Teams: Sydney v North Melbourne

[GoBloods]

The Vespa is three times the footballer that Bird will ever be
How did Bird get selected ahead of him ? @@@@ing amazing.
Bird is over rated and slow

[Matt79]

The Vespa is three times the footballer that Bird will ever be
How did Bird get selected ahead of him ? @@@@ing amazing.
Bird is over rated and slow

Not sure if you have watched many Swans games closely if you truely believe this. Bird will be a gun midfielder in the years to come.

Also, funny thing is...If we win on Saturday night, no more will be said about the team selections.

BUT...if we lose, this thread will re open.

[smasher]

Since when has a Swans team run onto the ground as named? We have evidence that both NOG and Macca are carrying injury, and how many (either real or fabricated) do we not know about? I will not believe Scooter and Reg have been dropped until I see the team run out Saturday. Usual Roos smoke and mirrors stuff.

I agree 100% with you Old Royboy

[Melbournehammer]

actually bird is very slow and weak in the tackle. But kirk is also very slow. I am not quite convinced that bird will be a gun midfielder, but Nic Fosdike would not have been classed a gun midfielder at any stage of his career in the afl either i guess. I'd be happy enough if he achieves what fosdike has achieved.

[liz]

actually bird is very slow and weak in the tackle. But kirk is also very slow. I am not quite convinced that bird will be a gun midfielder, but Nic Fosdike would not have been classed a gun midfielder at any stage of his career in the afl either i guess. I'd be happy enough if he achieves what fosdike has achieved.

Bird is not particularly slow for the type of midfield role he's likely to play. He'd leave Sam Mitchell or Daniel Harris in his wake. In terms of his tackling, he's laid some ball-buster at times this year and he was a tackling machine at U18 level. But look at his body. It is still the body of a 19yo and he clearly has a lot of work to do to get it to the body of a regular senior midfielder. But that's pretty typical of most teenagers thrown into the deep end of senior footy (including Veszpremi).

[ScottH]

Have to vent our frustration somewhere Scott.
I don't think the reactions are remarkable, given how well Veszpremi played last week. Everone's annoyed - not surprised.

Too many blokes surviving on reputation.

Reputation or experience?

I'm disappointed he was dropped, but I'm still confident Vespa will play.

[swansrule100]

dumbest decision ever


how can ablett, crouch, buchanan, bevan, and half the team get a game ahead of the guy who got 4 goals last week.

We are not a goal kicking machine at the best of times

[Donners]

Buchanan's been good this season. I can't explain the presence of the others ahead of Vespremi, though.

[Bob Neil]

NM will be out for revenge. They have named a big side & will be aggressive.
We will need a side experienced in hard finals footy & will remain calm in the heat of a close game. Swans ins & outs tough but OK.
NM will want fast scoring early - we need to play posession footy for Q1 & 2, open up in Q3 and, if reasonably ahead, stifle again in Q4.

Laidley to go if they lose, I reckon.

[Plugger46]

Reputation or experience?

I'm disappointed he was dropped, but I'm still confident Vespa will play.

Both.

I think there's a good chance he'll play too. I just don't see the need to do this every week. There's absolutely nothing to suggest that these 'mind games' are helping us win games of footy.

[ScottH]

Both.

I think there's a good chance he'll play too. I just don't see the need to do this every week. There's absolutely nothing to suggest that these 'mind games' are helping us win games of footy.

Mind games? What mind games??

It is finals footy, so I guess they are covering there bases.

[hammo]

We will need a side experienced in hard finals footy & will remain calm in the heat of a close game. Swans ins & outs tough but OK.

We took the same approach for the Geelong game and were hammered. Some at the selection table have short memories.

[Xie Shan]

I can't believe no-one's done this but...

there was an error in the team list.

It should have read:

SYDNEY
B: Leo Barry, Craig Bolton , Martin Mattner
HB: Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Ted Richards, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Jared Crouch, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Malceski
HF: Ryan O?Keefe, Adam Goodes, Jarrad Moore
F: Amon Buchanan, Barry Hall, Paul Bevan
Foll: Peter Everitt, Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton
Int: Luke Ablett, Craig Bird, Kieren Jack, Darren Jolly
19th man: Patrick Veszpremi
Emg: Ryan Brabazon, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith

In: Goodes, O?Keefe
Out: Grundy

[ScottH]

I can't believe no-one's done this but...

there was an error in the team list.

It should have read:

SYDNEY
B: Leo Barry, Craig Bolton , Martin Mattner
HB: Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Ted Richards, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Jared Crouch, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Malceski
HF: Ryan O?Keefe, Adam Goodes, Jarrad Moore
F: Amon Buchanan, Barry Hall, Paul Bevan
Foll: Peter Everitt, Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton
Int: Luke Ablett, Craig Bird, Kieren Jack, Darren Jolly
19th man: Patrick Veszpremi
Emg: Ryan Brabazon, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith

In: Goodes, O?Keefe
Out: Grundy

That's not quite white.

[AnnieH]

I can't believe no-one's done this but...

there was an error in the team list.

It should have read:

SYDNEY
19th man: Patrick Veszpremi

Nice try.
Seriously folks, cliche time ... we have to go with experienced "finals" players. Finals footy is a different game to H&A footy.

ONE MORE SLEEPIE!!!!

(I'm a bit excited.)