Autopsy Swans vs Roos. Things you learnt

[Troystenvic]

Playing for top spot is not our specialty.

Happy with the win.

Finally win a close one.

Lots of ball watchers today.

 

[Punts]

Bye bye harry

No idea what to expect come finals pressure

 

[scaryness]

A wins a win.

Top of the ladder until tonight maybe. Home final either way.

 

[kickthething]

Some of our worst football is still better then #lolnorf's best.

 

[RUNVS]

The midfield is a massive concern. They just go missing far too often.

 

[Lakeside Swan]

21 vs 9 frees. Shades of 2012 GF.

 

[Millky95]

1. We held on to a close game. Almost better than a smashing going into finals

2. We did it without Buddy firing

3. Need to keep our composure when the pressure is on

4. We missed Jack in the middle

5. Cunningham needs to be dropped

6. Aliir's worst game but can't expect him to be amazing every game

Glad to get the 4 points in the end

 

[SilentHunter_]

Positive is we won somehow and top 2 is nearly there!

 

[Superstar swan]

only seen the last quarter but aliir stood up when it mattered

 

[momentbymoment]

3 positives out of that game.
1. We won.
2. Norf lost.
3. No one will stick us with the favourite tag for the rest of the year.

 

[sataris]

Petrie is an embarrassment.

 

[TheWhiteRhino]

% is not important.

Would actually prefer we finish 2nd and play Cats at home rather than Hawks.

 

[Membling]

1. Thank **** we won a close won. In no way convincing. Rocked up, expecting to win it. Hopefully this counts as the 'lose we had to had' and shake the arrogance out of us. Tackles well down, chasing, well down. One percenters... you get the drift.

2. Jack's lose was underestimated. Does the team and small stuff. No one stood up and was evident.

3. Heeney and Mills in the guts now and then would be great to see. Cunningham as a pure negating tagger only. No other position. Just tag the crap out of someone


All in all. Shit game. Happy to get the game but damn, that was a hard slog.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

1. That's it for McGlynm, handy depth though.
2. We need Jack back badly. He adds so much drive out of the midfield.
3. Xavier Richards was a great presence up forward.
4. Buddy was terrible today but he's allowed one bad game. Still contributed in the last.
2. Jones in for Cunningham please if fit.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Happy to take any win. We've built up % over the last few weeks, so winning tough and close surely has to be a confidence boost. Adelaide will probably finish this round on top, but we've got an excellent opportunity to lock up 1st next week when the Crows have to play the Eagles and we get a game against Shitmond.

Could have wiped the floor with them, should have at times, but glad to have had a close and tough game. Not like 2014 when we went in soft, thumped North in the prelim.

Mills, Rampe and Grundy should be AA, that's just how good they've been all season.

Losing focus at the end of the first 3 quarters and giving #lolnorf a look back into the game. Conceded the last 2 in the first and the last 3 in the 3rd.

Will be nice to go into the finals on the back of a 6 game winning streak and hopefully make it 9 in the granny

 

[Kennedy Parker]

+ Tippett got through the game well
+ Held our nerve in a close game against a top 8 team
+ Mills and Heeney were awesome
+ We're no longer reliant on Buddy to fire
+ Rampe

- Cunningham
- The 2nd Quarter
- Midfield bombing it long
- We allowed North to take too many marks on the lead inside 50
- Fortunate to get the win as North were inaccurate

 

[RUNVS]

Also not the thread for it but since it has not been created yet

Out
Cunningham

In
Jack

 

[Troystenvic]

Hopefully Bud is ok. When the the Richmond preview thread open?

 

[kangle4]

Give Mills the Rising Star now.

 

[SilentHunter_]

Yeah I agree with a lot on here Cunningham can **** off! Seriously a spud, the only thing he has going for him is pace and barely even utilises that. Almost forgot the most important bit #LOLNORF

 

[Costanza_]

North burnt that, we were damn lucky to get away with a win. Huge props to Rampe, Grundy and Mills - our back six held up wonderfully.

Nice cameo from Rohan as the spare man down back in the last 10mins.

 

[Banyo Bloods]

How was Swansrules heart at the game ?

Mine didn't cope

Was ready to throw in the white towel in my support of McGlynn but in the end he was important (IMO) Maybe not enough to hold his place but we will see.

Cunningham wouldn't go away from Harvey as Wells was running down the wing. I kept screaming at him to leave his man and just put the pressure on. In the end he stayed with Harvey the whole way until Wells just kicked it to advantage and Harvey marked it. So in the end it was pointless. He has a lot of kicking out duties and did ok there but he is the one on the knifes edge for me.

Tippet getting a run before finals was important as he naturally faded. He was very good early and Naismith was pretty good the whole match with a few deft touches.

Harvey taking the man on and late Buddy getting a finger to the North clearing kick went a long way to getting out of jail.

 

[bungwahl]

Smashed by the umps, huge game from norf, hard ground to win at, and we took the chocolates.

A long, long way from our best performance but we need to win those ugly games.

 

[Ticky009]

1. That's it for McGlynm, handy depth though.
2. We need Jack back badly. He adds so much drive out of the midfield.
3. Xavier Richards was a great presence up forward.
4. Buddy was terrible today but he's allowed one bad game. Still contributed in the last.
2. Jones in for Cunningham please if fit.

Can't see Jones getting back, hasn't featured in any conversations from the club.
Agreed we missed Kizza today.

 

[DAZZA_75]

1. Played average but a win is a win
2. We are on top & Hawthorn isn't
3. Umpiring a joke today 21-9 -#freekickroos
4. The last 2 close games, we have now won