Sydney V Richmond pre game thread (with teams)

[Robbo]

Playfair.......FFS.

And Pyke......I just don't think he's very good.

[ShockOfHair]

Ok stats nerds, who was the last Swan to debut at the G?

Congrats to TDL. He makes a good pair with Moore - he's almost the complete anti-Moore.

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Ok stats nerds, who was the last Swan to debut at the G?

Nick Smith?

[707]

Already looks a much better side with Kennelly and Moore back in. Every line and the bench has something to offer. Looking forward to seeing TDL debut, as someone said earlier, lets hope the midfield gets quick and clean ball into him and the other forwards.

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Ok stats nerds, who was the last Swan to debut at the G?

Just looked this up, quite surprising! Won't ruin it for others though.

[Triple B]

Josh Kennedy

[Go Swannies]

Bevan also dropped

Sydney
B: Rhyce Shaw, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Nick Smith
HB: Martin Mattner, Heath Grundy, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Nick Malceski, Brett Kirk, Kieren Jack
HF: Ryan O'Keefe, Adam Goodes, Josh Kennedy
F: Ben McGlynn, Henry Playfair, Jarred Moore
Foll: Shane Mumford, Jude Bolton, Jarrad McVeigh
Inter: Craig Bird, Trent Dennis-Lane, Daniel Hannebery, Mike Pyke
Emg: Paul Bevan, Brett Meredith, Ted Richards

This is a must win game and we don't need much to change to win it. Maybe Moore directing things at one end and Tiger mustering the troops at the other will do it. Lewis and Nick to do a job on their forwards, Brett and B1 showing the kids what hard footy is all about, Mummy the bulldozer and some clean delivery to Goodes with Ben crumbing. Best of all we get to see what the TDL fuss is all about. Good mix of youth and experience. Some of the non-deliverers from the Pies game are out of the team - and hopefully Gary (who doesn't fit that description) gets a rest before an exciting return to the seniors soon.

Looking at the team I'm excited and I'll certainly be watching it on TV.

Go Swannies!

[Melbourne_Blood]

Really excited to see TDL debut. We can't expect too much of course, but he can't be any worse than some of the other forwards we've had up there this year. Bradshaw and Mcglynn have been the only decent two and they've missed half the season.
TDL, Mcglynn, Moore is not a bad small forward brigade. When Jetta kicks the Yips he could slot in there too, which would make it potentially very dangerous.

[Primmy]

Hanners?

Soooo pleased my call on TDL is going to be on song. Happy with Henry, plays a blokes game, not a kids. Really really happy to see Bulldog back; I rate his ability to deliver the ball.

[liz]

Nick Smith?

Off the top of my head I think Smith debuted at KP.

[Triple B]

Off the top of my head I think Smith debuted at KP.

Yeah, pretty sure he's in the team thats debuted down there (Laidlaw, Rohan)

[alison.z]

Hanners?

+1 - pretty sure this is it!

[Plugger46]

+1 - pretty sure this is it!

Reckon his was against Carlton at Etihad.

[Chookbilly]

+1 - pretty sure this is it!

Nope, Hanners was @ Etihad last year

[Plugger46]

It's not as far back as Crouch is it? I think he played his first game at the G against the Pies in '98. Lockett kicked 10 or 11 from memory.

Gerrard Bennett was another and that would've been after Crouch so maybe him. Dislocated his shoulder on debut I think.