Changes for Rnd 18 V The Doggies

[ernie koala]

Dare I ask - Mummy for Seabs?

I agree, Mummy has been ordinary the since coming back,.
Seaby mightn't be as physical but he has been in better form and is more versatile.

Outs : Kennelly; ( that 50mt was the last straw, no matter how bad the umpiring was he held on to the pill far too long)
White ; (unfortunately his papers are now stamped, and any compensation will be the bare minimum). IMO, should of been tried in defence but it's too late now.
Mumford ; has given little around the ground except for frees against.
Jetta ; Needs to get some confidence and game time in the 2's

Ins : Bolton
Seaby
Gordon
TDL

[GongSwan]

I'd have to leave Mummy in, he needs the match fitness and should improve. Bolton comes in for White. If we drop irish we need to move Shaw back to a HBF, and stop his run with role which means we would still need Bird. Parks stays and rotates thru the forward line and mid, along with Bolton. If its wet drop Jetta and bring in?????????? where's Rohan at? is there any more speed we can bring in, the Bullies will be looking to run us ragged

[Plugger46]

Mumford is a far better footballer than Seaby. Will not get dropped and shouldn't get dropped.

[Captain]

Its bull@@@@ that they both can't play in the same team. One of them can then be subbed off in the 3rd qtr so we have more run in the last.

[ernie koala]

Mumford is a far better footballer than Seaby. Will not get dropped and shouldn't get dropped.

They are different type of ruckman. But if we judge them on recent form...Mumford is not better.
I'm a big Mummy fan, but his form at the moment is ordinary, particularly around the ground in general play.
I still have that uncontested mark he dropped against Collingwood, when the game was in the balance, imprinted in my mind.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Mummy's best footy is near All australian, thats without him taking grabs or impacting the score board ( which he doesnt do a lot of). Thats pure ruckwork, pressure, clearance work. When he is firing, he is another midfielder. He hasnt been anywhere near that since he first went out of the side this year, but to say he's no better than Seaby, sheesh, some people must have a short memory.

That being said, Seaby's form this year has been really very good and i'm one of the " Seaby and Mummy can play together " band wagoners. It was tried, what, once and didnt work. Oh, i guess that settles it then.

[MattW]

Mummy is absolutely better than Seaby. He's one of our most important players. We've missed him. We should be giving him as much game time as we can. It's certainly not the time to muck around with pushing him out of the team.

OUT: White, Kennelly
IN: Spangher (if fit), Bolton

If Spangher isn't fit then either TDL or maybe even Seaby.

[BSA5]

Mumford had 52 hitouts and 6 tackles FFS. There is no way in hell he should be dropped. If Seaby comes in, it's for White.

[Dan]

The only way Mumford will be out is if the MRP finds him guilty, then Seaby comes in. If McGlynn is suspended I would like Nipper Gordon to come in.

[SwansFan1972]

Would the AFL dare send any of the field umpires from this week back to the SCG so soon?

Well, they are always in the right, so probably!

More likely they'll send our other favourite (S McInerney) instead ....

[SwansFan1972]

Its bull@@@@ that they both can't play in the same team. One of them can then be subbed off in the 3rd qtr so we have more run in the last.

Interesting idea, but I think they are still scarred from trying just that earlier this year (Melbourne game and maybe only one other time I think)?.

Would be interested (genuinely, not being a smart arse) in your views on how bringing a fresh ruckman on would provide more run. I think the conventional wisdom across the league under these new arrangements has been to sub on a speedster mid. With only 2/3 of a season under everyone's belt, the ideal use of the sub rule has probably not been figured out yet.

[Panttz]

He means subbing one of the 2 ruckman (that were chosen in the initial team) out for a running mid. So we lose a tall and gain some speed.

[Captain]

Interesting idea, but I think they are still scarred from trying just that earlier this year (Melbourne game and maybe only one other time I think)?.

Would be interested (genuinely, not being a smart arse) in your views on how bringing a fresh ruckman on would provide more run. I think the conventional wisdom across the league under these new arrangements has been to sub on a speedster mid. With only 2/3 of a season under everyone's belt, the ideal use of the sub rule has probably not been figured out yet.

At the moment we play 2 tall forwards, a ruckman and a forward/ruckman. I'm simply suggesting playing 2 tall forwards and 2 genuine ruckman - swapping a tall for a tall and therefore not limiting our run. Sub off one of the ruckmen for a mid in the 3rd qtr will give us fresh legs and more run in the last.

[SwansFan1972]

At the moment we play 2 tall forwards, a ruckman and a forward/ruckman. I'm simply suggesting playing 2 tall forwards and 2 genuine ruckman - swapping a tall for a tall and therefore not limiting our run. Sub off one of the ruckmen for a mid in the 3rd qtr will give us fresh legs and more run in the last.

Gotcha. Thanks! Pretty obvious actually - I must have been having a blonde moment (apologies to all blondes)!

[Plugger46]

Its bull@@@@ that they both can't play in the same team. One of them can then be subbed off in the 3rd qtr so we have more run in the last.

Seaby's yet to prove he can have an impact as that 2nd ruckman/forward role. I think the Carlton game proved that we can't play both.