It was also the thing people missed with Mundy, but the opposite. You just can't put a price on a player who found targets under pressure 20-25 times a game. Freo took it for granted when they had it and now they don't.
I nodded so hard upon reading this post, I’ve done myself a nasty neck injury.
That’s the Season in Melbourne language
No club has all the picks, so it is inevitable we will miss out on players we probably rated and they go on to have great careers elsewhere. I think Parker was 40, Warner 39. They were both wonderful picks. Not every pick is going to be a goodie. Every team had bomb outs.
I do not like Serong's attitude. Yesterday there were multiple times when he appealed for frees, mostly payed. But when he got one against him he gobbed off at the umpire. If that was last year it was 50. He is a good player but he turns the ball over and expects to get rewards from the umpires every time he is tackled. He was also anaggressor in contact with Swans players after the ball was deemed out of play or a ball up. Pushing one player to the ground. I was astounded there was no free there as play had stopped.
On the wing as he would not get a hard tag
There is no Buddy HATE, as you put it, on this or any other Swans board. There has been a lot of talk about whether we are a better, more flexible forward line without him. As it turns out we changed our normal delivery patterns when Bud plays to target him far less. This has not only benefitted the team but also benefited Bud as most times we target him now he is in a really good position and is more likely to be one out.
I think he was trying to do something about it and that is why he was caught out of position a few times, leading to lots of arm waving. They will have to work it out, as you say.
At times he was on the resting ruck, either Jackson or Treacy. When he wasn't on a resting tall he was 3rd man up.
Barrass will not come to the Swans. The word is he will stay put. He got injured yet again yesterday. His game ratio is not so good, with a lot of injuries.
I'd rather take esava. Fraction of the price
according to Longmire, Mills was sore from last week. So he decided to play him on a wing where he would get battered around less. sensible if we want to have him later in the season. I think bud has played far better since his return because he is being targeted far less but getting far more reward.Heeney2Franklin thread title pretty much sums up the game for me; a solid win.
Initially slow out of the blocks, then dominated the first qtr and from thereon in held a comfortable lead and were able to respond when challenged.
Some nice signs from Hayward, looked confident with his first shot at goal (no thoughts of round the corner) and did his usual up and back work efficiently as well and took Luke Ryan out of the game.
Last minute from Heeney with a fine mark and straight through the big sticks was a reminder of him at his best.
Interesting placement of Mills on the wing, pretty much throughout the game, with Gulden moving inside.
We may be trying out a few things, in particular getting a bit more dynamism in the middle.
Still trying to figure how after well over 300 games and at the age of 36 Buddy is marking the ball better than he ever has.
Logan continues to grow as a player. He'll get the best defender when Buddy retires, but I think he is up to the task. His movement is top notch.
And finally a shout out to Luke Parker. He just keeps on keeping on, another fine leader's performance tonight.
Team as a whole seemed up and about tonight.
Hopefully everyone one pulls up OK. Noticed a few players carrying their boots as they saluted the fans.
Surely can't be coincidental how many soft tissues injuries Freo and West Coast suffer.
Yep, a solid win.
I am not sure but I did think Shultz had one of Lloyd, Fox or Ollie. I don't think Blakey was on him. If he was then Blakey had a stinker. The coach also had a stinker then because Blakey should never be on a Schultz type. He is purely a ground player.
Hear, hear! My daughter was fortunate enough to get a hi 5 from Joel, and she was star struck. Really made her night. Those memories help embed the kids to their club that they choose to follow, and get to see only once per year if they are lucky. Otherwise, they will just go and support Freo, or god forbid, West Coast.
I think Ollie might have been on Schultz
Not crazy about either. McKay is a log, Ratugolea erratic. The best keys are locked into their clubs which is smart by them.
I mean, I couldn't really tell you. It's hard to know what they were screaming about from 50m away. But yeah it was certainly quite animated at times and they did not seem very happy with each other.
Did you lose the travel arrangements gig?
Do you know WA has more Racist groups than any other Aussie state. The also have the only branch of the KKK in Aus. Started by an American Expat. Sorry to hear you were targeted be an ignorant pig.
