Changes for Rnd 14 V The Giants

[bandwagon]

Why change a winning team if u don't have to

To make it better? Sorry, couldn't help myself. I cannot say with any confidence if any of the blokes in the 2's would make the team better, so I'll leave it to the coaches.

[Kirkari]

Every other quality side has rested players against GWS/Suns and with good reason. We will have more injuries this year and need to try Spang and TDL again. I'm not sold on Morton he looks too slow to me. Seniors footy requires a forward to chase. Not sure he can do that well enough.

We're not every other side. If the SWANS rest players and go close (or, OMG, lose!) against the Giants, we'll be hammered in every public forum you can name. More importantly, we're number 2, but only by percentage from 3 other teams, none of whom we have reason to expect to drop away. I don't think we are silly enough to settle for (or possibly even risk) 4 points when we have a chance to open up our percentage lead. We also have 2 key players we need to run back into form in Goodes and Mummy, which is enough of a handicap to take into this game without getting clever with giving the youngsters a run. And as has been said, we just had a bye, so resting is a bit unlikely.

The best way to motivate the youngsters in the 2s would be to show them we're a team on track for a top four finish, and who rewards form and consistency.

My stab in the dark... Other than injuries (none that I know of), or Macca, only change is that LRT may make way, probably for the Spang or TDL, but I doubt even that. Everitt still stays on the bench if no other change - I think they feel he's more versatile in the case of an unplanned sub than most.

We shall see! Just hoping we win, and by 100+ would be very, very handy.

[Primmy]

They won't rest players. If we are able to maintain a very high percentage that could mean the difference between top four or top six. Home games in finals campaign. We have just had a rest so that argument is moot.

I have also noted that this year they have rotated the sub players, so Drey will probably get the call up this week, and perhaps Craig will get the quarter game. I cannot see any other change than this at this stage. Unless You shift LRT back and bring TDL in and drop a backman......nup noone I want to drop at the back and that also means no NicMal, and that's awkward.

Come on guys get with the programme. Someone play crap so that one of the ressies can be called in. Fairs fair.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Collingwood has now played 35 players this year compare to the Swans 30, including household names like Kirk Ugle, Peter Yagmoor, Paul Seedsman, Marley Williams, Tom Young and Jamie Elliot, who looks like a gem. And they're at the top of the table despite having these sort of players filling in for the likes of Luke Ball and Scott Pendlebury. Even in the Malthouse period they would regularly rotate young players into the side. I think this is one of the reasons for their success and the depth that they have.

Collingwood in the past didn't blood youngsters, "Malthouse's Moonies" were fed into the AFL meat grinder before they were ready. And the nett result was much abbreviated careers for many of their players. That is not a policy we should follow.
However I do agree that we should give some seconds players some encouragement with an opportunity in the firsts. Not to rest some of the players in the firsts as has been noted they've just had a week off.

And while I agree with Kirkari about the importance of improving our %, I can't see last weekends team dishing out a 100 point belting to GWs, can anyone here? It just doen't seem to be part of our nature. Unless the opposition plays completely unaccountable/defence free football (I wish I didn't think so little of those that willfully take things out of context, but unfortunately I do). So why not give a chance to a player or two that will feel a sense of real urgency?

[Melbourne_Blood]

Melbourne, Bulldogs...... How much did we beat those sides by again?

[jono2707]

It will be hard to flog GWS - if the game goes as expected, we will skip out to a nice lead, and then they will likely stack all their players back inside their own 50. This is what they did in the first game and we found it difficult to score. If they do it this time we'll have to work our way through the flood, and a noted goal kicker like TDL (first choice) or Morton (second) would be the only in I could see from last week's mob.

[Doctor]

We can't really rest players because we're playing against our local "rivals" and it would look like we weren't giving the derby any respect. It's different for clubs travelling from interstate. Not having to travel for three or four weeks will be as good as freshening up by missing a game anyway, if not better. It's one advantage that GWS gives us now that helps us get closer to equal footing with other clubs who have a local derby (or several if you're Victorian).

I agree on including a genuine goal kicking small forward, but I wonder if it will happen.

[DamY]

Melbourne, Bulldogs...... How much did we beat those sides by again?

lol was thinking this myself

[johnno]

no change, they'll just rotate the sub.

[Sidney V]

Bang on the money johnno - no changes

[aardvark]

Team unchanged.....http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/n...7/default.aspx

[ugg]

So 4 pages of sound and fury signifying nothing

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

I/C: Craig Bird, Daniel Hannebery, Mike Pyke, Tony Armstrong
Emg: Nick Malceski, Trent Dennis-Lane, Harry Cunningham

GWS Giants
B: Luke Power, Tim Mohr, Shaun Edwards
HB: Chad Cornes, Phil Davis, Tomas Bugg
C: Tom Scully, Callan Ward, Adam Treloar
HF: Toby Greene, Jeremy Cameron, Adam Tomlinson
F: Devon Smith, Jonathon Patton, Nathan Wilson
Foll: Jonathan Giles, James McDonald, Dylan Shiel

I/C: Curtly Hampton, Rhys Palmer, Dean Brogan, Adam Kennedy
Emg: Sam Darley, Mark Whiley, Nick Haynes

In: Curtly Hampton, Adam Tomlinson, Chad Cornes, Adam Kennedy
Out: Sam Darley, Jack Hombsch, Mark Whiley, Taylor Adams (Suspension)

[Go Swannies]

Everitt in the team and Bird as the substitute?

[stellation]

LRT has pictures!

[ShockOfHair]

So 4 pages of sound and fury signifying nothing

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You almost sound surprised!

GWS have a few players who weren't there in round 1 - Brogan, Scully, Patton, and I think Power and Davis (?).

A stronger side but surely they're one team that isn't going to outscore us in the second half (firmly gripping large piece of timber).