Changes for Rnd 10 v Roos (LJ to debut!)

[Jewels]

About time LJ has been given a go.

Mummy has been going flat out all year and he is overdue for a rest. Although if a proper second ruckman had been regularly played he might not have needed the rest.

Great news for Seaby. I hope he has a blinder.

Roos will be seriously smarting after last week.

I'd like to think we may be a little fired up after our "super" performance last week also!

Hopefully rhyce does play on Harvey, he would be the only player with significant pace to tag him the whole day. We need our midfield clearences to fire up thats how we lost the game last week, and hopefully if our midfield horses work with mummy doing a good job we can get over the line. Also i think we should definetly thinking about moving LRT to the backline, hes definetly not a forward.

Think you mean Seabs

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Umpires
7. Hayden KENNEDY (33 wins 28 losses 3 draws 51.56%)
16. Jeff DALGLEISH (0 wins 1 loss 0.00%)
17. Justin SCHMITT (20 wins 10 losses 66.67%)
Emergency
24. Michael JENNINGS (1 win 0 losses 100.00%)

[Plugger1300]

I say we get Kirk back form Sweden to give McVeigh and Goodes a lesson in leadership.

Start Goodes in the F50 with no one else but McGlynn. Stack the midfield ro slow the run of harvey,Greenwood and the like and let's just pray Goodes is having a GOOD day rather than the increasily familar just off day. I back our backline to keep the Roos to a modest total but am very worried that our impotent forward line might struggle to kick the required 12-15 goals needed to win the game. We need to have L.J floating along CHF with Reid - kicking it accurately to Goodes and we may just get the score required.

I'm backing Seaby in to do the job - Also making the call that McVeigh will turn his season around

[Doctor]

Selection has been puzzling all year - it's as though we pick 22 players and team balance is a complete afterthought.

Last week we had 5 tall defenders in the team - yet a disfunctional forward line and and LRT as second ruck. No matter what, Grundy, Richards, LRT and A.Johnson can't play in the same team.

I think Jesse White is fairly hardly done by - he kicked 6 goals in the first 3 games, then two quiet games (Carlton and Geelong in terrible conditions) and he's out of the team. Hopefully TDL gets a go at some point, although that looks doubtful - too much concern about what he can't do (play multiple roles, defensive side of his game) and total disregard for what he can do (which is what we're actually crying out for).

We also seem to be trying to tip-toe a very fine line between blooding youngsters and being a competitive finals team - guys like Parker and A.Johnson appear to have earned a go in the seniors, but surely the likes of Meredith and Moore are better options for now.

It will be interesting to see who this week's sub will be - it can't be Parker, how can a young guy earn an ongoing spot in the team playing 30 mins each week. Using a tall as a sub is also a poor option IMO.

Mumford being left to shoulder the load without any real support has been poor management. A poorly-balanced side also contributes to us having to play Jack in the second half against Carlton when he needed 4-6 weeks off.

Great summary. An overuse injury to Mummy seemed inevitable the way he was being asked to be our carthorse.

[SydAFLFan]

Great summary. An overuse injury to Mummy seemed inevitable the way he was being asked to be our carthorse.

I agree also. Seaby has kicked 66 goals in 109 games and is a very handy forward option who can share the ruck load with Mumford. Having Seaby wasted in reserves or used as sub because we can't play two ruckman is a wasted opportunity.

[Mountain Man]

As others posted, they don't play where selected, but ffs, in Round 10 there is NO evidence of a forward structure AGAIN.

Sure, Goodes and Searby and McGlynn and LJ and........Uncle Tom Cobley COULD rotate through the forward line. But why not have something established, so that the midfield knows what they might see when they have limited time, and can get the kick weight and direction already 1/2 factored in.

I don't think it is good enough to pick the 'best '22' and expect them to gell on the day. Surely structure and training exercises are what should be in place so that the players (and us) can see some pattern developing for this team. Round 10 - debutants bloodied - but still no forward structure in the selection.

[CJK]

The one day I'm so busy I miss the team and the outrage is everywhere.

