Last edited by ernie koala; 18th February 2010 at 10:48 PM.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT
Heard Roos say on SEN this morning that Mumford had a bit of bruising and they would rest him. Nothing wrong with him and he is fit and well.
So after the most hyped summer ever...back to reality and a loss in the first week of the Ansett Cup.
He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.
Just read the selected players on
AFL - The official site of the Australian Football League - AFL.com.au and am quite happy that I have no plans to go to Blacktown.Carlton is going in with a strong side and we are doing a fair bit of trialing.I have a strong feeling that this will be our first and only NAB Cup match this year.
I sincerely hope I'm wrong but we are giving some young blokes who are our future a run.Will be good to have a look at what they've they've got.
That would be a very conservative 22; not much of a change from last year; few 'kids', and not very exciting.
I hope we will see more changes than:
Currie for Hall
T L-D for O'Loughlin
Searby for Jolly
I meant that is a very conservative 18!
Extended bench will mean more trials and excitement
I believe this is one year we can't afford to have a casual attitude towards the NAB cup. Winning a couple will boost membership by generating excitement and coverage before the main season. We have been "sold" a new look Swans and die hard supporters want to see if this is true. There is an air of anticipation this year unlike other years and it would be frustrating if our matches were not televised. Realistically ,with a younger less experienced team,the more game time we can get,the more exposure to media pressure,the better. As Roos acknowledged,it will take time to Gel as a team and playing together is the only way. With the tightness of the competition and the possibility of a spot in the 8,we can't afford to coast into the season and rely on experienced players to win us a spot in the second half of the season.We have to win from the first game to the last as many as we can.
Just my opinion on a starting 18 at the first bounce..... I too want to see the younger brigade but I reckon you might find them interchanged on and off the bench a fair bit and trialled in different spots in and around the more experienced players......or do you think they'll whack them all on there and say go for it...maybe rest the older players a bit more?????
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