Changes for round 21 v GWS

[Flying South]

Setting guidelines for who is and isn't a "true fan" doesn't work and is almost akin to trolling. Every one of us is different and support the Swans in different ways, there is no one "true" way. It can become similar to a religious debate, your way doesn't match mine so yours is wrong. If I want to be pessimistic about our chances tomorrow I can, I will still continue to be a Swans fan.

Sorry all. That wasn't my intention to define a true fan. I just get a little frustrated with the negative posts. Let's support the boys not give up on them.

[RogueSwan]

... then you are in fact a true fan...

Setting guidelines for who is and isn't a "true fan" doesn't work and is almost akin to trolling. Every one of us is different and support the Swans in different ways, there is no one "true" way. It can become similar to a religious debate, your way doesn't match mine so yours is wrong. If I want to be pessimistic about our chances tomorrow I can, I will still continue to be a Swans fan.

I am seriously excited about tomorrows game, it will provide great insight to our possible future team. And if the team does win, it will provide great momentum for the next month.

[Flying South]

We are gone

Sorry for singling you out annew, but the negativity of some fans on this thread and others astounds me. Are you true fans of the Bloods. IMO a true fan follows every game regardless of the record and is optimistic no matter how bad the situation gets. Being a fan sometimes means you put your logic aside to truly accept a team.

So if you are emotionally attached to your team and you embrace it instead of reject it, then you are in fact a true fan.

Call me emotional, illogical, optimistic, but i will stand by my team no matter. I have faith that the boys will pull together on Saturday and we will walk away victors. I also have faith that come September we will stand up to the pressure of finals football and we will be crowned premiers once again.

[Industrial Fan]

They are a very different team without Davis and the Mummy so I think we'll still get the 4 points here.

[wolftone57]

Remarkable that we are down so many players that play the same role! Parker, Mitchell, Bird, Robinson and Hewett. I wonder if they might have considered Foote if he were eligible. And I wonder who they'll send inside with Joey? Surely Kizza, Hanners and maybe even Macca will have to do some more ball getting with cameos by sundry others. Shaw? Ramps? Heeney?

I think Heeney, Rampe or one or the other could do well in the mids. Rose is an outside player who gets plenty of space a little like LLoyd but plays tall and can take a Howe like mark. Jones to the HB & Rampe & Heeney to help in the mids.

[wolftone57]

Remarkable that we are down so many players that play the same role! Parker, Mitchell, Bird, Robinson and Hewett. I wonder if they might have considered Foote if he were eligible. And I wonder who they'll send inside with Joey? Surely Kizza, Hanners and maybe even Macca will have to do some more ball getting with cameos by sundry others. Shaw? Ramps? Heeney?

Foote comes back from injury this week and we could have upgaded him or Newman due to long term injury list.

[dimelb]

Congratulations James Rose - number 1 with a bullet! Looking forward to seeing you shine.

[aardvark]

Look on the bright side, every game we give to the young ones is a game closer to them being regular senior contributors. I'll enjoy watching Jones and Rose strut their stuff although i'm still not a Towers fan.

[rb4x]

Roos siad you can't have too many mids. Looks true as we have run out of them. Emergencies a ruck and two defenders. Who else is on the list available

Hiscox In very poor form going by his stats in the last few games
Davis Probably next cab off the rank
Nankervis Another ruck and slow against a very fast team
Allir A green defender

Thats all she wrote folks There is nobody else left on the list except rookies who would need to be elevated

[O'Reilly Boy]

So Buddy is now a 'torn back muscle' rather than a strain.
I'm looking forward to the game: a real opportunity for some to get game time, step up and to take responsibility for the game.
If the selections are like-for-like, then it's Jones for Parker, Towers for Mitchell, and Rose for Rohan. In other words, there is a tipping of team balance going into the game, away from inside grunt to outside run. We'll see more rotations through the midfield?McVeigh, Jones, Heeney, maybe Shaw, maybe Rampe.
Expect a huge game from Tippoff, too.

[bloodspirit]

Remarkable that we are down so many players that play the same role! Parker, Mitchell, Bird, Robinson and Hewett. I wonder if they might have considered Foote if he were eligible. And I wonder who they'll send inside with Joey? Surely Kizza, Hanners and maybe even Macca will have to do some more ball getting with cameos by sundry others. Shaw? Ramps? Heeney?

[ernie koala]

No.. Buddy, McGlynn, Rohan, Parker, Mitchell... And Towers named in the staring 21....Please no.

I can't think of a worse selection against a desperate, in your face, team.

Only positive for us is no Devon Smith for them....He's a fabulous player.

Not sure who's going to help Kennedy inside....

This will take a huge performance.

[Bloodthirsty]

I see what you did there ... very clever ... pity it sank ...

Correction: The Olympic was sunk.

[ugg]

I see what you did there ... very clever ... pity it sank ...

You should have seen what happened to the iceberg.

[goswannies]

Who needs Buddy when we can trot out a Titanic forward line with Jack and Rose.

I see what you did there ... very clever ... pity it sank ...