Changes for Preliminary Final V Cats

[Captain]

Apparently the 22 that played are there along with Rose, Tippett, Cunningham and Jones. No Towers!

[Benny&thejets]

Gary Rohan has been cleared to play so he won't be missing

[neilfws]

Tippett is in Melbourne anyway (photo)...and maybe Naismith in the background? Rohan in the cap perhaps?

Sydney Swans on Twitter: "Landed. A final session next before a big night of rest. #ProudlySydney https://t.co/Zu96BIkZAE"

[Jeynez]

A Fresh Way to Think About Footy ? Geelong v Sydney (Guest Post) ? Figuring Footy

Very interesting analysis of the game, with heat maps.
Basically, team's are far more inaccurate against us because we force shots from the pockets - reflected in Geelong conceding 45 less shots on goal than us this year. Whereas Geelong (particularly Hawkins) score the majority of their goals from 20-30 metres out in the corridor. Playing at the MCG will favour us in this respect, given how deep the MCG's pockets are.

[AnsweredPrayers]

My concern with Tippett is his ability to make a contest. You need a key forward to at least bring the ball to ground. Marking is great but creating spilled ball opprotunites for our small forwards is important. With a sore jaw you'd have to wonder if his attack on the ball will be 100%. At least with Nanna you know he'll compete.