Swifts held Pimpinio scoreless in the second half of the Horsham and District round three clash on Saturday.
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After a slow start at North Park, the Baggies lifted after half-time and were able to dominate the game through the centre and improve their ball movement resulting in a 115 point win.
The Baggies went into half-time only 16 points ahead.
Behind closed doors, co-coach Scott Carey addressed the players.
"I pretty much said it was time to stand up," he said.
"Pimpinio put really good pressure on in that first half and in no stage did we want to influence the contest at all.
"The word got across that it was time to raise the players game and glad that it got through."
Despite winning by over 100 points the Baggies were once again plagued with injury and played the last quarter out without a bench.
Corey Prydderch injured his ankle in the first quarter, Angus Murray coped a knock to the knee and was sitting out as a precautionary and Ben Martin was sitting on ice in the final quarter.
Carey said the team impressed him with how they lifted the intensity of their game in the second half.
"Our delivery inside the forward 50 was where we wanted it to be," he said.
"It allowed us to have a lot of set shots - unfortunately we couldn't convert but the ball delivery is where we want it to be."
Key forward Ben Martin took advantage of the delivery inside 50 and kicked five goals for the third week in a row.
Reflecting on the game, Carey said he identified the team needs to work on is being first to the football every time.
"The first two quarters we allowed them to pick the ball up and make the first move," he said.
"You can't do that against the majority of oppositions.
"Making the right decisions, knowing when to release and give your teammates the chance to move the ball on is something I will be addressing as well."
Pimpinio coach Liam Jakobi said he felt the first half is where he wanted the team to be.
"Our second half there was a few lapses which didn't help us," he said.
"You get that when you have eight players under the age of 18 and still up and coming players that need to work into the game.
"They definitely put as much as they could into the game."
Jakobi said the pressure the Tigers brought in the first half impressed him.
"I thought it was really good," he said.
"We kept up with the Baggies, our pressure around the footy was great and our talk all across the ground really helped as well.
"Obviously the result, in the end, wasn't great and we probably could have finished off a little stronger.
"That comes from our leaders really standing up and lifting those around them that are down a little bit."
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