Is the 2012 team as good as 2005's

[barry]

One thing we lack in 2012 is a top level tagger. Bird usually gets the job, but is a bit slow. Other than that Jack or mcVeigh, but they arent in the class of Kirk or Matthews as shut-downers.

[Captain]

One thing we lack in 2012 is a top level tagger. Bird usually gets the job, but is a bit slow. Other than that Jack or mcVeigh, but they arent in the class of Kirk or Matthews as shut-downers.

Spot on.

In 2005 we had Mathews, Bevan, Kirk, Crouch, Ablett and Dempster as defensive/shut down players.

Now we have Smith for the small forwards and no one for the mids except Bird, who I don't particularly rate as a shut down player.

Hopefully we are not a Mathews short of a premiership

[Captain]

Goodes?

Too unaccountable.

[Industrial Fan]

Goodes?

Kennedy would take 05 Goodes, B2 would take 2012 Goodes.

[Dirtyburt]

Who would we actually have to play on Goodes?

TDL?

[ScottH]

Would 2005 LRT play on 2012 LRT?

[Beerman]

Would 2005 LRT play on 2012 LRT?

That is a match-up I would love to see!

[barry]

2005 Premiership team
2012 which played footscray last week.



B: Jared Crouch -- Leo Barry -- Lewis Roberts-Thomson
F: Craig Bird -- Sam Reid -- Adam Goodes


HB: Ben Mathews -- Craig Bolton -- Tadhg Kennelly
HF: Dan Hannebery -- LRT -- Ryan Okeefe


C: Sean Dempster -- Adam Goodes -- Amon Buchanan
C: Lewis Jetta -- Jarrad McVeigh -- Ben McGlynn


HF: Ryan O'Keefe -- Barry Hall (c) -- Jude Bolton
HB: Marty Matner -- Ted Richards -- Nick Smith


F: Paul Williams -- Michael O'Loughlin -- Nick Davis
B: Alex Johnson -- Health Grundy -- Rhyce Shaw


Foll: Darren Jolly -- Brett Kirk -- Luke Ablett
Foll: Mumford -- Josh Kennedy -- Kieran Jack


Int: Jason Ball -- Paul Bevan -- Adam Schneider -- Nic Fosdike
Int: Mike Pyke -- Nick Malceski -- Luke Parker -- Mitch Morton

Jude Bolton not included in 2012 team.

[barry]

Its amazing the turnover of a team. Out of that premiership team, only 4 remain on swans list, and 3 are still playing for other teams.

[Dirtyburt]

Would 2005 LRT play on 2012 LRT?

It's an interesting conundrum
In: LRT
Out: LRT

[BillyRayCypress]

Well LRT shone for the 2005 GF and then went walkabout for many years.

I don't think he was that different earlier this season but something has changed since. Whether its a mental thing or being played more as a defensive forward. He certainly has had many years in defence to learn how to best play as a forward.

Good job Barry. Makes an interesting picture. I still think 2012 is a better side and unfortunately for us in a significantly better comp.

[Swansongster]

Who would be the 05 sub?

[Industrial Fan]

Well LRT shone for the 2005 GF and then went walkabout for many years.

I don't think he was that different earlier this season but something has changed since. Whether its a mental thing or being played more as a defensive forward. He certainly has had many years in defence to learn how to best play as a forward.

Good job Barry. Makes an interesting picture. I still think 2012 is a better side and unfortunately for us in a significantly better comp.

I think its just the continuity in his game. Has been persistently injured just after he settles in the team.

Was a very good player in 06 but had his stress factures get in the way.

[Dosser]

Who would be the 05 sub?

Ablett

[R-1]

That 2005 forward line would stretch the 2012 defence mightily, I suspect.