2012 vs 2005

[Xie Shan]

Filling some time in on a rainy day.

Some great hypothetical matchups

- Kirk to zero in onto JPK from the very first bounce. Arguably the 2 greatest Swans inside midfielders of the Roos-Longmire era to clash head to head.
- A Johnson-ROK ('05 version) would be an interesting duel, with ROK's licence to run up great distances up the field to be matched by the competitiveness and aerobic capacity of AJ.
- The battle of the Nicks - Smith on Davis
- Crouch on Jetta, while Crouchy won't be able to match Lewis at full flight, you can be damned sure he won't allow him the space that Jetta loves.
- While there is a potential for a mind-bending LRT on LRT matchup, it is more likely that the '05 LRT (CHB) would go on Reid (CHF), leaving the task of marking '12 LRT to Leapin' Leo. If '12 Goodes plays in the forward line, a mouthwatering battle with B2 should eventuate.
- Who would play on '05 Goodes in the midfield? Will the task be left to the tagging role of Bird or will the tackle hungry '12 version of ROK be able to use his bigger physique to match up on Goodes? Bird might be required to be the forward tag to dampen the effectiveness of Kennelly.
- Fosdike on Hannebery - both have played many of their best games at the MCG.
- Richards/Grundy v Hall/Micky O - Longmire has often preferred to assign Reg onto the opposition's better forward allowing Ted to come across as third man up if required. So it's more likely that Grundy-Hall & Richards-O'Loughlin matchups would eventuate than vice-versa.
- Horse vs Roos - How would Roos set up his team against Longmire's 'slingshot footy'? What tactics would Horse attempt to free up Jetta against the tight taggers in the 05 midfield?
Feel free to add more!

Oh wow, some mouth-watering duels there. I think 2012 Nick Smith would have the measure of 2005 Nick Davis so there would be no repeat of his heroics against Geelong. I think the 2012 side has the superior run, but the forward line would struggle against the 2005 backline, who were even more miserly than Ted and Grundy when matched up against more dangerous forwards.