Autopsy Started off 2024 in style terrific hard fought win against Melbourne by 22 points

[Ticky009]

 

[zyzzbruh]

I think the best aspect of the win was the turnaround in contested footy from last year against one of the best contested sides. More inside 50s and more clearances made me feel like when the heat was on in the second half we just overwhelmed them. Looked like a lot of the close in handball work has improved and Grundy's physical presence made a massive difference. Instead of being overrun in the last quarter we did the opposite.
Heeney, Grundy and Blakey best for mine. Melican and Macartin both solid down back.
Feels like a better balance with our sharp kicking game and a strong contested game.
Bring on the Pies!

Grundy presence was enormous. There were times where the ball fell out of the contest into what would normally be a hole that you just know the oppo would pounce on, instead we saw Grundy making 2-3 ground level efforts allowing our mids to actually come into play rather than chasing tail.

 

[Superstar swan]

Jmacs hardness at the ball must be something else. You never want to see players go off hurt, but he's got 2 now that he appears to have taken out with significant shoulder injuries. Again not parading players getting hurt, but that's 2 people that have come off severely second best in one on one contests with him

 

[Superstar swan]

My only knock on Grundy, he was a little careless with the ball sometimes. Quite a few errant handballs out of contests, but hopefully that disappears once he builds more chemistry with his new teammates

 

[Big Blood]

Is it OK to say I predicted that Heeney would go to the midfield and that with him and Grundy our mids would match the Dees? Heeney and Grundy 33 contested possessions and a dozen clearances between them.

... OK, I won't go there then.

But Heeney, Grundy and Blakey were awesome. Warner was back to his best in the last quarter.
It was kind of a classic Swans performance, unlike 2023, a big hard midfield winning the hard ball and grinding the opposition into the dirt.

I think the conditions and the well-drilled Melbourne defence counted against the three pillars up forward tonight. You have to love McLean's efforts though. Full of heart.

 

[Superstar swan]

Really hard to pick a bad performer tonight. Amartey didn't have a great night but the game wasn't set up for the big boys

 

[Olian]

crowd looked bit patchy for 40k on the tv

It was more than 40k, I base this off the queue for a beer being horrendous.

 

[the hypnotoad]

My only knock on Grundy, he was a little careless with the ball sometimes. Quite a few errant handballs out of contests, but hopefully that disappears once he builds more chemistry with his new teammates

oh yeah, you've got to think that was more a chemistry thing, or just rust ... but it's more that he was just there, making repeat efforts on and around the ball, even when it wasn't always ending up with us ... but as the game went on, his influence grew, and it seemed to lift everyone around him, no matter who it was ...
it was his presence, in standing up to and eventually overrunning gawn, as much as what he does with the ball, that stood out
the sense that he was demanding respect, not just for himself but for the players around him ...
and we won the game ... it wasn't particularly attractive overall, but we ran with them, they never hurt us, and eventually we swamped them ...

 

[the hypnotoad]

Is it OK to say I predicted that Heeney would go to the midfield and that with him and Grundy our mids would match the Dees? Heeney and Grundy 33 contested possessions and a dozen clearances between them.

... OK, I won't go there then.

But Heeney, Grundy and Blakey were awesome. Warner was back to his best in the last quarter.
It was kind of a classic Swans performance, unlike 2023, a big hard midfield winning the hard ball and grinding the opposition into the dirt.

I think the conditions and the well-drilled Melbourne defence counted against the three pillars up forward tonight. You have to love McLean's efforts though. Full of heart.

mclean and mcdonald both willed themselves into the game after invisible starts

 

[wolftone57]

Heeney was just BOG by a mile.

Grundy worth the price and more turned the game in the 3rd, Wicks thankgod we didnt wait to long to sub him in.

Papley was lively, Warner hailmary from 60 eventually payed off but still would like to see him know his limitations.

Blakey very good overall our defence was solid without to much fuss.

Forward line did not work till we subbed a tall out for Wicks so going forward i dont know how Amartey, Logan and McLean will work efficiently.

