Barlow the Fastest Swan Ever! But who cares.....

[rojo]

I am one of Ed's fans and would love to see him get the opportunity to develop and play to his strengths, or just get a game. My optimistic self sees him as maybe a Dale Thomas-like player, a Goodes, an O'Keefe - who knows? But my pessimistic self suspects that he is not going to get the opportunity. As has been said, time is ticking away for him. Who in the team that is going to run out on Saturday could he push out? There doesn't seem to be a particular role for his strengths in the Swans' game plan with the current personnel. However, I still have hopes that his day(s) will come and we will see him cut the opposition to pieces and light up the SCG with his running, marking and kicking!!

[Triple B]

My optimistic self sees him as maybe a Dale Thomas-like player, a Goodes, an O'Keefe - who knows?

OMG, please, please, please don't even mention Daisy Thomas in the same sentence as Goodes or O'Keefe, let alone comparing their relative abilities.

[ShockOfHair]

It takes a little bit of mental strength to do endurance running, especially to smash a club record. 17 seconds over approximately 9 minutes is pretty good going. The other players were obviously impressed.

I agree Ed's problem seems to be self-belief. If we weren't so well-served for tall backs I'd send him there where it's do or die. But if the competition from our hot new recruits doesn't spark him this year, nothing will.