Let’s get the discussion underway nice and early in the week!!!
This game is undoubtedly Swans biggest home and away fixture for at least the last 5-10 seasons. In a period of time where genuine success has often felt well out of reach there is an opportunity that awaits if we can gather the troops, steel the mind and play with brave necessity off the back of clear intent and will.
Win, get the double chance and likely a home final at some point or lose and it could well be season over - HUGE game.
The weather doesn’t look great at this stage but most of the rain looks to be overnight and the early hours of Saturday morning. By game time there might be a couple of mil at the back end of the front but the wind will be blowing hard at about 40km/h before easing off slightly towards 5pm.
A fast start regardless of the coin toss is paramount and Swans will need to be ruthless in the contest, winning 50/50 and being direct with ball in hand. Defensive intensity to close space and create turnovers will also allow for an attacking mindset where, even if kicking into the breeze first, it will give us best chance to score. It is not going to be a day to shift the ball in the back half and invite pressure.
Notte and Blakely you’d assume will return. Hopefully GM pulled up ok as last time we played Perth early in the season our mids were completely outplayed off the back of stoppage and clearance getting out of hand and a lack of tackling pressure across the ground.
In that game and a couple of others early on Erceg was also well exposed. I’m not sure he fits in to the back 6/7??? A tough call to be made perhaps but unlikely.
The other change I’d be looking to make is Chipper. He will probably make way for Erceg but I’d like to see a more attacking outside option that can hit the scoreboard and someone that can create a turnover from defensive pressure. . McGlaughlin, Edwards and Kohlman are all extremely important but I think we lack another genuine attacking option. Kelly is a tad hot and cold but should hold and Lynch is somewhat of a barometer. Lynch really needs to step up here, he is so important with how he sets up our fwd half but we need to try and get him in the game more. That’s where I think an option like Cartwright can get fwd with some pace and offer another scoring option. Maybe Hewitt could come in to play Lynch’s role as that high fwd and allow Lynch to get more dangerous.
Good summary Danger. They have to adapt to the conditions better than they did last week when they tried to play dry weather football because it might be ugly if they don’t. Chalcraft’s niggling injury hasn’t helped our performances over the last two weeks.
I hope this is the last game at home for the year.
And this is another reason why Swans need to come out all guns blazing and put the game to bed as early as possible. They can then heavily rotate and manage any player that is carrying a niggle while also settling the nerves of the faithful.
Won’t repeat what’s already been said.
Saw this interesting note came across the desk which makes good reading.
For the previous 5 matchesSwan Districts lose 2, draw 1 and win 2 gamesPerth Footy club lose 4 and win 1 game.Swans scored 45 Goals to Perth drilling 48. SD For Points are 317 and Perth 329. Swans Disposals Inside 5o metres = 205 and 213 for Perth. Swan District have 92 scoring shots, whereas Perth with 89. Average Disposals per goal has Swans on 49.8 and Perth with 36.7. Average Disposals per scoring shot for Swans is 21.8 to Perth’s 21.6. Average offence rate for Swans 18% whereas Perth is slightly better at 19.2%
The team listings are going to be good reading.
Weather forecast is now saying a temperature of 17 - 20 degrees and rain.
Swans playing games at selection and we’ve come to expect nothing less.
Noble the most interesting in, with Erceg and G-M listed as emergencies but not in the reserves team. Reidy the other change with Chipper making way and the obvious return of Blakely and Notte after being rested last week.
Intriguing to see how the team lines up and how they go about it.
Congrats on the win and a great season and finishing 3rd. Sadly you’ll probably have to lose the first game then win the next two to make the GF for Edwards to play again this season.
Correction, because all finals are played on Sundays he’ll be eligible for the prelim whichever way you get there.
Fantastic result yesterday and the vibe in and around the club was great. It wasn’t pretty but it didn’t need to be and now the season starts again.
Unfortunately though it looks likely that we will be without Edwards for at least the next 2 weeks. Such a blow for the young man and the team but we do have some depth to cover with Glass-Mckasker and Erceg both listed as being managed yesterday. There is also Hewitt having built some form in the 2’s with Chipper getting his hands on it yesterday and Cartwright still in the wings.
