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  • Mug Punter
    On the Rookie List
    • Nov 2009
    • 3325

    #76
    Originally posted by RogueSwan
    I reckon Freo would be pretty close to us. They have a few starters who were rookies.
    This was in reference to our record in rookie and recycled players...

    Last week Freo had seven rookies and no one you could really consider recycled so quite good but less than our 11

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    • mcs
      Travelling Swannie!!
      • Jul 2007
      • 8162

      #77
      Originally posted by Mug Punter
      It's going to be an absolute cracker of a match Saturday night, cannot wait.

      I thought Freo may have been on the way out as I have this theory that Ross Lyon burns clubs out - I still think they are at the end of the Premiership window but they will be right up there. Now that Crowley is not playing I find it hard to dislike them, even though I am lukewarm about Lyon
      And no appearance of the diver and cheat Ballatyne on Saturday night either - going to be weird without either of those guys around the dislike intensly!
      "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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      • ernie koala
        Senior Player
        • May 2007
        • 3251

        #78
        And no Dawson....The dirtiest fullback in the game right now.
        Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT

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        • Hotpotato
          Senior Player
          • Jun 2014
          • 2269

          #79
          Well, how are we going to hate them now, it's a shocking problem.

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          • Rod_
            Senior Player
            • Jan 2003
            • 1179

            #80
            Bird for Smith. Not because Birdie did anything wrong. Just a match up thing...

            Benny to wear the vest.

            My guesses.

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            • churry
              Warming the Bench
              • Mar 2014
              • 238

              #81
              Originally posted by Rod_
              Bird for Smith. Not because Birdie did anything wrong. Just a match up thing...

              Benny to wear the vest.

              My guesses.
              No way bird gets dropped. He's playing well and could potentially play on Barlow, Mundy or fyfe.
              Last edited by churry; 22 April 2015, 11:36 PM. Reason: spelling
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              • Triple B
                Formerly 'BBB'
                • Feb 2003
                • 6999

                #82
                Originally posted by Rod_
                Bird for Smith. Not because Birdie did anything wrong. Just a match up thing...

                Benny to wear the vest.

                My guesses.
                I also cannot see Bird missing out. Freo has a gun midfield and our best lockdown man is a must play. I must admit it's not so easy to predict who he will actually play on though, possibly Neale....
                Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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                • Big Al
                  Veterans List
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 7007

                  #83
                  I wrote down my side to play the Dockers and ended up with 27 players. I'm pretty sure that will ensure we win the game but I'm also sure that's not allowed.

                  Translation: I have no clue what I'm doing.
                  ..And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC

                  Here it is Again! - Huddo SEN

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                  • Conor_Dillon
                    On the Rookie List
                    • Jun 2013
                    • 1224

                    #84
                    Originally posted by Ludwig
                    Lloyd has been hitting targets around 30-40 mts with hard flat kicks, which I think is pretty good if you can do it with the consistency that he does. IIRC, he's kicked a couple of goals from about 50 out. Although he doesn't have the penetration of a Rampe, I think it says that he's a pretty good kick of the ball. I'd much rather he kick 30 out and hit a target than 60 to a contest.

                    One interesting kick on the weekend that hasn't got a comment, I think, was McGlynn's left footer to Buddy on the run that led a Buddy kicking a goal. I can't remember Benny making such an accurate pass on his right. I thought it was Sam Mitchell for moment, because he had enough time to switch to his right, but just kicked it on the left like he'd been doing it all his life.

                    .
                    Yeh I'm not sure where the notion that Jake Llloyd doesn't have a penetrating kick comes from...absolutely beautiful long kick of the footy! Also, how good was his entire passage of play leading up to the first goal? Involved in the defensive 50, worked hard up onto the wing to apply pressure then half-volleyed an ordinary handball before pumping a long left footer (non preferred) into the perfect place in the forward 50...the kid can really play!

                    I think Benny has always had a handy left foot but you could tell from his and Buddy's exchange after the goal that they both thought it was pretty flukey! They were both sporting a wry smile.
                    Twitter @cmdil
                    Instagram @conordillon

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                    • S.S. Bleeder
                      Senior Player
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 2165

                      #85
                      Originally posted by Rod_
                      Bird for Smith. Not because Birdie did anything wrong. Just a match up thing...

                      Benny to wear the vest.

                      My guesses.
                      Bird will never get dropped.

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                      • Melbourne_Blood
                        Senior Player
                        • May 2010
                        • 3312

                        #86
                        Originally posted by Triple B
                        I also cannot see Bird missing out. Freo has a gun midfield and our best lockdown man is a must play. I must admit it's not so easy to predict who he will actually play on though, possibly Neale....
                        Could see him going to Barlow, he's not giving much away in size there and neither are quick.

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                        • Conor_Dillon
                          On the Rookie List
                          • Jun 2013
                          • 1224

                          #87
                          I think Bird will go to Neale, he's a similar sort of player to Shiel from GWS (and both are in red hot form) and Bird did an absolute number on him last weekend, no reason he cant do it again.
                          Twitter @cmdil
                          Instagram @conordillon

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                          • Auntie.Gerald
                            Veterans List
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 6477

                            #88
                            CD i disagree with your point re Bird last wknd vs Shiels

                            I watched the game twice and there weremany players that rotated on Shiels which was a brilliant strategy

                            Bird would have been lucky to have had 30% of the minutes on Shiels

                            I think that we will have a fairly similar rotation strategy against Freeo
                            "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                            • Auntie.Gerald
                              Veterans List
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 6477

                              #89
                              SwansTV - Last Time We Met - Fremantle - sydneyswans.com.au

                              i forgot how good Pykes goal was in the 4th qtr but i also forgot that Buddy got those two crazy goals in the last qtr to seal the deal last time we met
                              "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                              • Zlatorog
                                Senior Player
                                • Jan 2006
                                • 1748

                                #90
                                The only player that could possible be dropped for Smith is Towers. I know it's not like for like, but Smith was not replaced by another defender last week, so that makes it equal.

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