Changes for Round 15 - GWS

[Go Swannies]

Tom has shouldered a massive load in the past weeks and looked like he'd reached that point where exhaustion was more dominant than learning. I bet we see him again this season. GREAT to have Benny back as we need his hardness and drive against GWS niggling. And the Bud will love having Tippo there, too. Goodes back as the crumbed?

Now I'm excited for this game.

[Ludwig]

And the winner is.... Ludwig!

What do I win?

An autographed number 19 jumper signed by the present holder and dinner with Eddie McGuire?

[stellation]

What do I win?

An autographed number 19 jumper signed by the present holder and dinner with Eddie McGuire?

I hope you like felafel!

[Jewels]

What do I win?

An autographed number 19 jumper signed by the present holder and dinner with Eddie McGuire?

Make sure you take some Ratsak with you to the dinner!

[mcs]

Seems the right changes to me - harsh perhaps on Derrickx, but he's done a lot this season, and at very least needs a bit of a breather!

Great that Benny M is back - gives me much more confidence then without him. Gives us a bit of mongrel to take on the upstarts too if they get pushy and shovey!

[Meg]

What do I win?

An autographed number 19 jumper signed by the present holder and dinner with Eddie McGuire?

You can bid in the Swans online auction for a Derickx number 19, signed indigenous round jumper, as worn on the day, sweat and all. Or indeed for any player's jumper. Current bid for number 19 is $300. Auction ends 7 July.

[CureTheSane]

Unfortunately for Derrickx, he had his most average game last week, which opened a window for his dropping.
I dare say he'll get more opportunities though...

[stellation]

It'd be disappointing for Tom I'm sure, but if he'd set some realistic targets at the start of the season you'd have to think that playing 12 games and averaging around 20 hitouts would have exceeded them.

I'm not sure if we just gave him a one year contract? If so he's essentially guaranteed himself another season with the effort so far short of anything crazy occurring between now and the end of the year.

[Ludwig]

You can bid in the Swans online auction for a Derickx number 19, signed indigenous round jumper, as worn on the day, sweat and all. Or indeed for any player's jumper. Current bid for number 19 is $300. Auction ends 7 July.

I'll have to check my piggybank.

Sorry for bagging Tom. It's nothing personal. In fact I really appreciate the tremendous effort he put in while Pyke and Tippett were injured.

It's a tough job being a ruckman. So much is expected and there are not many going around that do it well. I sincerely hope that Tom can make the improvement necessary to bring him up to higher standard. I don't think he's got the natural talent to do it, but perhaps with Steve Taubert's help I am proven wrong.

[Melb Blood Bro]

Make sure you take some Ratsak with you to the dinner!

Aargh, you beat me to it. I was going to ask if the arsenic is complementary.

[desredandwhite]

Might as well get in early.

Tippett and McGlynn IN, Derickx and Shaw OUT, Lloyd the sub.

From post #1.

Just have to wait and see who gets the sub to see how I'm going with my predictions....

[Nico]

I hope you like felafel!

Felafel in Chiang Mai? I think not.

[churry]

Happy that GSW dropped Boyd instead of Jaksch. He's bound to make a couple of goal yielding errors.- - - Updated - - -

Looking forward to seeing Andrew Bogut run around against the swannies this week for GSW, I'm a big fan
Jaksch will struggle with KT coming back in, he has been pretty dodgy at times in the seniors over the last few weeks. Jaksch will end up matching up against Goodes and Reid at times which will be a good challenge for him but good news for swans.

[wolftone57]

Last time no Goodes, Kizza, Tip & Hannas out of form. Tommy Mitchell was not right and we looked very lazy. I think we were lazy from the coaches box down the line.

We have gone for Pyke over Derrickx which I think is premature. I think Pykie is not quite ready yet and another game in the Twos would have been good.

Good to see Tip & Benny back Benny provides so much run along with Hannas and we have missed them both.

I think BJ should sub. He doesn't use the ball as well as Lloydy. His form has not been fantastic this season and I think Lloydy offers much more, if less flashy

[CJK]

Jack gets another game?

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