totally agree Barlow, its bizarre though with Brennan. He has a decent enough kicking style and should be a big booming boot but more often then not he is a terrible kick.
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I liked Brennan and like others would have liked to have seen him given more opportunities. Good luck to him.[
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why?
because i dont agree with you.
Bevan was just one example, and for the record i would of delisted brennan, but i would of delisted bevan about two years ago, they would be easily on par for talent, bevan is a poor kick, average handball, reasonable mark. But because he was given opportunities he has developed into a handy role player in the side.
All im saying is given the same chances over the last two years brennan would probably of become the same sort of story, a handy player who once he knew his spot was safe could contribute to the side, he never got that.Comment
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Kirk hits targets more often than not, and often kicks goals on the run. He is not a long kick, but he is a pretty reliable set shot from 45 metres or less. He's not stylish, but he is not a poor kick.Comment
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"As a player he simply should not have been able to do the things he did. Leo was a 185cm, 88kg full-back and played on some of the biggest, fastest and best full-forwards of all time, and constantly beat them." Roos.
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why?
because i dont agree with you.
Bevan was just one example, and for the record i would of delisted brennan, but i would of delisted bevan about two years ago, they would be easily on par for talent, bevan is a poor kick, average handball, reasonable mark. But because he was given opportunities he has developed into a handy role player in the side.
All im saying is given the same chances over the last two years brennan would probably of become the same sort of story, a handy player who once he knew his spot was safe could contribute to the side, he never got that.Bevo bandwagon driverComment
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Kirk doesnt play in a role where he needs to be kicking accurately all the time either. As said in this thread he kicks goal often on the snap and usually can hit a target. He is not playing in a position where he either kicks a lot or has to hit the target (ie most of his kicks come either up forward or in the forward half). Whereas brennan (Except for the few times he was seen up forward) is down back and where a bad kick often will cost you a goal."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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The real news of the announcement is that neither O'Dwyer nor Smith have been upgraded. (Nor Murphy.) The secondary surprise (for me at least) is that Grundy and all 3 of the class of 2005 have survived. I don't think it's Sydney's way to announce delistings in two or three different phases, and so this is likely to be it.
The minimalist delisting struck me as a real left-field decision, but on reflection it's the Swans' own modest version of talent stockpiling in advance of the much-hyped 'compromised drafts'.
The sad arithmetical fact of the matter is that at least 2 of the following list of young players are unlikely to make sufficient headway next year to justify their retention on the senior list in 2010: Grundy, Thornton, Brabazon, Laidlaw, Schmidt, White, Barlow, Faulks, DOK.
So this decision means that if the 2009 draft is shaping up like a spud and O'Dwyer, Smith and Murphy have continued to develop as expected, we have some quality back-ups on the rookie list who can be slotted straight in to the senior list to replace those who get the boot, rather than having to punt on developing a chancy 18yo from scratch.
Even if the 2009 draft isn't shaping up as badly as expected, the fact that we are likely to lose Kennelly, BBBH, MOL, Crouch and Barry all in one hit at the end of the year, means we'll have a sudden player deficit. One that we don't want to have to try to fill by taking 7 players in the 2009 ND; and we already know that we can't trust trade week to bring us much of consequence any more.
It's basically a vote of confidence in the quality of the youth now on our list. Now they have to go out and prove the club right.Comment
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Still haven't seen anything official to confirm these delistings. Nothing on the Swans website, nor on the official AFL lists at its website.Those who have the greatest power to hurt us are those we love.Comment
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