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Tippett = underrated. Franklin = overrated.
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Is this the same rumor that has a multi-club trade sending our pick 5 to GC for Ablett (they'll on-trade this in some complex deal to GW$), pick 4 to the Tiges (this will be on-traded to the GC so they can do something to compensate for losing Ablett) & we''ll get Jack Reiwoldt (while we are recruiting superfluous forwards in Buddy, we'd best get a spare); but the recruiting geniuses who are getting Buddy us at the expense of Mummy, Dre & Mitch have masterminded that Dre & our pick 3 end up at the Dogs who will clear Will Minson on to us (after all, we are losing Mummy in this trade) and Ayce Cordy (since we already had Graham & Neil). Oh, & the AFL are to increase the CoL allowance to $1.3billion to fit all these players in.
Sheesh! These rumors are hilarious! Surely it's his agent bumping up Buddy's price?Comment
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So Jude retiring frees us up to pay Franklin how much exactly ? What a stinker of a rumour.Comment
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Hahahahahahahaha.... I so want it to happen just to see the meltdown in the Melbourne media - would be worth it for that
Actual likelihood of it happening.... 0.000000000000000001%"You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."Comment
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I heard it on SEN as well and immediately thought 2 things - what a load of rubbish and if it were true which I don't think it is how hilarious would it be reading the Melbourne media.Comment
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I think we could be players in this if we wanted to, but the real issue is that we don't want, nor do we need, Franklin."Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the Swans win pretty."Comment
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Can't believe this thread has gone to 2 pages.
I call bull@@@@Comment
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The good thing about Tippett, Jesse, Pykie & Mummy is that all could play as key forwards, all of them are capable of kicking a couple to a few in the same game (so their combined talley could easily be half a dozen plus for a game), NONE of them seem to mind if they're not the focal point at full forward (they're happy to be the decoy, or the contest maker or happy for the others when one of the others scores).
Most other single power-forwards will have off games (meaning that there must be an alternative avenue for goals), or they get grumpy when they are not the focal avenue to goal production. This can result in petulance or cause them to roam further afield to get into the play (meaning they're not at home to kick the goals).
Moreover, our current talls can play a variety of positions (FF, CHF, ruck, tall winger for Jesse??, tall last line defender, competitive CHB for kick-ins after opposition points) and for the last few weeks seemingly effectively combining. Hopefully this might be another pioneering new gameplan developed by the Swans that other clubs will firstly have to counter (like the flood, stoppage, & the slingshot rebound) - while they're doing this, we're surging toward the finals - & then the other teams try to emulate (by which time the Swans are developing a new gameplan. Beauty of this one (if it works) I'd that it requires recruiting the right (possibly unique) players ... athletic, agile, strong and rediculously tall.Comment
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Will not happen. Franklin's ego wouldn't fit in with the bloods culture.Comment
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After watching his ordinary performance , against a defender (Ted) with torn ligaments, in the GF....Why would we bother.
He's an amazing talent when on....but he's also an erratic selfish player, with a dickie knee and a big ,big head.......
No thanks, I'd rather stick with Mummy and co.
But hey, what a great piece of insightful, accurate, work from SEN.Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MTComment
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I had a twitter brawl with Barwick last year after he said 'Sam Reid is carrying an injury'. I had attended training THAT DAY and had photos of him taking hangers over the marking bag and asked him would any team allow an injured player do that? He hasn't been to Swans training in years and is full of BS in my opinion.Comment
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