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April 18, 2006
Ah Finally A Win
Well I knew we wen't that bad we would lose to Carlton, but hell thanks to Carlton uber-flood tactics it was close. Still Carlton if you want to play with fire, expect to get burnt. Seriously how did you expect to beat us at our own game when you knew we more than likely would have the ball for most of the last quarter???
Most Swans fans I have talked to, felt nerves late in the match, while I just sat their knowing full well, Carlton couldn't beat us. Anyway we won and the season is back on track in a sense. We move onto the Demons who now are 0-3 (unlucky to be that I must say) at home and get Tadhg Kennelly back from injury. Thing's are starting to look up.
As for the match well, the Swans had the wood on Carlton for much of the first half, until a stupid free kick to Fevola which should of been paid to us resulted in a advantage goal to Eddie Betts with all but Betts stopped for the free kick. That allowed Carlton to believe in themselves to come out in the third term and take the game Sydney more while easing up on Noah's flood.
Davis' got his second shortly after the restart and Fevola's night took a turn for the worse when he was reported nine minutes in for charging Brett Kirk. It then looked like Carlton might be done when O'Loughlin got his third soon after, but two young guns sparked a Blues revival that saw them roar back into the contest on the back of five unanswered goals.
The Swans were reeling, but managed to get control of the game again and though expirence got some telling hands to the ball and restored a 13-point lead at the last break with the last two goals for the quarter. Carlton wasn't done yet, though. Fevola bagged his second and Dylan McLaren stood tall to mark and goal with just eight minutes elapsed in the last.
Jude Bolton made the task difficult when he goaled soon after and Hall looked to have sealed it when he put through his only major of the night. Fevola's third from 55 metres out gave the Blues hope, but Sydney used the ball masterfully in the dying minutes to see off the challenge. Leo Barry was a huge presence in defence for Sydney - pulling down a whopping 18 marks and gathering 29 possessions - and Michael O'Loughlin was the chief scorer on the night with four.
Sydney coach Paul Roos said the club's first win of the season eased the pressure on the group.
"At 0 and 3 you start to lose a lot of confidence, but you're 1 and 2 and you're hoping you get a bit more confidence out of the win … and for your players, the pressure valve is off a bit, because you've actually got on the board," Roos said after the win. "So we're certainly hoping that we can continue to play better, as we did tonight, compared to last week."
So finally a win and against the scum that is Carlton, who we official now OWN on the field and boy doesn't it feel great.
CARLTON: 1.3 3.4 8.6 11.8 (74)
SYDNEY: 4.3 6.4 10.7 12.9 (81)
GOALS: O'Loughlin 4, J.Bolton, N.Davis 2, Hall, Mathews, McVeigh, O'Keefe 1.
Best Swan on Ground: Leo Barry. Had the ball so much, means he had to be good.
Rising Star: Nick Malceski. Pity he is going to be dropped for Kennelly this week however.
Posted by robbieando at April 18, 2006 06:08 PM