Autopsy Brave Swans fall 9 points short

[ShireSwan]

Only watched the last quarter, was McDonald that terrible for the whole game? Ball watching, failing to impact every contest, lazy...
He's got to be dropped on that. Honestly cannot remember a poorer quarter from a Swan. On the bench looking like he's thinking about something other than footy at the end too.
Keep him in reserves so he can concentrate on gym work the rest off the year. He's got to get a lot stronger. Talented kid, without doubt but I do wonder if it's in him sometimes.

 

[caesar88]

The culture of this team is fundamentally broken.

Big heads everywhere.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Gutted.

 

[grimlock]

The turning point in the last was when we had a 2 goal lead and Stephens had the ball at halfback. Had a reasonably simple kick to a teammate on the lead into space. Messed it up, ball went out for throw in, and Essendon kicked a goal soon after

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

You know it's not your day when the opposition kicks 15 5

 

[zyzzbruh]

The year the could've been. Lost a few absolute shoe ins that could've put us top. Clearly not capable of stringing 2 good performances together, and to win a granny you need 4. Better off missing finals at this point and start pre season early.

 

[MK38]

outworked, and they had more heart

we were arrogant on here

but so were our players

To be fair we had every right to be arrogant as in on here, not the players. We are top 8, they are bottom. We should have won by 5 goals plus. But we were shit and threw away a huge opportunity

 

[Gimmeafree]

Accurate kicking would have put them away early in the second quarter. That being said we should know how to close these out.

 

[Chaisa]

Is Papley gonna cost us the game?

UPDATE: Answer was yes

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I’ve had enough of the excuses for Papley

 

[Kapers]

Well, ironically, that was very predictable.

 

[mabruzo]

I think we have lost our hard as nails Bloods culture. We have a soft underbelly now.

 

[Chaisa]

Only watched the last quarter, was McDonald that terrible for the whole game? Ball watching, failing to impact every contest, lazy...
He's got to be dropped on that. Honestly cannot remember a poorer quarter from a Swan. On the bench looking like he's thinking about something other than footy at the end too.
Keep him in reserves so he can concentrate on gym work the rest off the year. He's got to get a lot stronger. Talented kid, without doubt but I do wonder if it's in him sometimes.

Other than the Carlton game it's felt like McDonald's best efforts have come when Buddy's not in the side. When they're both playing it doesn't seem to work for whatever reason.

 

[Superstar swan]

This club has embarrassed themselves, the members and the fans today

Not ****ing good enough

 

[Membling]

Well.

If you don't laugh, you cry.

I mean, did put reasons why we would drop it in the preview thread.....

As an aside, need to stop drinking our own bath water and actually put the hard work in. Seems like no one wants to guts it out when it isn't an easy game against teams we should win against. That kinda hubris has been bitting us on the arse since about 2017.

We are at least one or two hard nosed all day at it midfielders away from winning it.

I want Hopper and another inside mid.

 

[strauchanie59]

I miss Ladhams aggression. Would've been helpful out there.

 

[Tesla Tenet]

Horse didn’t kick 2.14 and give them a chance

He allows Papley to demand the ball, regardless of his position and then ignores team mates. We can't score for quarters at a time against random teams.

Can't do simple things consistently. Winning teams do. We look good and then go flaky with weird kicks.

Did Hayward play, like most weeks,Gulden was the smartest player in the club when arrived and now another dumber footballer.

Every new player kicking falls apart in their second year and then take a long time to get it back.

We looked better last year and now we have declined in many ways.

What's the excuse. Kicking this week.

We win about 4 games this year because the other team kicked poorly but it is IGNORED and people pump up our team.



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[RainMachine]

Wow, how disappointing. My non-swans Gf was asking why we kept trying these dinky 10m kicks, why our players ask for a cheap handball when their opposition is right on them, why we try to take on every tackle.

I told her that is standard practice for the team. Footy iq today was abysmal.

Then the effort. They were so much hungrier. No blaming the umpires. No blaming injuries. Their work off the ball absolutely showed our lads up.

Papley particularly disappointing today. greedy is ok when you’re kicking goals and making things happen, but not when you’re playing like that

 

[J_Moore]

The turning point in the last was when we had a 2 goal lead and Stephens had the ball at halfback. Had a reasonably simple kick to a teammate on the lead into space. Messed it up, ball went out for throw in, and Essendon kicked a goal soon after

That did me in.

 

[lazy77]

Only watched the last quarter, was McDonald that terrible for the whole game? Ball watching, failing to impact every contest, lazy...
He's got to be dropped on that. Honestly cannot remember a poorer quarter from a Swan. On the bench looking like he's thinking about something other than footy at the end too.
Keep him in reserves so he can concentrate on gym work the rest off the year. He's got to get a lot stronger. Talented kid, without doubt but I do wonder if it's in him sometimes.

McDonald was indeed terrible the whole game. He's been useless for weeks now. Deadset the most overrated player we have.

 

[caesar88]

We are average when our opponents arrive at the game

 

[Superstar swan]

Utterly humiliating

 

[zyzzbruh]

The turning point in the last was when we had a 2 goal lead and Stephens had the ball at halfback. Had a reasonably simple kick to a teammate on the lead into space. Messed it up, ball went out for throw in, and Essendon kicked a goal soon after

I'm sure the gift him a run of games mob will overlook that one. We were balls deep in this season, you play your best team. If anyone was going to crumble in a pressure situation it was him at this point in his career. Now we've shat it down the pisser.

 

[MK38]

Papley and Jmac should go back to the twos. Love them both but need to find form. Clarke should never had been dropped.

 

[Tedeski]

This one takes the cake though. Bombers are crap and letting them back in it after our start, the misses. So bad.

No we are not much chop.
The Bombers beat a Saints team that had Ryder, Hill & Higgins running around for them.
We beat the Saints with a softened team & couldn't beat a Port team that lost Boak, Gray & Butters early in the match.
We are as good as an 8th placed side & as bad as a 12 placed side.
At best we win 2 & lose 1, win 2 win 1.
At best.
Beat Tigers, Demons. Lose to Port & Bombers.