We now sit back and watch the AFL play out today in the hope Freo don’t make it so Peel can only pick 12 listed players. If that’s the way it plays out it will be interesting to see who is looked after.
Hopefully some fine weather and a healthy contingent of Swans faithful planning a trip to Mandurah for the day.
Good effort, and little sign of last week’s knuckle-headed game plan of over-handling the ball in water-logged conditions. Get the bloody ball forward which is all Fremantle did last week - they had an uncomplicated plan and it worked while we floundered.
It wouldn’t have made a difference, but if Stubbs had kicked straighter earlier Perth would have had a psychological boost instead of the demoralising 1.5 they had at quarter and half-time. He led O’Donohue a merry dance early.
Odonohue should never play as a defender!!! Tag first and defensive fwd second, ressies 3rd.
When we started the game with 6 handballs within a 10m radius and the resulting turnover was a Stubbs goal within the first minute it was deep sighs of oh no not again. And the ensuing 5-10 minute was mistake ridden but we just had too much class.
We can not play like that next week! The only way to beat Peel, EP and EF is to beat them at the contest and take territory with quick ball and beat them at the next contest or at the very worst halve it. That’s how EP has won the last 2 weeks.
I have been interstate so I wasn’t able to attend but looking at the highlights it seemed like Swans pretty much did as they liked with token opposition. Great bag of goals for Kohlmann just before finals, I assume Tom Edwards got concussed during the game which is why people are saying he will be out for 2 to 3 weeks
Another trip to Mandurah next week, not sure whether the Dockers elimination will be a positive or negative for Swans. I know they can only play 12 AFL listed guys but it will depend on how motivated they are given their senior team is heading for Bali
Whatever happens Swans need to come up with a different plan to what they normally produce down in crab city
[quote=“mikeh post=237450 userid=926”]I have been interstate so I wasn’t able to attend but looking at the highlights it seemed like Swans pretty much did as they liked with token opposition. Great bag of goals for Kohlmann just before finals, I assume Tom Edwards got concussed during the game which is why people are saying he will be out for 2 to 3 weeks
Another trip to Mandurah next week, not sure whether the Dockers elimination will be a positive or negative for Swans. I know they can only play 12 AFL listed guys but it will depend on how motivated they are given their senior team is heading for Bali
Whatever happens Swans need to come up with a different plan to what they normally produce down in crab city
100% Mike!!!
Not sure we can change too much on what has got us to this point but we can’t afford to be attacking from our back half and with slow indirect ball movement because an imbalance in the i50 count will ultimately result in defeat.
Swans must up their contest game and then also bring a greater intensity to create turnovers fwd of Centre and through the midfield which then result in scoring opportunities.
East Perth have shown in the past fortnight that the best contest and territory team will the one to beat.
[quote=“Jimmy Two Times post=237446 userid=1075”]SH you might want to watch the replay, O’Donohue wasn’t on Stubbs in that first quarter, Hilton was.
Whne O’Donohue went on Stubbs he shut him out of the game. Sure Stubbs kicked a goal late in the last quarter, Junk time!
O’Donohue did a great job on him.
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Both O’Donohue and Hilton played on Stubbs in the first quarter, and he beat them both. Granted Jim, O’Donohue played well on Stubbs for the rest of the game.
[quote=“mikeh post=237450 userid=926”]I have been interstate so I wasn’t able to attend but looking at the highlights it seemed like Swans pretty much did as they liked with token opposition. Great bag of goals for Kohlmann just before finals, I assume Tom Edwards got concussed during the game which is why people are saying he will be out for 2 to 3 weeks
Another trip to Mandurah next week, not sure whether the Dockers elimination will be a positive or negative for Swans. I know they can only play 12 AFL listed guys but it will depend on how motivated they are given their senior team is heading for Bali
Whatever happens Swans need to come up with a different plan to what they normally produce down in crab city
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Pleasing on the weekend was McLachlan finding more of the football. When he plays well SD play well.
Peel has 13 Fremantle players qualified to play finals and have applied to the WAFC to allow Sebit Kuek to be allowed to play. I’m guessing he’s played one short of the minimum 6 required.