Changes for round 6: Teams named

[Nico]

Pyke or Seaby could be an in this week.



http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/af...-1226044638673

3 headed rucking monster! Nothing new as Essendon are already in that mode. So week one we go with Seaby as the sub and the coach gets slammed. Last 2 weeks we have Rohan as the sub and now he is supposedly going back to the 2's (what a waste) and now 3 rucks looks the go because at least one other club is doing it. Or is it they realise that Mumford will be knackered by mid season. The sub rule sure has put a cat among the Swans.

[Kirkari]

In: Kennelly, TDL, Pyke
Out: Johnson, Everitt, White

With TDL as the sub.

[ScottH]

I think the stats show that the team with the bye loses more often than it wins in the following week.

But look at the teams that have had the bye.

Rnd 1
GC - Rnd 2 v Carlton (Judds 200th) - Always going to struggle.
Rnd 2
Crows - Rnd 3 v Freo - Crows were struggling this year anyway.
Rnd 3
NM - Rnd 4 Freo (In Perth) A very tough ask, and NM are duds.
Rnd 4
BL - Rnd 5 v St K - Bris are struggling. Saints had bye too.
StK - Rnd 5 v BL, one of them had to win.
WB - Rnd 5 v Freo (in Perth), again tough ask in perth. Dogs aren't in top form ATM.
Rnd 5
Mel - Rnd 6 WC
WC - Rnd 6 Mel, one of them will win, prob dees.
Syd - Rnd 6 Car, Home game to Swans, 2 week rest. ????

ED: Seems to be a pattern there with Freo ATM. 3 games against a team following a bye.

[ugg]

That's all very true Scott but I was referring to byes in previous years as well. Of course our bye record is skewed by the fact we played Collingwood for seven straight years after the bye

[royboy42]

3 headed rucking monster! Nothing new as Essendon are already in that mode. So week one we go with Seaby as the sub and the coach gets slammed. Last 2 weeks we have Rohan as the sub and now he is supposedly going back to the 2's (what a waste) and now 3 rucks looks the go because at least one other club is doing it. Or is it they realise that Mumford will be knackered by mid season. The sub rule sure has put a cat among the Swans.

I think Rohan going down is only one option they have floated. My feeling is that it won't happen..he's too valuable to be there. And 80 minutes in the firsts is as good for your conditioning as 80 in the dewkickers. I really don't see any advantage in downing him..Hear that Horse???

[ScottH]

That's all very true Scott but I was referring to byes in previous years as well. Of course our bye record is skewed by the fact we played Collingwood for seven straight years after the bye

OK, I was only looking at this year, as the other years have been a split w/e, not really a bye.
And the pies for 7 years didn't help!!

[Bas]

OK, I was only looking at this year, as the other years have been a split w/e, not really a bye.

What's the difference between a split weekend and a bye?

[ScottH]

What's the difference between a split weekend and a bye?

Split w/e everyone gets it at the same time, over two weeks.
Bye is a different team each week, except where multiple teams have it on the same weekend.

[GongSwan]

Nah, dropping Bevo cost us the Semi last year.

I'm with you, most underrated player in the team. His forward line pressure is great and he kicks the odd goal

[On-Baller]

Im hoping there will be no change this week,personally i think Kennelly should have to string 2 or 3 BOG performances together at ressies level before he's even considered.Last year Tadgh looked slow and his disposal efficiency was awful.If there has to be any change this week id rest either Jetts or Rohan and give Meredith another crack,also with the blues smaller forward line Bevan to go down back and maybe Sam Reid rested with Pyke coming into the line up to play as a forward/chop out ruckmen.


So no changes for mine but if any id go for....

In-Meredith,Pyke
Out-Reid and or Rohan [just due to his limited match time]or Jetts [purely just to make sure his slight frame makes it thru the year].

[swansrule100]

notice we are wearing a cats jumper on friday

[Mr Magoo]

I dont know why it would be considered a three pronged ruck attack if we include pyke or seaby. Lets face it , white is not really a ruckmen and he's not experienced enough yet to play the famous leigh brown type role in our team.

Either he develops as a key forward or in my opinion he is dropped for whoever you want to play in the key forward role. The problem we have at the moment is that Goodes is needed too often in the midfield and if you drop white that leaves only reid and the "resting ruckmen" as your key forward targets.

I believe the better option is to :
1. Use goodes in his alternating role.
2. Play white as a key forward with reid and leave him there.
3. Have the second ruckmen going through the forward line as a third tall and move goodes out when this happens to the midfield with a smaller midfielder "resting" with the three talls.
4. rest mummy on the interchange bench and move goodes out of the centre when this happens so that you still have three talls in the forward line along with another "resting" midfielder.

Just a thought.

[ShockOfHair]

Did anyone notice that AJ is out for 1 week with a hamstring? Or have I fallen asleep? I do find it hard to recover after a bye.

Injury Update: R6 - AFL.com.au

Anyway, AJ is s a straight swap with Tadhg.

I'm tipping Mummo-Seaby-White as our ruck-forward setup. Rohan to go down to the 2s for some quality game time. Everitt to be the sub.

[ugg]

Did anyone notice that AJ is out for 1 week with a hamstring? Or have I fallen asleep? I do find it hard to recover after a bye.

Injury Update: R6 - AFL.com.au

Anyway, AJ is s a straight swap with Tadhg.

Yeah that was announced during the Easter weekend.

A few hours until the team is named but I've heard there will be a new name on the emergencies.

[ugg]

Sydney Swans v Carlton
SCG - Fri Apr 29, 7:40pm

Sydney Swans

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

Emg: Lewis Johnston, Mike Pyke, Luke Parker

In: Tadhg Kennelly, Jarred Moore
Out: Gary Rohan (Knee), Alex Johnson (Hamstring)

Carlton
B: Christopher Yarran, Michael Jamison, Simon White
HB: Nick Duigan, Jeremy Laidler, Jordan Russell
C: Heath Scotland, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Mitch Robinson, Jarrad Waite, Andrew Walker
F: Andrew Carrazzo, Shaun Hampson, Jeffrey Garlett
Foll: Robert Warnock, Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy
I/C: Eddie Betts, David Ellard, Aaron Joseph, Edward Curnow

Emg: Setanta O'hAilpin, Dennis Armfield, Zach Tuohy