Swans v Saints

[Gezball]

In: Lamb

Out: Everitt

Sub: McGlynn (BJ to start)

ok, fire away..

[longmile]

In: Morton
Out: White

I'm a big fan of white but we are too top heavy and it looks like we may need another avenue at goal

[Bloodthirsty]

In: Morton, Lamb, Rohan (sub)
Out: BJ, McGlynn, Everitt

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In: Morton, Lamb, Rohan (sub)
Out: BJ, McGlynn, Everitt

[liz]

Rohan's not ready, and Morton is injured. If it a different kind of forward target the team needs, Towers is possibly the man, at least as a try out in a late season game we should win in a canter. He looks a different player since he's been moved forward. He has a great leap, good hands, and is quick. However, he does need to sort his goal kicking out. He should have had a bag yesterday but missed three quarters of the chances he created.

[Doctor]

Everitt??!! He was one of the few players last night who actually emerged with some credit IMO. Perhaps we were watching a different game.

I do agree on Lamb coming back in though. I know he's a kid but I also think we need to consider playing BJ for his speed.

[barry]

Everrit aint going anywhere as long as LRT is not available.

McGlynn will play. He needs more game time.

I see no change against Saints. Only possible would be Morton in, but since he's injured, its unlikely.

Longmire is trying to get his finals side settled. That, at the moment, includes Everitt, McGlynn and Shaw. It might include Goodes. Its very unlikely to include Jetta, Rohan, Morton or LRT. They may be finals cameo's but they cant be core to his team structure.

[dawson]

Saints 3 wins this year have come against GWS, Carlton and Melbourne. They have lost their last 7. In a game at the SCG in which they have nothing to play for, we would have to be pretty bad to lose this one...

[mcs]

If it was me it would be In lamb out bj, with mcveigh to spend more time in midfield. How can we drop everitt - we need him to play as a tall defender? Our back 6 werent the issue against the pies.

More debutants at this time of the year imo won't help solve the issues running into the finals, as we don't have any that have been ripping it apart in the reserves. We have to run with our best 22 from here on in, and to me even without any players back from injury, bj is not in it. Then all we can do is slot in any guys coming back from injury that are good to go.

[DK_]

Everrit aint going anywhere as long as LRT is not available.

McGlynn will play. He needs more game time.

I see no change against Saints. Only possible would be Morton in, but since he's injured, its unlikely.

Longmire is trying to get his finals side settled. That, at the moment, includes Everitt, McGlynn and Shaw. It might include Goodes. Its very unlikely to include Jetta, Rohan, Morton or LRT. They may be finals cameo's but they cant be core to his team structure.

I agree. We got smashed in the midfield, and as Longmire said everything flows from that. He's not going to change the midfield, so there'll be no changes.

Only possibility is BJ for Rohan or Lamb, only because Longmire never plays someone at sub for more than two weeks because of the impact on match fitness.

[Bloodthirsty]

Just saying that if you wanted to experiment to find a more effective set-up, then the Saints game is the time to do it. Longmire drops people all the time to try different things.

People are overrating BJ. Yes he will probably be a really good player in the future, and he has done well to-date, but he is raw. I don't know why people are obsessed with the future when we have a 2013 flag to win. We've done enough investing that sets us in good stead. We need to win in September now.

Someone give me one good reason why a fit and in-form Morton is not good enough to play in the side....?

[Auntie.Gerald]

incy did lack some execution last night but there was 15 other players who lacked execution also !

it is crucial for match ups we still persist with Incy and White thru the Saints game atleast and then make a stronger decision based around who can come back also

for me Lambie is ahead of Rohan still for now an even if you brought back Rohan for one qtr against Hawks or Geelong i think that is the wrong move !

[mcs]

incy did lack some execution last night but there was 15 other players who lacked execution also !

it is crucial for match ups we still persist with Incy and White thru the Saints game atleast and then make a stronger decision based around who can come back also

for me Lambie is ahead of Rohan still for now an even if you brought back Rohan for one qtr against Hawks or Geelong i think that is the wrong move !

Rohan is nowhere near ready - but he does have something we desperately need, in a player that is nowhere near as raw as BJ and in the absence of a fit Jetta - speed. That is what sets our gameplan apart and we have struggled to make it work against good teams whilst Jetta has been out. Id get lamb in, as I do think he's top 22 at the moment, but that should preclude bringing Rohan in if the coaches think he is fit and good to go.

[boroboy]

Just saying that if you wanted to experiment to find a more effective set-up, then the Saints game is the time to do it. Longmire drops people all the time to try different things.

People are overrating BJ. Yes he will probably be a really good player in the future, and he has done well to-date, but he is raw. I don't know why people are obsessed with the future when we have a 2013 flag to win. We've done enough investing that sets us in good stead. We need to win in September now.

Someone give me one good reason why a fit and in-form Morton is not good enough to play in the side....?

Mitch spoke at the post match Chairmans Club function last night. Was very earnest in his comments, and clearly spoke from the heart about his love for the Club. Re his fitness-still has sore knees, which really played up after playing on the 'concrete like surface' at the Gabba last week. He's hoping to spend the next 2-3 weeks getting back to full match fitness, to give himself a chance of selection for the Finals. Spoke like a man who deep down knew he'd played his last Senior game...

[ScottH]

I like the idea of Lamb in for Everitt.
I think Lamb offers higher level of Skill than Everitt. he got shown up a bit last night.

[Ludwig]

I like the idea of Lamb in for Everitt.
I think Lamb offers higher level of Skill than Everitt. he got shown up a bit last night.

Everitt has to stay. We can't match up Hawthorn (Buddy, Roughhead, Gunston, Hall) without him. Difficult enough with Everitt in the team.

The last play of the 3rd qtr when Reid took a mark on Rampe, I was wondering why Reg wasn't playing on him. It showed that as good as Rampe has been, you can't play someone several inches taller and a dozen kgs heavier on him.

But I do agree that Lamb should come into the side, but rather in place of one of our tired midfielders. I'd give Mitchell a rest, or have him as the Sub. I would also bring Armstrong back, who has been playing well in the Ressies. Also play Jude and Benny in the midfield more next week and give ROK and Joey a bit of a breather. It's all about freshening up for the final run home which will start with the Cats game. We really need to win one of those last 2 games.

We weren't terrible against the Pies. We missed a number of opportunities, especially in the first half. They just were able to apply more pressure down the stretch. We missed a lot of important tackles in the 2nd half. The Pies were able to break away from several tight situations to run the field and kick a goal. But we weren't really smashed, just beaten by enough. There were 2 good midfields out there, but one had more energy to run out the game, and it wasn't us.