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Thanks to MrTripleC on the Swans thread for this write up.
Well what a difference a week makes. After the second semi final loss I reckon you could count on one hand the number of good players. After last weeks performance I reckon you would only need one hand to count the bad players.
Personally only being 25 it was absolutley fantastic to be at Basso and see over 10K of fans crammed in. I can only imagine what it was like in the good ole days of the WAFL when that was what it was like every week. The noise from both clubs made it one of my all time favourite Swans games and was awesome to be in the McDonald stand and be apart of the excitement that Saturday brought.
Loved the game of Hinkley. I thought in the second quarter it was he along with Colreavy that gave us that run and that burst that we needed to take control. Have to give big props to Riggio and Spencer in defence who were absolutley outstanding. Our defence could be crucial to our success on Sunday with the team of Riggio, Spencer, Ames, Jetta, Richardson, Pearce and Casserley having the versatility to shut down anything that Claremont throws at us. Up forward Simpson showed all of his talent with five goals and adds that tough edge we need in the front half. Our midfield upped its intensity with Krakouer, Roberts and Coniglio all excellent last week; they must be on again to be any chance of taking down the Tigers though. Probably in terms of those that still need to improve are Robinson who still looks a bit understandably unsure on his knee, Roach whose disposal and decision making still lets him down and Twomey who is another who has struggled with disposal this year.
Having only witnessed my first Grand final two years ago I am even more excited about this one as back in '08 it was like we had played our GF against West Perth and just getting there was mission accomplished. This year it feels like we all know we are one step away from what we have wanted for the past 20 years. Certainly exciting week in my household.
As for all the talk about the team for next weeks game I think it will be minimal changes. Obviously Mick Walters comes in and I would say the unlucky guy will be Potente. Me personally I would rather see Roach drop out because I think Potente has that passion you need in a final. However you don't bring a guy across from Victoria unless you have plans for him to be in your GF team. So for me it will be Walters in; Potente out. The rest of the team I all think did enough on Saturday to show that can be the 22 that brings Premiership glory. Probably the only concern is in the ruck as I would highly doubt Spanderman can do what he did on Saturday against Claremont. East Perth played into our hands with the way they contested the ruck and with Claremont being lethal around the stoppages it is important we find a way to win this pivotal battle. Definitley Notte remains out for mine. As much as some here might say he adds something defensivley I think because of a lack of size and pace he really struggle to give us anything. To me Geappen at least has the right football mind to play a pivotal role in the ruck or up forward.
IMO there is no doubt that we can win the flag IF we play with that intensity. It all comes down to effort, passion and intensity. We did not have that in the second semi final but we did in the Prelim. You will be able to tell in the first 10 minutes whether we are a chance as I think this team has a genuine passion and belief they can achieve... As long as they commit to the basics.
B: Jetta (On Ninyette) Ames (On Crawford) Richardson (On Richardson)
HB: Pearce (On Foster) Spencer (On Wilkes) Riggio (On Resting Midfielder)
C: Coniglio Twomey Wolfenden
HF: Colreavy Simpson Hinkley
F: Geappen Hansen Walters
R: Spanderman Roberts Krakouer
I: Roach Casserley Robinson Davis
In their forward half I think that Ames goes against Crawford again at least early on with Ames likely to come up big in a GF. I think we need to ask Pearce to try and take Foster completley out of the game as he is the most dangerous Tiger forward of centre. Richardson to me starts on Richardson with Davis to go to him if he gets on top while Jetta again to do a good job on Ninyette. The last two would be Spencer and Riggio where I think we need to back these two in to be given the luxury to try and run off and hurt the Tigers the other way. While the loss of Pratt is a big one I think we do actually match up well in defence; probably the only problem is if things don't go well there is not much of a back up plan.
Love the look of our forward line with the mix of talls and smalls and a mix between those that can attack and those that can defend. While I think it is crucial we go with four runners on the bench and just try to out rotate the Tigers because that is where they can beat teams when they have fresh legs late in quarters. To me we need to back our depth in and battle 10 deep in the middle of the ground.
Team lineup:
B: G Jetta T Ames M Riggio
HB: W Twomey M Spencer C Pearce
C: T Roach J Roberts B Wolfenden
HF: J Simpson T Geappen P Richardson
F: A Krakouer A Hansen B Colreavy
Foll: L Spaanderman B Robinson T Casserly
I/C: R.Davis, S.Coniglio, M.Walters, C.Hinkley, T.Notte, S.Potente, S.Fleay, W.Lammie
Emg: Nil
In: M.Walters, S.Fleay, W.Lammie
Out: Nil
Well what a difference a week makes. After the second semi final loss I reckon you could count on one hand the number of good players. After last weeks performance I reckon you would only need one hand to count the bad players.
