Game Day Rd 17 vs Sydney Swans

[nameless]

But it'll be our 'home game' so get the umpires to play for us.

 

[Karim Abdul Yeo]

Yeah but I mean, if we finish 2nd, it could be Freo in 3rd, so we lose that advantage, just like they lose it if they finish 2nd, us 3rd.

yeah. no one is stopping hawks man. they have 1st locked in IMO. so we have to finish 2nd or 3rd or first week of finals against hawks at the G. no thank you.

 

[Faysals Swans]

Love the way wce have set up the game plan, attacking an great defense, wish horse would tell the boys you have to kick goals to win games

 

[SpaceClef]

Love the way wce have set up the game plan, attacking an great defense, wish horse would tell the boys you have to kick goals to win games

I wish Simmo would tell the boys you have to kick goals, not points, to win games

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Nice write up OP (other than the part about Heeney which was a bit )

Anyways, here are just a few thoughts on the game although admittedly I haven't seen much of West Coast this year so I'll probably be a bit off from the Eagles perspective...

Keys to the game:

Sydney

1. Fast transition from half-back: In order to break through West Coast's zone defence, our defenders need to move the ball quickly out of the back line before the Eagles are allowed to set up their zone because once it's set up, the ball is forced wide and ultimately a long bomb to Eagles numbers eventuates allowing West Coast to easily lock the ball inside their 50. This is a tough ask considering our defenders' disposal out of defence this year has been fairly inept but the Swans are going to have to risk conceding the odd clanger goal or two or three so on... In order to get it out quickly and have a chance of winning. Otherwise it's gonna be a long, slow, dour, painful game (which we will inevitably lose).
2. Finding avenues to goal (other than Buddy): In stark contrast with their year thus far, Sydney mids need to be smart with their forward entries and find targets. Without knowing the exact stats, I would be fairly confident to say that the Swans are one the worst teams for converting inside 50s to scores (Last week we matched the Hawks in entries and they 23 goals to our 7). Although West Coast's KPD stocks are very depleted and Buddy would likely get the better of the Schofield matchup in a one-on-one, West Coast's setup allows them to easily peel off and support one another. It would be problematic if we became too predictable in going to Buddy so we'd need to look for Heeney, Goodes, and some of the mids e.g. Hannebery, Kennedy, Jack to stand up and kick a couples of goals.
3. Pressuring the ball carrier: This is often considered a given but the Swans allowed the Hawks too much time and space with the ball last week and were hence smashed off the park. West Coast are only second to Hawthorn in disposal efficiency and marks inside 50 so the Swans must put pressure onto their ball carriers and effect turnovers or else they'll be punished on the scoreboard. Considering West Coast's advantage in the ruck, it is reasonable to assume that West Coast will be getting first use more often than not so pressure is a non-negotiable this week more so than against lesser opposition.

West Coast

1. Intercept marking in defence: This is one of the main reasons West Coast have conceded the 2nd least amount of points so far this season despite losing two key defenders early in the year. Their zone allows other defenders to come off their man, cut off leads from opposition forwards, and create two on ones in defence. The West Coast defenders' ability to effectively come off their man and support one another will be once again very important with the injury to Jeremy McGovern and Lance Franklin just around the corner.
2. Preventing corridor play: The West Coast zone defence setup focuses on protecting the dangerous space and pushing the opposition ball movement towards the boundaries making it stagnant and thus easier to defend. This year West Coast has been much more prolific than Sydney in the scoring department and should the Eagles successfully force Sydney into long bombs down the line along the boundary for the majority of the game then the Swans will find it extremely hard to kick a winning score.
3. Dominance in stoppages: Seeing as West Coast will have Nic Naitanui lining up against either Pyke, two-gamer Nankervis, or club interviewer Tom Derickx on the weekend it is safe to say West Coast will have a massive advantage in the ruck. The Eagles midfield need to capitalise on Nic Nat giving them first use by dominating the stoppages. Expect the Brownlow man Matthew Priddis to lead from the front and continue his good form this year leading the league in goal assists, tackles, and coming 3rd in total disposals so far in 2015.

 

[MKMatty]

Instead of "Weagles web", I prefer "Simmo's Set Up" or something similar.

 

[bassmanx]

Instead of "Weagles web", I prefer "Simmo's Set Up" or something similar.

Weagles web sucks hard. The stupid smirks on their smug heck faces said it all.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Guys guys guys, here's what's going to happen.

We'll knock off the swans this week, because if we don't... clearly we have never played football and certainly aren't actual contenders this year.

Secondly, the Tigger Ferals will beat the Fremantle Fyfes and we'll jump up to first on the ladder. I dreamt this. A wet dream. Yeo may have made a cameo.