Love you ROW, never change

[Untamed Snark]

I agree also. Seaby has kicked 66 goals in 109 games and is a very handy forward option who can share the ruck load with Mumford. Having Seaby wasted in reserves or used as sub because we can't play two ruckman is a wasted opportunity.

It's been annoying me all season, we took Seaby on specifically because of his skills as a ruckman and we haven't utilised him at all this season-celebrity spin in round one excluded.
I love Mummy and his efforts but we never should have left him to carry the load by himself.
Hope Seaby has a huge game and we keep him in the 22

[aardvark]

It's been annoying me all season, we took Seaby on specifically because of his skills as a ruckman and we haven't utilised him at all this season-celebrity spin in round one excluded.
I love Mummy and his efforts but we never should have left him to carry the load by himself.
Hope Seaby has a huge game and we keep him in the 22

Agree... but remember Seaby too had time out this year with injuries. Again we pick 1 ruckman not having learned our lesson from Mummies injury. Lets hope he doesn't join the list of injured "One out" ruckmen like Jolly, Sandilands and Mummy.Its interesting that teams playing 2 or in some cases 3 ruckmen dont have the same problems.

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Reserves team named
Reserves set for Newcastle clash - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club has White and Moore but no Everitt who must be the travelling emergency.

[Hartijon]

As others posted, they don't play where selected, but ffs, in Round 10 there is NO evidence of a forward structure AGAIN.

Sure, Goodes and Searby and McGlynn and LJ and........Uncle Tom Cobley COULD rotate through the forward line. But why not have something established, so that the midfield knows what they might see when they have limited time, and can get the kick weight and direction already 1/2 factored in.

I don't think it is good enough to pick the 'best '22' and expect them to gell on the day. Surely structure and training exercises are what should be in place so that the players (and us) can see some pattern developing for this team. Round 10 - debutants bloodied - but still no forward structure in the selection.

I actually find it amazing for a professional AFL club. I would not take a school boys team into a match without a designated Forward line that everybody was familiar with.You would drill the team on where and howto deliver the ball.Good teams have FF's that kick bags. Maybe the coaches are doing this behind the scenes but the selection suggests a makeshift set up. A true instinctive forward like TDL is not selected . Who is going to kick goals? How do we attack ? Is LJ going to play in attack or defense? Who will the midfield see in front of them if they clear the centre?I have the aweful feeling they won't have the faintest idea!

[rb4x]

Agree totally on the folly of a one out ruckman especially with Seaby and his injury background. The scary thought is who our potential second ruckman with mummy and Pyke out. We only have Currie. What if Seaby drops out before the game. I assume the emergency to come in would be White and that would leave us with Jesse, LRT and Goodes sharing the ruckwork. I am not happy with any of those three as relief ruck let alone leading the pack

[liz]

I actually find it amazing for a professional AFL club. I would not take a school boys team into a match without a designated Forward line that everybody was familiar with.You would drill the team on where and howto deliver the ball.Good teams have FF's that kick bags. Maybe the coaches are doing this behind the scenes but the selection suggests a makeshift set up. A true instinctive forward like TDL is not selected . Who is going to kick goals? How do we attack ? Is LJ going to play in attack or defense? Who will the midfield see in front of them if they clear the centre?I have the aweful feeling they won't have the faintest idea!

Completely agree. I am baffled as to why Longmire hasn't selected a Riewoldt, Jon Brown, Josh (non-P) Kennedy or Lance Franklin in the team this week.

[rb4x]

No Lamb or Haren in the reserves side. Lamb is listed as available on the injury list and Haren is not listed. Anyone know what their status is?

[Hartijon]

Completely agree. I am baffled as to why Longmire hasn't selected a Riewoldt, Jon Brown, Josh (non-P) Kennedy or Lance Franklin in the team this week.

hehehe ! Nice response but the "No cattle" excuse is wearing a bit thin. Given who we have fit and able to play you could come up with a number of forward structures that are certainly worth trying. I have suggested a few myself in previous posts as have others.