markp wrote:I'm more concerned about the Swans.
They are certainly getting a lot of positive press at the moment.
However, let's analyse what they have achieved so far:
. They've beaten Richmond, West Coast and Brisbane at the SCG
. They've beaten Adelaide and North Melbourne away
. They lost to us on a diabolical surface at ANZ Stadium.
Of these performances, you'd really only rate the win over the Lions particularly highly, and that was at the SCG which is surely the best possible venue at which to line up against an opponent which builds its game plan around a possession-winning midfield delivering to 2 giant forwards in Brown and Fevola. And, with all that going for them, the game was pretty even and the Swans won mainly because they made more of their opportunities.
In the next three games the Swans face Geelong at Skilled Stadium, the Dogs at Manuka and Freo at the SCG. Let's see how they are travelling then.
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