The Swans left footers

[caj23]

Barlow hasnt exactly been thrust into a key position yet so its hard to say he has been compromised like Saddington was but maybe a key position is exactly what he needs.

I would like to have seen him used at Full Forward but with White and Bradshaw that role is probably gone. Maybe Full Back in 2010 (given that LRT can't be trusted that close to goal!)?

[johnno]

Back in 1999? My recollection is him playing as a bit part player, primarily off the bench and mostly as a HFF type. It was Roos who reinvented him as a centre square tagger in 2003, and for 2003 that was pretty much all he was. Since then he has substantially increased the amount of ball he won.

Yep, you've got me there Liz, I cant remember much of Kirk in 1999, only from 2003 onwards. If I recall, he didnt play to many games before being called up again in 2003. Anyway, as you said before, we're going to have to agree to disagree here, I say keep Smith where he is, you say lets move him around and see what else he can offer us, as long as the swans keep on winning, thats all I'm worried about.

[liz]

Yep, you've got me there Liz, I cant remember much of Kirk in 1999, only from 2003 onwards. If I recall, he didnt play to many games before being called up again in 2003. Anyway, as you said before, we're going to have to agree to disagree here, I say keep Smith where he is, you say lets move him around and see what else he can offer us, as long as the swans keep on winning, thats all I'm worried about.

By the middle of 2002, when the Roos era began, Kirk had played 41 career games (give or take one or two if I can't count properly) and was 25 years of age. Although he's always been relatively slim compared to most mature AFL players, he would have been significantly stronger and fitter than a 21 year old Nick Smith with barely a dozen games experience to his name.

I'm not suggesting moving him around for the sake of moving him around. But if he ever gets strong enough and fit enough to translate the ability he's shown at a lower level to read the ball off the hands of a ruckman, navigate through traffic and get quality disposal away from stoppages he will be worth far more than as a medium paced, medium sized back pocket player.

[Auntie.Gerald]

in the chess part of the game ie switching match ups etc on the fly Barlow will be handy due to height and mobility but agree with everyone he takes a little long to kick

maybe that is because he cant see 100m ie the leading player in the forward line will be 100m away from him when they start their lead.......... to hit his mark at 60 to 70m