8 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

It got them the first goal early in the last which got them back right into the game.

It did. And their first for the game arguably (papley mark, setting up a crumbing goal).

I can't recall another, but no doubt there was one.

Given the 666 rule they would be frustrated they only got three goals from 17.

I'm.not saying its great, or not a concern. Only having four is a worry, as is 13 differential obviously.

Viney out must be a factor.

8 hours ago, deanox said:

Oliver has been standing wider, and I think it's so he can hit the ball at speed when hunting the clearance. I think in the tactics thread, someone talked about our conversion from clearances: apparently we're winning less but scoring more from them. I can't pull those stats anywhere but if true it looks like we're playing high risk high reward footy, and backing our defence to intercept and win the ball back if we lose the clearance (to mitigate the risk).

That is definitely what’s happening. The problem for mine is that we should also have the defensive, or at least nullifying component at the centre clearance (Viney-esque). The Swan’s forward line isn’t great or particularly threatening at the moment, which other than our tight back six (I thought Petty did well under extreme Swans pressure) keeping them quiet, helped stop the clearance smashing we got from losing us the game.

Edited May 8, 20214 yr by Webber

9 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

I'll tell ya what.
Papley is right up there on the 'Punchable Head List.'

I don’t know about that...

I want you to work the body too.

Blessed are they who scrap and fight to the end, for they get to sing the song.

Go Dees!

7 hours ago, Nascent said:

We're 8 and 0 and I don't think we've played our best footy yet this year. What is this club I'm supporting?

Looking forward to a few games with decent conditions and good delivery to Brown.
Tmac's firing and if Brown starts clunking them look out.
Loved that mark at the top of the square he took last night.
Big man who takes the ball at full stretch.

Happy Mother’s Day to all Demonland mums. Nice to mull over a win while the kids make you breakfast

10 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

Tom "Terrific" Ripper Ripper Game. Cometh the moment. Cometh the man. Kicked some 'clutch' goals tonight to deny the swannies, back to his best footy. Where are all the self-appointed drop Tom brigade now?

We're trading him at the end of the year aren't we?

5 minutes ago, loges said:

We're trading him at the end of the year aren't we?

Maybe.

We tried last trade week.

 

46 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

A few have mentioned that and while I understand the traditional name the Dees haven’t been called the red legs in my life time. I liked the look of the socks as well. 

Ironic. Because I have called us the Redlegs all my lifetime 

30 minutes ago, Webber said:

 The Swan’s forward line isn’t great or particularly threatening at the moment, which other than our tight back six (I thought Petty did well under extreme Swans pressure) keeping them quiet, helped stop the clearance smashing we got from losing us the game.

They missed Heeney.

9 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

I'll tell ya what.
Papley is right up there on the 'Punchable Head List.'

Tough competition in the Swans forward line with Hayward the other main contender and Wicks and McLean up and comers. McLean strutted around like he was Buddy when he’s had 1 decent game in his career and Wicks was belting Salem in the back all game

Marks inside 50 was the difference. We lost just about every other key indicator or just broke even. Thanks Tmac and BBB. Tmac  was brilliant and it was only by sheer luck that he is still playing with us. It was obvious he was playing injured in the past 2 seasons. We should have treated him better. Last night we played the hunted role as in the previous week. Sydney applied more pressure than other sides have dispensed all season. We were resilient but we have to get back on the front foot to being the hunters again. We can’t play on the ropes all season. 

11 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Anb was just ok but geez if u reckon gus and hunt played ok then you have zero expectations.

We won that game off May...Tmac and Oliver.

 

For this game, I thought so, too, deever. Whilst TMac's mark and goal in the dying seconds was very important and exhibited pure class, as well as good fortune, I really thought we won the game on Clarrie's last quarter of determined excellence. He cleared, created and carried us home - absolutely no doubt. 

The rest of the team was important, too - supporting Clarrie to 'go for it' and enabled pathways for his efforts. A few players across the game were down but under constant pressure, some continuity of difficult games and good opposition tactics all take a respective toll.

Great win just the same. Some focus still required to remediate weaknesses and centre clearances. Chandler might have been useful with his enthusiastic carry and attack as a teamed Chandler-Jordan assault. These two, with Kozzie nearby, are a source of talent and would be very difficult to stop. Eight  - Zero. Who would have thought?

Forward line pretty much the opposite of last week, Fritsch and Kozzie well held but Brown and TMac stood up. Last week key forwards held but Kozzie and Fritsch kicked the goals.

Gawn been flat for 2 weeks.

Lever tagged

44 minutes ago, The Reverend said:

Blessed are they who scrap and fight to the end, for they get to sing the song.

Go Dees!

5 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

Marks inside 50 was the difference. We lost just about every other key indicator or just broke even. Thanks Tmac and BBB. Tmac  was brilliant and it was only by sheer luck that he is still playing with us. It was obvious he was playing injured in the past 2 seasons. We should have treated him better. Last night we played the hunted role as in the previous week. Sydney applied more pressure than other sides have dispensed all season. We were resilient but we have to get back on the front foot to being the hunters again. We can’t play on the ropes all season. 

Tmac was NOT playing injured. He’s not saying it, the club’s not saying it, nobody is saying he was playing injured, nor would they have any reason to deny it if he was. At all. He was struggling for form, because form, particularly for forwards, is horribly fickle. It happens, as does the way so many on here jumped all over him for it. 

CHEESE THEY’RE GOOD...

 

Latest headline from HS, keep em coming....bloody tasty cheese though.

10 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

No 1 vs No 2 pressure teams and the game played like that. There were times I thought we were playing us.

I was sitting next to a Swans supporter on the train on the way home who singled out Umpire 7 for a trip to the Albury Wodonga league next week. Thought he stiffed us both.

