For the Swans, Dean Towers contributed two majors while Kieren Jack was much improved on last weekend's below-par showing against the Giants, racking up a game-high three goal assists along with three behinds.
The other end, Kevin Fagan, is much improved.
These teams, not only Alex Smith, are much improved since then.
There has been plenty on this blog about Gabriel García Márquez's 80th birthday and I was interested to read of his decision to celebrate with old friend, Fidel Castro, apparently much improved after his recent surgery.
However, Hull were much improved after the restart, with the introduction of Matt Fryatt and Stephen Quinn proving crucial.
Compared to these prior works, Sensor Guardian has much improved performance and incurs less overhead during runtime control.
Alex were much improved after the turnaround and played their part in a thrilling second period, but they should have been out of the game by then.
Collins said the defensive play this year of his starter, Thole, was "much, much improved," and he lauded the differences in the group's preparations from this year to last.
On the other hand, the Huddersfield coach, Paul Anderson, had promised that his own star half-back, Danny Brough, would be much improved after getting a game under his belt following a return from injury at Leeds last week, and how right he was.
For the last two rounds, Smith has been much improved, and is in good shape for tonight's semi-final, although Revel Horwood still makes sharp comments about his protruding thumbs and long arms (Smith's wingspan is, unusually, two inches longer than his height, a great help on pommel horse).
Rick Saul, a 6-3 guard, is "much improved," Coyle said.
