Will Davis be selected for Rd 7 Vs Doggies??

[goswannie14]

WTF you on about ??

Jude's days of getting on top of the opposition at ANY stage of the game are long gone, if they ever were.

To answer your question, NO, I don't mean like Jude Bolton.

So you're being harsher on him than I am.

[liz]

That's a bizarre comment about one of the best players in the AFL. You'd be the only Swans supporter who WOULDN'T like to see Thomas at the club.

Thomas is a good player. In time he may become a very good player. If he was at the Swans he'd certainly add something different to the team structure. But "one of the best players in the AFL"?? There are dozens of players from other clubs I'd rather see in the R&W than Thomas, if we got to choose someone to inject into the side. From Collingwood alone I'd take Cloke, (Heath) Shaw, Pendlebury, Medhurst or Didak well before Thomas.

[Plugger46]

From Collingwood alone I'd take Cloke, (Heath) Shaw, Pendlebury, Medhurst or Didak well before Thomas.

If we are picking someone to play this week, then I agree with you. But I think Thomas has more upside than all of those players. Up until 6 weeks ago Medhurst had been a major disappointment in my view.

[NMWBloods]

I reckon Pendlebury has the most upside.

[Plugger46]

I reckon Pendlebury has the most upside.

Really good player already. Finds a truckload of the footy. Disposal is questionable at times though I reckon.

[NMWBloods]

Really good player already. Finds a truckload of the footy. Disposal is questionable at times though I reckon.

Yep - on all that. I think he has the potential to be a really dominant player though.

[swantastic]

Really good player already. Finds a truckload of the footy. Disposal is questionable at times though I reckon.

So does Joel Bowden but doesnt mean he's a really good player.

[Industrial Fan]

So does Joel Bowden but doesnt mean he's a really good player.

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I'd happily have him at the swans. Been a top player for a long time.

Pendlebury is the pick of the pies youngsters. Not sure about the question marks over his disposal. I think the pies really missed him in particular when he was out last year.

[ScottH]

so...Henry Playfair is finally getting a run. Does anyone know what number he wears on his back???

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[Jewels]

Really good player already. Finds a truckload of the footy. Disposal is questionable at times though I reckon.

He'd fit right in with our mob then.......

[johnno]

cheers scott.....

[liz]

If we are picking someone to play this week, then I agree with you. But I think Thomas has more upside than all of those players. Up until 6 weeks ago Medhurst had been a major disappointment in my view.

Looks like the change of scene has given Medhurst the bullet he needed. He looks really fit and you can't question his consistency this season. He's almost as good a kick as Nick Davis and has far more weapons in his armour in terms of marking (especially the fact he knows how to jump off the ground).


If I were picking just one of those, however, it would be Cloke by a country mile. He may not be more talented or even a better player than Shaw or Pendlebury but he's a KPP which pushes his value up. Last year his woeful conversion of straightfoward scoring shots placed a big question mark over him but it seems to be something he's addressed over the off-season. At this stage he's not achieved as much as Riewoldt but I reckon I'd prefer him to Saint Nick, even picking for now rather than the future.

[BloodNut]

Looks like the change of scene has given Medhurst the bullet he needed. He looks really fit and you can't question his consistency this season. He's almost as good a kick as Nick Davis and has far more weapons in his armour in terms of marking (especially the fact he knows how to jump off the ground).

Medhurst was too heavy at Freo and he has since lost that extra bulk and it has worked. Too many times at freo he would flake out due to his bulk. I always though Medhurst had talent and was wasted at Freo.

[Plugger46]

Looks like the change of scene has given Medhurst the bullet he needed. He looks really fit and you can't question his consistency this season. He's almost as good a kick as Nick Davis and has far more weapons in his armour in terms of marking (especially the fact he knows how to jump off the ground).


If I were picking just one of those, however, it would be Cloke by a country mile. He may not be more talented or even a better player than Shaw or Pendlebury but he's a KPP which pushes his value up. Last year his woeful conversion of straightfoward scoring shots placed a big question mark over him but it seems to be something he's addressed over the off-season. At this stage he's not achieved as much as Riewoldt but I reckon I'd prefer him to Saint Nick, even picking for now rather than the future.

Certainly couldn't question Medhurst this season, and he's always been VERY good on his day. It will be interesting to see if he can keep it up.

Yep, huge fan of Cloke. I'd probably take him first too, given that he's a CHF who takes a bundle of marks - they're not easy to find. I think I'd give him the nod ahead of Riewoldt too, but I suspect that we're in the minority there.

[connolly]

Roos: "I think he's a bit down in confidence and everyone goes through that as well. I think there's the issue with the pressure things [his tackling and on-ball pressure in the forward line] but I think a lot of it comes with confidence. Probably missing those early goals - he normally kicks those goals, and it could have been a really different story if he had.
"He probably got a little bit down on himself and that probably led to the spiralling effect on the game he had. I think he's got to get some confidence back and build himself back up as a real quality player that we know he is.
"Probably out of necessity with Hally out, we tried him for a couple of weeks - it didn't work and that's fine. But you'd like to see him have a really good solid month of hard footy and hard training and get his confidence up and make sure that next time he comes in, he's coming in with some real form behind him."

Yep more Roospeak. Jeez I wish he would say what he really wants to say Confidence (Roospeak Translation) - "He won't put his head over the ball and have a red hot go and until he does he's out". Bloods you are just a poor man's Paul Roos. (Faint praise but take it, as that is about all that's on offer).