I thought our centre clearances after qtr time was awful. Did well across half back to repel all number of attacks. Tom Mac, take a bow. That pack mark in the 4th was awesome. BBB did some really nice things and shut up his detractors from last week. 

Nervous for Trac, he didn't look great after the clash at the end. Very proppy.

Great win against a good side. Not good for the nerves.

Well said. I thought the umpiring was awful. It is apparent over all rounds that this weeks umpires directive is to NOT pay free kicks. They let so much go. I suspect number 7, Jeff Dalgleish, the man with the booming voice, was the senior umpire as he overrode or stepped in on a few non decisions. They refused to pay incorrect disposal all knight and throwing was allowed. The worst of the night, was when Papley ran into the protected area and was a metre behind our man how wasn't that paid. 

I would love to hear the review session with the umpires this week. My son was at the Kangas game and Zurhar had a shot from 50 out that missed and went out of bounds. Umpire Margetts paid deliberate. So it wasn't just our game that was putrid.

Great game. Shouted myself hoarse and cannot talk tonight. May even need Monday off ?

I thought we played well. We let them back but in reality I thought it was more because we were playing  tough opponent rather than our weakness.

If we win one more, it will be our best start to a season since 1956 (our best ever season)

19 minutes ago, loges said:

Forward line pretty much the opposite of last week, Fritsch and Kozzie well held but Brown and TMac stood up. Last week key forwards held but Kozzie and Fritsch kicked the goals.

Gawn been flat for 2 weeks.

Lever tagged

That will happen from to week to week as the defensive matchups will change. The beauty of our forward line is that you shut down one or two players and another 1-2 pop up. 

Even though Sydney kicked the first goals , their players were strutting around like they owned the place and the Swan supporters all around us (how are they allowed to nominate our members area on the ticketing system as the place to sit) were vocal in their arrogance, sure they were about to see a typical Melbourne mental meltdown and capitulation, I was calm, and confident the boys would bounce back. What is this new feeling? Never felt this way at a footy game before. This team is different. After each Swan goal they gathered in their groups and talked tactics, supporting each other, a real team lifter. They didn't panic. They had faith in each other.

Yes, some players had an off night, but others rallied to drag them along. The Sydney flood returned, but it was a sign of Melbourne's unwillingness to give in that allowed them to counteract everything the Swans tried. (Note to Sydney players: beating up on young players while the umpires are preoccupied with the centre bounce is not a sign of toughness.) 

The Big Mac was magnificent. What a master of a goal kicker. When he was lining up on the boundary line on the city end I was supremely confident in him scoring a goal. My friends around me had their heads in their hands. Oh yea of little faith. This is Tommy Mac!

Big Ben took a mark right in front of us with one finger. Ho, ho, what a show off!? Looking forward to bigger and better things from BBB.

Even though it was a hard fought win and close all night, it was thoroughly enjoyable. I was never worried or stressed. This is truly a new existence.

6 minutes ago, Older demon said:

Well said. I thought the umpiring was awful. It is apparent over all rounds that this weeks umpires directive is to NOT pay free kicks. They let so much go. I suspect number 7, Jeff Dalgleish, the man with the booming voice, was the senior umpire as he overrode or stepped in on a few non decisions. They refused to pay incorrect disposal all knight and throwing was allowed. The worst of the night, was when Papley ran into the protected area and was a metre behind our man how wasn't that paid. 

I would love to hear the review session with the umpires this week. My son was at the Kangas game and Zurhar had a shot from 50 out that missed and went out of bounds. Umpire Margetts paid deliberate. So it wasn't just our game that was putrid.

I saw that, and am still struggling to believe it. Worst bit of umpiring I’ve seen in living memory. I’d love to know what he was actually thinking....maybe he forget which team was going which way. 

43 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Tough competition in the Swans forward line with Hayward the other main contender and Wicks and McLean up and comers. McLean strutted around like he was Buddy when he’s had 1 decent game in his career and Wicks was belting Salem in the back all game

The only time I watch the swans is when they play us so .... Never taken any notice of those blokes.
But yeah, with a couple of those goals you'd think they'd hit the front and were kicking clear screaming and thumping their chests.

1 hour ago, rpfc said:

I don’t know about that...

I want you to work the body too.

Second only to Toby Greene imo 

2 minutes ago, Dame Gaga said:

Even though Sydney kicked the first goals , their players were strutting around like they owned the place and the Swan supporters all around us (how are they allowed to nominate our members area on the ticketing system as the place to sit) were vocal in their arrogance, sure they were about to see a typical Melbourne mental meltdown and capitulation, I was calm, and confident the boys would bounce back. What is this new feeling? Never felt this way at a footy game before. This team is different. After each Swan goal they gathered in their groups and talked tactics, supporting each other, a real team lifter. They didn't panic. They had faith in each other.

Yes, some players had an off night, but others rallied to drag them along. The Sydney flood returned, but it was a sign of Melbourne's unwillingness to give in that allowed them to counteract everything the Swans tried. (Note to Sydney players: beating up on young players while the umpires are preoccupied with the centre bounce is not a sign of toughness.) 

The Big Mac was magnificent. What a master of a goal kicker. When he was lining up on the boundary line on the city end I was supremely confident in him scoring a goal. My friends around me had their heads in their hands. Oh yea of little faith. This is Tommy Mac!

Big Ben took a mark right in front of us with one finger. Ho, ho, what a show off!? Looking forward to bigger and better things from BBB.

Even though it was a hard fought win and close all night, it was thoroughly enjoyable. I was never worried or stressed. This is truly a new existence.

This is brilliant!

You’ve echoed mine and probs most everyone’s sentiments. ❤️?