Preview Match Preview: Sydney Swans v Hawthorn Hawks - Qualifying Final 1 - Friday September 6 @ 19:50, MCG

[Jack2Jack]

What's with this not caring if we lose next week stuff? It's seems extremely unlikely we'll win a flag, but we should want the team to fight tooth and nails to try and get as far as they can.
If nothing else, getting more finals games into the Rampe, Everitt and Mitchell will help next finals campaign.

 

[stevierayswan]

Gutwrenching stuff.

i guess it shows how much even a coach puts into it, to be that shattered, watching your team get pushed up against the wall and beaten to a pulp, knowing there is no way out, must be hard..

 

[Rhino5]

But this says a bit about him and a lot of our team actually. They are so one sided. What we would give for a hodge or Mitchell who can plant on either side and hit a target

Yeah this is very true....Rampe, Hanners, Malceski, Bird, Jack, Parker.....the list goes on.

 

[treefingers]

Hopefully see you guys in the grand final for epic #2

 

[PaulRoos]

A lesson and a spanking by the better team. Don't believe any Swan can make an excuse and if they try then they're kidding themselves.

Hawks in 2013 just too good.

Regroup Swannies, we get the extra day off to tackle the next game.

Does Jude look a tad outta place ? Would never knock the champ but I did see signs last week and again tonight.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

What's with this not caring if we lose next week stuff? It's seems extremely unlikely we'll win a flag, but we should want the team to fight tooth and nails to try and get as far as they can.
If nothing else, getting more finals games into the Rampe, Everitt and Mitchell will help next finals campaign.

Well mate i think it's the fact we don't want anymore serious injuries i think the club is hiding a lot from the public Macca and Jude were heavily limping.

I would love to know how many actually fit players we have out there.

 

[The King!]

Even in the first half we had an inability to hold marks

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Hopefully see you guys in the grand final for epic #2

lol

 

[stevierayswan]

A lesson and a spanking by the better team. Don't believe any Swan can make an excuse and if they try then they're kidding themselves.

Hawks in 2013 just too good.

Regroup Swannies, we get the extra day off to tackle the next game.

Does Jude look a tad outta place ? Would never knock the champ but I did see signs last week and again tonight.

Jude is LEGEND.. the mind is willing but the body has pulled the pin.

 

[MickyG]

Well what can you take out of a game like that? i couldn't find a single positive.

Young players getting finals experience. (I call that desperate optimism).

 

[Sanecow]

Gary Rohan - 4 disposals last week, 1 disposal this week

That mark he took early was just amazing and then, meh.

 

[kickthething]

Just got home from the game......it was pretty apparent at half time we were in strife, you could see we were teetering....some really poor games from some of our experienced guys...Jarred McVeigh I'm looking at you..! However Hawthorn just seemed to decide to win the game and go to an extra gear. How many uncontested marks in Hawks forward 50...Grundy was very poor, Mal not much better. Rampe struggled and Mitchell missed a couple of opportunities in the second qtr that could've hurt the Hawks. Injuries have dealt us a really poor blow. I think we can really look to a few younger ones next week to gain something from the year. We have done really well all things considered, just the performance tonight was embarrassing.

Leave Tippett out for next week, not his fault, but we cannot resist bombing it to him, it reminds me of the Barry Hall days. We actually looked at a few different options early and I thought, great not bombing it long...but then...

Oh well, lets at least hope for some fight next week....

 

[stevierayswan]

Jetta's hipster beard must have created wind resistance, yep, that must be why he wasn't running..

 

[kickthething]

Hopefully see you guys in the grand final for epic #2

Right now I bet you'd like that !

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Just got home from the game......it was pretty apparent at half time we were in strife, you could see we were teetering....some really poor games from some of our experienced guys...Jarred McVeigh I'm looking at you..! However Hawthorn just seemed to decide to win the game and go to an extra gear. How many uncontested marks in Hawks forward 50...Grundy was very poor, Mal not much better. Rampe struggled and Mitchell missed a couple of opportunities in the second qtr that could've hurt the Hawks. Injuries have dealt us a really poor blow. I think we can really look to a few younger ones next week to gain something from the year. We have done really well all things considered, just the performance tonight was embarrassing.

Leave Tippett out for next week, not his fault, but we cannot resist bombing it to him, it reminds me of the Barry Hall days. We actually looked at a few different options early and I thought, great not bombing it long...but then...

Oh well, lets at least hope for some fight next week....

Surely you are not calling our players dumb footballers are you

 

[The King!]

Just got home from the game......it was pretty apparent at half time we were in strife, you could see we were teetering....some really poor games from some of our experienced guys...Jarred McVeigh I'm looking at you..! However Hawthorn just seemed to decide to win the game and go to an extra gear. How many uncontested marks in Hawks forward 50...Grundy was very poor, Mal not much better. Rampe struggled and Mitchell missed a couple of opportunities in the second qtr that could've hurt the Hawks. Injuries have dealt us a really poor blow. I think we can really look to a few younger ones next week to gain something from the year. We have done really well all things considered, just the performance tonight was embarrassing.

Leave Tippett out for next week, not his fault, but we cannot resist bombing it to him, it reminds me of the Barry Hall days. We actually looked at a few different options early and I thought, great not bombing it long...but then...

Oh well, lets at least hope for some fight next week....

But we bomb it high all over the ground, wouldnt leave tippett out.

Mumford maybe

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

On to next week i think i would definitely prefer playing Carlton than Richmond.

 

[YorshireSwan]

I am so waiting for Punts to seek vindication on his we are too tall theory

 

[stevierayswan]

Leave Tippett out for next week, not his fault, but we cannot resist bombing it to him, it reminds me of the Barry Hall days. We actually looked at a few different options early and I thought, great not bombing it long...but then..

I hope it doesn't end like the Barry Hall days. After he retired, I watched an interview with him about the poor delivery he received from the midfield and how frustrating it was for his game as a forward. We were far more potent on the scoreboard pre Tippet. I can almost see hm going.. f*#k this, once his contract is up, and going somewhere he'll get better service.

 

[Rollin Dice]

Will next week be an SCG or ANZ?

 

[Us against the rest]

You guys looked a little flat in the last quarter but i am sure you will bounce back, just one of those games. Sydney are the best team in the comp imo, lacking Goodes atm, he would make all the difference. Good luck with the rest of the finals.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

ANZ

 

[The King!]

Bombing to tippett works if you do it say 50% of the time even, rather than 99% of the time

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

You guys looked a little flat in the last quarter but i am sure you will bounce back, just one of those games. Sydney are the best team in the comp imo, lacking Goodes atm, he would make all the difference. Good luck with the rest of the finals.

Appreciate the kind message mate but this has been coming for more than a month.

 

[stevoswan]

Hopefully see you guys in the grand final for epic #2

I hope for that too, but I don't think it's going to happen. Thanks for the sentiment, but I think you'll meet Geelong.......and lose.