Round 4: Swans vs West Coast Sniffers

[dejavoodoo44]

Coaches votes in. No surprise they couldn't quite split Heens and Grundy, a reminder of what value Paps at his best means, and good reward for both Serong and JJ.

Heeney - 9
Grundy - 9
Paps - 5
Warner - 3
Blakey - 2
Serong - 1
JJ - 1


https://www.afl.com.au/news/1491909/...ur-perfect-10s

All worthy of votes, though in such a strong performance, there were plenty of others who could have snuck a vote: McInerney, Wicks, Bice and Lloyd, just off the top of my head.

[imuninformedtwo]

Coaches votes in. No surprise they couldn't quite split Heens and Grundy, a reminder of what value Paps at his best means, and good reward for both Serong and JJ.

Heeney - 9
Grundy - 9
Paps - 5
Warner - 3
Blakey - 2
Serong - 1
JJ - 1

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1491909/coaches-votes-r4-skippers-surge-to-the-top-four-perfect-10s

[Nico]

I watched the replay yesterday, and what I noticed was that when we came out of defence we had a player at CHF just inside the 50 metre arc....by themself. It appeared a deliberate strategy. Maybe WCE were slack at picking up players, but a player seemed just run to that spot.

[Nico]

I would include Snell before Edwards if Melican is out. Snell was very good, confident with the ball, good mark and long lick out of defence.

Hopefully Melican will be ok, because he has been very consistent and reads the ball well these days. To think he really struggled for a few years and many times lost his man. Great credit to him.

[rickmat]

I would include Snell before Edwards if Melican is out. Snell was very good, confident with the ball, good mark and long lick out of defence.

[BRS328]

If Rosas has recovered from his calf complaint, does he come straight back in?

If not, Cootee or Dattoli should be considered. Both played well against Port Melbourne in the VFL.

Dattoli is a certainty based on his game against Port Melbourne. If Melican can’t play the logical replacement is Hamling who was outstanding in both defence and up forward in the same game. Some will argue that giving Edwards a chance is the way to go, and he certainly got into the game particularly in the second half, I think that he needs a few consistent games in the VFL before he can be seriously considered. It was certainly a step in the right direction.

[Thunder Shaker]

hope its not cleary we promote to clear him, maybe Billie C as an interchange. He may be short of a gallop but would be better than Cleary.

If Rosas has recovered from his calf complaint, does he come straight back in?

If not, Cootee or Dattoli should be considered. Both played well against Port Melbourne in the VFL.

[lwjoyner]

hope its not cleary we promote to clear him, maybe Billie C as an interchange. He may be short of a gallop but would be better than Cleary.

[imuninformedtwo]

What an idiot, Gus. Suspensions cost us a lot last year. Mills’ one probably the dumbest of the lot. We need to stamp this @@@@ out.

[Dow]

Sheldrick has been given a week off.

MATCH REVIEW: Tiger learns fate for strike, young Swan banned - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1491158

was very cheap think he would be happy to get away with just the one

[stevoswan]

100%. The only fans worse than the Eagles were the Hawks. Both were atrocious. I find it hard to forgive either.

.....and Norf. Utter a-holes.

[dejavoodoo44]

Sheldrick has been given a week off.

MATCH REVIEW: Tiger learns fate for strike, young Swan banned - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1491158

[Dow]

Snell, Bowman, Edwards and Kyle were good in the twos.

Kyle is more wishful thinking than anything based on the game he struggled at times with the pace of game he has talent but will take time and Bowman worked into the game, along with Cottee but both showed with a few more weeks under the belt they could push for selection

[imuninformedtwo]

It has a maximum capacity of 10,000. Possibly Swans v Suns would be a better use of Adelaide Oval than Bombers v Demons?

But it's more the dimensions that worry me. It's essentially the same long but thin shape as the Cattery. Which I don't think really suits our game style. Yesterday seemed to be a bit of a master class in switching the point of attack and running into space. Whereas, thinner grounds allow the defending teams to limit attacking options and to compress space. Which increases the chances of just kicking long to a contest, and the game largely moving from contest to contest. Rather than sweeping the ball downfield, while the defenders grab at smoke.

This likely contested game might be even more of a problem for us, if Sheldrick is hit with a suspension and Petracca manages to return for the Suns. If that was the case, I'd be very tempted move Mills to midfield, because he can be combative around the ball and he can get from contest to contest. Then I'd also be tempted to give a debut to Edwards. He'd probably be quite a good match up for Walter, and his booming kick could come in handy. That is, if it's difficult to kick the ball around the congestion, it could work if you sometimes kicked over it.

Trac is out for a month.

But yes, Sheldrick’s act was dumb and costly given we don’t have natural depth in that position. I guess our options also depend on how Melican pulls up. If he’s out I’d definitely like to give Edwards a shot but you’d probably need to keep Mills down back for his leadership and guidance. He’s also been crucial to Blakey being able to play higher.

[Nico]

Yes if the two senior players are injured. Snell is Rampe’s replacement

Snell, Bowman, Edwards and Kyle were good in the twos.