The round 4 clash between the Swans and the Eagles was set up to be the game of the round. In the past few years only a couple of points had separated them. Not only was the game exciting for only the first half, with the Swans taking control from the outset and keeping it, and then slackening off for the second half of the game. But, this game will be spoken of for all the wrong reasons. With one brain snap, Barry swung out with his left hook and caught Brent Staker on the chin. Brent Staker, who most Sydney fans had never heard of before, will now be known as the recipient of that king hit. Not only is Barry facing 4 – 8 weeks of suspension for the hit, but he’s got a suspected broken right wrist after a run in with an advertising board on the edge of the ground. What a way to end Barry’s bad night.
Enough about that… let’s look at the game!
The swans were in fine form! Adam Goodes broke away with the ball three times that resulted in 2 goals. It was the best form I’d seen him in for several years. Again the new guys stood up and did themselves proud. Ed Barlow got a couple of goals and Kieran Jack also chipped in with one. These guys must surely have cemented a place in the seniors!
I don’t know what was said at half time, but instead of the free flowing fast paced game of the first half, the Swans lost the plot! They started hand passing the ball around and going backwards instead of forwards. That doesn’t work for them! More often than not they turn the ball over and it results in the other team scoring. For the first half West Coast only scored 2 goals. In the 3rd quarter they got 2… granted, they could have gotten a heap more if their kicking was accurate. If they had been more accurate the result could have easily gone the other way. WHAT HAPPENED GUYS??!!
Granted a win is a win, but just because they have a handy lead doesn’t mean the game is done and dusted! With a team like West Coast at full strength, you can’t take those kinds of chances.
Geelong next week… and it should be a VERY interesting game!
Swans: 16-11 - 107
Eagles : 5 - 15- 45
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