 

[MKMatty]

Guys guys guys, here's what's going to happen.

We'll knock off the swans this week, because if we don't... clearly we have never played football and certainly aren't actual contenders this year.

Secondly, the Tigger Ferals will beat the Fremantle Fyfes and we'll jump up to first on the ladder. I dreamt this. A wet dream. Yeo may have made a cameo.

Wet dream? What are you? 13?

 

[Dark Sharks]

Wet dream? What are you? 13?

61

 

[MKMatty]

61

Late bloomer

 

[SpaceClef]

Late bloomer

a/s/l

 

[Abed]

Nice write up OP (other than the part about Heeney which was a bit )

Anyways, here are just a few thoughts on the game although admittedly I haven't seen much of West Coast this year so I'll probably be a bit off from the Eagles perspective...

Keys to the game:

Sydney

1. Fast transition from half-back: In order to bust through the "West Coast Web", our defenders need to move the ball quickly out of the back line before the Eagles are allowed to set up their 'web' because once it's set up, the ball is forced wide and ultimately a long bomb to Eagles numbers eventuates allowing West Coast to easily lock the ball inside their 50. This is a tough ask considering our defenders' disposal out of defence this year has been fairly inept but the Swans are going to have to risk conceding the odd clanger goal or two or three so on... In order to get it out quickly and have a chance of winning. Otherwise it's gonna be a long, slow, dour, painful game (which we will inevitably lose).
2. Finding avenues to goal (other than Buddy): In stark contrast with their year thus far, Sydney mids need to be smart with their forward entries and find targets. Without knowing the exact stats, I would be fairly confident to say that the Swans are one the worst teams for converting inside 50s to scores (Last week we matched the Hawks in entries and they 23 goals to our 7). Although West Coast's KPD stocks are very depleted and Buddy would likely get the better of the Schofield matchup in a one-on-one, West Coast's setup allows them to easily peel off and support one another. It would be problematic if we became too predictable in going to Buddy so we'd need to look for Heeney, Goodes, and some of the mids e.g. Hannebery, Kennedy, Jack to stand up and kick a couples of goals.
3. Pressuring the ball carrier: This is often considered a given but the Swans allowed the Hawks too much time and space with the ball last week and were hence smashed off the park. West Coast are only second to Hawthorn in disposal efficiency and marks inside 50 so the Swans must put pressure onto their ball carriers and effect turnovers or else they'll be punished on the scoreboard. Considering West Coast's advantage in the ruck, it is reasonable to assume that West Coast will be getting first use more often than not so pressure is a non-negotiable this week more so than against lesser opposition.

West Coast

1. Intercept marking in defence: This is one of the main reasons West Coast have conceded the 2nd least amount of points so far this season despite losing two key defenders early in the year. Their zone allows other defenders to come off their man, cut off leads from opposition forwards, and create two on ones in defence. The West Coast defenders' ability to effectively come off their man and support one another will be once again very important with the injury to Jeremy McGovern and Lance Franklin just around the corner.
2. Preventing corridor play: The "West Coast Web" focuses on protecting the dangerous space and pushing the opposition ball movement towards the boundaries making it stagnant and thus easier to defend. This year West Coast has been much more prolific than Sydney in the scoring department and should the Eagles successfully force Sydney into long bombs down the line along the boundary for the majority of the game then the Swans will find it extremely hard to kick a winning score.
3. Dominance in stoppages: Seeing as West Coast will have Nic Naitanui lining up against either Pyke, two-gamer Nankervis, or club interviewer Tom Derickx on the weekend it is safe to say West Coast will have a massive advantage in the ruck. The Eagles midfield need to capitalise on Nic Nat giving them first use by dominating the stoppages. Expect the Brownlow man Matthew Priddis to lead from the front and continue his good form this year leading the league in goal assists, tackles, and coming 3rd in total disposals so far in 2015.

Are you Gerard Healy?

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Are you Gerard Healy?

Haha, I've only seen a couple of Eagles game this year so I wasn't sure what exactly what to write from the West Coast perspective. Ended up basing a lot of it off Healy's "Weagles Web" segment .

 

[Karim Abdul Yeo]

I just want us to beat swans after 8 years. its been so long.I think Richards and Baird and tippet out balances out gov missig out for us. battle of midfield is the key. I always feared playing swans after the hawks game. Had they beaten hawks they had belief and momentum and were hard to beat. Now that they have not only lost but got embarrassed by hawks in Sydney ( biggest loss under longmuire) they are going to be a very scary team to play against. we kick the way we kicked against pies, we might get punished. I never ever seen swans play too dead set flat games in a row, ever. its going to be a very tough game, but i think we might just be a little more polished than them. Eagles by nine points and announcing themselves as a contender to the comp.

