2019 ladder prediction for the swans

[Auntie.Gerald]

I think 9th and I’m a ridiculously positive person 😂

We have gone backwards vs bombers, hawks, north etc in trade week and I think north and the bombers can push ahead of us in 2019

Unless steven May joined tomorrow last day of trade ie a player who would make a significant difference to our best 18.

For me a player such as steven May can sure up 2 more wins but equally leaves us vulnerable to a couple more losses with out such a strong defender

If this happens we could hold 6/7th

Bit sad really that we have not improved our list in alignment with our serious competitors in and around the top8

The other teams have and executed

[Captain]

Depends on injuries to key players, in particular Reid, Buddy, Naismith and Sinclair.

Keep all of them on the park and we will have a good crack at the flag. Lose one or two and we will struggle to make the 8.

We need big improvement from players like Jones, Mills, Haywood, Heeney and Florent.

My prediction, 1st

[caj23]

Way too early to predict

[Markwebbos]

I think next year could well be the first time the Swans miss finals under Longmire.

I was all for dropping all the underperforming oldies this year - Jack, Hanners etc - and replacing them with younger players. But that happened by default and we lost a load of games. I now realise the club needs to keep a certain number of experienced players if its to be competitive. Because we've lost experienced players 25-28 and not replaced them in the trade period so far (there is one day left) I think our best 22 may be too young / inexperienced.

Against that, the coaches are backing in Jones, Mills and Clarke to take over in the midfield. And we should get a number of really important players back - Reid, Mills, Melican, Naismith, a fit Buddy.

But I still think we will be found out in the midfield and are a couple of A grade players short.

[Bloody Hell]

Where is O'Riordan at?

I thought he was good in his senior appearances and would take a HB role freeing up Mills/Jones, but the coaches seem to disagree. He's 24 next year.

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It is possible the improvement from last year will come from within - Reid, Melican, Dawson, O'Riordan....

There were alot of under 22's carrying a big load last year.

[ScottH]

Where is O'Riordan at?

I thought he was good in his senior appearances and would take a HB role freeing up Mills/Jones, but the coaches seem to disagree. He's 24 next year.

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It is possible the improvement from last year will come from within - Reid, Melican, Dawson, O'Riordan....

There were alot of under 22's carrying a big load last year.

COR looked good in his few performances in 2018 and he had a cracking game under intense pressure in the NEAFL GF, so I would hope he plays a few more games this year.
Hard to see who he forces out of the current backline though. Maybe Grundy.

[liz]

COR looked good in his few performances in 2018 and he had a cracking game under intense pressure in the NEAFL GF, so I would hope he plays a few more games this year.
Hard to see who he forces out of the current backline though. Maybe Grundy.

He's the stand out candidate, IMO, to release Jones or Mills from defence, something the club has said they are looking to do. He's a bit of a hybrid of the two. Based on what he's shown at NEAFL level, he's not as good an intercept mark as Mills but better than Jones. He's not as quick as Jones but quicker than Mills. And I reckon he has the potential to be better in one-on-one-defensive contests than either - certainly than Jones.

But, of course, he needs to be able to translate his NEAFL form into senior AFL football first, and it will take games and experience before than can be expected to happen.

[CureTheSane]

No chance of missing finals.
My prediction is that we will finish first.
Minor premiers and then premiers.

[Bloody Hell]

No chance of missing finals.
My prediction is that we will finish first.
Minor premiers and then premiers.

Dynasty

[KTigers]

No chance of missing finals.
My prediction is that we will finish first.
Minor premiers and then premiers.

This is a given. Surprised there is even a debate (thread) about it.

[stevoswan]

If we have a good run with injuries.....top four, if we don't......5th-8th. We won't miss finals.

[caj23]

If we have a good run with injuries.....top four, if we don't......5th-8th. We won't miss finals.

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List is good enough for top 4. Game style is 5-10 and an early exit if we make top 8.

with a little bit of this