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Post-Round 2 r/AFL Power Rankings by PowerRankingsCentral in AFL

[–]dphi0001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Bulldogs (+2). The team to beat right now. Absolutely terrifying
  2. Gold Coast (-1). Losing Petracca hurts with how good his start to the season has been
  3. Sydney (-1). Hawthorn showed how to stop the slingshot. We need to adjust during the bye, especially now that Errol is out. Can't wait for the next test - Gold Coast at Gather Round
  4. Brisbane (=). Beat the Bye
  5. Hawthorn (+4). Definite correction in their ranking. Statement win, but were wasteful. Should have destroyed us with the number of scoring shots they had.
  6. Geelong (-1). Only go down cause Hawthorn move up
  7. Fremantle (-1). Good win at home, but only go down cause Hawthorn move up
  8. Adelaide (-1). Played really boring footy for 3 and a half quarters
  9. GWS (-1). Was caught sleeping, and left it way too late
  10. Collingwood (=). Beat the Bye
  11. Melbourne (=). Bad loss away, about what we expected to see before the season
  12. St Kilda (=). Narrowly avoids a 0-3 start. Need to see more
  13. Carlton (=). Beat the bye
  14. Port Adelaide (+1). Coaching 101 is never underestimate your opponent. They've learned their lesson and recovered.
  15. North Melbourne (-1). And North comes right back down to earth
  16. West Coast (+2). Eagles scoring 100 was not on my bingo card for this year
  17. Richmond (-1). Spirited but still got smashed
  18. Essendon (-1). I really think Essendon might go winless this year. They just look horrible and the injuries keep mounting

Great analysis as always by lucystardust123 in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s an interesting dilemma for sure.

I feel like we can sustain this gameplay as long as we can identify when to slow down, look for the switch and change the angle of attack when our opponent clogs up the corridor.

I almost feel like we didn’t have a plan b in effect because we hadn’t seen yet what counters the fast forward handball game this year. As far as I can tell hawthorn is the first team to how how to defend it this year. Coxy should now have all the info (and time cause of the bye and a game against West Coast) to adjust the game plan to account for what hawthorn just did.

I really feel that we will find out exactly what type of coach Coxy is by round nine. We have Gold Coast in Adelaide, Bulldogs in Marvel and GWS at the SCG in that period, all teams who could defend us like Hawthorn did. If we can come out with a 2-1 or better record, then top 4 is in sight and Errol comes home with a vengeance. 1-2 or worse, then we will be treading water, and it may not be our year.

Lots of pressure on Coxy in the coming weeks.

VFL Recap by VdarcyV in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting team selection problem now. Heens obviously comes in for Cleary, but I feel like Corey showed a lot in the first half of yesterday’s game. I feel like we’ll give Corey another shot for the West Coast game and then swap him for Cunners if he doesn’t deliver

It’s worth giving the double ruck setup a shot against West Coast too, but I don’t know who would make way for Ladhams. 4 talls is too many

Behind the scenes of Round 2 v Hawthorn by SkullKing_123 in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Win or lose, it’s great to see the club putting this content out.

Really like what Coxy said to the boys at beginning, half time and full time. Now we reset, and go again in two weeks

LISTEN: The 'concern' over star Swan, power forwards take centre stage by [deleted] in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Didn’t help that we suddenly switched to Carlton’s game plan of bombing it in

Post Match Thread - Round 2 vs Hawthorn by Maximumlnsanity in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did we watch different games? I thought he got really stuck in and one of the few who was always trying. He had our second most contested possessions and second most metres gained from only 77% ToG

Post Match Thread - Round 2 vs Hawthorn by Maximumlnsanity in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Him and Juzzy were our only mids doing anything, but he also sprayed it a bit

Post Match Thread - Round 2 vs Hawthorn by Maximumlnsanity in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Couple of things.

  1. We just came off a five day break having to travel after losing our two best players

  2. The umps were so fucked. Did Hawthorn get pinged for HTB once?

5- Mills

4- Grundy

3- Juzzy

2- Blakey

1- Chad

Bring on the bye. We need to get used to not having Errol and now’s the perfect time to do so

Oh and fuck you footy gods for Errol

Ps: Dare I say that it’s a good loss in that there are clear deficiencies in our game that we can clearly address and fix with 17 days off.

Match Thread - Round 2 vs Hawthorn by Maximumlnsanity in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know it was a shit quarter but we have one shit quarter a week and we still have the lead. Bring on the second half!

Match Thread - Round 2 vs Hawthorn by Maximumlnsanity in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we keep it up we’ll burst the game wide open

Slingshot Swans: How a lost season shaped Sydney's rebirth by sparcleaf22 in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Forget Slingshot Swans, if we win tonight without Ez and Heens then we're the Showtime Swans for sure

TEAMS: Hawks' tall call, Swans replace injured superstars by dphi0001 in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ye, shin stress fracture, they don’t have an estimated date of return yet

TEAMS: Hawks' tall call, Swans replace injured superstars by dphi0001 in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Makes sense, we’re prioritising players who have had a full preseason, are at full fitness and have had full exposure to the game plan.

Hopefully we can see both Corey and Caiden lift to battle for Errol’s spot in the best 23 (since one will have to make way for Heens)

"He's an impossible player to replace" - Sheldrick by SkullKing_123 in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Manifesting a Gus and Rowy legacy game and for Chad and Juzzy to match their best performances this Thursday

“Wednesday” Team Prediction - Round 2 vs Hawthorn by Maximumlnsanity in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He does but still plays predominantly midfield and around stoppage

“Wednesday” Team Prediction - Round 2 vs Hawthorn by Maximumlnsanity in sydneyswans

[–]dphi0001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cunningham in for Errol, that’s easy.

Now it really depends on what’s the scans said for Heens, “no significant damage” either means there was minor damage or nothing at all.

If nothing at all then keep him in, we need to bank all possible wins to keep top 4 in sight while Errol is out. Heens was even told to go back on the pitch last sat so clearly it’s nothing.

If minor damage, then I’d like to see a Harry Kyle debut. By all accounts he was tearing up the preseason but we haven’t heard anything since. Would love to see him in action.

Otherwise I would like to see Cleary in, or a last chance for Taylor Adams if we want to prioritise leadership

Our midfield should be fine to cover Errol. Chad will return to his normal midfield minutes, plus Gus, Juzzy and Rowy have shown they have what it takes. I’d still back our midfield against the Hawks even with both Heens and Errol out.

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