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Make that 2.

Half time: Sydney 3.5.23 Melbourne 3.2.20.

Doing reasonably well in defence and around the ground but nothing up forward.

Is it the same old forward line WJ, or are they trying something different? With Bate and Aussie out I have a feeling it's the same old Newton/Sylvia combo not giving us much...

Best players so far?

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    Is there a breeze favouring one end?

    Last time I was at Optus, it was almost impossible to score at one end.

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    5 of the 6 goals scored at the stadium end, the other end exposed due to construction and there's a slight breeze swirling. Swans have the scoring end in the final quarter.

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    5 of the 6 goals scored at the stadium end, the other end exposed due to construction and there's a slight breeze swirling. Swans have the scoring end in the final quarter.

    So you'd assume we'd need to kick 4-5 goals this term...

    If the wind is as I remember it, we'll see more goals kicked from the midfielders than the forwards, due simply to the fact the wind'll carry the ball.

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    Is there a breeze favouring one end?

    Last time I was at Optus, it was almost impossible to score at one end.

    Wind favouring the end Melbourne are kicking to in the next qtr.

    Miller is the only forward in the game. Juice and PJ up forward - struggling.

    Better players - Garland, Grimes, McLean with Bennell, Jetta, Strauss & Spencer showing out.

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    Wind favouring the end Melbourne are kicking to in the next qtr.

    Miller is the only forward in the game. Juice and PJ up forward - struggling.

    Better players - Garland, Grimes, McLean with Bennell, Jetta, Strauss & Spencer showing out.

    The idea of Grimes playing well makes me incredibly pleased.

    Do we all remember back in 2000-2002 etc when we had our good years, the amount of run and forward movement we used to get from defence? We've been missing it the last two years, and I really hope with Grimes and Garland et al up back we can start to recreate it.

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    The idea of Grimes playing well makes me incredibly pleased.

    Do we all remember back in 2000-2002 etc when we had our good years, the amount of run and forward movement we used to get from defence? We've been missing it the last two years, and I really hope with Grimes and Garland et al up back we can start to recreate it.

    Spot on. We need to have a more creative structure to our backline, which means that Garland, Warnock and Martin shouldn't be in the same side. In the past I've also suggested that Davey should be given a run in the back pocket.

    We'll never break down an opposition's flood or zone unless we become more attack minded.

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    The idea of Grimes playing well makes me incredibly pleased.

    Do we all remember back in 2000-2002 etc when we had our good years, the amount of run and forward movement we used to get from defence? We've been missing it the last two years, and I really hope with Grimes and Garland et al up back we can start to recreate it.

    We're getting a bath. Swans full of running and winning the ball easily out of the middle. Lead 6.7.43 to 3.2.20.

    Getting ugly.

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    This could get ugly - remember Sydney are kicking AGAINST the breeze!

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    Junior kicks a goal for us. Ball barely going down in our forwardline.

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    We haven't kicked a goal since early in the first quarter!! Not good at all... It always comes back to our half forward line, when we get it down there we never seem to be able to do anything with it!

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    pretty disapointing.

    Hows brent moloneys return going?

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    Flash goal. 43-33.

    Miller took a good mark but missed the shot.

    Bell is injured.

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    still 3rd quarter? and how is Strauss , Jetta and Bennell looking

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    Sylvia with a goal from a very nice rebounding play.

    Sylvia dobs an important goal? Sheesh... good to see we have responded this term after a very poor start!

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    be interesting to see if we roll over and sit on our hands in the last quarter like last week.

    I hope not and we can pull a win :)

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    Due to the breeze, I feel we really needed to keep the Swans goalless that term, however it is very encouraging to hear that they've kicked themselves back into the game.

    Hopefully we can take some momentum into the last.

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    sylvia sore after mattner does 'something' that leaves him on the ground for 30 seconds and hopping for 2 minutes. Anybody see?

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