 

[King LeBron]

Nice write up OP (other than the part about Heeney which was a bit )

Anyways, here are just a few thoughts on the game although admittedly I haven't seen much of West Coast this year so I'll probably be a bit off from the Eagles perspective...

Keys to the game:

Sydney

1. Fast transition from half-back: In order to bust through the "West Coast Web", our defenders need to move the ball quickly out of the back line before the Eagles are allowed to set up their 'web' because once it's set up, the ball is forced wide and ultimately a long bomb to Eagles numbers eventuates allowing West Coast to easily lock the ball inside their 50. This is a tough ask considering our defenders' disposal out of defence this year has been fairly inept but the Swans are going to have to risk conceding the odd clanger goal or two or three so on... In order to get it out quickly and have a chance of winning. Otherwise it's gonna be a long, slow, dour, painful game (which we will inevitably lose).
2. Finding avenues to goal (other than Buddy): In stark contrast with their year thus far, Sydney mids need to be smart with their forward entries and find targets. Without knowing the exact stats, I would be fairly confident to say that the Swans are one the worst teams for converting inside 50s to scores (Last week we matched the Hawks in entries and they 23 goals to our 7). Although West Coast's KPD stocks are very depleted and Buddy would likely get the better of the Schofield matchup in a one-on-one, West Coast's setup allows them to easily peel off and support one another. It would be problematic if we became too predictable in going to Buddy so we'd need to look for Heeney, Goodes, and some of the mids e.g. Hannebery, Kennedy, Jack to stand up and kick a couples of goals.
3. Pressuring the ball carrier: This is often considered a given but the Swans allowed the Hawks too much time and space with the ball last week and were hence smashed off the park. West Coast are only second to Hawthorn in disposal efficiency and marks inside 50 so the Swans must put pressure onto their ball carriers and effect turnovers or else they'll be punished on the scoreboard. Considering West Coast's advantage in the ruck, it is reasonable to assume that West Coast will be getting first use more often than not so pressure is a non-negotiable this week more so than against lesser opposition.

West Coast

1. Intercept marking in defence: This is one of the main reasons West Coast have conceded the 2nd least amount of points so far this season despite losing two key defenders early in the year. Their zone allows other defenders to come off their man, cut off leads from opposition forwards, and create two on ones in defence. The West Coast defenders' ability to effectively come off their man and support one another will be once again very important with the injury to Jeremy McGovern and Lance Franklin just around the corner.
2. Preventing corridor play: The "West Coast Web" focuses on protecting the dangerous space and pushing the opposition ball movement towards the boundaries making it stagnant and thus easier to defend. This year West Coast has been much more prolific than Sydney in the scoring department and should the Eagles successfully force Sydney into long bombs down the line along the boundary for the majority of the game then the Swans will find it extremely hard to kick a winning score.
3. Dominance in stoppages: Seeing as West Coast will have Nic Naitanui lining up against either Pyke, two-gamer Nankervis, or club interviewer Tom Derickx on the weekend it is safe to say West Coast will have a massive advantage in the ruck. The Eagles midfield need to capitalise on Nic Nat giving them first use by dominating the stoppages. Expect the Brownlow man Matthew Priddis to lead from the front and continue his good form this year leading the league in goal assists, tackles, and coming 3rd in total disposals so far in 2015.

You lost me at 'web'

 

[Kennedy Parker]

You lost me at 'web'

Alright then, edited the post and gotten rid of the term 'web'.

 

[kerrazy]

Had the most messed up dream last night. I was walkng into a club, and bumped into this girl. She got real angry and got all these guys to start a fight with me. Was beaten up and left in an alley, then Mcgovern appeared. He told me he will take care of them and gave me a wink. The next morning he made a massive block of ice (no idea how) and smashed the front entrance to the club, then he proceeded to drive his car inside, smashing up the bars and running everyone over, including those who left me in the alley. He then drove off into the sunset and told me he would be by my side whenever i needed him.

Was the most ****ed up, yet most surreal thing I have ever dreamt, usually i forget my dreams rather easily, but how can you forget the gov?

 

[Crimson King]

Dafuq?

 

[Hardhat11]

We must limit Hannebery and Jack

If we lock down those two guys we win the game.....

 

[Gubbz]

Can't wait for this game, im quietly confident of a win. My son is playing in the halftime auskick game too

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[eagles rule]

Great preview Lordhaat

Spider-Man doing a hammy was hilarious .


* Not in real life but .

 

[MIKE85]

Less game talk, more dreams

 

[bassmanx]

Less game talk, more dreams

 

[Turboman1994]

Quite confident for this one