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What has been the best thing about the last part of the season? Personally I think it is the fact that some youngsters are getting a go! Bring em on & stop playing blokes old & young who continually make the same blues.
As much as Leo Barry is one of my favourite footballers the time had come & I am glad he recognised it, just a pity he couldn't get up for just one more for a good old fashioned Swans send off.
The time has come to start getting rid of some deadwood. By the way Roosie is wrong, you do have to have a couple of years out of the 8 to come back stronger unless u r living in the '90's & r Kevin Sheedy ala bomber babies who he traded from other clubs as top 20 draft picks for old hacks. Noone is going to fall for that today so u need a couple of years in the wilderness to get good draft picks.
If Ryan O'Keefe is set on ending his career in Melb then put him up for auction now so we can get someone to give us their first 2 draft picks for him, forget about money lets get youth & potential talent. We probably won't make the finals but our young blokes have done well.
Some players that frustrate me are Roberts-Thompson, Mattner, Richards & Barlow. They can all do the brilliant things but they have all come up with some of the worst plays of the year. Barlow's disposal is only 50/50 at best, Teddy's decision making is sometimes not so good & he thinks about it too much, Joch Kennedy once said don't think do. The reason Marty Mattner doesn't often beat the flag waver is that his decision making in tight spots is crap. Great when he hasnt got the pill but if he makes a split second decision close your eyes as he could just hand the oponent the ball. Roberts-Thompson is better if he just does it & like Teddy just don't think Robby do! Everytime he has too much time hwe stuffs it, usually on instinct he is good. He also seems easily confused.
Shaw is another one who makes some clangers & even though he is playing probably his best footy he still gives me the jitters. In his early days at Caringbush he stuffed up constantly, he has improved but needs to be even better.
All these blokes & a half dozen others would be under review at the end of the season so I hope the pull their socks up. The Swans need to clean house before 2011 when the Gold Coast come in & I am telling you that the people of the Mid North & North Coast's are already preparing to cross to the new team.
As much as Leo Barry is one of my favourite footballers the time had come & I am glad he recognised it, just a pity he couldn't get up for just one more for a good old fashioned Swans send off.
The time has come to start getting rid of some deadwood. By the way Roosie is wrong, you do have to have a couple of years out of the 8 to come back stronger unless u r living in the '90's & r Kevin Sheedy ala bomber babies who he traded from other clubs as top 20 draft picks for old hacks. Noone is going to fall for that today so u need a couple of years in the wilderness to get good draft picks.
If Ryan O'Keefe is set on ending his career in Melb then put him up for auction now so we can get someone to give us their first 2 draft picks for him, forget about money lets get youth & potential talent. We probably won't make the finals but our young blokes have done well.
Some players that frustrate me are Roberts-Thompson, Mattner, Richards & Barlow. They can all do the brilliant things but they have all come up with some of the worst plays of the year. Barlow's disposal is only 50/50 at best, Teddy's decision making is sometimes not so good & he thinks about it too much, Joch Kennedy once said don't think do. The reason Marty Mattner doesn't often beat the flag waver is that his decision making in tight spots is crap. Great when he hasnt got the pill but if he makes a split second decision close your eyes as he could just hand the oponent the ball. Roberts-Thompson is better if he just does it & like Teddy just don't think Robby do! Everytime he has too much time hwe stuffs it, usually on instinct he is good. He also seems easily confused.
Shaw is another one who makes some clangers & even though he is playing probably his best footy he still gives me the jitters. In his early days at Caringbush he stuffed up constantly, he has improved but needs to be even better.
All these blokes & a half dozen others would be under review at the end of the season so I hope the pull their socks up. The Swans need to clean house before 2011 when the Gold Coast come in & I am telling you that the people of the Mid North & North Coast's are already preparing to cross to the new team.
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