Its a club ban so from afl perspective he can be named right now
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Its a club ban so from afl perspective he can be named right now
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Talia will need a few weeks of playing before being considered and agree 110% that Ted would have seniority and priority.
It certainly didn't hurt Ben Cousins' performance in the 2006 GF.
Anyway, the saddest part of this whole story is that Talia was arrested before he got a chance to have a snort. I noticed the headline story on the Swans website Buddy's Night Out. I hope this is the beginning of a new Big Night Out series from Swans media. Can't wait to hear Michael's story.
Have enjoyed watching Toby get an opportunity over the last few weeks, but its Naismith by a long shot for me. His ruck work is the best at the club and he has been able to sneak forward and snag a few marks. Once he gets his tank up he's going to offer more around the ground.
Going forward I have our rucks ordered as follows:
Tippett, Naismith, Sinclair, Nankervis, Derickx
Going to be interesting at end of season, Tom will obviously be gone. Hopefully we can keep Toby as well, otherwise we're back to looking for another ruck back up.
Sinclair is now looking like an expensive back up ruckman, hopefully with the extra competition for spots he can step up his game another notch.
It's more a matter of punishment than respect. He's done his time. I doubt if the players actually lost respect for him. They just use that terminology because it's the standard footyspeak that goes along with the culture we want to project to the media.
If Tippett is in, then it's more of a choice between Nankervis and Richards. I can't see why we would drop Richards, who has been a revelation up forward kicking 9 goals in 4 games and taking marks all over the ground. No knock on Nankervis, but with Tippett coming back he would just be a extra lumbering ruckman.
Talia (if fit) will be selected in the NEAFL this week.
How he performs will determine if he gets elevated into the seniors. Nothing to do with a pecking order, and nothing to do with "respect". He's done his time, and from August 19th is just like any other player on the list. You cant keep punishing people for ever.
Tippett should come in but needs to be for a ruckman. X offers something different, a good mark and set shot but also very mobile. He seemed to be marking all over the ground last weekend.
Would be great for Nankervis to play in front of friends and family in Hobart but I think he'll go for Tippett, Naismith is the better ruckman at this stage
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