Reserves 25th May

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Official website report has a different best list:

Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans > News Article > Swans Reserves Bounce Roos

Edit: Actually the same list with Davo in for Becko. Maybe a typo.

[SimonH]

Can't seem to find your write-up, ORB. Maybe I'm just stupid.

But re the official Swans' write-up: after a review like that I'd like to have a couple of bucks on Davis returning next week. It's been near enough to exactly the month that Roos was talking about since he was dropped.

No disrespect to Luke Brennan, but the fact that he dominated at CHB at this level is a big 'so what?' A lack of big bodies might require Allison to play him there, but he's never going to get anywhere near that position at league level. If he can't get a game on the HBF/BP in the absence of Kennelly, hard to see when he's going to get one (unless, god forbid, one or more of Mattner or Malceski go down).

No mention whatsoever of Mathews in the official write-up means that he is on the outer (in case being dropped after one game didn't raise the suspicion), and barring major injury to others, has probably played his last game for the firsts.

Notice that Brendan Murphy didn't play even though we were well short of our maximum listed-player quota (15 Swans-listed players played, I think) and he's not on the injury list. Very hard to follow the Swans' selections for the 2s.

Faulks has very very consistently been in the best players this year (not another example of the Swans turning crap draft picks into gold, surely?), but I'm yet to hear much of a review on his style. Can anyone enlighten me? Is he still a couple of years off making a credible bid for selection?

Re Fossie: 'Injured his knee' could mean a whole range of things (e.g. Goodesie doing his PCL halfway through his unbroken run of 200 games). Any word on what's actually happened to Fossie yet?

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I think the reason you can't find it Simon is that you have to go through the home page.

[Old Royboy]

Faulks has very very consistently been in the best players this year (not another example of the Swans turning crap draft picks into gold, surely?), but I'm yet to hear much of a review on his style. Can anyone enlighten me? Is he still a couple of years off making a credible bid for selection?

Simon, appearance wise if you subtracted one from Columbo's number and blinked you would think the great Jason Saddington had returned. Very similar build and same hair.

Faulks has very good closing speed and times his spoils well. On occasions he has taken off up the field and used that speed to advantage. He also possesses the low penetrating and accurate kick we normally associate with left footers. He has been one who has benefited from the weakening of the ressies this year, because now there is plenty of work to do up back. At the moment I would consider him a shoo in to earn another contract, but would not expect him to debut until next year.

[ScottH]

Can't seem to find your write-up, ORB. Maybe I'm just stupid.

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I think the reason you can't find it Simon is that you have to go through the home page.

It's also on the top of the forum home RedAndWhiteOnline.com Messageboard - Powered by vBulletin

[stellation]

Simon, appearance wise if you subtracted one from Columbo's number and blinked you would think the great Jason Saddington had returned. Very similar build and same hair.

Faulks has very good closing speed and times his spoils well. On occasions he has taken off up the field and used that speed to advantage. He also possesses the low penetrating and accurate kick we normally associate with left footers. He has been one who has benefited from the weakening of the ressies this year, because now there is plenty of work to do up back. At the moment I would consider him a shoo in to earn another contract, but would not expect him to debut until next year.

hmmmmm

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It's also on the top of the forum home RedAndWhiteOnline.com Messageboard - Powered by vBulletin

You mean the link which leads to a permission denied page?

[ScottH]

You mean the link which leads to a permission denied page?

Well, Thanks for telling me!!
It works now.

[SimonH]

You mean the link which leads to a permission denied page?

Likewise for me, actually. Might be some minor problem there.

Simon, appearance wise if you subtracted one from Columbo's number and blinked you would think the great Jason Saddington had returned. Very similar build and same hair.

Faulks has very good closing speed and times his spoils well. On occasions he has taken off up the field and used that speed to advantage. He also possesses the low penetrating and accurate kick we normally associate with left footers. He has been one who has benefited from the weakening of the ressies this year, because now there is plenty of work to do up back. At the moment I would consider him a shoo in to earn another contract, but would not expect him to debut until next year.

I'm lovin' it! For some strange reason, Saddo was always one of my favourite players (despite his inadequacies). Just had a sort of laconic air about him. Also had a good build for the modern wingman/flanker (190cm and rangy). Love the left-footers, too.

Given the Swans' softly-softly approach to young players, a 2009 debut for Colombo would be well ahead of the curve. Actually, if you could take a guarantee now that Colombo would play 140 games for us, you'd be a fool not to take it.

[Old Royboy]

Sorry, he not left footed, but he kicks like one - if you get the drift.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Simon, appearance wise if you subtracted one from Columbo's number and blinked you would think the great Jason Saddington had returned.

All hail the great Saddington!

The club still has not recovered from losing His Greatness.

There are players to just watch. And your are players you worship. Saddington was DEFINITELY in the latter category.

JF

[Donners]

Ah, the mighty Saddington. He followed in the proud tradition of Robert Teal, Gareth John and Simon Minton-Connell as players I adored. He played more games for the club than the three of those combined, too...

[reigning premier]

Isn't SMC still playing in the country leagues in Vic somewhere???

I remember reading in the paper on Monday all the country results not so long ago and noted he was still there... Still kicking 12 goals or more regularly as well.... Pity he could never make that step to the AFL.....

[bandwagon]

Super article ORB. Thanks.

I always felt that before all his injuries Saddington wasn't that bad (Whoops! have I lost any shred of credibility i may have had?). Would have been fine as the 3rd tall, playing FB or CHB was just too much.

[Triple B]

Sorry, he not left footed, but he kicks like one - if you get the drift.

Hehehe, I'm glad you cleared that up, it was driving me nuts "Columbo's not a left footer.....is he?????". I was about to ring my mate to confirm it was you and not I that had taken leave of our senses.