Player Ratings: vs Hawthorn, Round 10, 2017

Ground hog day all over again, Hawks seal the win with a late goal, while the Swans battle themselves, Hawks and the umpires, but ultimately fall short.

Well, the first 60 minutes was like having teeth pulled without anaesthesia, and the final 5 minutes was like having your foot amputated with a rusty spoon.

Lance Franklin wore number #67 and Dane Rampe #50 for the night, instead of their usual numbers.

B: Dane Rampe, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith
HB: Zak Jones, Lewis Melican, Callum Mills
C: Jake Lloyd, Josh P. Kennedy, Isaac Heeney
HF: Gary Rohan, Lance Franklin, Will Hayward
F: Tom Papley, Kurt Tippett, Sam Reid
FOL: Callum Sinclair, Luke Parker, Dan Hannebery
I/C: Oliver Florent, Dean Towers, Nic Newman, George Hewett

	24: Dane Rampe	7.5	Really good 2nd game back. Was arguably our best defender on the night
	39: Heath Grundy	7	Another good game, although beaten on the lead. Body on body back to his best and OK with disposal
	40: Nick Smith	7.5	Best game of the season by a mile. Kept Puopolo out of it and did a solid on other players
	10: Zak Jones	7.5	Will find himself suspended after the bye for two short arm shots. Really good work, 11 tackles, 5 clearances, 3 of them from the centre and 22 disposals at close to 80%.
	43: Lewis Melican (R)	5	Had 13 disposals at just over 60%. Cost us a couple of goals. Just not AFL ready yet.
	14: Callum Mills	5.5	Not a great game for Mills, just couldn't win the ball enough, turned it over when he had it, and well beaten by his opponents on the night.
	44: Jake Lloyd	NA	Knocked out in the first minute
	12: Josh Kennedy	7.5	Did a mountain of work in the middle with little to no support, again.
	5: Isaac Heeney	6	Apart from a ripping final quarter, his face was going up on milk cartons.
	16: Gary Rohan	6	Shifted to defence midway at half-time and did some good work on Gunston who was killing Melican at the time.
	23: Lance Franklin	8	Only reason the Swans had a chance in this game. 10th all time goal kicker, well done.
	9: Will Hayward	5.5	A couple of lead up marks across the ground, but as a forward, zero impact. Has played well in patches this year.
	41: Tom Papley	7	1.2, 4 clearances, and 18 possessions, 12 contested. Is he a forward or midfielder?
	8: Kurt Tippett	6	Out rucked and out played by Sinclair, yet has more AFL/Fantasy points, go figure.
	20: Sam Reid	4.5	Switched to defence in the first half of the first quarter. Wasn't doing anything as a forward and even less as a defender.
	18: Callum Sinclair	6.5	Out rucked and out played Tippett, that's all that needs to be said.
	26: Luke Parker	6	22 disposals, 14 contested and 9 clearances, good right? 63% DEF, 4 clangers and always caught out of position. Not a good game
	4: Dan Hannebery	7	Worked his bollocks off all game with 35 disposals, wasn't his best, but was far better than some of his established team mates.
	13: Oliver Florent	5.5	Had his moments, especially the lovely team goal at the start of the 4th, but a passenger throughout. Not AFL level.
	22: Dean Towers	6	Jesse White Mach II.
	28: Nic Newman	6.5	Not his best by a long shot. Hawks clamped him down and while he had his moments, didn't have anywhere near his usual impact.
	29: George Hewett	6	Could be forgiven for forgetting he played.

Bonus Rating: 0/10 Longmire for persisting with a player that's clearly not AFL standard while he has an elite intercept defender languishing away in the reserves.

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