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He kicked that goal in the rain one time100% - when’s the last time Zakka played a game as well as Guelfi last week? It doesn’t make sense.
Bad day just couldn't get rolling, people need to temper expectations though we are in a similar spot to bottom 4 rebuilding teams and are 8 and 10, plenty of development still to come.
2nd youngest team last week. No idea this week.The thing is though, it’s not the kids that are hurting us (bar Ham, who is exactly the same as Zakka - an absolutely terrible player in close games/if there’s even a chance of physical contact) - it’s the same old senior players that continue to get games. We don’t select players based on form, it’s based on name and name only. We have Dyl Clarke running around in the 2’s getting 30 stats every week - while Zakka and Cutler jog around scared of physical contact in the 1’s. Smith is another.
The whole ‘rebuilding/developing’ team stuff is overstated - we’re not that young at all.
Hurley will be lucky to play again.Lol
Greene yes. I’ll give you Hill and De Boer at a stretch.
I’m across most AFL lists and the other 6 are not
Best 22 at the Giants. Period.
McGrath, Hurley/Francis, Langford, Caldwell, Hardy Jones are at Essendon.
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Greene, Flynn, De Boer, Angwin, Keefe, Hill, Stone, Preuss.
Spot on.Lack of flexibility in the squad seriously hurt us today. Nearly every single week a club sends a tagger to one of parish/merrret, yet we don't respond at all. Whitfield carved us up today, with how ineffectual our mids were, thought sending someone to him in a negating role would've been a good move.
kinda feel we're happy for teams to carry the ball up until they enter our defensive zone, then we try to close up and reboundSticking tackles
Clean hands, not fumbling
Kicking the ball 39 meters so it reaches the goals
These things would have helped
But really the way we let teams progress the ball by foot is the main problem. Not good at all.
If you mean people are unrealistic in being disappointed we didn't seize the chance to jump in the top 8 then I agree. Realistically we are a 10-15 level side. Even with our best 22 available we are presently unable to rate above the top 6 sides. Dropping a couple of slots and getting a pick inside top 8 will serve us better going forward.This forum needs a slap head reaction
It's sorta a thing I've wanted for awhile now but you raise a good point.If you mean people are unrealistic in being disappointed we didn't seize the chance to jump in the top 8 then I agree. Realistically we are a 10-15 level side. Even with our best 22 available we are presently unable to rate above the top 6 sides. Dropping a couple of slots and getting a pick inside top 8 will serve us better going forward.
If only Ross McQuillan was in the country, really could’ve made a difference tonight.Yeah felt like they really missed Stone tonight.
Us not having Baldwin hurt too.
You've highlighted an area that needs attention. Somewhere between a porous zone and an outdated hard man on man lies the solution to us letting other teams stroll out of our forward 50. I dont know the answer but them no one is paying me a 6 figure salary to work out footy tactics. We find the answer or wallow mid table.At least we won’t be playing finals, would just be another unwanted demolition job for whoever we played. Our transitional defence needs to be fixed ASAP it’s deplorable. So many weak efforts over the ball today that I hope get called out in review. Shining lights Durham who is something special, Ridley and Cox.
Yes and the Swans have been on the road for 6 weeks and haven't missed a beat. If we are going to make excuses like this, we are opening the door to mediocrity.If that is the case they are never going to be winners
they are professional footballers-not sure we have a father in our squad
excuse culture 101
Thought Ridley and Heppell were our best.To be fair, Heppel, Ridley and Merrett were our three leading ball winners tonight
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There was one particular play a few weeks ago to which I responded that our ball movement was shocking, even though we'd won, and that a better team would not let us get away with the same. It was typical of the kind of thing we had been doing against both Adelaide and North. Rutten pretty much implied the same last week - happy with the result, disappointed with the performance. A few hours in retrospect, the players need to reset and have a good look at themselves. Our intensity to start the game was excellent. There's work to do.We have been flat for 3 weeks.
No pressure today. GWS got to space too easily, we didn't push up enough defensively.
Roos & GWS stifled our run through the middle. stop start possession game not our thing.
I wondered about this too... whether they were happy to concede a lot of uncontested marks (because why else is it happening) but a lot of those chains are ending in marks inside 50. That can’t be the plan.kinda feel we're happy for teams to carry the ball up until they enter our defensive zone, then we try to close up and rebound
problem there is we don't have the defensive discipline yet to stop marks inside 50 or spilled balls lead to a shot on goal.
Last two wins came from 2 teams who were useless up forward.
next 2 weeks will be tough, but i'm hoping we're more reactive to those games and just play on instinct.
So typical of a pampered football side. All clubs are being challenged. Harden up, Essendon!I just think we are mentally drained. 3 weeks ago looking forward to a string of home games, then bang, back in the hub, while other teams stay in Melb who were supposed to be away.
It is well known that Tippa struggled big time last year & looks flat as ever, but we haven't be "on" for 3 weeks. No dare, no dash.
If we play flat next week, Swans will have a big win.