Personally only being 25 it was absolutley fantastic to be at Basso and see over 10K of fans crammed in. I can only imagine what it was like in the good ole days of the WAFL when that was what it was like every week. The noise from both clubs made it one of my all time favourite Swans games and was awesome to be in the McDonald stand and be apart of the excitement that Saturday brought.
Loved the game of Hinkley. I thought in the second quarter it was he along with Colreavy that gave us that run and that burst that we needed to take control. Have to give big props to Riggio and Spencer in defence who were absolutley outstanding. Our defence could be crucial to our success on Sunday with the team of Riggio, Spencer, Ames, Jetta, Richardson, Pearce and Casserley having the versatility to shut down anything that Claremont throws at us. Up forward Simpson showed all of his talent with five goals and adds that tough edge we need in the front half. Our midfield upped its intensity with Krakouer, Roberts and Coniglio all excellent last week; they must be on again to be any chance of taking down the Tigers though. Probably in terms of those that still need to improve are Robinson who still looks a bit understandably unsure on his knee, Roach whose disposal and decision making still lets him down and Twomey who is another who has struggled with disposal this year.
Having only witnessed my first Grand final two years ago I am even more excited about this one as back in '08 it was like we had played our GF against West Perth and just getting there was mission accomplished. This year it feels like we all know we are one step away from what we have wanted for the past 20 years. Certainly exciting week in my household.
As for all the talk about the team for next weeks game I think it will be minimal changes. Obviously Mick Walters comes in and I would say the unlucky guy will be Potente. Me personally I would rather see Roach drop out because I think Potente has that passion you need in a final. However you don't bring a guy across from Victoria unless you have plans for him to be in your GF team. So for me it will be Walters in; Potente out. The rest of the team I all think did enough on Saturday to show that can be the 22 that brings Premiership glory. Probably the only concern is in the ruck as I would highly doubt Spanderman can do what he did on Saturday against Claremont. East Perth played into our hands with the way they contested the ruck and with Claremont being lethal around the stoppages it is important we find a way to win this pivotal battle. Definitley Notte remains out for mine. As much as some here might say he adds something defensivley I think because of a lack of size and pace he really struggle to give us anything. To me Geappen at least has the right football mind to play a pivotal role in the ruck or up forward.
IMO there is no doubt that we can win the flag IF we play with that intensity. It all comes down to effort, passion and intensity. We did not have that in the second semi final but we did in the Prelim. You will be able to tell in the first 10 minutes whether we are a chance as I think this team has a genuine passion and belief they can achieve... As long as they commit to the basics.
B: Jetta (On Ninyette) Ames (On Crawford) Richardson (On Richardson)
HB: Pearce (On Foster) Spencer (On Wilkes) Riggio (On Resting Midfielder)
C: Coniglio Twomey Wolfenden
HF: Colreavy Simpson Hinkley
F: Geappen Hansen Walters
R: Spanderman Roberts Krakouer
I: Roach Casserley Robinson Davis
In their forward half I think that Ames goes against Crawford again at least early on with Ames likely to come up big in a GF. I think we need to ask Pearce to try and take Foster completley out of the game as he is the most dangerous Tiger forward of centre. Richardson to me starts on Richardson with Davis to go to him if he gets on top while Jetta again to do a good job on Ninyette. The last two would be Spencer and Riggio where I think we need to back these two in to be given the luxury to try and run off and hurt the Tigers the other way. While the loss of Pratt is a big one I think we do actually match up well in defence; probably the only problem is if things don't go well there is not much of a back up plan.
Love the look of our forward line with the mix of talls and smalls and a mix between those that can attack and those that can defend. While I think it is crucial we go with four runners on the bench and just try to out rotate the Tigers because that is where they can beat teams when they have fresh legs late in quarters. To me we need to back our depth in and battle 10 deep in the middle of the ground.
Team lineup:
B: G Jetta T Ames M Riggio
HB: W Twomey M Spencer C Pearce
C: T Roach J Roberts B Wolfenden
HF: J Simpson T Geappen P Richardson
F: A Krakouer A Hansen B Colreavy
Foll: L Spaanderman B Robinson T Casserly
I/C: R.Davis, S.Coniglio, M.Walters, C.Hinkley, T.Notte, S.Potente, S.Fleay, W.Lammie
Emg: Nil
In: M.Walters, S.Fleay, W.Lammie
Out: Nil
Toddy was there, Hodyl, great support.
