Maybe... and if only one change, I vote Newman. Horse has been unusually tricky at selection this year and pulled the odd unexpected surprise. Maybe he's giving the players in the team one last chance (they have mostly had five) to prove themselves before he starts swinging the axe.Originally Posted by chalbilto
I reckon no debutants this week.
There was one other incident involving Rose that irritated me on Saturday. I do like watching him. He has a few tricks (though he can also make the simple look hard at times). But there was a passage sometime in the 3rd quarter where the Swans made a quick break out of defence and whoever had the ball was streaming through the middle of the ground at full pace. The forward 50 had been deserted but both Rose and Pink got on their bikes as soon as they saw what was unfolding and ran back hard towards goal. They separated. Pink got very deep and in the central corridor while Rose was a bit wider and shallower. Pink had a defender closer than Rose, who was in a lot of space, but both provided a good forward target. Whoever had the ball (and I can't remember who it was), picked Pink and delivered well. Pink took the mark and scored from close range with the resultant kick. All good and well. Both players did well, and Rose running to different space was important. But while all the other Swans who had reached the vicinity of the forward line ran over to Pink to congratulate him (which is the team norm most of the time whenever a goal is kicked), Rose stayed where he was, barely 20m away. His body language suggested he was sulking because the kicker had gone to Pink rather than him.
I noticed that in the 4th quarter, when Rose kicked his final goal, Pink did make the effort to run out and congratulate him, despite being farther away.
It may be a small thing. Maybe I'm being hard on Rose. But I did wonder if he's more focussed on his own individual contribution than the overall performance of the team. That assessment isn't purely based on that one incident. He does have a tendency to ping at goals when he's in range, without obviously looking to see whether there is a better option. And I can understand that a player who thinks he might be on the cusp of a senior spot would be eager to demonstrate to the coaches what he can do. I just wish he'd sometimes focus more on what he can do in terms of chasing and tackling, and not just on taking speccies or kicking clever goals (and wayward behinds).
Well from the training photos today it is obvious Newman and Rose did not go to Darwin and are in the mix. Not sure who Melican was kicking to in the photo. Number looked like 35 but did not look like Naismith. Might have been 33, BJ with a haircut and cap on. Very limited and blurry photos. Could see Franklin, Melican, Rohan, Reid, Parker, Rampe (with arm guard) and Ronke.
I think that was Jack (33).
Melican looks like he's kicking to Grundy, who's been known to wear a cap at training.
I just looked up players heights; as reported by Swans.
Johnson is 194
Allir 193
Grundy and Talia 192
Marsh 189
Newman and Rampe 188
And how tall is Melican?
Hmm looks like Marsh did his hammy today and they're going to have to fly Laidler back from the NT
IN BJack Laidler Newman
OUT KJack (hip) Foote Marsh (hamstring)
Wondered how you got Laidler wrong cos you are never wrong
In: A.Silvagni, B.Smedts, N.Graham, M.Kreuzer
Out: C.Polson, H.Macreadie (managed), A.Phillips, J.Pickett
Emg: M.Talia J.Foote J.Rose
Emg: D.Cuningham L.Jones D.Armfield
Jack for Jack has a neatness to it. I hope BJ can be put on tackling duty and provide what his brother used to around the ball.
Glad to see Foote out Newman in. Would have preferred Aliir to Laidler but I'm prepared to be patient. Hayward stays in ????
Melican 194
Maibaum 193
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