Should the Swans try to win the Wizard cup in 2005 ?

[sharpie]

I think it should continue to be used to blood the youngsters. If we somehow miraculously win with such an understrength team, then its more good experience for the young guys. If we lose then at least we get to play practice matches without the Wizard Cup trial rules. Its better practicing for the real season with real rules.

[timthefish]

i think it depends on where your list is at. port, for example, pretty much had their list sorted out and knew what was going to be their seasons main 22 and strategy. thus, it was an appropriate time for a dress rehearsal in the pre-season.
we've been regrouping to a large extent and have had a number of kids to try out and have done so appropriately in the pre-season.
i think we're getting close to forging a solid team (let's not debate that here, but i think that is the coaching panel's expectation) and injured/recovering players notwithstanding, i think it is time for the serious rehearsal to begin.

put our best 20 available in and whack a few likely kids on the bench for a taste. we get extra interchange players in the pre-season don't we?

[timthefish]

Originally posted by sharpie
Its better practicing for the real season with real rules.

this is true, but the preseason cup is a good opportunity to develop a winning culture if things are properly set up.

[Thunder Shaker]

We should rest our best players and play about six young players who are not currently in our best 22.

I believe this is how we found Bevan last year.

[footyhead]

Originally posted by Thunder Shaker
We should rest our best players and play about six young players who are not currently in our best 22.

I believe this is how we found Bevan last year.

Right, but if we get to the semi final or the wisard cup grand final, what should we do then ?
pick whoever is in form ?

[LittleSchneider]

i think you would have to at least give it a crack - but it would depend on your list and how the players at the time are feeling.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by BonBon
Like when you say they play really well and win, all teams experience that.

Read and understand.

Cliff said we could get flogged in the Wizard Cup and do well during the regular season.

I said we could instead win games in the Wizard Cup and do well in the regular season (a la St Kilda and Geelong).

[Sanecow]

Last year I didn't care about the Wizard cup until we got flogged. That hurt a bit. I don't really want to see a repeat of that, but also I wouldn't risk certain players (Goodes and Magic spring to mind, but anyone with a chronic injury) on the Wizard cup.

[NMWBloods]

Yep - I would probably leave out Goodes, O'Loughlin, Ball, Maxfield, Williams.

[stellation]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Yep - I would probably leave out Goodes, O'Loughlin, Ball, Maxfield, Williams.

But you give them no credit and would leave them out of your Rd 1 side.

Disclaimer: I am very drunk and have only read Nick's post. I have no idea what happened earlier in this thread, but I am speculating footyhead was negative at some point.

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by footyhead
Right, but if we get to the semi final or the wisard cup grand final, what should we do then ?

Bet $50 on a Swans premiership.

[BonBon]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Read and understand.

Cliff said we could get flogged in the Wizard Cup and do well during the regular season.

I said we could instead win games in the Wizard Cup and do well in the regular season (a la St Kilda and Geelong).

Oh yeh! Didn't see that side of the story. But still, we aren't the only ones.

[penga]

fb: bevan james powell
hb: vogels LRT fixter
c: mcveigh buchanan fosdike
hf: dempster grundy hayes
ff: willoughby campbell macleski
fol: ericksen spriggs schneider
int: shaw moore schmidt clarke (they will need to make the bench larger due to the collective amount of fat-arses on it)

inj: m. davis, sundqvist, ablett

ommitted:

hall
n. davis
mathews
o'keefe
c. bolton
williams
maxfield
doyle
kennelly
o'loughlin
barry
saddington
nicks
j. bolton
schauble
ball
crouch
kirk
goodes
jolly

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by stellation
But you give them no credit and would leave them out of your Rd 1 side.

Disclaimer: I am very drunk and have only read Nick's post. I have no idea what happened earlier in this thread, but I am speculating footyhead was negative at some point.

I'm drunk too and I resemble that. I'd like to have an argument with you about Saddington's worth to the side, but I need to go to bed instead.

[BonBon]

AHHHH! Did Benny W delete the Sydney Kings Cheersquad thread? I was upto 408 posts man and now I'm only 392! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!