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Good to hear from ya on a Saturday night freeze ..for the first time in nearly 4 months

Freezin wrote: not a good way to miss out SD...unlucky to say the least...no doubt Harding and the players will take it on the chin and move forward into 2016......tempted to have some banter here, but I guess now is not the time and place, good to see everyone huddling in and giving each other some back slapping love....

It's really testing my self control

Beasley Hutton wrote: Good to hear from ya on a Saturday night freeze ..for the first time in nearly 4 months

come on BH you know I am a humble loser fella, always gracious in defeat me mate, had plenty of practice I admit this year, but cest la vie.....not too sure what is worse tho.... 12 losses on the trot or getting pipped at the post by 2% in the last 5 mins of a 20 match season.....6th and 8th this season mate.....far cry from this time last year hey?

Freezin wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: Good to hear from ya on a Saturday night freeze ..for the first time in nearly 4 months

come on BH you know I am a humble loser fella, always gracious in defeat me mate, had plenty of practice I admit this year, but cest la vie.....not too sure what is worse tho.... 12 losses on the trot or getting pipped at the post by 2% in the last 5 mins of a 20 match season.....6th and 8th this season mate.....far cry from this time last year hey?

I may well be proven wrong but I believe both clubs are actually in better shape moving forward than we were at the same time last year freeze!

Yeah SD will be sweet....not so sure about EF though..and I am not just saying that to get into Swandogs good books either.......

Freezin wrote: not a good way to miss out SD...unlucky to say the least...no doubt Harding and the players will take it on the chin and move forward into 2016......tempted to have some banter here, but I guess now is not the time and place, good to see everyone huddling in and giving each other some back slapping love....

I don't think luck comes into it Freezin. Swans finished where they deserved because they dropped too many games away from home. The old adage ''Lions at home, Lambs away" has been the key this year, with the heroics at Bassendean cancelled out by patchy efforts at other grounds. 2 wins out of 10 is not a worthy number for a finalist and that is something for them to address next year. Given that record I wouldn't have been putting too much money on us to beat East Perth if we had somehow made it.

mikeh wrote:

Freezin wrote: not a good way to miss out SD...unlucky to say the least...no doubt Harding and the players will take it on the chin and move forward into 2016......tempted to have some banter here, but I guess now is not the time and place, good to see everyone huddling in and giving each other some back slapping love....

I don't think luck comes into it Freezin. Swans finished where they deserved because they dropped too many games away from home. The old adage ''Lions at home, Lambs away" has been the key this year, with the heroics at Bassendean cancelled out by patchy efforts at other grounds. 2 wins out of 10 is not a worthy number for a finalist and that is something for them to address next year. Given that record I wouldn't have been putting too much money on us to beat East Perth if we had somehow made it.

Mikeh what were the positives for us this season and apart from the need to win more away games what do you think we need to do better next year? Also, in the context of where we were expected to finish this year, on balance do you think the positives outweighed the negatives or vice versa?

swan42 wrote:

mikeh wrote:

Freezin wrote: not a good way to miss out SD...unlucky to say the least...no doubt Harding and the players will take it on the chin and move forward into 2016......tempted to have some banter here, but I guess now is not the time and place, good to see everyone huddling in and giving each other some back slapping love....

I don't think luck comes into it Freezin. Swans finished where they deserved because they dropped too many games away from home. The old adage ''Lions at home, Lambs away" has been the key this year, with the heroics at Bassendean cancelled out by patchy efforts at other grounds. 2 wins out of 10 is not a worthy number for a finalist and that is something for them to address next year. Given that record I wouldn't have been putting too much money on us to beat East Perth if we had somehow made it.

Mikeh what were the positives for us this season and apart from the need to win more away games what do you think we need to do better next year? Also, in the context of where we were expected to finish this year, on balance do you think the positives outweighed the negatives or vice versa?

Overwhelmingly more positives than negatives Swan42. I have really enjoyed watching the boys this year. The strengths for me were the indomitable team spirit, their ability to fight games right out and the number of talented young players unearthed this year.

I think retaining the experienced core of our team and continuing to expose the young players to more match situations will bring some natural improvement in 2016. Harding is I reckon an outstanding coach, you can see the players listen to him and take in what he is saying and more importantly put it into action on the field.

I think they also need to develop some match awareness and the ability to stop an opposition when momentum is running against them. Some examples that come to mind are the last 10 minutes of the first game at Joondalup and the first 15 minutes of the 3rd quarter at the Showgrounds where the opposition got a run on and they needed to put more players behind the ball to stop the rot. They just seem to have little lapses in games where they concede too many goals .It may be a concentration thing, I don't know but it is certainly something they can work on in the off season.
I cannot see any reason why Swans will not be in the mix for finals again next year.

mikeh wrote:

swan42 wrote:

mikeh wrote:

Freezin wrote: not a good way to miss out SD...unlucky to say the least...no doubt Harding and the players will take it on the chin and move forward into 2016......tempted to have some banter here, but I guess now is not the time and place, good to see everyone huddling in and giving each other some back slapping love....

I don't think luck comes into it Freezin. Swans finished where they deserved because they dropped too many games away from home. The old adage ''Lions at home, Lambs away" has been the key this year, with the heroics at Bassendean cancelled out by patchy efforts at other grounds. 2 wins out of 10 is not a worthy number for a finalist and that is something for them to address next year. Given that record I wouldn't have been putting too much money on us to beat East Perth if we had somehow made it.

Mikeh what were the positives for us this season and apart from the need to win more away games what do you think we need to do better next year? Also, in the context of where we were expected to finish this year, on balance do you think the positives outweighed the negatives or vice versa?

Overwhelmingly more positives than negatives Swan42. I have really enjoyed watching the boys this year. The strengths for me were the indomitable team spirit, their ability to fight games right out and the number of talented young players unearthed this year.

I think retaining the experienced core of our team and continuing to expose the young players to more match situations will bring some natural improvement in 2016. Harding is I reckon an outstanding coach, you can see the players listen to him and take in what he is saying and more importantly put it into action on the field.

I think they also need to develop some match awareness and the ability to stop an opposition when momentum is running against them. Some examples that come to mind are the last 10 minutes of the first game at Joondalup and the first 15 minutes of the 3rd quarter at the Showgrounds where the opposition got a run on and they needed to put more players behind the ball to stop the rot. They just seem to have little lapses in games where they concede too many goals .It may be a concentration thing, I don't know but it is certainly something they can work on in the off season.
I cannot see any reason why Swans will not be in the mix for finals again next year.

Thanks Mike. I certainly agree that a clinical analysis of how the club performed over the season we have much to look forward to for the 2016 season. Of great import is how well our ressies have performed this season. The highlight for me was how hard and with what great spirit we played the match last week. It clearly and unequivocally showed that we have a group of players who want to play for their mates, the club and its members and supporters. Once our colts and ressies finish their season it will be a long summer waiting with great anticipation the 2016 season.

Simmo cant wait to go around again and again until/so he can taste the spoils of a Flag win one more time, great news for the mighty black and whites