Guy is elite.

And you know what I saw on Saturday night??

Him yelling at blokes telling them what to do.

He is growing into the captaincy.

 

[Jay-Z]

2nd in clearances, 11th in tackles, 16th in contested possessions. Not bad for a bloke coming off a bad injury.

Amazing effort coming back from injury. And the timing of his coming into form is fantastic, his last 6 weeks have been insane!

Clearances last 6 weeks:
Swallow - 55
Priddis - 51
Miles - 43
Libba - 42
N. Jones - 41
Danger - 38
Rockliff - 36 (only played 5 games)
Duckwood - 31
Fyfe - 30 (only played 4 games)
Ziebell - 27
Cunnington - 23
Kennedy - 11 (only played 4 games)

To add some perspective to that - Jab Watson (who apparently is a class above all our midfielders) has never had a run of 6 weeks like that. Even when he got his juiced up *brownlow.

 

[Saintly31]

But weren't we suggesting to strip him of captaincy and trade him?

Stats were terrible at the beginning of the year.
Get. Rid. Of.

Edit: If I knew how to do a rolled eyes emoticon from my phone, I would add it so the correct tone is conveyed.

The calls for stripping Capt and his form at the time were unrelated for most.

They are two separate matters and I suspect certain posters would stand by their calls to strip Captaincy despite his recent impressive form after such a bad injury.

Anyway, on topic he has always been a clearance machine and it's great to see him back to near his best. Very important player in our finals run, if in fact we are to have one.

 

[Winter]

Plenty here were suggesting he should be traded.

Seriously? Must of missed those comments.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Me too. Only thing I read were to kick him out of captaincy.