Wasn't the night for tall forwards. Very slippery due to humidity. We were the better side & if we had kicked well in the third we would have put the game to bed

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[S120]

Robbie Fox

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Robbie Fox

Age

32

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

5.7

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.6

5star

MG

151.3

2star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.8

4star

MG

151.3

3star

D

12.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

6.8

5star

M

0.4

1star

T

3.6

5star

was nowhere near our best but being at the ground helped me see how hard he was working as the high half forward runner type that bedford accurately forecasted he would be. His running is quite something to watch live. A couple of shots at goal and some quality tackles made it a good first game in the role for a guy I’ve always been very fond of. Wholehearted and tireless worker of a player that every club needs.

 

[Nuggetz]

This is why I wanted Heeney in the mids! This is the top tier midfield performance he's able to produce. Give him a chance!!!

up the flipping bloods

 

[Nuggetz]

Robbie Fox was nowhere near our best but being at the ground helped me see how hard he was working as the high half forward runner type that bedford accurately forecasted he would be. His running is quite something to watch live. A couple of shots at goal and some quality tackles made it a good first game in the role for a guy I’ve always been very fond of. Wholehearted and tireless worker of a player that every club needs.

He played from the goal square quite a bit too. He was awesome, it's a performance you wont see from tv or stats. Loved it.

 

[Nuggetz]

I don't think night SCG games suit our 3 tall fwd lineup, they become ineffective as the representation at ground level is diminished & their ability to take marks is inconsistent. I can see it working in day games but not slippery night conditions.

 

[Nuggetz]

Grundy, Heeney, Blakey stars tonight. Loved seeing jmac throw his body around, he isn't a big lad but he doesn't mind going at the physical stuff when needed.

 

[Nuggetz]

It sucked conceding late goals at the end of 2nd & 3rd quarter but we have already shown improvement with our 4th quarter performance compared to last year. We definitely had fresher legs & lifted to create separation. It was also good to see us preventing any quick run of goals.

 

[Ticky009]

early in the last the Dees were ready to run over us

we then turned it on, we couldn't do that last year

I was waiting for them to run over us but we kicked on which was really pleasing.

 

[Jeffers]

Fantastic last quarter.
Warner really stood up in the last after only having around 15 or so disposals up to 3 qtr time. So influential to get us that momentum. He looks leaner and faster.

What a debut game for Brodie. Always in the contest. I can’t wait till Adams teams up with him again.

man I hope this is the turnaround point for Heeney. Clearance beast tonight.

 

[Nuggetz]

Our makeshift midfield dominated their AA midfield. Suck shit oliver you dog campaigner & gawn you soft campaigner. No wonder melb culture went to shit with you two leading it.

 

[Nuggetz]

2 swans fans running onto the field to celebrate our win, flipping beauty.

 

[Nuggetz]

Grundy owned Gawn, I can't wait to see how he continues to gel within our team. He was more physical & outsmarted Gawn. Loved it.

 

[Nuggetz]

Jmacs hardness at the ball must be something else. You never want to see players go off hurt, but he's got 2 now that he appears to have taken out with significant shoulder injuries. Again not parading players getting hurt, but that's 2 people that have come off severely second best in one on one contests with him

What about gawn running into him when he just stood his ground?

Tbf it was jake bowey who is also on the slighter side & unfortunately got him at the perfect angle to injure the shoulder.

I hope jmac never changes his approach.

 

[Nuggetz]

Heeney & Grundy already have an awesome connection. Soo good to watch live.

 

[Nuggetz]

Imagine Parker/Mills/Adams adding into this midfield along with Heeney & Rowbottom with pinch hitting from Papley/Warner/Jmac/Gulden. ****ing beast rotations.

 

[Nuggetz]

Fox is the perfect forward half player to do all the non-statistical impacting work & someone who can play a shutdown role on opposition halfbacks. He & Wicks have to start next week imo, it's no coincidence our forward line functioned better when he was subbed into the game.

 

[mtooler]

Relieved. Also if we go with 3 talls and Grundy, then why basically add in a 4th with Fox. Dumb. 2 and Fox was common sense if that is the plan.