Team List Teams: Sydney v Essendon

[ugg]

25 man squad

In: Pyke, Parker, Bird, Meredith
Out: Seaby (needs match practice only 20 minutes last week and didn't play in the week before that)

[Mountain Man]

Gosh, seems like one man Ruck again. If we were planning to use two, then Searby would get plenty of game time in the 1sts!

Feeling sorry for the Mummy already - doesn't sound too flash a plan against Hille and Ryder.

[swansrob]

Presumably Pyke slots straight in for Seaby - any other changes to the 22 forecast?

[wearebloods]

Gosh, seems like one man Ruck again. If we were planning to use two, then Searby would get plenty of game time in the 1sts!

Feeling sorry for the Mummy already - doesn't sound too flash a plan against Hille and Ryder.

I don't think the selectors are insane, Pyke has to play.

Seaby can play a full game for the reserves.

Everybody wins

[Old Royboy]

Everybody wins

Everyone won't win and the teams chances of winning is diminished if "CCC" Bevan remains in the starting 22. (courage, clangers and crook goalkicking). Bevans DNA will not change (according to Roos anyway) and I have long been of the opinion that his clangers and crook goalkicking cause far more damage than his courage is worth.

[ugg]

Sydney Swans
B: Paul Bevan, Ted Richards, Martin Mattner
HB: Rhyce Shaw, Heath Grundy, Andrejs Everitt
C: Lewis Jetta, Kieren Jack, Nicholas Smith
HF: Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn
F: Ryan O'Keefe, Sam Reid, Daniel Hannebery
Foll: Shane Mumford, Josh P. Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh

I/C: Jesse White, Brett Meredith, Craig Bird, Mike Pyke, Gary Rohan, Byron Sumner, Luke Parker

In: Brett Meredith, Craig Bird, Mike Pyke, Luke Parker
Out: Mark Seaby

New: Luke Parker (Dandenong Stingrays)

Essendon
B: Cale Hooker, Dustin Fletcher, Kyle Hardingham
HB: Courtenay Dempsey, David Myers, Mark McVeigh
C: Jake Melksham, Jobe Watson, Jason Winderlich
HF: Leroy Jetta, Michael Hurley, Brent Stanton
F: Stewart Crameri, Patrick Ryder, David Zaharakis
Foll: David Hille, Heath Hocking, Dyson Heppell

I/C: Sam Lonergan, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Alwyn Davey, Kyle Reimers, Tom Bellchambers, Brent Prismall, Ben Howlett

In: Alwyn Davey, Kyle Reimers, Tom Bellchambers, Brent Prismall
Out: Angus Monfries

[CJK]

In before 'no TDL outrage'

Not quick enough to get in before the first 'Bevan is rubbish' post though.

[ernie koala]

25 man squad

In: Pyke, Parker, Bird, Meredith
Out: Seaby (needs match practice only 20 minutes last week and didn't play in the week before that)

Pyke in for Seaby....a bit odd, Seaby did pretty well in the short time he had on the field. Don't run with the...."he needs to go to the 2's for match fitness". He could be on the bench and playing 50- 60%, sharing the load with Mummy.
He is certainly a more dangerous forward, and better around the ground, than Pyke. At this stage Pyke rucks well, but that's about it. But seeing as he's in, I hope he's in the 21 and not the sub.
The out I'd like to see would be Bevan out...Bird or Meredith in as a sub.
I get the feeling the coaches really like what they see in Parker, maybe not this week, but it won't be long before he gets a run...Looking forward to seeing that, he's a hardnut with skill.

[DST]

In before 'no TDL outrage'

Not quick enough to get in before the first 'Bevan is rubbish' post though.

TDL is listed as being another 2 weeks away with his rolled ankle on an injury list I saw this week.

I reckon we will see Pyke in for Seaby and one of either Merideth, Parker and Bird for Sumner. With Pyke in the 21 and the other one will end up as the sub.

DST

[jono2707]

I hope Bevo plays another really good game like his last visit to ANZ at the end of last year - he was very handy that day....

[ShockOfHair]

I can see the ruck-forward setup will be a dilemma every week. Pyke's a better ruckman than WHite, White's a better forward. Reid and White are line ball as tall forwards (at least for now). Up against the two quality Essendon rucksm I'd probably go with Pyke, who can help out in defence when Ryder or Hille go forward.

Bird into the 21 for Sumner I guess. Not really excited about Meredith based on his pre-season showing.

Agree with you Ernie, can't wait to see Parker in action.

[Cephalik]

Move smith back, bevan out, parker in. Maybe Rohan the sub this time?

[ugg]

Jesse might get squeezed out here, especially if they play Pyke. Bird might come in to arrest the contested ball discrepancy.
I'm plumping for
I/C: Craig Bird, Mike Pyke, Gary Rohan, Byron Sumner
Emg: Jesse White, Brett Meredith, Luke Parker

[Nich]

Jesse might get squeezed out here, especially if they play Pyke. Bird might come in to arrest the contested ball discrepancy.
I'm plumping for
I/C: Craig Bird, Mike Pyke, Gary Rohan, Byron Sumner
Emg: Jesse White, Brett Meredith, Luke Parker

That's how I saw it too ugg.

[aardvark]

Great to see Pyke in the team. A bit sooner than I expected but he will bypass Seaby as the year goes on IMO.