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We know Round 1 is next weekend, against St Kilda, at SA. Other threads are around this issue, but lets deal with the realities.
We are told Bradshaw will be ready. We know who St Kilda put on the field for the NAB Cup, and we know Fisher is out. I have replaced him with Dempster and left Peake in their 22 rather than any of their yet-to-play candidates.
My team follows, with possible match ups and roles. I know height is not everything, but with the style of play used by both the Swans and St Kilda it is a good indicator of how the inevitable one-on-ones would work.
For us, my team has 2 genuine brand new players (Jetta and McGlynn); 1 genuine new from last year (Kennelly); 3 who are very decent replacements for talent lost (Bradshaw, Mumford and Seaby), and some 6 who have opportunities to settle into new roles and help reinvent the Swans game plan (White, Goodes Bevan, Jack, Mattner and Malceski).
Gram 186 Kieren Jack 178 small crumber with flexibility
Dawson 195 Daniel Bradshaw 191 from goal square
Dempster 197 Jesse White 196 pocket and leading
Baker 189 Paul Bevan 183 play tight: keep it in
Gilbert 194 Adam Goodes 194 free to roam
Goddard 191 Ryan O?Keefe 188 free to roam
McEvoy 200 Mark Seaby 200 one usually on bench
King 201 Shane Mumford 200 young ex Geelong V old ex Geelong
Montagna 178 Ben McGlynn 174 run with
Hayes 186 Brett Kirk 184 what he does
Dal Santo 186 Jarrad McVeigh 184 what he does
Armitage 183 Jude Bolton 183 what he does
Geary 183 Nick Malceski 188 fast forward delivery
Ray 187 Martin Mattner 188 fast forward delivery
Jones 183 Lewis Jetta 181 run fast with it, then deliver
Peake 186
Ted Richards 192 bench; rest back 6; fill hole
McQualter 179 Tadhg Kennelly 190 revitalised Irishman
Riewoldt 193 Craig Bolton 190 usual match up
Schneider 179 Rhyce Shaw 182 both fairly unaccountable
Gwilt 188 Heath Grundy 194 swap with CB when needed
Koschitzke 197 Lewis Roberts Thomson 196 usual match up
Milne 178 Nick Smith 185 our best 'small' defender
We are told Bradshaw will be ready. We know who St Kilda put on the field for the NAB Cup, and we know Fisher is out. I have replaced him with Dempster and left Peake in their 22 rather than any of their yet-to-play candidates.
My team follows, with possible match ups and roles. I know height is not everything, but with the style of play used by both the Swans and St Kilda it is a good indicator of how the inevitable one-on-ones would work.
For us, my team has 2 genuine brand new players (Jetta and McGlynn); 1 genuine new from last year (Kennelly); 3 who are very decent replacements for talent lost (Bradshaw, Mumford and Seaby), and some 6 who have opportunities to settle into new roles and help reinvent the Swans game plan (White, Goodes Bevan, Jack, Mattner and Malceski).
Gram 186 Kieren Jack 178 small crumber with flexibility
Dawson 195 Daniel Bradshaw 191 from goal square
Dempster 197 Jesse White 196 pocket and leading
Baker 189 Paul Bevan 183 play tight: keep it in
Gilbert 194 Adam Goodes 194 free to roam
Goddard 191 Ryan O?Keefe 188 free to roam
McEvoy 200 Mark Seaby 200 one usually on bench
King 201 Shane Mumford 200 young ex Geelong V old ex Geelong
Montagna 178 Ben McGlynn 174 run with
Hayes 186 Brett Kirk 184 what he does
Dal Santo 186 Jarrad McVeigh 184 what he does
Armitage 183 Jude Bolton 183 what he does
Geary 183 Nick Malceski 188 fast forward delivery
Ray 187 Martin Mattner 188 fast forward delivery
Jones 183 Lewis Jetta 181 run fast with it, then deliver
Peake 186
Ted Richards 192 bench; rest back 6; fill hole
McQualter 179 Tadhg Kennelly 190 revitalised Irishman
Riewoldt 193 Craig Bolton 190 usual match up
Schneider 179 Rhyce Shaw 182 both fairly unaccountable
Gwilt 188 Heath Grundy 194 swap with CB when needed
Koschitzke 197 Lewis Roberts Thomson 196 usual match up
Milne 178 Nick Smith 185 our best 'small' defender
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