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the problem I see is Mills has had one good year in the mids and that's being generous I worry his body won't allow him to return to that level again and agree on 1 a key defender, but also add we need a at least one key forward none of the 4 we have now are or probably ever will be A grade AFL players 2 or maybe 3 could make B grade.
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If we don’t think they can be good forwards we need to try them down back and send Tom forward in the game. And see how they go for 10-20 min period.
agree regarding Mills. Mills probably should be our intercept defender rather than a midfielder. He did that job quite well. Two halfback flankers should be Blakey and Bice. Sam wicks is doing a good job as a small defender and needs to be persisted.
I wonder if Sam wicks with his mongrel will be suited to the midfield too or not.Comment
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Mills is an All Oz Mid, you don't waste them in defense
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Wicks' disposal is far too iffy to ever be a decent midfielder for mine. We have enough of the hack it and hope types in our group already. Definitely should persist with him as a small defender, although as shown in the Pies game, he has a lot of work to do to develop his defensive craft."You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."Comment
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Charlie McCartin was mentioned in a couple of media outlets today, in having an impressive VFLseason with Geelong as a KPD thus far, with a number of clubs showing interest for he mid season draft.Comment
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Tom Morris reporting on SEN Chad has just re-signed for 2 years!!!! Great news!!!Comment
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Cal Twomey going with it too. You beauty!Comment
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Thank goodness for that. We should get some relief from the distractions until about March next year lol. But good to hear we've at least got him for another couple of years. The next one is where we will struggle to keep him."You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."Comment
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great for the club, lets hope he rediscover some form.
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Just received txt from club with video of Chad confirming he's excited to have re-signed for 2 years!Comment
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Great news! Hopefully relaxes him on-field and provides some impetus to the team.Comment
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The Chad! I did become increasingly confident that he would sign for two years to take him to free agency.....now hopefully for even longer after that. Time will tell.
Now it's time to fire up Chad!Comment
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In the last 2 seasons we have defied most media pundits in re-signing all our key players and maintaining our talented list. This point wasn’t lost on Chad yesterday..
With Chad now out of the way, i imagine our List Managers focus will now be to work out how we can match bids for touted Academy trio King, Chamberlain and Carmichael under the new rules, as it will be challenging depending on our hand and where the bids land.
As a result, i don't see us in a position to recruit anyone of significance, even a FA, as we may not have the cap space.
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also interesting what we do with the 16 players left with contracts expiring this yr ,8 of who are rookies and i am not sure if they can continue as rookies. listed players include Cleary, fox , Ladhams (assume extn as green not ready yet, Lloyd assume extn perhaps 2 yrs, Mitchel maybe delisting, ramps (assume 1 yr), Sheldrick (needs to improve , and Wicks (2 yr extn playing ok) Comments anyone
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Just on the Chad, is it right to say that he has extended and will be a Restricted Free Agent ?
As in we could match a bid and force a Trade ?Comment
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