Pre-season 2020

[Odysseus]

I have watched him a little bit during the pre-season. Looks much leaner since he arrived at the club, but still a real unit for his age (ie in the Mellican mould). In the club match today his top up player opponent (number 57) kicked some early goals on him. I like him for depth, but I think there are too many experiened players ahead of him. For me 2020 is a development year with the possibility of a late season debut.

Thanks for that, goods78. I'd be happy with 2020 as development for him, but I think he's a good prospect for the future and was a good get at the draft.

[stevoswan]

Just looking at the pictures posted on the Swans website from the Team Photo day, the players that I couldn't see were Warner, Harry C and Lewis Taylor. Camera shy? Also, can someone please identify the player on Stephens' right in picture 7/10?

It's definitely Warner.

.....and in response to some other suggestions;

Reynolds is up in the back row next to Stoddart.

Papley is actually behind Stephens, not on his left.

[bloodspirit]

I'm really struggling to see that it's Warner. Warner is sturdier and frecklier and normally has a totally different haircut. Plus his tongue's not sticking out!

[goods78]

oh my lefts and rights mixed up. I think its Chad Warner with a haircut

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[stevoswan]

I'm really struggling to see that it's Warner. Warner is sturdier and frecklier and normally has a totally different haircut. Plus his tongue's not sticking out!

I think Warner was less freckly, more pimply when he arrived at the Swans.....but the Sydney Swans lifestyle must have cleared them up.....and he's had a haircut but still got the bleached bits at the top. I've checked other images of him online as well. Definitely Warner.

[bloodspirit]

I think Warner was less freckly, more pimply when he arrived at the Swans.....but the Sydney Swans lifestyle must have cleared them up.....and he's had a haircut but still got the bleached bits at the top. I've checked other images of him online as well. Definitely Warner.

Well, I don't have a better explanation, and nor has anyone else so far. So well done magic merkin if you're right! Glad Warner got a haircut. His last do was dismal.

[Mel_C]

I saw an ad on the ABC for the Goodes documentary The Australian Dream and it's going to be shown Sunday February 23.

(I posted this here because the Goodes Documentary thread is locked).

[KSAS]

Heard Terry Wallace on radio today raising concerns that our big men of Rampe, Naismith, Reid, Sinclair and McCartin might be having some injury issues (along with Buddy & Heeney) going by his observation they all didn't participate in last Friday's internal hit out. Whilst it's not panic stations as yet, said he would start to worry if they didn't participate in the March practice matches, using Melbourne's preseason last year which he believed derailed their season having under done players in the first month.

I just read Naismith article recently on the Swans website saying how he's ready to go for the season ahead! Buddy & Heeney we already know. Not sure but about the rest on his list but I also think they could be managed given their age, injury history and past work loads in Rampe's case. Hopefully Wallace is seeing smoke where there's NO fire. Surely every club has similar list of players missing a bit of preseason for one reason or another?

[Blood Fever]

Wallace probably has no idea but has to say something to justify his paid job. Early February not prime time for AFL!

[MattW]

Wallace probably has no idea but has to say something to justify his paid job. Early February not prime time for AFL!

That's a fair description of Wallace's contribution at all times of the year.

[707]

Wallace probably has no idea but has to say something to justify his paid job. Early February not prime time for AFL!

Wallace at his best during trade period where he shows himself to have NFI about anything!

I don't listen to him at all except to marvel how so many of these clowns make a living off the AFL industry.

FWIW, read in this morning's paper that Port only have one player unavailable at this point in time. Our list is a little more worrying but I'd think it's all about managing players into the season proper.

[Mel_C]

"The Whisper" in the Herald Sun says that there were raised eyebrows up north when a club leader went missing from the team photo day after the group photo was taken. Apparently he went AWOL to Bondi beach.

Did GWS have their team photo taken last week as well? If not then I wonder which swans player it was??