Swans 22 for Rd 1 (Teams named)

[Legs Akimbo]

Jude on the wing, you're joking. You need speed and an ability to deliver, on both criteria he fails. Yes he can be put on the wing, on level 3 drinking beer with the fans.

Only forwards and backs play to position nowdays. Being named on the wing basically being playing anywhere form backpocket to forward pocket rotating off the bench.

[swansrule100]

barlow not being in annoys me almost as much as bevan still in.

[BSA5]

I think Barlow might play for two reasons . . .

Paul Roos:

5 = Bird, Moore, Jack, Grundy plus Barlow??

1 new one = Mattner

This is assuming that the 1 who hasn't played wasn't counted twice by Roos.

The second reason is that an email that just came through from the Swans themselves stated that the player to watch was . . . . Ed Barlow.

Gee I hope you're right. I had him in my SuperCoach and DreamTeam sides, and didn't have time to switch him out before lockdown, since both websites were moving at snail's pace. And yep, none of my emergencies were defenders. Grrrr.

[ROK Lobster]

Jude on the wing, you're joking. You need speed and an ability to deliver, on both criteria he fails. Yes he can be put on the wing, on level 3 drinking beer with the fans.

He wouldn't get picked there Nico. Would not even get a place on the rookie llist

[Robbo]

Just another thing, why is Mattner playing in the back pocket? He hates playing there.

[Mike_B]

All this discussion of the way the team is named just goes to show that they should just list the players 1-22/25 in alphabetical order. The "positions" when they are named are absolutely meaningless.

So why bother asking why a player is named in a particular position when this is the case?

[Robbo]

I wouldn't say it's completely meaningless.

[Triple B]

I wouldn't say it's completely meaningless.

OK, maybe not completely, how about 'just about' meaningless.

Who gives a toss where they are named. The backline especially, they all have players to pick up and if Mattners man wanders down to the forward pocket for the first bounce, you can bet your ass that Mattner will start the game in the back pocket. The runner might be out within 30 secs of bouncedown to move him, but he'll start there.

[goswannie14]

I wouldn't say it's completely meaningless.

No, the list names 25 players (inc 3 emerg) so at least we know who will be playing. The positions as BBB said, are next to meaningless.

[connolly]

And who will play on Milne?

I think if Schneider will play on the wing, perhaps Mattner can mind him.

Jack will take the ferret, Mattner will run off Scnieder and annihalate him as usual as Thomas the Tank Engine falls away after the first twenty minutes due to appalling lack of fitness and general disinterest. Of course the tenacity and youth of Bevo (23) will hound the ancient creaking frame of Harvey (surely at least 52) onto the fringes of the game and eventually the bench.

[connolly]

Poor Bevan - with Mathews gone he's up for a double dose of RWO invective.

Bring it on I say. Actually Bevo is Mathews replacement. If Bevo fails to deliver on his enormous potential (hard to believe) or is injured Benny is back in. However this is Benny's swan song year and Bevo will play more as a defensive midfielder with Jack taking the small forward. They will alternate between midfield and defense depending on the match ups. Great to see two Sydney western suburbs rugby league family kids as regulars in team. They are an important part of our future.