Swans team vs Brisbane (OFFICIAL teams named)

[Bloody Hell]

If you survived the Nick Davis threads I'm sure you'll make it.

Unfortunately I see more parrallels than one there...

[Bloody Hell]

I like how the Tele calls this Sat's game "the traditional grudge match". They're right that it's a match.

I actually enjoy Lions vs Swans traditionally more than any other match - it's not because I don't like them.

[Go Swannies]

I actually enjoy Lions vs Swans traditionally more than any other match - it's not because I don't like them.

Me too. And we've had some ripper games. I have rels in Bris so have been to a few up there. Great friendly crowd. And was there when Baz put us in front for the first time after the final siren - and when Willo sealed the game for us with a run down the guts when the Brions were building momentum. They won the Premiership though.

And there's always the Pineapple and singing the Swans song after till the locals leave.

[ugg]

Didn't he have a shocker in the 2's last week. I thought they might have gone with Bevo, Pyke, Barlow or Veszpremi. This might be Turnover Ted's last chance. He'd better make the most of it.

Strange, I could swear that this is his first chance this year.

[dimelb]

Me too. And we've had some ripper games. I have rels in Bris so have been to a few up there. Great friendly crowd. And was there when Baz put us in front for the first time after the final siren - and when Willo sealed the game for us with a run down the guts when the Brions were building momentum. They won the Premiership though.

And there's always the Pineapple and singing the Swans song after till the locals leave.

Wonderful game in '05.
Every so often we sit down for 4 final quarters of football from that season. That's the game that starts it off; I think you could guess what the others are!

[Go Swannies]

I think you could guess what the others are!

The holy trinity - the last quarters of the Cats, Saints and Weagles finals?

[DST]

Didn't he have a shocker in the 2's last week. I thought they might have gone with Bevo, Pyke, Barlow or Veszpremi. This might be Turnover Ted's last chance. He'd better make the most of it.

Neither Bevo, Veszpremi or Barlow are third tall defenders and unlikely to provide any help in being third up to help LRT and Reg or take the resting ruckman.

Pyke maybe, but he has played 2 halfs in the backline at reserves level and has issue with kicking the football under pressure.

Unless they wanted to go specifically smaller and add another runner, they were never going to pick any of those mentioned above Ted.

DST

[dimelb]

The holy trinity - the last quarters of the Cats, Saints and Weagles finals?

Absobloodylutely!

[goswannie14]

The holy trinity - the last quarters of the Cats, Saints and Weagles finals?

Now I want to watch them again!

[Mike_B]

Strange, I could swear that this is his first chance this year.

2nd chance actually. He played Rd 1 before being replaced by Hanners. If this is the only change this week, we will still have used only 24 players this season - the named 22, plus C Bolton and McGlynn and 19 of those will have played all 6 games.

[honour_the_name]

If there is a need for a third tall defender, I think Barlow could fill this role.

[Triple B]

Didn't he have a shocker in the 2's last week.

He wasn't great, granted, but he was kept as a fresh 'in case' for the seniors and didn't play the second half.

Now if any of our guys from last week had been rested after halftime, we could say the same about them. We were deplorable and 4 goals down in that match. NOBODY, certainly not those in contention for a callup with the possible exception of Rohan had a good first half.

Richards is absolutely the logical choice to come in for B2, any other options are just straight gambles which are not necessary. Not to say Vespa, Rohan or even Bevan are not deserving of a run, but we need 'Vidic' for his height to assist down back. If Brown plays, Vossy will almost certainly send Clark forward at various stages. We'd be well and truly up against it if anybody else was brought in.

Talk of Pyke as an alternative backman is extremely premature. Not ready, period.

[Triple B]

Further to Ted's shocker last week, as mentioned in the ressies report, our midfield got the absolute mother of all hidings in the first half last week.

The ball came down back time and time again. Ted was beseiged with the following backup:

Blake Guthrie - a 5'9 ish scholarship player
Campbell Heath - First year player (in reality) who has been good so far
#51 - top-up player
Chris McKaigue - irish recruit with 4 games under his belt and had a shocker as well.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, yes he wasn't great, but he was set an almost impossible task to stop the tide which just kept on coming in and cover for his highly inexperienced backline partners as well.

[liz]

And further to Triple's observations, he was playing FB as well, rather than 3rd man in defence which he is likely to fill at senior level. Yes, his opponent was hardly Fevola or Brown but it still wasn't a position he will mostly likely fill in the senior team. With LRT and Reg in form, we have two players to take prime responsibility for the two key forwards. What we will need against Brisbane, more than any other side, is someone who has the judgement to know when to leave his man to come across and support Reg or LRT and/or someone brave enough to fill the hole in front of them. Ted is most clearly the best qualified for either of these jobs.

[ugg]

Monty's back!

B: Ashley McGrath (9), Matt Maguire (36), Josh Drummond (39)
HB: Travis Johnstone (4), Joel Patfull (24), Andrew Raines (29)
C: Daniel Rich (10), Simon Black (20), Justin Sherman (11)
HF: Luke Power (6), Jonathan Brown (16), James Polkinghorne (31)
F: Brent Staker (14), Brendan Fevola (5), Todd Banfield (18)
Foll: Mitch Clark (1), Jared Brennan (17), Michael Rischitelli (35)
Int: Jack Redden (30), Matthew Leuenberger (23), Matt Austin (8), Amon Buchanan (33)

Emerg: Troy Selwood (28), James Hawksley (12), Tom Rockliff (38)

IN: Justin Sherman, Luke Power, Matt Austin, Amon Buchanan

OUT: Daniel Merrett (hamstring), Albert Proud, Tom Rockliff, James Hawksley (omit)