Seems inaccuracy is contagious! We wanted to prove a point against the Swannies but did we need to prove up 15 of them? Time to Restump Podcast the frustratingly wayward walloping we were handed by the Swans.

I can’t remember being in a game we were in up to our eyeballs, yet simultaneously couldn’t have been further out of. We matched or bettered the classy Swans in nearly every aspect of the game except where it most counts, the scoreboard.

Obviously, it was evident the tragic passing of Cam McCarthy had a severe impact on the group. But it didn’t seem to materially effect on-field performance. Had there been a lethargy or a lack of intensity you’d understandably attribute it to the sad situation. But the players showed little to no signs of such and only stumbled going forward and around the big sticks.

The Swannies excelled in decision making and composure, areas where we were drastically deficient in. They brought a superbly crafted plan to the table that involved shutting down Jordan Clark and curtailing Luke Ryan’s influence and they executed it to perfection.

While many of our scoring opportunities were under pressure and from low percentage positions on the ground, you can’t offer up excuses for simple set shot misses from the likes of Jye Amiss, Sam Switkowski, Freddy and Paddy Voss to name a few. 

Caleb Serong couldn’t make the distance of about 45 metres. Fyfe, Amiss, O’Meara and Sharp all had shots on goal that went scoreless.

It was a mental contagion. The rot snowballed into such a state that players began shirking the responsibility. Bailey Banfield had a mark 35 metres out and kicked it 50 metres to Jeremy Sharp in a worse position. Fyfey, who was having a nightmare of a kicking game, was so unwilling to take the kick 25 metres out directly in front, he handballed to a teammate under pressure.

The Swans rightfully should be flag favourites and we did more than enough in almost every measurable category on the ground to beat them. We simply broke down forward of centre, as we so often do against highly competent teams. Missed gettable goals, overuse of the ball forward of centre, poor decision making and that severe lack of mid forward connection and cohesion continues to bring us undone.

Is Luke Ryan keeping an eye on the Mi Casa Property Boutique Metres Gained Competition? He had 13 possessions to ¾ time and then went into overdrive with 13 in the last quarter to almost double his metres gained with 321 in the last quarter. Thommo Thomason took off the $150 jackpot spend from 2Bros with a 245 metres prediction. It’ll be back next week starting from $50 once again. 

Enough of this claptrap here! Let’s get into the podcast and dig a little deeper, call in the biomechanists, the shrinks, the podiatrists even and anyone else that can help get to bottom of the wayward goal kicking woes! There are no wrong answers so join us with your suggestions.

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