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CHRIST! The defensive pressure is quite high from us. Getting plenty of turn overs our way, especially around our fwd 50. When we get the ball from all of the hard work (sigh) we fark it up 60% of the time.

hahaha Newts on the lead for a nice mark.... on the right fwd 50 arc. Goes back for a shot... Now he was having a shot on goal mind you and the ball landed 25 meters out on the left side of the goals. Horrible kick.

Davey goal... back to 16 points down.

He can not kick straight at all.

Going ok. Another preseason and he could be a real asset to the club. Valenti is not doing much at all. Newton has been servicable for the delivery but still needs to do more, a lot more. But his chasing and talking has improved out of site. It is his kicking that really lets him down.. As I say this he works up to half fwd/wing to take a leading mark then hospitals a kick that results in a ball up instead of a mark!

Nearly dropped the laptop when he didn't get up. Half time 18 to 42 Swans way.

Jurrah back up running around.

These commentators don't know much about the Dee's. "how did Jurrah slip through the whole national draft.." Jurrah down injured.. ankle maybe.

Nice hands off from Newts to Jurrah.. has a bounce.. shot on goal... behind.

Morton doing an ok job on Goodes. Bruce a terrible turn over. Grundy is smashing the ginger out of Bate. 14 possies across centre half back so far....

Davey playing very well and Jurrah to an extent. The rest pppfffftttttt. McKenzie takes easy mark then has his kick smothered. Davey recovers, glides through 3 swans and finds Moloney. Moloney then hospitals a handball to Jonesy, turn over...

Cheney leads O'Loughlin to the ball taking easy mark in front, plays on and gets run down, lucky he was driven face first. In the back. Bate bombs it into fwd 50.... easily cut off. Goodes all on his own on 50. Stef punches it through for point. Score: 16 to 29

Newts then cleans out O'Keefe nicely. All Dees the last 8 mins, but can not put any scoreboard pressure on. JURRAAAHHH really nice one handed mark (he must have been practicing this from his earlier one handed drop). GOAL.

Miller shot on goal after winning MFC won a contested ball. Point.... Jurrah chases really hard putting pressure on Shaw who puts it out on full.... Bomb inside 50 NEWTON nice mark.... what do you think he does with the kick folks... point from right in front 35-40 out Newts doesn't get enough of it, he works hard to get the limited ball he does then can not convert.

Fark me! Start of the 2nd... Jolly crumbs his own ruck tap, runs through 3 MFC players before giving off to a team-mate. Jolly then easily taps it to a Swans player from the resulting throw in, Swans easy goal.....

End of the 1st couldn't really come quick enough for a battling MFC side. Davey is playing well daylight the rest. Melbourne v Sydney, Quarter Time 1.2.8 - 3.4.22 Inside 50's 7-16 Swans way.

Bennell runs out of the way of White, luckly we end up winning a free for holding the ball against White. Davey in everything, another inside 50 for him. Moloney toe pokes in our 1st goal.

Fantastic fwd pressure results in a turn over... Davey has a running shot in heaps of space.... point. Newton all on his own in the goal square. Jurrah's 1st instinct is to look for the hand off which has been mentioned numerous times but is still so pleasing to see.

Looks like he is really battling at the minute, doesn't look like it does he.

Newton couple of decent things, layed a nice tackle followed up with an inside 50. Jurrah crumbs a contested marking opp in the fwd 50, gives a 1-2 with PJ has a snap.... 1 behind. Swans race it out McVeigh has a shot and misses. McVeigh looking like he is playing with his own footy early. 7 possies already.

Turns overs killing us by hand and foot. Bruce and Miller the last two culprits. Finally get a fwd 50 entry, Jurrah went 1 handed.... Should have gone with 2.

Horrendous viewing so far. Contested game, we're not handling the pressure that is being applied to us so far. We're getting enough of it but then run around in circles with few options ahead of the contest. Miller and Bates 1st possesions have come from across center half back and the centre circle respectively.

McKenzies 1str action in the AFL, laying a tackle, free kick to him!!!

1st goal to Swans from a free kick out of the ruck contest in Swans fwd 50. Against Stef Martin. The little things annoy me. Bate jogging on a lead thinking he had 5, tried for a chest mark whilst his Swans opponent screams in full tilt and punches it away. ARMS OUT EXTENDED BATER!

IS that Liddle best for Scorps 1's?? Awesome if so. Was in best for 2's last week. Great to see him picking up the form again after a mid-season slump if so. The Davey plan is looking like a goer.