Game Day 2024 Round 18 Sydney v. Western Bulldogs 28th July @ SCG 3:20 PM

[ashep]

Parker looking like our best wingman. Maybe we are cooked after all.

 

[SSwans2011]

Should Mills? Blakey? Warner (both)? Amartey? McLean? McDonald? Adams? It seems unfair to single out Wicks. Everyone's been bad.

Yes to all. Wicks was singled out because he was drooped and then brought back despite doing nothing to warrant being recalled.

There's viable alternatives that just aren't there for the other players you listed except maybe Adams.

 

[MF]

We can say absence makes the heart grow fonder and it is not wrong but... we really miss certain players aye.

No excuses for this soft performance though.

Yeah I'm not making any excuses for the shit the players that are out there have dished up but Rowbottom is so important to us in a game like this.

 

[swanssince2002]

They say 90% of footy is played above the shoulders... having 3 losses even if less by a goal in a short space of time does that. Some sign of defeat perhaps? Can only take so much heartbreakers, especially to other top 4 contenders like Freo and Brisbane. They gave it their all against Brisbane, we were proud of the boys last week with 3 players down. The balloon just popped today.

Different story when you were 13-1, you trust in the whole process.

 

[Jack2Jack]

4.4 in 3 qtrs is terrible. There aren't the words for how bad this performance has been.....but at the same time, the margin atm is all on another weak as piss start.
Can we get to 50 points to at least maintain our 100 point scoring average

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Unlikely

Well it can’t go worse

 

[Wolfgang West]

Amartey just leads to the most disadvantaged parts of the ground. You ain’t kicking goals from there. Yes at least he presents and perceived pressure on kicker can force you there but ffs play on ****ing tracks. These 3 forwards have talent no doubt but their forward craft and nous is ****ing deplorable.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Sheldrick would have made no difference. He's nowhere near as good as you want him to be.

Might have actually won a clearance

 

[GoulburnSwan]

Not even a MiracLe will get us over the line. I did see Weightman do a “Ginnivan” and get the free, oh well we are still 6 points ahead on the ladder, BUT things need to change, heads need to be taken out of arses and some of the good old fashioned riot act be read to them.

 

[The King!]

The problem is this is the side and basically the side for a few years

if they can't get it together we are just making up numbers

 

[Rana_swans]

I said Horse was never coaching us to another flag

Half thought that would be quoted multiple times at the end of the year and I'd eat humble pie

but

Lost on Thursday at selection table and with coaching.

Cant take same set of defenders to play Western Bulldogs or Hawthorn

Strategy needs to adjust. Seems like Horse lacks innovation or proactive approach - same issue in lost grand finals.

 

[lazy77]

Yes to all. Wicks was singled out because he was drooped and then brought back despite doing nothing to warrant being recalled.

There's viable alternatives that just aren't there for the other players you listed except maybe Adams.

Who's the viable alternative for Wicks? He had to come in when Papley went down.

 

[caesar88]

Not picking Sheldrick is just as bad

I take it you haven't been watching the VFL...

 

[SSwans2011]

Amartey just leads to the most disadvantaged parts of the ground. You ain’t kicking goals from there. Yes at least he presents and perceived pressure on kicker can force you there but ffs play on ****ing tracks. These 3 forwards have talent no doubt but their forward craft and nous is ****ing deplorable.

To be fair, the ball keeps getting delivered on a platter to Bulldogs defenders whenever he's in a dangerous position.

Been one of our best today.

 

[Day_night_honourer]

C’mon lads ..big 8 unanswered goals quarter please ..

 

[The King!]

Might have actually won a clearance

1-2 players don't make a difference **** give us every injured player won't even help

been exposed now take away the run and we over possess and go wide and turn it over

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Parker looking like our best wingman. Maybe we are cooked after all.

Im afraid its looking likely this season will end in tears unless something dramatically changes in the next 4 weeks

 

[Ticky009]

Not picking Sheldrick is just as bad

I thought he was still injured or has he only just come back?

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Well it can’t go worse

Is that a challenge for us?

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Why is Mills still in the midfield?

Has been truly awful & exposed badly.

Surely he’d be better in Defense?

Truth is - with a few key outs, we just aren’t that good.

 

[sr20]

We are appalling. No heart, no interest, 100000% arrogance

 

[ashep]

TMac getting an absolute bath. Looks like Superman, plays like Lois Lane.

 

[SSwans2011]

Who's the viable alternative for Wicks?

Sheldrick, Hanily, Mitchell - move the magnets around if need be. He's not doing enough to justify continuing to be selected purely on role. His role is meaningless when he keeps losing contests and butchering the ball.

 

[Jack2Jack]

This is why I was wanting us to rotate our bottom 6 a bit. The more I see of a few I wish we'd tried a few others to make sure we're absolutely sure we don't have a better option hiding there. There's a couple I'd be very worried about taking into finals.

 

[Wolfgang West]

To be fair, the ball keeps getting delivered on a platter to Bulldogs defenders whenever he's in a dangerous position.

Been one of our best today.

No doubting his effort. He is just not smart at times. Having said that he is no orphan. We have plenty of them.