Good question.
It would be great to keep Aliir in the side and replace Marsh with Melican even if that makes a very tall backline for Richmond.
If someone other than Rampe can take Reiwoldt this might work as Rampe is quick enough to play as a small defender. Can�t imagine either Melican or Aliir are slower than McVeigh.
Macca has to come back but I agree at whose expense?
One completely left field (stupid?) idea would be to play Aliir as a defensive forward on Rance.
Rohan is capable of big plays and often produces them in last quarters. Last night, he was clearly outnumbered about 70m out from our goal. His pressure and pace caused a turnover and although it resulted in a behind, it was reminiscent of his efforts against the Hawks this year and Tigers and Crows last year. Crucial ability in tight matches.
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McCartin looks to have a huge future. Natural footballer with a huge tank, especially for his age. Reckon he could play forward or back in the future.
Yes, one thing that I've been enjoying lately, is the speed of the chase down pressure, mainly from the players that you mentioned. And speaking of speed, in a race to the ball between McCartin and Jetta, it seemed that neither was outpacing the other. Another upside to McCartin.
It would be fascinating to watch that same game last night, except with McVeigh playing. I reckon we would have won by an extra 4 or 5 goals. He would have organised the troops better coming out of the backline, not so many turnovers you�d think. His disposals in general have been elite this year. Hope he stays on next year.
In regard to the Buddy 'stage' that the non Swans footy world is in a hypocritical lather over......I have been listening to ABC Grandstand this afternoon and they reckon Bud shouldn't get fined as his was more an exaggeration as opposed to a "superman leap" like Rance. Michael Christian could do himself and us a favour by paying less attention to sooky Twitter idiots and Seven and Fox commentators on this one......
Great comments Ludwig! I was just thinking about the Mitchell trade - it has worked out OK for us now. I admit Tom is a great player but we are getting 3/4 of his value from the likes of Florent and Ronke (bit different I know) for 1/3 of the cost. This is why this club does well. Yes Tippett turned out to be a loss - not his fault - but we don't bottom out because of our clever trading.
McCartin is developing well - I called for him to play against Geelong as Reid/Towers were out but wiser heads prevailed. Having watched 3 or 4 streams of NEAFL with Tom playing was enough for me. Sam may have to play a few in the NEAFL to get back in. Aliir has always been a favorite of mine - saw him once live at Spotless in the reserves and that was enough. As per Bloody Hell's comment - he does player better in the 1s than the 2s!
If come comes down to it I would rather McGovern than Moore.
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