Fenwick Snap wrote:
Sorry I'm late. Go Blues! And all that.
Expected us to be a little sloppy, as were the Swans at times. The main thing was to get out of the blocks quickly and it paid off handsomely - we were never headed.
I was more confident of hanging on at the end than in our Dees game. This one didn't feel as brutal and they didn't have a Petracca. I didn't fancy us so much if extra time was forced but thought we had it covered. Their last goal involved a fair bit of luck. Weitering should've punched the clappers out of it but he, of any defender, is usually reliable in his grabs - didn't quite judge it. And the spilt ball running through Martin's legs - pure bad luck, blink and you miss it...and he did.
My initial call for BBOG was Walsh - brilliant return to form - but Acres gets over the line where the ball didn't - twice - in emphatically claiming the Hand of Marchbank Award, and in running himself ragged to make the line first for the sealer. Sorry for doubting you during our slump, Hectares. You haven't quite rid yourself of a tendency to spray it on the full but a pretty decent chunk, especially the back-end, of your season has been speccie. Special mentions to Martin, Cotters and Cerra for their efforts. Jeez, Cotts, great bullocking snap but we were almost into Saturday by the time it went through, thank Judd.
Yes, Harry stuffed up biblically - twice - but his game was otherwise solid and crucial to our early lead. Everyone played their part in one way or another. Did someone say Marchbank? Blinkers off, haters. He's not always the cleanest handler but he was a calming influence in more situations than others on here are giving him credit for. Pitto positioned himself well at times around the ground, not just in the ruck, and seems to be working on being more than a statue. I'd like him to hold onto some more of those marks under pressure though. Motlop got caught in the headlights at least once when options were on but his pressure was okay when the Swans were looking for the game breaker. The team will be better for the run.
Some outs for us could make the difference next week but maybe not as much as once expected. We're building and the once (almost) impossible is still possible.
We've already exorcised some demons this year so let's bring experience to the table this week.
Beautiful summary.
Great team effort. Players who have had their critics in the fan base stood up and played an important role in our win.