Game Day 2023 Round 09 Swans v Freo Saturday 13 May 1:45pm @ SCG

[caesar88]

Hey im actually distantly related to David Noble.

This is the most Tasmanian thing you've ever said.

 

[The King!]

This is the most Tasmanian thing you've ever said.

yep I realised that, but it is honestly true

 

[J_Moore]

Gould and Francis… jeez

 

[The King!]

I thought francis was competitive

I am setting a low bar

more than Gould

 

[caesar88]

I thought francis was competitive

I am setting a low bar

more than Gould

At least Francis had some really good moments.

Some really poor moments as well but unfortunately we're at a point with this team where you have to take the good with the bad.

 

[The King!]

annoyed I didn't tip with my head and go freo in the comp

and i cant use a happy avatar

 

[The King!]

At least Francis had some really good moments.

Some really poor moments as well but unfortunately we're at a point with this team where you have to take the good with the bad.

Yeah look, given where we are at, he showed enough in context to persist imo

Gould might be lucky to play afl again unfortunately

 

[MR0808]

Really starting to wish we didn't win the prelim last year. Too much false hope

 

[The King!]

Really starting to wish we didn't win the prelim last year. Too much false hope

might be this squads peak , gotta take what you can when you can , it was a great moment

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

+

Margin was only 17 points
Gulden is a terrific player
Fox was handy as was HMac
Better game from Rowy and JMac
Thought Francis was ok.

-

Mids are beaten every week
Heeney, Papley and Waywrd again failed
Not good days for Lloyd and Cunningham
Sjeather seems void of footy IQ

 

[caesar88]

Really starting to wish we didn't win the prelim last year. Too much false hope

I blame Rowbottom & Gulden for winning us that game by themselves and getting my hopes up.

Ironically I blame those two again for doing the exact same thing today.

 

[adam waite]

Horse is a very good coach who turns into David Noble when it comes to the midfield.

But dont we have a dedicated midfield coach? Or is Horse been in charge for too long that he overides his assistants!

 

[swanssince2002]

Really starting to wish we didn't win the prelim last year. Too much false hope

I think if we lost the prelim by say under 2 goals the boys would have said yeah natural progression for the team, we will have a flag tilt in the near future...

But yes... hard to recover from losing by 82 points in the grand final. Yet here we are.

 

[Swan4Life]

This season can phuuck right off!

 

[caesar88]

But dont we have a dedicated midfield coach? Or is Horse been in charge for too long that he overides his assistants!

I have no doubt that we have a midfield coach (and have been calling for said person's head for weeks now.)

End of the day though, the buck stops with Horse and I'm wondering why us couch potatoes are seeing things that he, in the inner sanctum, with years of experience, getting paid six/seven figures, isn't seeing.

Very frustrating. I think if he were a dud coach then I'd be less frustrated, because it'd be like OK this guy's a hack who has no idea what he's doing and he needs to go. But it's Horse, and I actually reckon he's a bloody great coach who gets SO many things right. Makes these achilles heels of his that much more puzzling.

 

[RilesMacca]

Ground balls were our main issue that game. Amount of times there was a 50/50 to be won we were constantly outnumbered and allowed freo to work off that way too easily.

 

[The King!]

oh well better go get on with life

have fun everyone just remember that we all go for the same team

 

[Banyo Bloods]

History predicted this. Pissed off that we couldn't change history.

Fallen off a cliff

And I got covid today for the first time and haven't felt worse.

 

[tombomb]

Passing on Serong was a really bad error.

 

[caesar88]

History predicted this. Pissed off that we couldn't change history.

Fallen off a cliff

And I got covid today for the first time and haven't felt worse.

Best wishes for the recovery mate

 

[melbournehammer]

if people blame injuries even todays they have their head in the sand imo

I know most will disagree

but the way we play is shocking, its not injuries causing intent

if horse Praises intent again ill spew up

I really don’t see how not blaming injuries is possible.

However we are likely looking at what we look like in 2024 - no Reid buddy or paddy.

We are missing close to our entire spine - expecting to win in that situation is crazy. But the real problem is what we look like next season and the one after

Unless sheldrick becomes a contested inside beast this is as good as this thing gets and it looks ugly in the midfield

 

[adam waite]

I have no doubt that we have a midfield coach (and have been calling for said person's head for weeks now.)

End of the day though, the buck stops with Horse and I'm wondering why us couch potatoes are seeing things that he, in the inner sanctum, with years of experience, getting paid six/seven figures, isn't seeing.

Very frustrating. I think if he were a dud coach then I'd be less frustrated, because it'd be like OK this guy's a hack who has no idea what he's doing and he needs to go. But it's Horse, and I actually reckon he's a bloody great coach who gets SO many things right. Makes these achilles heels of his that much more puzzling.

 

[The King!]

I really don’t see how not blaming injuries is possible.

However we are likely looking at what we look like in 2024 - no Reid buddy or paddy.

We are missing close to our entire spine - expecting to win in that situation is crazy. But the real problem is what we look like next season and the one after

Unless sheldrick becomes a contested inside beast this is as good as this thing gets and it looks ugly in the midfield

Because the teams we are fielding are more then talented enough to do the basics right

it's not to say we can ignore a few injuries absolutely, but its overstated massively if people think injuries are the only difference in 2023 is what I mean

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Because the teams we are fielding are more then talented enough to do the basics right

it's not to say we can ignore a few injuries absolutely, but its overstated massively if people think injuries are the only difference in 2023 is what I mean

Today the opposition had some dominant talls.

We didn’t.

The difference.

The end.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

If (and it’s only an IF at this stage), Mills has done his Achilles - we’re seriously looking at a Top 5 draft pick.