Changes for Round 6 V Demons

[aardvark]

What is disturbing for me is the lack of leadership by example shown by Macca and Kizza. They were taken out of the game and didn't put up a fight to get back into the game. Really weak leadership in my opinion, I may be wrong but I don't think so. Franklin, Parker, Joey, Laids, Pykie, Tip, Hannas, Smithy etc all showed far greater leadership than our captains last week. They all played hard, desperate footy.

It's a rare occasion I agree with you Wolfie but I do this time. KJ was a bit better in the second half but Macca is about as inspirational as a wet dish cloth. Compare his game with Bob Murphy. I know who i'd rather have.

[Conor_Dillon]

Adam Curley has tweeted that Sam Reid was undergoing a fitness test at training today and 'was moving well'.
Hopefully his name will be read out tonight

[barry]

season defining game this week. Close to our best 22. Lose and we r 3 wins 3 losses, and a mid table team.
win and we are 4:2, top 4 chance

[ernie koala]

I'm not sure a game against the 13th placed Demons in the 6th round, can be described as "season defining".

It's simply a game the Swans should win and win well.

[churry]

The only way this could be season defining is if we lose, which will make it 3 in a row and it will be hard to recover from that.

[Conor_Dillon]

The forecast isn't great but I don't think it's going to rain much, nothing that will have much of an influence on the game anyway.

[Ludwig]

It's hard to predict if Reid will play this week, but expect they will be extra cautious as the Reid brothers have a history of soft tissue injuries. It was probably good that neither the Swans nor the Pies went after the missing brother as it's probably a big risk, injury-wise, to have both at the same club.

I think it would be a good strategic move to play Zak Jones this week. An opportunity to give Zak the pleasure (I hope) of beating his older brother. I don't know how true the rumours are about the possibility of him going to Melbourne, but I think we should do whatever we can to make sure he stays. Zak seems more of the brotherly competitive type than the brotherly love type, but the fact is that he is still out of contract for next year.

I haven't seen Horse as the type to punish a player for mistakes, so doubt if the players involved in poor decision making and execution will be cut on that basis. It's a confidence killer and leads to players being over cautious and hesitant over fear of being dripped. Horse has always encouraged taking the game on and seems willing to accept that mistakes will be made. Of course he and us fans don't have to be happy about those mistakes. But form is another matter.

[Scottee]

It's hard to predict if Reid will play this week, but expect they will be extra cautious as the Reid brothers have a history of soft tissue injuries. It was probably good that neither the Swans nor the Pies went after the missing brother as it's probably a big risk, injury-wise, to have both at the same club.

I think it would be a good strategic move to play Zak Jones this week. An opportunity to give Zak the pleasure (I hope) of beating his older brother. I don't know how true the rumours are about the possibility of him going to Melbourne, but I think we should do whatever we can to make sure he stays. Zak seems more of the brotherly competitive type than the brotherly love type, but the fact is that he is still out of contract for next year.

I haven't seen Horse as the type to punish a player for mistakes, so doubt if the players involved in poor decision making and execution will be cut on that basis. It's a confidence killer and leads to players being over cautious and hesitant over fear of being dripped. Horse has always encouraged taking the game on and seems willing to accept that mistakes will be made. Of course he and us fans don't have to be happy about those mistakes. But form is another matter.

Watching the Ressies Zac is not quite ready yet, just needs a bit more fitness and form under his belt after a slow start to the season. McGlynn likewise as explained by Horse. Harry Marsh must be in the mix given the back line performance last week but with Reid and Heeney coming back you would expect this may not be the week. Towers is a definite out for the looks of things and I would imagine that Cunningham might be the only one to make way for Reid.

I would try a few things to mentally refresh the side in terms of positioning though. McVeigh to the backline to provide some mental stability and perhaps move Shaw forward as a goalkicking defensive forward.

Really liked the use of Reid as a third man up follower so would persist with that.

[aguy]

@AFL_PKeane: Melb v Syd;
Dawes, Spencer, Toumpas, Stretch in for Jamar, Grimes, McKenzie, Michie. McGlynn, Reid, Heeney in for Bird, Cunningham, Towers.

[Conor_Dillon]

Reid Heeney McGlynn in for Towers, Cunningham and Bird

[aguy]

I'm sorry. But I'm a bird fan. I'm sorry he isn't playing. Hopefully he wasn't just omitted and there's a reason

[Conor_Dillon]

Harsh on Bird but sends a statement that nobody is safe...would have preferred that statement to be Shaw. If Mitchell continues to play well it will be pretty hard for Bird to break back into the team..unless it's in place of Goodes.
Surely Goodes starts as sub, McGlynn needs match time and Heeney is simply too good.

[ugg]

He's an emergency so it isn't injury related

[Conor_Dillon]

I'm sorry. But I'm a bird fan. I'm sorry he isn't playing. Hopefully he wasn't just omitted and there's a reason

Swans site lists them all as omitted

[ernie koala]

I'm very surprised Goodes holds his place...

IMO, the only effective role for Goodes is sub.

Mitchell has just moved up the pecking order, at Birds expense. He was one of our better players last week, so well deserved.