jjsmitty8
Norm Smith Medallist
So it didn’t take long for me to simmer down. The season is over, that’s bringing me peace now, I can finally stop caring and hoping until next season. I try to never count my chickens before they’ve hatched, but you simply shouldn’t lose from those sort of leads.
We’ve gone from the kings of the comeback, to wilting under the pressure of other teams going helter skelter because we’ve actually set ourselves up to win a game.
Anywho -
DC: Keeps getting better and better. Absolutely immense, and as much as I love/d BG, Darcy gave him a bath and has undoubtedly repaid the faith for investing in him.
Crisp: Had moments. Strong in the contest for the most part.
Jaicos: Good without being great. Didn’t impact when we need him.
Sidey: Massive on Gulden. Unfortunately the only moment of that game that anyone will remember from that head to head is Gulden’s goal.
McCreery: Turned up the pressure, that’s his bread and butter. I expect nothing less.
McStay: Great in my opinion. Really starting to get that confidence back, his marking game is a massive asset.
Howe: Disappointing end to a milestone. Set up and intercepted well for most of the night, prone to an absolute weekly clanger that’ll cost a goal though.
Pendles: Not great, not terrible.
Cox: Playing his role.
Hill: Was busy, had moments. I probably give him an out like most of the forwards tbh. Can’t score if the ball doesn’t come down there, was involved when it was.
Bytel: Don’t really see anything majorly special about him, epitome of ‘bottom 6’ player who will probably never break out. Wasn’t bad but has a ceiling.
Long: More or less the above, but exceeded my expectations.
Moore: Like Howe, held up okay for most of the night. This is the base level sort of game I expect consistently from Darcy.
Quaynor: Nice to see him kick a goal. Look a bit more lively tonight but his season pretty much sums up the team as a whole. A fall from grace.
Naicos: Was really proud of the effort to fight through the tag early, clearance work was elite. I won’t say a bad word against Nick, I’ll leave that to oppo supporters. He needs the support around him, can’t be a one man band all the time.
Elliott: Barely noticed him, thought he was getting out-worked and out-bodied early.
Noble: Eh, he is what he is.
Lipinski: Like many of his team mates, was contributing when it was going well, disappeared when the Swans changed gears.
Schultz: Forward pressure was a tick, didn’t feel like any sort of offensive threat though.
WHE: Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.
Maynard: See Lipinski
Frampton: I’ve said it before, he’s a deadset meme. We rightfully piss ourselves laughing that he locks down on Charlie Curnow, but then in the space of a week can look like he’s forgotten how to play football.
Richards: Went well at his post-game running load I heard.. obviously can’t judge, seems a bit silly to wait so long to pull the trigger, if at all.
