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Gerard Healy’s good, bad and ugly from Round 20

By Gerard Healy

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To Round 20 of the footy where the win-loss analysts are finally working out that the Swans have got some issues.

We’ll kick it off with the GOOD, and that clearly has to be the Dogs’ destructive efforts at the SCG looking very much a premiership contender.

Luke Beveridge - whose head was on a pike 10 weeks ago according to numerous commentators who apparently have got amnesia – is looking very much like the premiership coach.

They edged out the Hawks with Will Day and Conor MacDonald teaming up to destroy the Crows.

To the BAD, well that had to be the Swans who have not played great footy for a long time now.

But perhaps out of a crisis, a good can emerge with Logan McDonald being trialled at centre half back.

They've locked to my eyes too tall and incomplete all season up in the forward line.

As I've noted on numerous occasions, Luke Parker can play that role so much better than any of the apprentice talls as they look to reinvigorate through August.

No restructuring will work, however, unless the hunger and the team-first ethos returns having taken a back seat to miraculous goal attempts and one-way running.

It’s a big challenge for the coach no doubt who surely won't be horsing around this week.

The UGLY, well that has to be Essendon after being mauled by the Saints who are finishing strongly this season.

It’s hard to believe there wasn't a fierce response by the Bombers after such a poor result last week.

Their season is on the line at the MCG next week against the Dockers who many are finally working out are serious premiership contenders.

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