Changes for Preliminary Final V Cats

[Melbourne_Blood]

Yes?

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[Auntie.Gerald]

Oops I forgot Sinclair
Last years ruck GF player for west coast

[Hotpotato]

I'm not too nervous, this team has a real hardness about them.
They won't die wondering about advancing to another Grand Final.
If we apply the blowtorch to the Cats, and they get up, they were too good.
They have got there by default, courtesy of a bad miss by Hawthorn.
But I reckon The Swans go through, via the mongrel efforts of Buddy, Jack, Parker, Paps, Smith, Isaac, Mitchell, Tippo, McGlynn, Josh, Hewett, Alir, Hanners, Rohan , Grundy......
It's a pretty gutsy line up...,
No excuses . They can do this.

[goswannies]

I hope Tippett and Jones are fully fit. Gary also. It would be a mistake to go into this game with guys not quite ready.

I really like Zak Jones in the side but I worry he has not recovered fully.

I wasn't confident before the Crows game last week and look how the boys turned it on. I'm nervous but quietly confident about tonight.

Go Swannies

Yes?

[undy]

I hope Tippett and Jones are fully fit. Gary also. It would be a mistake to go into this game with guys not quite ready.

I really like Zak Jones in the side but I worry he has not recovered fully.

I wasn't confident before the Crows game last week and look how the boys turned it on. I'm nervous but quietly confident about tonight.

Go Swannies

I think that you can be confident that by this time of the year every player on both teams is not 100%, they will all be carrying some niggles. In terms of fitness to run out the game, they should all be good. We've named a pretty good team. Bring it on. Already.

[Sandrevan]

I hope Tippett and Jones are fully fit. Gary also. It would be a mistake to go into this game with guys not quite ready.

I really like Zak Jones in the side but I worry he has not recovered fully.

I wasn't confident before the Crows game last week and look how the boys turned it on. I'm nervous but quietly confident about tonight.

Go Swannies

[longmile]

Yep. Absolutely no excuses tonight. Nothing like 2013 or 2015. Funny that more is being made of our injuries than either of those years.

And hopefully nothing like 2014

[Plugger46]

Yep. Absolutely no excuses tonight. Nothing like 2013 or 2015. Funny that more is being made of our injuries than either of those years.

[Jewels]

Is Menzel the only top 22 player missing from the cats tonight ?

Vs

Macca
Reid
Mills
Talia
Ted
AJ

????

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Has any team won a major final with 6 missing from their 22 ? Ie these 6 would have started season 2016 in our best 22

Lets be serious here! McVeigh and Mills are the only two on that list that can seriously be spoken about as being losses for the team.
Of the other four, Ted IS AVAILABLE, he's just not been selected as AA has gone past him. Tahlia is the great unknown, there is a whole discussion on another thread about delisting him so whilst he may very well have been in the top 22 in the team, he could just as easily be a list clogger by now. AJ hasn't played for four years and whilst we all hope and pray for his recovery, you may as well say Goodsey, O'Keefe, Morton and Shaw are missing from our best 22 as they've all played since AJ last did and Sammy yes probably would be in the team, but seeing as he's missed the whole year you would have to say that his missing out is equalled for Geelong by Thurlow doing his ACL in the NAB cup and missing the whole year.

If we lose tonight we can't blame injury, we will simply have been beaten by a better team - in my opinion we have had a magnificent season none the less.

[chuckie]

Injuries, I am sick of hearing about the Bulldogs and their players they have had out.
I think we have been effected worst than them.
These players (numbers only) have missed games due to injury this year 3,8,10,11,12,14,15,16,18,20,21,25,27,31,32 & 35 you can throw in 2. Some have only been for a week but most have been at least 3 weeks.

[mattybloods]

Looking at Geelong's lineup, they are huge. Scarily huge. 7 guys 195cm or taller. 3 in the forwardline, 3 in the backline monsters. Plus a couple of others who are at 193cm. I just hope our talls create enough of a contest in the forwardline to have the ball going to our opportunistic small forwards and that they are accurate.

How our undersized defence has been so miserly is beyond me, but how will they match up against the Cats' tall timber? A huge group effort.

The mids on both sides look ominous - tough battle. Who tags who on each side?

Our efficiency compared to theirs looks a little worrisome & we need our tackling pressure to be up.

I hope the boys are settled tonight, as I'm sick to my stomach with nerves enough for all of them.

Good luck everyone!

I'm not worried about their size. The MCG is huge with a lot of space to run. As long as we put in a contest and bring it to ground we'll have the advantage, even though we may lose the contested mark battle

[mcs]

Looking at Geelong's lineup, they are huge. Scarily huge. 7 guys 195cm or taller. 3 in the forwardline, 3 in the backline monsters. Plus a couple of others who are at 193cm. I just hope our talls create enough of a contest in the forwardline to have the ball going to our opportunistic small forwards and that they are accurate.

How our undersized defence has been so miserly is beyond me, but how will they match up against the Cats' tall timber? A huge group effort.

The mids on both sides look ominous - tough battle. Who tags who on each side?

Our efficiency compared to theirs looks a little worrisome & we need our tackling pressure to be up.

I hope the boys are settled tonight, as I'm sick to my stomach with nerves enough for all of them.

Good luck everyone!

That is true, but they were too tall in Rd 16, and I feel they may still be too tall tonight. We need to take advantage, especially later in the game. Hopefully our fitness holds on and we can manage to do so.

But as someone else said, win the middle and we will win the match. If we can keep the Duckwoods (x2) and Dangerfield on a decent leash, and break about even out of the middle, then I trust our defence to keep their score low enough, and for us to kick a winning score.

Wish I could be at the 'G tonight - I always enjoy Prelim final weekend the most out of any I feel - its a weekend of great hope and huge dreams, especially if the swannies get up and we know there is a trip to Melbourne for the big dance to come!

Come on you mighty Swannies!!!

[CureTheSane]

Ie if all not injured at the beginning of 2016 season they would have been in best 22?

Macca yes
Ted ahead of AA at that stage
Reid yes
Mills yes
AJ if fit and not injured yes
Talia started 2016

Ted is like Bartel not making the finals team

Macca yes
Ted ahead of AA at that stage - we're not at that stage. Right now he's not best 22
Reid yes - who knows. His form may be averager than usual and he may not be getting a run
Mills yes
AJ if fit and not injured yes - who knows, he may have been delisted 2 years ago if playing
Talia started 2016 - man, he's only played one game for the Swans

We have 2 players out as far as I'm concerned, one of them a soldier, and one a star in the making

[AnnieH]

OMG.
I am SOOOOOOOO nervous.
Hope they took ruthless to Melbourne in the onboard luggage.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Ie if all not injured at the beginning of 2016 season they would have been in best 22?

Macca yes
Ted ahead of AA at that stage
Reid yes
Mills yes
AJ if fit and not injured yes
Talia started 2016

Ted is like Bartel not making the finals team