Changes for Rnd 4 V Fremantle

**S.S. Bleeder** · 23rd April 2015, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Rod_

Bird for Smith. Not because Birdie did anything wrong. Just a match up thing...

Benny to wear the vest.

My guesses.

Bird will never get dropped.

**Melbourne_Blood** · 23rd April 2015, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Triple B

I also cannot see Bird missing out. Freo has a gun midfield and our best lockdown man is a must play. I must admit it's not so easy to predict who he will actually play on though, possibly Neale....

Could see him going to Barlow, he's not giving much away in size there and neither are quick.

**Conor_Dillon** · 23rd April 2015, 02:56 PM

I think Bird will go to Neale, he's a similar sort of player to Shiel from GWS (and both are in red hot form) and Bird did an absolute number on him last weekend, no reason he cant do it again.

**Auntie.Gerald** · 23rd April 2015, 03:52 PM

CD i disagree with your point re Bird last wknd vs Shiels

I watched the game twice and there weremany players that rotated on Shiels which was a brilliant strategy

Bird would have been lucky to have had 30% of the minutes on Shiels

I think that we will have a fairly similar rotation strategy against Freeo

**Auntie.Gerald** · 23rd April 2015, 04:29 PM

SwansTV - Last Time We Met - Fremantle - sydneyswans.com.au

i forgot how good Pykes goal was in the 4th qtr but i also forgot that Buddy got those two crazy goals in the last qtr to seal the deal last time we met

**Zlatorog** · 23rd April 2015, 04:47 PM

The only player that could possible be dropped for Smith is Towers. I know it's not like for like, but Smith was not replaced by another defender last week, so that makes it equal.

**jono2707** · 23rd April 2015, 06:12 PM

I reckon Harry (when in form, which was better last week) offers more than Towers, and I think he's better equipped to deal with Freo's physical midfielders.

This is gonna be one heck of a game - we need to bring the intensity of the Port game, which was superb, and I reckon Freo will match it. Should make for a hard fought fiercely contested match and sore bodies will abound afterwards...

**Auntie.Gerald** · 23rd April 2015, 06:19 PM

i would argue that depending on "matchups" it is not easy carrying Rohan as a 4qtr player some weeks and against a top team

I think it is a fair comment to say that Towers may find himself ahead of Rohan as the season progresses no matter how much the players love playing with Gary

Exhibit A - A.Goodes left out