Eagles name seventh debutant to face Swans - AFL.com.au
Jarrod Brander of 1.95m who "booted 11 goals and averaged 6.6 marks in eight appearances for East Perth" will replaced Darling
Eagles name seventh debutant to face Swans - AFL.com.au
Jarrod Brander of 1.95m who "booted 11 goals and averaged 6.6 marks in eight appearances for East Perth" will replaced Darling
I think with Brander coming in we will have to play Aliir, but Marsh is more likely to hold his spot in lieu of O'Riordan. They're quite a tall team for the norm these days, with 3 legit tall forward and 2 legit ruckmen. It's a big contrast between the top 2 teams this year in the structure of their forward lines.
Except that so is Dawson in the 3rd photo, and he won't be coming into the team (not yet). The huge grin on Aliir's face might be a better hint - though it isn't unusual to see him grinning, Longmire's comments certainly give hope to the Aliir fans that we might see him this week.
I see McCartin was channelling his inner Heeney (picture 6).
Aliir also has a new ridiculous haircut, which is another good sign.
That haircut is actually quite modest compared to the one he was sporting against Sydney Uni. (I haven't watched any of the Redlands game.) Ten days ago the top "Mohican" aspect of the cut was far more pronounced. Today's picture just looks as if someone has trimmed the top off.
Looking beyond this game, do you think Grundy, Rampe, Melican, and Aliir can be in the same team? With McVeigh, Smith, and Lloyd as the other main defenders, I don�t think we would have enough dash out of defence.
It's unusual for Longmire to give a one-on-one interview to a print media journo. Some good targeted questioning there by Andrew Wu.
Some notes from the presser:
- Longmire brought up Aliir as a possible in against WCE, although then noted Marsh could play tall
- he noted some clubs had played two rucks against WCE and it was a consideration this week
- he warmly noted the contribution of Dean Cox and particularly credited him with Sinclair's development. I must say, I've been impressed been Cox.
I've always felt it was feasible to have 3 KDs if only one, in this case Reg, was on the slow side. Melican and Aliir are both quite quick and Aliir can actually provide some dash out of defence. Rampe is genuinely quick and can play as running defender, which I believe he's better suited to than being locked into a KD role. Rampe just does everything well, so it's easy to find a role for him.
I don't think playing 3 KDs against Richmond, or similar forward lines, is a good idea. I would actually drop Reg against Richmond, despite him being our best KD. There's simply not a good matchup for him.
I�ve just watched the video of Longmire�s press conference today and all the quotes come from that. Wu didn�t get this article from a one-on-one but he was quick to get it up on the SMH website.
Also it was a reporter who asked a question about Aliir that led to Longmire�s comments. Still John is very circumspect in all his responses so still might be good news for Aliir.
Longmire Press Conference - 13th June, 2018 - sydneyswans.com.au
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