Game: Swans V Hawks Team List

[midaro]

OK, so the "Swans V Hawks Team List" has been done to death in other threads (so if you're not interested just ignore this) but Saturday's reserve games threw the cat amongst the pigeons and I'm obsessing about it. Really. Seven more sleeps.
So, just for fun I thought I'd turn it into a game.

Here's how to score:
1 point for each player in your team list who makes the actual team list. [= maximum of 22 points]
1 point for picking each "line" correctly (i.e. F, HF, HB, B), flanks and pockets are interchangeable, but not key positions. [= maximum of 4 points]
1 point for picking our starting ruckman. [= maximum of 1 point]
1 point for picking our 5 starting midfielders (i.e. Wing, Wing, Centre, Ruck-Rover and Rover, in no particular order). [= maximum of 1 point]
1 point for picking the 4 interchange players (in no particular order). [= maximum of 1 point]
1 point for picking all the emergencies correctly (in no particular order). [= maximum of 1 point]

So, everyone will score out of a possible 30 points.

You can edit your prediction up until midday Wednesday (I think the initial squad will be announced Wednesday arvo because the first game is on Thursday), and judging will be against the actual team list published on Saturday.
Late team changes won't be considered.

The winner gains the title of the "Most Able to Read the Minds of the Coach and Match Committee", and the cheers and admiration of no one in particular. So... meh

[midaro]

My prediction:

B: Crouch CBolton Nicks
HB: Kennelly Goodes Barry
C: Maxfield Williams Mathews
HF: O'Keefe Hall Davis
F: Schneider Doyle Buchanan
Followers: Ball JBolton Kirk
Interchange: Jolly LRT Bevan Fosdike
Emergancies: James McVeigh Spriggs

So, best starting 22 players who won't play: O'Loughlin Schauble Saddington
The rest of the senior list: Fixter Ablett Powell Sundqvist Dempster Malceski Willoughby MDavis Ericksen Moore Schmidt

[liz]

Only problem with this is that the positions the side is named in are often irrelevant. Indeed, IIRC Roos has said that he usually gets one of the staff members to submit the team to the AFL and that this person likes to be a bit mischievous in placing the various players on the team sheet.

So we're not even reading the minds of the coaching panel - just guessing the mood of someone in the Swans' office come Thursday afternoon (when there will be a 7 man interchange bench named in any case)!

[liz]

Having said that, I'll have a go anyway

FB Nicks James Bolton (C)
HB Barry Goodes Kennelly
C Maxfield Bolton (J) Mathews
HF Williams Hall O'Keefe
FF Schneider Doyle Spriggs
Fol Ball Kirk Buchanan

Int Crouch Davis LRT Jolly

Em Dempster McVeigh Bevan Fosdike

Really want to get McVeigh and Dempster in but can't see how.

Spriggs and Fosdike are probably interchangeable.

[chammond]

Originally posted by liz
Having said that, I'll have a go anyway

FB Nicks James Bolton (C)
HB Barry Goodes Kennelly
C Maxfield Bolton (J) Mathews
HF Williams Hall O'Keefe
FF Schneider Doyle Spriggs
Fol Ball Kirk Buchanan

Int Crouch Davis LRT Jolly

Em Dempster McVeigh Bevan Fosdike

Really want to get McVeigh and Dempster in but can't see how.

Spriggs and Fosdike are probably interchangeable.

Hmm, Spriggs in the forward line.

Could it be that you are the 'mischievous' team sheet person at the Swans?

[DST]

Here is my pick:

FB: Beven James Barry
HB: Kennelly LRT Bolton (C)
C: Spriggs Bolton (J) Mathews
HF: O'Keefe Hall Williams
FF: Scheinder Doyle Nicks

Fol: Jolly Kirk McVeigh

Int: Goodes Davis Ball Maxfield

Emg: Dempster Buchannen Fosdike Crouch

Gee that is tough, considering that we have MOL, Schuable, Crouch and Saddington to come back in the next 2 to 5 weeks.

Good form in the reserves will also see Dempster, Willoughby, Fixter, Buchannen, Moore, Malceski, Powell and Schmidt pushing for selection as well.

A couple of observations to note re team selection:

* If we play 3 ruckman, then it is very hard to see where Saddington fits in. Especially if LRT works out at CHB.

