Spida coming to Swannies

[Bleed Red Blood]

Originally posted by punter257
but what fullbacks are available?????

please dont get hay

Most players would be available at the right price.

Saddington, Mathews, Powell, our picks could all incite some interest.

[punter257]

but we wouldnt get anyone of substance with those guys

we need to find someone who is young and still developing who could play on the last line. i'm not sure who though

[BayesysLeftBoot]

Originally posted by Bleed Red Blood
Goodes at CHB is terrible.

He didn't play particularly well there. And it really creates a gap in our midfield. Plus, it means we are matching Goodes on someone, instead of having the opposition worry about a matchup for him.

Get a FB.

It's all well and good to say we need a full back but the reality of the situation is that there are none available.

What would happen if Jolly sustained a season long injury next season? We can't afford to risk Goodes in the ruck for a whole season so we would have to bank on Doyle making a huge improvement and one of two first year ruckmen being good enough to back him up.

If Leo, B2, LRT or Kennelly were to be injured we can rely on the fact that it's a hell of a lot easier to create a makeshift defender than it is to create a makeshift ruckman and Goodes can always go back to add height if needed.

[Magic Man]

Could Vogels be used down back - if we had injuries down back

Might give him a chance to learn where a goodforward would lead to etc

[BayesysLeftBoot]

Originally posted by Magic Man
Could Vogels be used down back - if we had injuries down back

Might give him a chance to learn where a goodforward would lead to etc

It's worth a shot, that was my point about it being easier to create a makeshift defender than a makeshift ruckman. Let's not forget where leapin' Leo started his career.

[Magic Man]

It's worth a shot, that was my point about it being easier to create a makeshift defender than a makeshift ruckman. Let's not forget where leapin' Leo started his career.

Yep no way I want to see LRT in the ruck again - dont mind if its in the back half on a weak ruckman but at the centre bounce he will get crunched by those giants

I reckon we need someone similar to Bally, jols already does some pretty descent tap work - so a big bodied ruckman would fit perfect - biglands would be great

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by BayseysLeftBoot
What would happen if Jolly sustained a season long injury next season?

About the same if we lost Schauble or Hall, we'd improvise and we may or may not get away with it, this year we got away with it brilliantly.

Originally posted by BayseysLeftBoot
Goodes can always go back to add height if needed.

Where's the "shudder" emoticon?

Originally posted by BayseysLeftBoot
it's a hell of a lot easier to create a makeshift defender than it is to create a makeshift ruckman and Goodes can always go back to add height if needed.

I disagree, on two counts.
Firstly, we don't need a makeshift fullback (or full forward) we're already using them (Leo and MOL). We need a permanent one!
And secondly, makeshift ruckman (those that make a contest during those matches when your ruckman's tired or out injured) are two-a-penny.

Originally posted by BayseysLeftBoot
We can't afford to risk Goodes in the ruck for a whole season

I dunno about that, but I'd not be adverse to a JollyGoodes ruck combination in 2006. The circle has dropped the knee injury rate at centre bounces to zero so far.

Originally posted by BayseysLeftBoot
It's all well and good to say we need a full back but the reality of the situation is that there are none available.

. . . or at least none that RWO has been informed of by their respective clubs.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

We don't need a makeshift fullback (or full forward) we're already using them (Leo and MOL).
We need a permanent one!
Surely getting a permant solution to a problem should be a higher priority than acquiring a makeshift solution to a problem (Jolly's season ending injury) that hasn't arisen?

PS Have a great long weekend

[Snowy]

Everitt stated on tonight's news that he's staying put.

[Sanecow]

What a tool.

[swans05]

hawthorn probably woulda done the whole port adelaide nick stevens thing anyway

[Bleed Red Blood]

Originally posted by swans05
hawthorn probably woulda done the whole port adelaide nick stevens thing anyway

They don't need to. He's contracted.

[ROK Lobster]

Spider and Hawks talks re season 2007 break down... You heard it here first, unless you are listening to the footy on 3AW like me, and then you would have heard it there first.

[Big Al]

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
Spider and Hawks talks re season 2007 break down... You heard it here first, unless you are listening to the footy on 3AW like me, and then you would have heard it there first.

How about a straight swap with Chambers.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
Spider and Hawks talks re season 2007 break down... You heard it here first, unless you are listening to the footy on 3AW like me, and then you would have heard it there first.

Heard it on the evening news, and on MMM footy. He wants 2 yrs, Jeff said 1, and we all know Jeff gets what he wants. They offered Crawf 1 aswell, and he was happy with it.