Swans' Pre-season 2019

[Cosmic Wizard]

Oh Yeah!

Papely and Ronke are crumbing forwards, not midfielders; this says more about our coaching.

I don't see Adelaide putting Eddie Betts in the middle!

[caj23]

Papely and Ronke are crumbing forwards, not midfielders; this says more about our coaching.

I don't see Adelaide putting Eddie Betts in the middle!

Disagree, Papley was really good and offered something different when he went into the midfield last year. Think he will always be an Adam Schneider type who splits his time equally between midfield and forward, he's just too clever around the goals not to have him there.

Ronke still needs to build a bigger tank but will probably be similar

[magic.merkin]

Disagree, Papley was really good and offered something different when he went into the midfield last year. Think he will always be an Adam Schneider type who splits his time equally between midfield and forward, he's just too clever around the goals not to have him there.

Ronke still needs to build a bigger tank but will probably be similar

Also a chance to pick up some high contact frees through the guts with all the 6'2+ mids.

[Molly dooker]

Hmmmmmm, Tom Mitchell, Brownlow, record touches and certainly compact.
Nothing wrong with Paps and smalls going into the mid. More about determination, hard as concrete, footy smart and fast.
A good tap to the ground will determine whether tall or small mids do best.
Cheer cheer.
Getting close now.

[wolftone57]

Agree with you re McLachlan and knee jerk reactions after pressure from Vic media and Vic clubs and president(s). You're probably right about Naismith being ok about taking the ball out of the air. Have doubts about Sinclair in this area. Grundy and a few other bigger blokes monstered him last year. Will be interested to see our ruckmen in action this year.

Grundy is no bigger than Sinclair but just happens to be equal best Ruck in the AFL with Gawn. They monster everybody.

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[wolftone57]

Just wondering Re our backline

If Rampe, Grundy, AA and melican are on the paddock and playing very well in key role positions does that free up Rampe to play a role that varies between key defender and playing loose ?

Rampe is the only player out of the 4 “tall” defenders that can play on smalls and talls

I think Ramps will play more a smalls role and a bit in the mids. With the new interpretation of the holding and blocking rules he is disadvantaged. He can no longer get away with playing on Daniher and Brown. They will get multiple frees and kick bags. Melican can play both roles too. I saw him on LaCras and he more than matched him. But I do expect Melican to play tall.

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[Ruck'n'Roll]

Grundy is no bigger than Sinclair but just happens to be equal best Ruck in the AFL with Gawn. They monster everybody.

I don't think size is the most important factor in monstering, and I haven't seen anything which suggests Callum has it in him.
I think he's more a tall marking forward target (which we need because Franklin's overhead marking has always been appalling) who can give a break to a ruckman, than an actual meat-axe ruckman.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Hmmmmmm, Tom Mitchell, Brownlow, record touches and certainly compact.
Nothing wrong with Paps and smalls going into the mid. More about determination, hard as concrete, footy smart and fast.
A good tap to the ground will determine whether tall or small mids do best.
Cheer cheer.
Getting close now.

+1

Papely and Ronke are crumbing forwards, not midfielders; this says more about our coaching.
I don't see Adelaide putting Eddie Betts in the middle!

Actually unless I'm going do-lally I'm certain I have seen Eddie Betts in the midfield, against the Swans - and he basically won the game for the Crows.

[ugg]

Promising news about Blakey's progress

Prized Swans draftee shines during intraclub hitout - AFL.com.au

[liz]

So someone has pointed out- finally - to Adam Curley that Nick is an academy recruit, not a FS recruit. Or maybe he just reads RWO.

[S.S. Bleeder]

So someone has pointed out- finally - to Adam Curley that Nick is an academy recruit, not a FS recruit. Or maybe he just reads RWO.

I'd prefer it that everyone thought of him as a FS recruit. It will stop the sooking from the VFL about our academy.

[Blood Fever]

Grundy is no bigger than Sinclair but just happens to be equal best Ruck in the AFL with Gawn. They monster everybody.

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Pretty sure Grundy is heavier. Stand to be corrected. Natinui also throws him around despite Callum's best efforts.