* Nicks gets the nod over Buchannen at this stage but is likely to make way for MOL unless another forward goes down before MOL returns

* You will probably only see Spriggs and Fosdike in the same team together if McVeigh is omitted/injured. But then again we need to fit Crouch somewhere in their as well

Boy is there some compertition for spots at present, which is great news for the team as a whole. Outside of the first 10 or so picked, the players are all going to need to be on their game week in and out.

DST

[swansrule100]

ummm

B: Roberts-Thompson, C.Bolton, Bevan
HB: Barry, Goodes, Kennelly
C: Mathews, J.Bolton, McVeigh
HF: Nicks, Hall, Maxfield
F: O'Keefe, Doyle, Buchanan
Foll: Ball, Kirk, Williams
Int: Davis, Dempster, Jolly, Schnieder
EMG:Spriggs, Fosdike, James

[Ryan Bomford]

Gee, this is the first season in awhile where you actually have to think about it. We will play small in defence and have speed in the midfield to counter the Hawks attack.


FB: Bevan James Barry
HB: Kennelly Goodes C Bolton
C: Maxfield Williams Mathews
HF: O'Keefe Hall Buchanon
FF: Schneider Doyle Nicks

Fol: Ball Kirk J. Bolton

Int: LRT Jolly Davis Spriggs

Emg: Dempster Fosdike McVeigh

[Scottee]

Can't resist!!

FB: Crouch C. BOLTON KENNELLY
HB: BARRY LRT MATHEWS
C: MAXFIELD WILLIAMS McVEIGH
HF: O'KEEFE HALL NICKS
FF: Schneider GOODES BUCHANAN

Fol: BALL KIRK J. BOLTON

Int: Jolly DOYLE DAVIS Dempster

Emg: Bevan Fixter James

*Confident about the selection of the ones in CAPS, but not necessarily the positions.

[sharpie]

FB: Crouch Barry LRT
HB: Kennelly Goodes C.Bolton
C: Mathews Maxfield Williams
HF: Davis Hall O'Keefe
FF: Nicks Doyle Buchanan
Fol: Ball J.Bolton Kirk
Int: Jolly Schneider Dempster Spriggs
Em: McVeigh Bevan Fosdike

[ugg]

I think the teams list is out on the Thursday because we play on the Sunday.

Anyway here's my team:

B: Mathews CBolton Crouch
HB: Kennelly Goodes Barry
C: Williams Maxfield Buchanan
HF: O'Keefe Hall Nicks
F: Davis Doyle Schneider
Foll: Ball JBolton Kirk

Int: Bevan Jolly Fosdike LRT
Em: Spriggs McVeigh Dempster

I think its going to be hard enough picking the 22, let alone their named positions.

[Schneiderman]

I cant believe so many are putting Spriggs into their teams! Nowhere near enough shown at this stage to make it into the first game IMO. And those who left out Buchanan didn't watch any of the pre-season games??

B: Kennelly Barry CBolton
HB: Mathews Goodes Bevan
C: Williams Maxfield Buchanan
HF: O'Keefe Hall Nicks
F: Davis Jolly Schneider
Foll: Doyle JBolton Kirk

Int: McVeigh Fosdike LRT Ball
Em: Spriggs James Dempster

[robbieando]

B: Paul Bevan Leo Barry Craig Bolton
HB: Sean Dempster Adam Goodes Tadhg Kennelly
C: Ben Mathews Paul Williams Stuart Maxfield
HF: Nick Davis Barry Hall Ryan O'Keefe
F: Matthew Nicks Stephen Doyle Adam Schneider
R: Jason Ball Brett Kirk Jude Bolton
Int: Jared Crouch Jarrad McVeigh Darren Jolly Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Emg: Amon Buchanan Heath James Josh Willoughby

[Jeffers1984]

B: Crouch Barry C Bolton
HB: Kennelly Goodes Nicks
C: Mathews Williams Maxfield
HF: O'keefe Hall Davis
F: Schneider Doyle Buchanan
R: Ball Kirk J Bolton

Int: Bevan, LRT, Jolly, Spriggs

Emg: James, Fosdike, McVeigh

Geez that was tough again. Taking the punt that spriggs will get the nod over McVeigh.

[penga]

b: bevan james bolton
hb: kennelly goodes barry
c: mathews bolton maxfield
hf: okeefe hall nicks
f: buchanan doyle davis
fol: ball williams kirk
int: jolly crouch mcveigh schneider dempster LRT spriggs