Game Day 2023 Finals Week 1 - Blues v. Swans, Friday 8 Sep, 7:40 pm @ MCG

[MR0808]

Time to go defensive

 

[lazy77]

Would love to see a gutsy move and sub JMac out now and put Fox in.

What good would that do?

 

[Cadsky]

I gotta say I'm disappointed with Papley.

Hasn't done much. Not his usual self.

Already packed his bags too

 

[Banyo Bloods]

Can’t single out any one player for this mess - but for a bloke talked up as a Brownlow contender pre-season, Chad has been an utter non-event.

You just singled out a player

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Yep, 100% agree and we've needed a player like that for about 4 seasons. We've clearly not been able to recruit one, and we sure has heck haven't drafted one.

Gus!

(sorry, couldn’t help myself)

 

[Wolftone]

This game is showing just how not good enough we are. We are soft as butter. Shite. Our players a NICE. They are not mean. Macca coming back was not a good thing. I think Stephens would have been better with Macca as Sub.

If we do not change our mid set ups again we are going to get flogged. We are moving the ball far too slowly. We need to move it far quicker. They are running off us which is ironic as that is what we do. Outcoached so far my

I have never be believed a coach as old as Horse could win another premiership. The reason is he is surrounding himself with people who are similar and his novices, like McVeigh. Need a new approach. A new feel before this talented group is exhausted.

This was one of the worst quarters of our finals footy history, excepting 2014 & 2022.

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[GoTheSwannies]

We will get within 9 points and then who knows. Next goal wins

Bring back the supergoal

 

[Swagjordx]

3 quick goals in 3rd quarter lessgoo boys!!

 

[Rhino5]

Yep, 100% agree and we've needed a player like that for about 4 seasons. We've clearly not been able to recruit one, and we sure has heck haven't drafted one.

He hasn’t had much impact but the few times Cripps has touched it you really see what we’re missing.

 

[bloodsbigot]

No doubt they are trying but their lack of Steel gritting the teeth hardness do deny Carlton is questionable

Yep. I agree.

However, it's not like we haven't been here before. Swans beat Melbourne at the MCG last year.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

D

 

[ShireSwan]

Ok enough doom and gloom for the moment, how do we get back in this match.

Changes

• Heeney to the ball, works well in these conditions and looks on tonight.
• Parker out to the forward line
• Papley deep in the forward line
• No changes to defence

It's not much, but gives us a different look

Do that and drag Hickey for Fox. Use Fox's speed somewhere, I'd take him in the forward line as a speedy marking option tbh - couldn't be worse than what we have - long kicks to pack marks only Mclean is ever a chance at snagging.

 

[Tedeski]

Heeney has been good.
Hickey yuck, yuck,yuck.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

He hasn’t had much impact but the few times Cripps has touched it you really see what we’re missing.

We'd probably use Cripps as a ruckman.

 

[wilsonmatic]

Shit we're actually winning clearances.

 

[GoulburnSwan]

Mike at 39 would likely offer more than Hickey out there tonight.

We should lobby hard for Brody Grundy.

 

[smeggaz]

Leading clearance player is our best small forward lol

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[ashep]

Well at least we've made adjustments

 

[smeggaz]

Don't mind parker at full forward

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[Jeffers]

the indecision again ffs

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

He should have been sidelined weeks ago I reckon - but then we probs wouldn't have made finals.

Genuinely tho we flog our players trying to scrape into 8th

 

[DeathlyAccurate]

We need to out score them by at least three goals this quarter.


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[swanssince2002]

Story of JMacs game so far

 

[Kennedy Parker]

McKay is our best player

 

[ashep]

****ing piss weak