- May 9, 2011
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The Swans hobble into the last game before the bye against Hawthorn - a team who have just enjoyed something we could really use... a rest.
Big Tom Hickey's playing on one leg.
Heeney's dodgy ankle has flared up again.
Bud's just happy to make it onto the paddock.
And the youthful crew of Campbell, McDonald, Gulden, Chad, JMac and Wicksy are either licking their wounds in the recovery rooms or buggered by 12 rounds of hard work.
The Swans just need four more quarters of big effort and they can take a break.
Now I know the Hawks have seen better seasons....
Their only wins were against Essendon (by a point in round 1)
and the crows (by 3 points in round 6)...
But I'm not writing them off.
(I wrote off the blues and saints and that didn't work too well.)
The Hawks have a good record against us.
Their coach is alright.
And as I said - they'll be well rested.
What's more, they still have big name players like O'Meara, Burgoyne, McEvoy and Wingard. And little name players like Tom Mitchell.
If the Swans read this blog - and I suspect a few of them do - my advice is to get ready for one more red hot go. 2 more hours of hard fought footy. 1 more night of effort.
Let's just grab the 4 points and get out of Dodge.
We're 8-4.
We've already had 3 more wins than last season.
And no matter what any of us think of the SCG, we're still undefeated against interstate teams there this season.
Make no mistake - we're a better team than Hawthorn in 2021.
The Swans are due for a really strong team performance. I'm backing the boys to give the hawks a touch up.
Swans by 35.
Big Tom Hickey's playing on one leg.
Heeney's dodgy ankle has flared up again.
Bud's just happy to make it onto the paddock.
And the youthful crew of Campbell, McDonald, Gulden, Chad, JMac and Wicksy are either licking their wounds in the recovery rooms or buggered by 12 rounds of hard work.
The Swans just need four more quarters of big effort and they can take a break.
Now I know the Hawks have seen better seasons....
Their only wins were against Essendon (by a point in round 1)
and the crows (by 3 points in round 6)...
But I'm not writing them off.
(I wrote off the blues and saints and that didn't work too well.)
The Hawks have a good record against us.
Their coach is alright.
And as I said - they'll be well rested.
What's more, they still have big name players like O'Meara, Burgoyne, McEvoy and Wingard. And little name players like Tom Mitchell.
If the Swans read this blog - and I suspect a few of them do - my advice is to get ready for one more red hot go. 2 more hours of hard fought footy. 1 more night of effort.
Let's just grab the 4 points and get out of Dodge.
We're 8-4.
We've already had 3 more wins than last season.
And no matter what any of us think of the SCG, we're still undefeated against interstate teams there this season.
Make no mistake - we're a better team than Hawthorn in 2021.
The Swans are due for a really strong team performance. I'm backing the boys to give the hawks a touch up.
Swans by 35.
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