Autopsy 9 point scrapfest against Saints. Rd 12, 2021

[Bruce2017]

Lot of ppl giving Wicks a hard time.

Whilst not his best game I agree, he had the second highest distance covered on the ground by any player (and most for swans), ranked 3rd for “pressure acts” for all swans players (behind Rowbottom and Mills) and spent almost all game time on the ground, so I suspect the coaches are seeing a lot of these little things and so his role is very important

 

[S120]

Hickey was great around the ground but Ryder smashed him in the centre square, contributed to our midfield getting smacked by Crouch and Steele and we lost the centre clearances 16-9. His leap was just too much for Hickey. But credit to Hickey because he was great everywhere else.

 

[SSwans2011]

Much easier to stomach a pretty poor performance like that when it takes you to 8-4. A win next week would be huge. We all would have taken 9-4. Heck, I reckon most of us would have taken 9-4 when we were 4-0, given some of the matches we had coming up.

 

[S120]

I wouldn't be against Brand coming back in for Fox, he had a bit of a shocker. Missed a hell of a lot of defensive pieces of play that needed to be made, not getting a ball out from spoils, letting the ball out the back. I like Brand's no fuss confidence.

 

[wills2g]

I wouldn't be against Brand coming back in for Fox, he had a bit of a shocker. Missed a hell of a lot of defensive pieces of play that needed to be made, not getting a ball out from a spot, letting the ball out the back. I like Brand's no fuss confidence.

Our Defence is too attacking in a way. Apart from Ramps who is also a great defender, most of the back men want to distribute and initiate the counter attack.

We need a balance between accountable defenders and those that are going to launch attack

 

[Tommy221987]

A bloody terrible game. I think Broken Hill Under 14's could have put on a far better game.

Hey don't diss the Hill (hometown ) haha.

Not the prettiest of wins but to sit 8-4, I wouldn't have ever dreamed of at the start of the season.

 

[swanssince2002]

If we somehow finish 4th on the ladder and we face the Demons at the MCG in a QF... oh boy. If there is one team that can keep it tight no matter the opposition its us. Gonna be a repeat of our West Coast-Sydney QFs at Subiaco back in the day I reckon.

 

[mikey_san]

"Missy Higgins" is the headline on afl websit.

 

[SSwans2011]

I wouldn't be against Brand coming back in for Fox, he had a bit of a shocker. Missed a hell of a lot of defensive pieces of play that needed to be made, not getting a ball out from a spot, letting the ball out the back. I like Brand's no fuss confidence.

Would prefer Fox stayed in, personally. I'd probably look at McDonald for Wicks, and move Hewett into the midfield with Parker spending more time forward.

 

[Millky95]

I wouldn't be against Brand coming back in for Fox, he had a bit of a shocker. Missed a hell of a lot of defensive pieces of play that needed to be made, not getting a ball out from a spot, letting the ball out the back. I like Brand's no fuss confidence.

But but but attack! But but drive!

 

[Banyo Bloods]

Even though that wasn’t a great game felt like a good mix. Campbell when available would lift us a little IMO or Gulden. We deserve our position on the ladder as we’ve got over the line more times than not in the close ones.

Amartey had a great game. Early he just stood there when the loose ball was there for him and I thought how poor but to his credit he was good. Deserves a chance to show it wasn’t a one off.

 

[Superstar swan]

Ronke back playing now gives us an option. Wicks has been working hard but it hasn’t been happening for him

 

[Superstar swan]

Amarteys games today was super impressive. I’d be inclined to give him a block of 4 or 5 games regardless of form just to see what he’s got

 

[Millky95]

Ronke back playing now gives us an option. Wicks has been working hard but it hasn’t been happening for him

Ronke probably needs a bit more game time

 

[S120]

You could just see from the first bounce we didn't have the usual intensity we bring to a game. Callum Mills typified it to me, dunno what was going on with him but he looked apathetic from the start. His 3rd quarter was better and I reckon he might have copped a bit of a roast at halftime.

Good to win a game when you don't play well. Hopefully the coaches use this as an opportunity to remind them that you haven't achieved anything yet and just because we are unexpectedly a finals contender doesn't mean we can drink our own bathwater and expect to turn up and win. Expecting more intensity against an even worse side in Hawthorn on Friday night.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

We used most of our luck on this game want to know why? well firstly allowing Higgins to have 7 shots on goal is dumbfounding even worse we let him get it 23 times.

Before this game he was their most accurate set shot at goal 17.6

 

[Superstar swan]

Ronke probably needs a bit more game time

Absolutely but he’s another option for small forward when his fitness gets up . Gulden would be handy aswell

 

[Swan4Life]

VFL media bias shines through again.... the official match report says:

"Sydney hangs on in a thriller with St Kilda's goalkicking once again costly"

Just f*** off VFL!!

 

[Superstar swan]

Jmac is have a really good year, but he needs to work on his tackling. Just gets brushed aside far too easily

 

[mikey_san]

Mccartin is going to have a big bag kicked on him soon. He really isn’t great 1 v 1

I think he is fine - even good. Doesn't have an amazing reach though. Would help if his arms were 10 cm longer.

 

[mikey_san]

Not sure if Heeney will play next week... ankle concerns again. Manage him and come back after the bye I guess...

Hewett up forward, Brand back to defense.

 

[Mister B]

So tempted to head over to the saints board and post this.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Heeney ankle is a real worry he cant get any luck on the injury front

 

[mikey_san]

VFL media bias shines through again.... the official match report says:

"Sydney hangs on in a thriller with St Kilda's goalkicking once again costly"

Just f*** off VFL!!

What's not true about that headline?

 

[Mister B]

I think I'm going to rewatch the Richmond game and just wipe this one from my brain

I did that midweek on my lunch break. Great minds.