Injured players below we have covered by a lot of Swans stepping up and sometimes playing several roles in any given week !
We have definitely altered our field position to being a higher percentage of the game sitting in your own half and defend in a small space with lots of numbers and then flood forward.......very freeo rossylyons but with our 9 starting players out this has worked because it is a game plan that less isolates our young players into 1 on 1s as much
Jetta - the outside run that Jetts brought in 2012 was negated somewhat in the early rounds. He has been out injured and a little out of form and our sling shot footy has not had the impact we probably peaked at in 2012 but we have Brandon, Lamble emerging and guys like Parker and Mitchell pushing forward off their midfield opponent not far off what Kizza has been doing for a few seasons !
Goodes - Tippett, White, Pyke and Morton sharing the Key Forward target roles in the absence of Goodes and Reid and doing very well
Mummy - White sharing this role with Pykey and even Tippett getting some game time also in the ruck
LRT - Incy playing partly a swing tall role and doing it very well right now but equally run and carry from the backline for parts of the game is working better then expected
Shaw - Mal has been incredible in stepping up with Macca as our key small back play makers. our two generals are on fire
AJ - Rampe just looks like a professional 100 game plus player doing all the 1% s !!!
Reid - Tippett, White and Morton sharing the Key Forward target roles in the absence of Goodes and Reid and doing very well
Mattner - Incy, Smithy and Rampe and Mal or playing their roles brilliantly from tight defenders to second man in to dropping off as the last defender when our talls are dragged up the field !
Rohan - Brandon and Lambie getting their chances as outside players and although we havent seen to much yet what we have seen is all in the right direction !
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