Teams: Sydney v Fremantle

[Primmy]

Swans coach Paul Roos revealed that club leaders Brett Kirk, Adam Goodes and Craig Bolton - who also serves as Heath's mentor - had pushed strongly for the young defender's inclusion at match committee this week.



Some may think that cool, I think it reeks of nepotism. I wish young Heath well, but there is no way he deserves this on form. Regular reserves watchers have watched the kid do little all year, and scratched our heads when he was named by the club in the best list. Hacks like Playfair and Bevan continue to give little and be rewarded with re-selection. Meanwhile, O'Dwyer, Vez, LJ, Crusher and Co, despite being among the reserves best performers are left to rot.

I guess I should be grateful that Barlow and Richards have been dropped. But it seems that the form players will have to wait until evry dud in the club with family connections has been tried and failed.

Sheeze ORB. If Stewie (Captain) hadn't gone in to bat for Kirky at the end of 2002 where would we be! Roosy was going to drop him completely. I think we do have to trust in 3 captains judgement at times.

[Yuri H]

Something else must be up with mcglynn to still not be available to play.

Yeah, I'm a little bewildered too - every week they say he'll probably be back, and then not a peep. Hope there's no more serious injury going on that they're not talking about, or other issues. He had a great start this year.

[Trickster]

Quick question to all
Am remembering incorrectly that membership gives you a discount when buying additional tickets? Do you just front up to the ticketing office with your members card?

[CJK]

You can get extra tickets to the 'Red Zone' if that's what you're talking a bout - at $39 a pop

[Bloody Hell]

Bevan retaining his spot is a bit odd. I don't recalling him having any impact as a defensive forward. In the last 2 weeks we have been very poor at the contests. I would have thought MOD gives us far more speed and grunt at the footy. Our smalls are getting slower by the week. The game has sped up a couple of cogs but we have dropped back a couple of gears.
Lets hope Smith has a go in the guts this week.

I thought Bevan was quite good vs the dogs.

[BSA5]

while we're on selections and Barlow was mentioned...I finally manged to get through the whole Geelong game (took over a week!) and the Barlow bashing is just over the top, unfair and frankly, inaccurate. He wasn't shizenausen actually....he wasn't very good, either....but he did do several good things (2 more contested markes than 16 other team mates put together, plus a nice goal). Completely underserving of the vitriol.

Look, he was in as the 22nd best player in the team...if 18 of the other 21 - from Superstars down - are dreadful then it's a bit bloody rich to pick on the 22nd guy and his 3 or 4 clangers. If someone was rating the players who had never seen a single Swan before, I am pretty sure that Barlow would not have rated bottom for the Swans on the day. Goodes and Smith were the only players in Red and White who broke even with their opponents. Barlow is probably done, but I, for one, am a bit sad about the circumstances....thrown in against Geelong with SEVEN first choice players out and the ones who are left playing like pathetic, scared butter fingered, headless chooks....and who gets to where the blame....Ed Barlow....not fair, not appropriate and very dissappointing from supporters of the "Bloods" culture. Vitriol sent at your players should be for Richmond fans and the like.

Remember when Barlow was the "Fridge"....'cos he was gonna be the White Goodes....wipes tear.

Agree with that. Barlow wasn't terrible. He did some nice things. But I think what most people were looking for wasn't necessarily the marks, it was the motivation, the intensity. It appeared in flashes once or twice, and was nowhere to be found the rest of the time. It's a testament to his talent that he could still not be @@@ while coming across like the token tiny blond 4 year old in the Auskick games at half time that never gets a kick and needs the umpire to tell him where to go.

[DST]

I thought Bevan was quite good vs the dogs.

Don't say that.

On here, Bevan needs to get 35 touches and Playfair pull down 14 contested marks and kick 6 goals to be considered for a senior game the week after.

They will lynch you if you go on with that sort of thinking.

DST

[Bloody Hell]

SYDNEY
B: Nick Smith, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Tadhg Kennelly
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Ryan O'Keefe, Brett Kirk, Rhyce Shaw
HF: Kieren Jack, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy
F: Jesse White, Daniel Bradshaw, Lewis Jetta
Foll: Mike Pyke, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh

I/C: Dan Currie, Dan Hannebery, Gary Rohan, Paul Bevan
Emg: Matt O'Dwyer, Ted Richards, Pat Veszpremi

[Damien]

Quick question to all
Am remembering incorrectly that membership gives you a discount when buying additional tickets? Do you just front up to the ticketing office with your members card?

You remembered correctly!. 10% discount on tickets if bought over the phone or in person.

[Triple B]

SYDNEY
B: Nick Smith, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Tadhg Kennelly
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Ryan O'Keefe, Brett Kirk, Rhyce Shaw
HF: Kieren Jack, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy
F: Jesse White, Daniel Bradshaw, Lewis Jetta
Foll: Mike Pyke, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh

I/C: Dan Currie, Dan Hannebery, Gary Rohan, Paul Bevan
Emg: Matt O'Dwyer, Ted Richards, Pat Veszpremi

What's the point of that post? Currie in? Source?

[Jewels]

What's the point of that post? Currie in? Source?

I thought the same thing, I assume it's how their team selections-White, Currie in, no Playfair or Heath

[ugg]

For those who live nearby the SCG, what's the weather currently like?

[Damien]

Miserable and wet. Heavyish rain has just turned light though.

[aardvark]

Typical isn't it. Sandilands struggles in the wet and Jesse probably would have gone alright

[Primmy]

What's the point of that post? Currie in? Source?

Got the newbie wrong. Not Cuz, its Cambo.

And I would like to add that for the first time in 11 years, I am missing a home game.....woke up feeling orrid.....my friends are alarmed.....me missing a game.............just in case any of you out there are worried by my absence.........ego still in tact though

Its been raining through the night, heavy track I would say......blue showing though at present......but rain around always makes the stadium cold, so wear warm socks at the very least....