Changes for Rnd. 9 v Hawthorn.. (Return of the Eski!)

[JudesaGun]

With injury to Jetta and Hawks losing another big defender, should be an easy selection this week:

Out:
Jetta, Gordon

In:
TDL, LJ

[BSA5]

With injury to Jetta and Hawks losing another big defender, should be an easy selection this week:

Out:
Jetta, Gordon

In:
TDL, LJ

Injury to Jetta? What?

[DeadlyAkkuret]

With injury to Jetta and Hawks losing another big defender, should be an easy selection this week:

Out:
Jetta, Gordon

In:
TDL, LJ

[Bleed Red Blood]

I hope the match committee find a way to play Seaby. If we find out this early in the season how to play with two ruckman that can only be a good thing. And if that means Mumford and Seaby 'rest' up forward, provided we aren't too tall/slow up there, I think there will be benefits.

It will be interesting what happens with our defense too, is Grundy, LRT, Richards and Alex Johnson too much?

I'd bring in TDL and Seaby if I was a selector.

[JudesaGun]

Todd Balm on Twitter:

"Bad news Swans fans. Lewis Jetta in doubt for next week. Pretty sure he is still trying to walk up Tamarama stairs with a bung knee."

And Gilham likely out for the year - big opportunity to test the Hawks up
front, particularly with Stratton out as well.

[Bleed Red Blood]

Who is Todd Balm?

[Jewels]

Seaby and TDL in for me.
TDL for Jetta and Seaby for Mummy as I'm a tad worried that he will have an enforced holiday this week.

[JudesaGun]

Daily Telegraph reporter.

[Cpt. Kirk]

AJ out/Seaby in. .

If they take AJ out i will be pissed.

[laughingnome]

Daily Telegraph reporter.

Exactly. I don't give two figs what the Terror has to say, even if it is the "Official" paper of the Sydney Swans.

[707]

I don't think Hawks have ANY fit ruckmen left so that means Roughy will be their No.1 ruck and who know who else to be relief ruck.

That should assist in two ways, no Roughy up fwd and there's a chance to exploit them in ruck.

Might be appropriate to send Nipper back to the twos, keep Parker in for a full run and bring in TDL for fwd line evasiveness.

[BSA5]

I don't think Hawks have ANY fit ruckmen left so that means Roughy will be their No.1 ruck and who know who else to be relief ruck.

That should assist in two ways, no Roughy up fwd and there's a chance to exploit them in ruck.

Might be appropriate to send Nipper back to the twos, keep Parker in for a full run and bring in TDL for fwd line evasiveness.

Max Bailey was apparently in the bests in the VFL, so could come in for them.

In a way, I prefer having an out-of-form (up forward) Roughead in the 50, rather than in the ruck. We've easily got enough key defenders to account for multiple talls up forward (Reg, Ted, LRT and AJ), and a tall Hawks forwardline will actually help us clog it up and fill space in front of Franklin.

[Bloody Hell]

I feel like every year someone comes at Marty Mattner.... I don't get it. He is an exceptional defender - each year after more than a few sentences of diatribe I am proved correct. I am not going to bother this year....particularly after that game.

Surprised by the LRT to ruck move....but came off. Next week it will come off again. Let's see after that.

Everitt is a forward. Nothing else.

Parker=Good

Jude Bolton.

Heath Grundy.

[Bloody Hell]

Jude Bolton will be a commentator post football career. No doubt.

[laughingnome]

Surprised by the LRT to ruck move....but came off. Next week it will come off again. Let's see after that.

If they do it again it means AJ is secure in the back 6 and Seaby should start looking for a trade to GWS.

Not saying it's a bad thing, mind you. Just that the reality would hit that Seaby is behind not only Mumford and Pyke but pinch ruckmen like LRT, and possibly even Everitt (who pinch-hit a few times for the Dogs).