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I don't understand why moving Lloyd into the middle never is an option for the coaching staff? The same could be said for Mills, but with Mills it's guessing he might be a good midfielder. Lloyd however, actually has played Midfield before, and actually had some good games in there... So why does his name never get thrown up by the coaches as a player to shift into the middle?
 
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Longmire has never even given Mills a chance in a position he is actually good at. Longmire refuses to let Mills even near the midfield, where he actually was very good. Mills is playing like he has lost hope.
When has Mills been good in midfield? He's never played there. Junior footy doesn't count for too much right now. He's not been played there cause he's too bloody slow and our mids are already too bloody slow. He's better at providing handball outlets, but not as good as Paker or JPK at actually winning it I don't think.
What do you want Horse to do, put some bionic legs on him?
I'm sure he'll get a run soon - but to me Rowbottom looks the far better mid prospect than Mills.
 
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We need a few flogging before anything will change. The decline has been evident for years.
Unfortunately the days of 100 point losses may be over. Having said that there is another half to go and this team look fully capable of making it happen. Won't change a thing though. The shutters are down and People who are responsible for bringing the heat from within the club would not have even raised an eyebrow from what they have seen thus far this year. Its only people like us who don't know shit.:rolleyes:
 

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you are kidding, right?
Agree on forward structure - but turning it over on the attack (we've been crying out for them to attack) I don't mind as much. If they put together 5-6 handballs to weave through our defense and put it onto a forwards chest so be it. If they want to judge all those as "points off turnovers" just about every score is from a turnover unless you grab it out of the middle and kick one untouched.

At least we've tried to take it on. We were right there until that last 10-15 mins.
The problem though is the attack isn’t fluid and someone stops and second guesses themselves allowing the pressure from Richmond to get on top....would be better to go and go...play first options...
 
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We have a coach with no imagination, it is not surprising this rubs off on the players given he makes them play such a conservative game plan.
Don’t know whether you are at game but terry Wallace basically said we’ve played on and through the middle more than he has seen for years. I’m not sure horse can completely be blamed for adopting the game plan that everyone wanted and the. Have the players fail in the execution
 
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This one of the worst performances I have ever seen from a Swans team. If we play as badly, we will stop because we will run out of legs, in the second half we will have our first 100 point loss in the Universe knows how long.

Our players. They are some of the laziest bastards to ever earn over $100,000/year. I have seen so many of them just stop after they miss a tackle, we have missed plenty. Papley, Parker, Clarke, Ronke all stopped and did not bother to chase. If you loss a tackle chase, chase, chase because the pressure you put them under could end up in a turnover.

They know this. But we don't seem to. The other thing is giving them the ball on 6 occasions has not helped at all. Our forward delivery is some of the worst I have ever seen. We are DEFINITELY a bottom 4 side. There is no doubt about this just by the simple mistakes we are making.

What is it with Jones and Heeney? Don't they ******* learn. Both get caught and both decide on multiple occasions to hold onto the ball rather than give the ball off. Get your big heads down boys, you are being shown to be very average players by being selfish. Give off to your teammates. Luke Parker and Hake Lloyd, were you Tigers supporters when growing up?



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Don’t know whether you are at game but terry Wallace basically said we’ve played on and through the middle more than he has seen for years. I’m not sure horse can completely be blamed for adopting the game plan that everyone wanted and the. Have the players fail in the execution
read that as we kicked it 10 times to move back 20 metres
 

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Don’t know whether you are at game but terry Wallace basically said we’ve played on and through the middle more than he has seen for years. I’m not sure horse can completely be blamed for adopting the game plan that everyone wanted and the. Have the players fail in the execution
Yes but within the first 3 minutes of the game we had all 18 players within 60 metres of our defensive goal. That does not indicate an attacking mindset.
 
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