Just six more sleeps! Hoping for a good start to the season after the GF and not to lose to our bogey team!
As per the Season 23 thread, the likely team appears to:
Hickey out for Ladhams
Clarke and Fox out for Campbell and Cunningham
McLean out for McDonald
Roberts for sub?
I am wondering if they might put Francis in as sub as he could cover for Blakey or Reid if they aren't fully fit and can't play a whole game.
I'm wondering if Papley might be the Super Sub given his lack of practice match minutes?
Francis couldn't crack the larger-than-normal squad for the practice match against Carlton. It's hard to see him making the named 23 for round 1.Originally Posted by Maltopia
JL: Ruled out for this week are Tom Hickey, Robbie Fox and Ryan Clarke. First year player Jacob Konstanty also won’t be available.
— Sydney Swans (@sydneyswans) March 13, 2023
This certainly seems the obvious set of changes. The use of the sub will be the most interesting aspect early in the year. I reckon we are more likely to stick with a smaller impact player than a tall especially given we are unlikely to beat Wicks for hitouts regardless. Roberts, Sheldrick.
Is this the least commented on pre-match thread ever?
Yes, everyone asleep at the wheel :-(
Should fire up in 10 minutes when we name the side 99% of us think they will name. Or maybe we all just yawn at the team
No Sam Reid, team as expected.
Emergencies A.Francis 10 M.Roberts 34 L.McAndrew 46 A.Sheldrick 29
So from the GF team
McDonald for Reid
Cunningham for Clarke
Campbell for Fox
Ladhams for Hickey
I specifically came on here to ask whether people thought that Reid would play given he had a fair number of minutes in the practice games and nobody replied saying "nah, don't reckon he'll play". Plus the club website suggests he just pulled up tight in the last day (after a history of problems over his career and this pre-season) or so and that influenced the decision to leave him out.
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Roberts sub?
'Delicious' is a fun word to say
I have giant problem I just found out I can not get footy on pay tv Seems I have to get a new "box". Could one of the members tell Which Radio Station in Sydney broadcasts our matches. I will try to get it on computer. I can get 2sm. Hope you can help an OLD S M Blood.
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