Sydney's Big Spend on Gun Forward

[Bas]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/af...-1226068259827

Article in today's paper which sounds like journo crap to me.

Even if we had $1 million to spend, there isn't anyone in the market to fill this void. You can forget Fev.

Rather I think the Swans will continue with what we have and Reid will become the CHF and we will either have LJ or Jesse at FF or they will rotate through the position. Benny has been playing FF alot for most of the games that I've been to.

It's an easy story to write on the back of Plugger and Hall though.

I would take Franklin though. Not that he's going anywhere.

Edit: Damn realised at the final second the Gun turned out to be Gin. We'll do with a Scotch, Whisky or Vodka forward as well!!

[liz]

Even if there was a gin forward available and wanting to come to Sydney, our first round pick this year is almost certainly not available for trading (Tom Mitchell).

[Bleed Red Blood]

Even if there was a gin forward available and wanting to come to Sydney, our first round pick this year is almost certainly not available for trading (Tom Mitchell).

Its the bidding process that means we have to use our first pick on Mitchell, right? But whats to stop us trading our first pick, and hence having to use our second on him?

[DLBIA14]

Its the bidding process that means we have to use our first pick on Mitchell, right? But whats to stop us trading our first pick, and hence having to use our second on him?

Furthermore, is Tom even rated a 1st round draft pick? Haven't injuries got to him over the last couple of years? I doubt we'd have to use our first pick now tbh. Potential coup there, though then again, his football development might have been stunted by the time off as well.

[Cpt. Kirk]

Furthermore, is Tom even rated a 1st round draft pick? Haven't injuries got to him over the last couple of years? I doubt we'd have to use our first pick now tbh. Potential coup there, though then again, his football development might have been stunted by the time off as well.

I think in the u16's he was the rated very highly and i guess we will see just how good he is when he comes back in round 4 or 5 for WA.

[ugg]

Its the bidding process that means we have to use our first pick on Mitchell, right? But whats to stop us trading our first pick, and hence having to use our second on him?

Bidding happens before trade week.

[ScottH]

Well the titile got my curiosity going. Thought we'd found someone at Liquor land!!

You're right though the power forward no longer exists.
About the closest their is as a youngster, who may be available one day, is young Jack Reiwoldt.

[Jeffers1984]

In Jesse we trust. Leave him at FF and have Pyke/Seaby relieving Mummy.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

In Jesse we trust. Leave him at FF and have Pyke/Seaby relieving Mummy.

I wonder how many lone hand ruckmen are going to suffer injuries because of the increased workload? Mummy and Jolly so far.

I wonder how much damage, being used in the ruck as a pinch hitter is having on young talls. Jesse for certain.

Roos once noted that the vast majority of premiership teams fielded two ruckmen. It's amazing how a slight change to the interchange rule (and it is, when you think about it, a slight change) and all of a sudden some (not all) teams feel unable to "waste" a spot on a second ruckman.

So the big question is whether our coaching panel will ever go with two ruckman again?

[Melbournehammer]

I wonder how many lone hand ruckmen are going to suffer injuries because of the increased workload? Mummy and Jolly so far.

I wonder how much damage, being used in the ruck as a pinch hitter is having on young talls. Jesse for certain.

Roos once noted that the vast majority of premiership teams fielded two ruckmen. It's amazing how a slight change to the interchange rule (and it is, when you think about it, a slight change) and all of a sudden some (not all) teams feel unable to "waste" a spot on a second ruckman.

So the big question is whether our coaching panel will ever go with two ruckman again?

I reckon they will. but the second ruckman has to be multidimensional. self-evidently the weagles are managing to do it, because their second rucks are more than capable of playing on the ball as ruck rovers. Few other teams are not playing someone who can assist the number 1 ruck but whose primary position is somewhere else. we just need to find whether pyke can play somewhere else semi permanently. Seaby can certainly take a mark forwards and is a pretty good set shot kicker so we do have some capacity there.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Few other teams are not playing someone who can assist the number 1 ruck but whose primary position is somewhere else.

Multidimensional ruckmen?
Haha, next thing you'll be telling me they can be taught to speak!!!

But in all seriousness the dimension ruckmen have to themselves is height. While grass burners get slower as the game goes on, ruckmen don't shrink.

I would prefer to see us try the radical experiment of playing two real ruckmen a second time (it worked against the dogs) than for us to play "someone who can assist."

Nor do I think ruckmen should be positioned on the forward line on a semi permanent basis, it just doesn't seem to work.
Most ruckmen can make a menace of themselves up forward these days. Like migrating whales they should be regular spectacular visits to the forward line.
They seem to have more effect like that, scoring goals in bursts. Probably the result of the confusion caused in the short term by the replacement of a 6ft forward by a 6ft8in ruckman.

[swansrule100]

either riewoldt would do, nick might like a change, but cant see him ever leaving stkilda, plus hes older i guess.

could try and poach a future star like Hurley or Darling, or walker maybe???

we will probably end up offering hally a four year deal.