I wish McVeigh has his own thread like Tippett has. It would go into meltdown if he's selected.
It's going to be hard for the match committee this week, with the makeup of the Melbourne team hard to predict. With both Watts and Hogan out, and leg speed seen as an issue for the Swans, will Melbourne take the opportunity to go with a shorter, faster forward line? Or give Weideman a debut?
Will the Swans try and repeat the JJ tag with Hewett on Hunt?
The only two players I can see coming out of the current Swans side (other than Melican tactically) are Florent and Towers. Question is which one comes out first and whether they'll sacrifice Florent / Towers speed for McVeigh's experience / pointing skills. I suspect they will both give way. Could possibly see a Marsh for Melican swap happening too.
OUT: Florent, Towers, (Melican).
IN: Jones, McVeigh, (Marsh).
The Essendon supporters were complaining after the game that the SCG is the worst ground to play football on because it is too small and it allowed us to kick the 3 goals so easily. One of the radio hosts responded that the ground was ok when they kicked 7 goals in a row ????.
Jones to replace Florent or Melican is the obvious selection.
Talk of McVeigh replacing Towers when Towers has outplayed him in every game they have played together this year seems bizarre.
We have shown in the last 7 rounds that we dont need his "leadership" (pointing).
In : Jones , McVeigh
Out : Towers , Florent
I'm not sure how much stock everyone puts into the training pictures of the simulated games from yesterday but it seemed like the players wearing yellow were all reserves while the red team were firsts.
Gallery: Demons await - sydneyswans.com.au
Towers was in yellow and Florent in red. Time will tell I guess.
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