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On the same page mikeh....was also gobsmacked to see Rudy in the two's but I guess they have their reasons upstairs...report will be interesting...Rudy reacted over something and was clearly disappointed after the incident....Nelson looked ok at league level today after a couple of nervous moments early which should have ended in goals only for poor disposal to cost us. Fix these moments and he'll be a valuable addition as he knows how to find a goal. Agree with you on Burny, hard done by as his form had been good although was a little quiet last week considering his previous output in the wet

and then there was Ricky..... I will sum Ricky Cary's day up with a simple observation. At the 3/4 break of the ressies I overheard Percy say in good humour to Ricky I'll do a strip if you get a kick. Cary responded by saying "if I kick 4 Perc you do a lap around the oval with your pants down" ...it was at this exact moment I realised we weren't gonna see goals from Ricky today let alone see Percy strip....the footy gods pick their mark more often than not.

mikeh wrote: Disappointing day for the club, beaten in all 3 grades, only the 2nd time this has happened this season. The league game was a competitive encounter for 3 quarters but unfortunately West Perth had more petrol tickets than us in the last 30 minutes.

After a slow start, Swans played some fantastic running footy in the first half, quick transition from the back line often led by Nathan Broad who has become one of the most important players in the team. The Falcons mids were dominating the centre clearances but Swans were more than holding their own around the ground.

I thought the third quarter was where we lost it. We actually had the ascendancy for large parts of this quarter but wasted so many opportunities by reverting to a short passing game by hand and foot which invariably put the receiving player under pressure and then the inevitable turnover. Poor decision making and skill execution. I thought if we had done this better we could have turned for home with a 3 or 4 goal lead and that would have been defendable even with a tiring side, but good teams make you pay if you don't take your opportunities and West Perth did just that.

I couldn't be critical of the team for their effort, it was spot on for most of them but like all season it is poor skills under pressure that is costing us big time. I hate to say this because Ricky Cary is one of my favourite players , but I don't think he can justify his place in the team on that effort today. I would bring in Houghton next week. Dylan Nelson did enough to stay in the side and I wouldn't make too many other changes although I must admit to being gobsmacked when I heard Riddoch and Burnham were dropped for today because I didn't think either were playing that badly ( trying to qualify them for the ressies finals perhaps???)
It was a mixed day for Rudy as he kicked 5 goals but got reported apparently.

So now its come to the stage of the season where Swans are no longer in control of their finals destiny. They must dust themselves down and beat Claremont next week and hope that West Perth beat the Tigers in round 23.

I haven't seen any stats but I thought we dominated the clearances mate, we just coughed it up at the wrong times, they got a lot of their opportunities not through their good footy but through our fuck ups, I cant say it was an impressive win by WP, but they did enough at the finish when it counted. This will be a season where we know our very best footy is as good as if not better than anyone else's but these young guys need to learn how to play 4 Q`s something we have not done once this year. At least we know we will be around the place for many years to come with the depth of talent we have down the grades and coming through. I`m afraid it will have to be a day out of the box for WP or Clare (unlikely) like 2013 to beat $ubi, Peelmantle or ERT for the flag. I will order a massive plate of Mothballs to much on in a couple of weeks

Swandog wrote:

mikeh wrote: Disappointing day for the club, beaten in all 3 grades, only the 2nd time this has happened this season. The league game was a competitive encounter for 3 quarters but unfortunately West Perth had more petrol tickets than us in the last 30 minutes.

After a slow start, Swans played some fantastic running footy in the first half, quick transition from the back line often led by Nathan Broad who has become one of the most important players in the team. The Falcons mids were dominating the centre clearances but Swans were more than holding their own around the ground.

I thought the third quarter was where we lost it. We actually had the ascendancy for large parts of this quarter but wasted so many opportunities by reverting to a short passing game by hand and foot which invariably put the receiving player under pressure and then the inevitable turnover. Poor decision making and skill execution. I thought if we had done this better we could have turned for home with a 3 or 4 goal lead and that would have been defendable even with a tiring side, but good teams make you pay if you don't take your opportunities and West Perth did just that.



I couldn't be critical of the team for their effort, it was spot on for most of them but like all season it is poor skills under pressure that is costing us big time. I hate to say this because Ricky Cary is one of my favourite players , but I don't think he can justify his place in the team on that effort today. I would bring in Houghton next week. Dylan Nelson did enough to stay in the side and I wouldn't make too many other changes although I must admit to being gobsmacked when I heard Riddoch and Burnham were dropped for today because I didn't think either were playing that badly ( trying to qualify them for the ressies finals perhaps???)
It was a mixed day for Rudy as he kicked 5 goals but got reported apparently.

So now its come to the stage of the season where Swans are no longer in control of their finals destiny. They must dust themselves down and beat Claremont next week and hope that West Perth beat the Tigers in round 23.

I haven't seen any stats but I thought we dominated the clearances mate, we just coughed it up at the wrong times, they got a lot of their opportunities not through their good footy but through our fuck ups, I cant say it was an impressive win by WP, but they did enough at the finish when it counted. This will be a season where we know our very best footy is as good as if not better than anyone else's but these young guys need to learn how to play 4 Q`s something we have not done once this year. At least we know we will be around the place for many years to come with the depth of talent we have down the grades and coming through. I`m afraid it will have to be a day out of the box for WP or Clare (unlikely) like 2013 to beat $ubi, Peelmantle or ERT for the flag. I will order a massive plate of Mothballs to much on in a couple of weeks

I disagree a tad.
While our overall depth is quite good we lack genuine top end talent that will break games open and dominate for sustained periods of matches. Too much falls on the shoulders of Davis and Notte and outside of those 2 we have a bunch that are just honest toilers.
If we don't recruit accordingly for next year and the year after our time will have past imo.

Rudy may have missed a recovery/training session last week hence him playing in the early game yesterday according to Swan42.

Beasley Hutton wrote: Rudy may have missed a recovery/training session last week hence him playing in the early game yesterday according to Swan42.

That is disappointing if that is the case, particularly given the importance of yesterdays game. I think Swans now have to focus on making Claremont earn their spot in the finals by beating them next week and then forcing them to get over West Perth at Joondalup in round 23 which is something no side has been able to achieve this year. if the Tigers can do this, then they certainly deserve their place. Even though it feels like mothballs day, Swans still do have some hope if they can play their part next week.

Really good 2nd qtr and parts of the 3rd qtr.Not enough to win but very competitive in a high standard game.Can see further improvement in 2016.Had some big wins at home this year and next weeks a must.Claremont last game is at Joondy V Wp.