Tippett!!

[jono2707]

We saw him after the game walking past the Fox, he got a spontaneous round of applause from the Swans fans that left him looking surprised but pleased.

I was there - that was quite funny!

[erica]

Naismith is 203cm. I didn't look at the rookie list.

[BSA5]

Frankly,Tippett's recruitment was an inspired one. In the first 2 games the tall forwards haven't set the world on fire. Mummy and Pyke have marked and kicked goals but rarely do the resting ruckmen have a season long influence up forward. If we can manage to be on the positive side of the win/loss come round 12 we will have a very potent forward line to tear up the second half of the season.

It's also worth mentioning that both Goodes and Reid are very, very agile and good at ground level for big men, which suggests to me that we should have few problems fitting all three plus a resting ruckman into our forwardline. Goodes can play the roaming HFF role, Reid as a high CHF, Tippett at FF and the resting ruckman provide another option deep inside 50. Would really stretch any opposition's tall-defender stocks without exposing us too badly at ground level or on the rebound (especially when it's Pyke resting, as he's rather quick as well).

[wolftone57]

It's also worth mentioning that both Goodes and Reid are very, very agile and good at ground level for big men, which suggests to me that we should have few problems fitting all three plus a resting ruckman into our forwardline. Goodes can play the roaming HFF role, Reid as a high CHF, Tippett at FF and the resting ruckman provide another option deep inside 50. Would really stretch any opposition's tall-defender stocks without exposing us too badly at ground level or on the rebound (especially when it's Pyke resting, as he's rather quick as well).

BSA5 we must plan for post Goodes and Tippett is part of that plan as are the resting rucks. By the way Pyke is actually very fast, if he were chasing Smith last week he might just have caught him, he made Glass look slow.

[Doctor]

We saw him after the game walking past the Fox, he got a spontaneous round of applause from the Swans fans that left him looking surprised but pleased.

I was there. Those Swans fans were a rabble. Rumours I was one of them are merely that. hahahaha

[goswannies]

By the way Pyke is actually very fast, if he were chasing Smith last week he might just have caught him, he made Glass look slow.

Huh? "By the way"??

Has no one watched Mike run that try fir Canada against NZ in the 07 Rugby World Cup??

YouTube

We knew he was fast then! ... & when they picked him to run the 09 Grand Final sprint. Could nearly have won if he didn't slip badly at the start

2009 AFL Grand Final Sprint - 26/09/2009 - YouTube

[Dosser]

Hooray for this thread!

[Ruck'n'Roll]

It's also worth mentioning that both Goodes and Reid are very, very agile and good at ground level for big men, which suggests to me that we should have few problems fitting all three plus a resting ruckman into our forwardline. Goodes can play the roaming HFF role, Reid as a high CHF, Tippett at FF and the resting ruckman provide another option deep inside 50. Would really stretch any opposition's tall-defender stocks without exposing us too badly at ground level or on the rebound (especially when it's Pyke resting, as he's rather quick as well).

While many supporters see few problems with this, the evidance suggests that the Swans don't intend to play Tippett together with a second "resting" ruckman, they intend him to be the second "resting" ruckman.

[ugg]

What evidence would that be?

[Swansongster]

Which will come first? 300 games for ROK or 300 pages for the Tippett thread?

I'm putting my money on the Tippett thread.

[caj23]

While many supporters see few problems with this, the evidance suggests that the Swans don't intend to play Tippett together with a second "resting" ruckman, they intend him to be the second "resting" ruckman.

I haven't seen any evidence which suggests this is the case

From my own personal POV I think he is best utilised as a full time forward as that is where he is most dangerous, I don't think he ever had big stints in the ruck at the Cows.

I think we can fit the 2 ruckman in with Tippet and Reid as the 2 KPFs and Goodes can run through the midfield

In anycase I'm sure the MC is on to it

[Ludwig]

If Tippett were ready to come in this week, I would suspect that it would be Everett that goes out. This is a similar structure to last year when we played the 2 rucks, but LRT was part of the forward mix. If we look at it from a 2012 base structural perspective, Tippett comes in and LRT goes into defence replacing AJ. So I think caj23 is probably right about this. Maybe the structural test will be if Everett can hold his spot in the senior team untill Tippett's ready.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

What evidence would that be?

I haven't seen any evidence which suggests this is the case

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"During an interview during last weeks game I actually heard Kurt claim himself to be a Ruckman who could play up forward. I thought that pretty rich, given his preference for uninterrupted forward play was claimed to be a reason for his disgruntlement with Adelaide."
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[Go Swannies]

While many supporters see few problems with this, the evidance suggests that the Swans don't intend to play Tippett together with a second "resting" ruckman, they intend him to be the second "resting" ruckman.

So you reckon we'll play our first ruckman and drop Mummy? Interesting.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

So you reckon we'll play our first ruckman and drop Mummy? Interesting.

I didn't realise Pyke had gone past Mummy.