We are overdogs with the bookies, so that�s a good thing.
Not many teams can stop the Tiggers manic assault forward .
Our defence will test them .
We are overdogs with the bookies, so that�s a good thing.
Not many teams can stop the Tiggers manic assault forward .
Our defence will test them .
He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
I�m extremely nervous. Head says we�ll lose, heart hopes we win. It�s going to be a serious examination of the credentials of the playing and coaching group.
I�ll be interested to see if Horse and co took anything tactically from the Tiger defeats e.g. short kicks out of defence. The other tactic is giving Rance a genuine opponent. I think Buddy�s got that covered.
Hoping it�s a great game.
Swans by a point.
One thing that may have been overlooked with the selection of Rose is that in the 2016 season where he strung a few games together he averaged over 5 tackles per game. Performing like that tonight could provide the edge in forward pressure that may decide the game
Rose did ok for a kid. I wouldnt drop him after this game. A bit like Florent, he needs a good 5 to 6 weeks of seniors to see his value.
Whether Rose retains his spot may depend on Papley�s fitness. But even if Papley is available I�d prefer they give Rose another go and �rest� Jack. We know Jack has struggled with a hip issue for a couple of seasons. Ow. He doesn�t look anything like fit enough to be able to make any valuable contribution.
To be fair to Rose he injured his shoulder in the 3rd quarter and I barely saw him after that.
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I thought his effort was good, but he demonstrated again he really is a fringe player at the AFL level at best. This is his 4th year on the list now too, and he still looks a fair way off becoming an established AFL player, at least at the Swans. I agree with Liz though - happy to see him stay and Jack given a rest when Papley returns, on the hope somehow we can eek just a bit more out of Kizza later in the season.
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