Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT
I'd be suprised if we bought in another debutant this week. I'd expect it'll be Morton for Mcglynn.
I know we are lacking the usual pace we like to use recently at Subiaco, but I'm relatively confident we will hand the Weagles ok and get the job done.
"You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."
One behind play incident on the weekend actually got off and it was far worse than Benny's as it was at least 20 metres off the play.
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I think Morto has to come in as he knows the ground very well. We are already taking a lot of players who are Pattersons Stadium virgins and I think we need the experienced head.
The other thing I think is important, while Harry is a good running player, wing or HB he doesn't kick a lot of goals even while playing in the mids. He is guilty of the occasional long running goal or long set shot and he does kick long. But Benny is a prolific goal scorer and I think we have to look at that side very seriously when replacing him. We need a goal kicker and that would be one of three, Morto, Membrey or Towers.
Towers has the distinct advantage of being able to play in the mids as well as forward but lacks experience. With Weagles having Kerr, Shuey & Wellingham available we need to be very mindful of their experience around the ground. Embley is out but the way he has been playing this year it might be an advantage rather than a deficit.
I think Morto just on experience but take Towers as an experience for the lad as first emergency
Looking at the games over the past few weeks again I've been surprised by the number of times that Swans players get in each other's way. I think that's the result of so many new players. It wasn't a problem again GWS and the Blues but it will be against the Hawks and Cats. I'd love us to finish Top 4 but, to do that, I think we'll have to lift as we did this time last year. A lot of our B to B push has been Ben so I think we'll miss him a lot - there's been a few games when he's willed us across the line as others who already have that Premiership medal have slacked off.
SYDNEY SWANS
In: M.Morton, H.Cunningham, X.Richards, D.Towers
Out: B.McGlynn (suspended)
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West Coast have some good ins with Shuey and Wellingham
WEST COAST
In: A.Selwood, S.Wellingham, L.Shuey, B.Wilson
Out: A.Embley (suspended)
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Those four plus Mitchell Everitt and Lamb on the extended bench
Towers and Cunningham flying to Perth
Interchange from:
- Andrejs Everitt
- Tom Mitchell
- Jed Lamb
- Dean Towers
- Harry Cunningham
- Xavier Richards
- Mitch Morton
Andre & Tom are safe (presumably). I'd be surprised if they feed Xav to the Eagles' forwards at this stage. So it's two from Lamb, Towers, Cunningham and Mitch.
Cunningham is 100% match fit and the most McGlynn-like, so he's in. Of the three remaining I'm tipping Towers to debut in the vest for his speed, versatility and form in the twos.
Bench: Andre, Tom, Cunningham, Towers (s)
Emg: Jed, Xav, Mitch.
To all those people who waited 72 years to see a South Melbourne/Sydney Swans premiership HERE IT IS!!
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