Every game from here on will be akin to an elimination final .
They will all have a decent crack .
Every game from here on will be akin to an elimination final .
They will all have a decent crack .
Ok so you would drop Sinclair 25 HO, 17 Disposals, 5 marks and leave Tippett in as our first ruck who got 8 HO, 12 Disposals and 4 marks. Right you are, just watch us get flogged in the ruck.Longer got 37 HO but spent about 70% of the time on ball. Sinclair got 25 playing 55% on ball. I think Sinclair was very good and gave us much more than Tippett last week. yes Tippett kicked a goal but it was Sinclair's second efforts that opened play many times.good on Callum for stepping up, it is amazing what a bit of confidence can do for players like Callum and Deano. I wouldn't change the rucks this week.
To Aliir or not to Aliir that is the question? The problem in bringing Aliir in is how do we balance the side and is this necessarily going to make us faster in the areas we need speed. Dawson the same problem. Then again we could play a different game style v Hawks and have the taller players intercepting and taking marks then running off dishing the ball to Newman & Lloyd. If Dawson he could be that extra tall mid. But then again we could retain the speed and bring in either Fox or Florent. I think we could stretch Hawks in this area but then again we could stretch them with height in bringing Aliir or Dawson in.
Decisions, decisions, decisions, if only one didn't have to make decisions. I'm glad it's not me making the call, good onya selection committee.
Fox isn't available for selection at the moment. He's back on the rookie list and Melican is occupying the only available rookie upgrade spot.
Out: No.23 and No.24
IN: No:67 and No:50
Franklin will abandon his usual No.23 Guernsey for No.67 to commemorate the year of the referendum that ensured indigenous Australians would be counted in the census and allowed the federal government to make laws for them. Rampe will wear No.50 to honour the 50th anniversary of the referendum.
The Aliir situation is a very interesting one. He has huge potential but not clear if he demands a spot in the team as a stopper or as a rebounder. For now the coaches have given his spot to Melican who they think is a better stopper. I can't see him getting back into the team in a hurry unless (1) someone gets injured, (2) they restructure the defence and play 3 talls plus Rampe (3) they give him a different role in the reserves a la X Richards.
Wilson at GWS is averaging 500m
Wow when will we learn our backline needs to have a player or two with this counter attack to take on the heavy weights who are just doing it not dreaming off the backline
At the moment he's occupying AJ's spot on the list. Once AJ is ready to resume in the NEAFL (which we were recently led to believe is imminent), that spot disappears.
However, I think all clubs are allowed to promote one rookie after the bye, so that opens up another spot. I am not sure what the salary cap implications are, and also whether you have to nominate a specific player for the rest of the season, or whether you can chop and change (as you can when a player is occupying a senior spot due to a long term injury).
I've always found the relevant wording re nominated rookies ambiguous - in particular it's possible (but I'm not sure) that you have to nominate a rookie for potential elevation before the season commences.
But I am sure it is just one rookie who can be elevated to the senior list for the rest of the season (that is, no chop and change); the club must have the senior list room (which the Swans do with a current senior list of only 38); and the club must have the salary cap space to include the elevated rookie's relevant salary on the senior list (which the Swans may not have).
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I think all clubs can elevate a rookie at the midpoint of the season, even those who have a full contingent of 40 on their senior list.
Certainly, we could have nominated two at the start of the year given we have just 38 players on the senior list. But I can't recall the club doing this for ages (maybe Bevan?) and I think you're right about salary cap consequences. That's why I am not quite sure what the cap consequences are for the rookie nominated midway through the season.
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