Intra-Club Clash

[Auntie.Gerald]

no...... not me

i dont find nanny that dominant in the ruck - spida was a fantastic and a dominant tap ruckman

for me Nanny is more like a tippett ie can play FF probably better then in the ruck

but he is so young....... so very hard to tell just yet where he will be in years from now

PS - I have popped in as my starting FF in the game tonight though as he appears to have a real sense of that position and considering everyone else besides Rohan and Reid is not available i think he could do a fairly good job of creating a contest and he has a good kick at goal

[penga]

Does anyone else see a young Spida in Nanny?

[crackedactor]

I think Chand sounds better than Aliir Aliir and easier to remember. Just for the record I cannot believe what a game he played and how well it read the play in just his first game!! He is only 19 yrs old so he may not have the tank to run out a full game, but if does in years to come, he is going to be an amazing player. Also loved the way Llyod-Perris obtained his possessions. similar to G Ablett jnr. However needs to work on his kicking.

[Ludwig]

Ah, now that is a good point Luddy - practice jumpers only or are they going to be a possible clash jumper....wouldn't mind it, thought I would, but its a properly designed one, not just thrown together; hmm. Not sure they would let go of the red, but..... surprisingly I wouldn't mind.

I see the jumper as one to be used on formal occasions, such as Saturday evening games at the MCG or the Sydney Opera House (the SOH). Why don't we play more games at the SOH? Must be the lack of seating capacity.

Dennis Cometti will discuss how the jumper has evolved over the years from its antithesis --- the Warwick Capper look, to the Eddie Betts baggies, first trialed by in a Swans' practice match by Nick Davis.

[Primmy]

.......and a great clash jumper.

Ah, now that is a good point Luddy - practice jumpers only or are they going to be a possible clash jumper....wouldn't mind it, thought I would, but its a properly designed one, not just thrown together; hmm. Not sure they would let go of the red, but..... surprisingly I wouldn't mind.

[magic.merkin]

They've been filming full reserves games for a few years now. Why do you think that's never been offered for public consumption?

Cause it would be a waste of resources for the few that would watch it/their media web agreement. Cameras are pretty small and or they could be further away with zoom. im sure the opposition club reps would be recording if they wanted at any of the games.

[swanwolf]

Just finished watching the downloads, it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt! This time it was Cunningham that had mum Horse put a stop to things. Harry was one of the better performers, I thought, so here's hoping it's nothing serious. Has Laidler always been here? Looks like part of the furniture, so easily has he slotted into the team.

The new kids all showed promise but I'd've liked to have seen more of Marsh and Membrey while Towers showed he still has potential and may yet survive. The '012 premiership players were professional if not a little scrappy to begin with. Kennedy has the Brownlow in his sights, get on board! On a sad note, Tommy Walsh doesn't sound ready to rejoin the fray anytime soon.

Next week it's the GeeUUs at their emergency fallback home ground somewhere outside of NSW. What a nuisance they are. Don't they know we're in the middle of ruck auditions? While I'm at it, someone tell those Orange Auskickers to stop sniffing around Rohan - they cannot have him. Grrr, now I'm in a bad mood. Off to watch NAB highlights with Dre toweling up Norf, haha! Good times.

[Ludwig]

Our weapons are fear, surprise and ruthless disposal efficiency.

.......and a great clash jumper.

[spiffy-dude]

Shock and awe is what i call our 2012 campaign. I hope we could do it again in 2014.

[ShockOfHair]

I like Shock tactics.

Our weapons are fear, surprise and ruthless disposal efficiency.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition - YouTube

[Primmy]

Could be a schockkk tactic - everyone is expecting Buddy to kick goals, and he is going to be used as a Goodsey clone, an everywhere man, who can kick goals when necessary. After all, we do have Jack(s), Benny, Tippo, Reid (at times), Goodsey, Luke, Joey, Mike, etc who have put their hands up. Getting the ball to them via Buddy may be the secret weapon.

[Velour&Ruffles]

Franklin showed a bit without really ever breaking out of a trot. Some of his field kicking was exceptional - picking out a player 50m away off one step - but his kicking at goal was atrocious. He would have had half a dozen shots or so (some that he should have been looked to pass off) and maybe scrapped in for 3 or so behinds.

So his goalkicking was better than it usually is. That's encouraging.

[DamY]

They had the guy who commentates the reserves game up on the scaffolding with none other than The Great Irish Hope (Tommy Walsh)

[spiffy-dude]

The full replay video is still missing from the site. I wonder if it's a permanent decision. Perhaps the coaches had a word to the media department and didn't want to provide opposition clubs convenient footage of our players and game plan.

I only watched the 1st qrt and tbh i didnt really take anything away in terms of game plan..most of it was typical drill stuff.

[Ludwig]

For all we know it could have to do with copyright issues. Perhaps the filmmaker is not an employee of the Swans and an agreement about copyright and compensations has not been reached, or is in dispute.