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Thread: Changes for Round 6 v Richmond Tigers

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    I'm sure more people will get injured this week and join Amartey on the sidelines. At this rate it seems inevitable. Let's play a game with everybody under 180cm and see what happens.

    I don't think there's an emoji that properly conveys my emotions, crying/laughing/screaming? I'm open to suggestions.

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    With amarty our injured I reckon Gould has to come in now.

    Aliir back to ruck and Gould and brand back

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazedjosh View Post
    Longmire just said in his press conference that Amartey got injured in the scratch match on the weekend. Groin, 2 weeks out. Goddamnit.......

    McCartin was also confirmed as out. Brand is a chance of playing, no mention of Maibaum or Gould but surely they both must be a chance just to sheer lack of numbers and size. Gould might not be super tall, but he plays like a big unit and throws his body around.
    With ALL our ruck stocks out i reckon the match committee might seriously consider rushing Sinclair back this week, but most likely won't & try grind it out for another week with makeshift ruck. Hopefully we'll see reinforcements next week. Horse's philosophy of not gifting games will be sorely tested this week.

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    With Amartey out as well, Fox is our next in line ruckman. Good chance he would have otherwise played this week.

    Groin injuries spreading faster than Covid. I wonder if there's a connection.

    Next year we'll have Errol Gulden to add to our ruck stocks.

  5. #53
    Quote Originally Posted by aguy View Post
    With amarty our injured I reckon Gould has to come in now.

    Aliir back to ruck and Gould and brand back
    I have concluded that Horse’s overwhelming priority is picking the strongest team each week, with little consideration of player development or the longer term view.

    So I think he’ll keep plugging holes and applying band aids. Aliir stays in the ruck, Mills in defence etc.

    I’d love to be proved wrong but I think it will be:

    Brand for Melican
    Taylor for Ronke

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    Quote Originally Posted by Markwebbos View Post
    I have concluded that Horse’s overwhelming priority is picking the strongest team each week, with little consideration of player development or the longer term view.

    So I think he’ll keep plugging holes and applying band aids. Aliir stays in the ruck, Mills in defence etc.

    I’d love to be proved wrong but I think it will be:

    Brand for Melican
    Taylor for Ronke
    Agree on the ins and re Aliir and Mills.

    But I think they'll be more adventurous. I think it's Taylor or Gray, not both. I'd prefer the former - he's shown greater capacity to hurt the opposition.

    I have some optimism they'll pull the trigger on Warner for Gray - inject a bit of hunger and hardness.

    I'd love to see Stoddart for O'Riordan as well.

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    It’s relatively unusual for the Swans to stick young players straight into the midfield (Rowbum is one noteable exception), so I wonder if they’d give Stephens a crack as a pressure forward replacement for Ronke?

  8. #56
    Joey is one of our tallest players now. He's listed at 188cm but I reckon if he didn't hunch so much, he'd be a good 10cm taller. Suspect it's from all those years with his head over the ball. At this rate, he's going to get a start as our ruckman, FF or FB!
    (only kidding........)

  9. #57
    Quote Originally Posted by Markwebbos View Post
    I have concluded that Horse’s overwhelming priority is picking the strongest team each week
    If thats the case, I think Horse needs to revisit the tape

    He has seasoned guys, who over a 4 week period, cant get more than 10 touches a game.

    Id be willing to bet the team wouldnt be any weaker rotating those strong players out with 1st year players.

    On a side note, this is probably the most exciting draft picks we have had since Mills and here we are without NEAFL and far from dominating not giving any of them a game - Go figure

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    Connor Buderick

    19 Yr Old, 174cm 75kg, Pick 16 Rookie Draft, Already has a Rising Star Nomination

    Our blokes must be feeling the love

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    I note that the Swans says Reid may return this week, which isn’t how I read Charlie Gardeners comments!

    Would be a handy in and potentially free up Aliir to go back ... Mills you know where etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by waswan View Post
    Connor Buderick

    19 Yr Old, 174cm 75kg, Pick 16 Rookie Draft, Already has a Rising Star Nomination

    Our blokes must be feeling the love
    Swans played Paps in game 1 off the rookie list. And Harry Cunningham too. Its clearly player dependent.

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