I thought Sydney were fantastic in repelling Adelaide's constant barrage of inside-fifties. Ted Richards and RTL tied up Taylor Walker and Kurt Tippett and Rhyce Shaw did the sling-shot out of defence. Hannebery was very good on the wing; Kennedy, O'Keefe and Jack put Thompson, Dangerfield, Sloane and Vince in knots for most of the day.
Adelaide's defence was good too – Ben Rutten played maybe his best game of the season. We think he is slow. Yesterday he made good judgement and used his body well. Brent Reilly held up your attacks on many occasions to be Adelaide's best, in my opinion. He stopped a loss becoming a thrashing or, rather, he kept Adelaide in the game for as long as he could. You can ask no more from a defender.
I enjoyed watching Lewis Jetta use the open spaces of AAMI Stadium to his advantage a couple of times. If you get to the MCG on GF day, he could still take you anywhere. Adam Goodes was sublime. He popped up at absolute key moments.
But mainly, this was Sydney of old – you extinguished our flair by putting your foot on our throat and not stepping off. I hope you win your prelim against Collingwood or West Coast. You should and all you have to do, then, is work out which foot to put on Hawthorn's throat.
Although I have to admit that if if Adelaide doesn't make it, the next best thing I want is a West Coast vs Fremantle grand final. That's highly unlikely, but I think it would be the sweetest moment of this decade.
Freo were sensational against Geelong – even better, I think, than you were against Adelaide.
Adelaide's defence was good too – Ben Rutten played maybe his best game of the season. We think he is slow. Yesterday he made good judgement and used his body well. Brent Reilly held up your attacks on many occasions to be Adelaide's best, in my opinion. He stopped a loss becoming a thrashing or, rather, he kept Adelaide in the game for as long as he could. You can ask no more from a defender.
I enjoyed watching Lewis Jetta use the open spaces of AAMI Stadium to his advantage a couple of times. If you get to the MCG on GF day, he could still take you anywhere. Adam Goodes was sublime. He popped up at absolute key moments.
But mainly, this was Sydney of old – you extinguished our flair by putting your foot on our throat and not stepping off. I hope you win your prelim against Collingwood or West Coast. You should and all you have to do, then, is work out which foot to put on Hawthorn's throat.
Although I have to admit that if if Adelaide doesn't make it, the next best thing I want is a West Coast vs Fremantle grand final. That's highly unlikely, but I think it would be the sweetest moment of this decade.
Freo were sensational against Geelong – even better, I think, than you were against Adelaide.