Michael Talia arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited substance

[barry]

Hows this for our best back six.

jones, grundy, allir
Smith, talia, rampe

Plenty of pressure coming marsh, laidler and possibly AJ.
Lloyd plays as a defensive wing.

[dimelb]

Hows this for our best back six.

jones, grundy, aliir
Smith, talia, rampe

Plenty of pressure coming marsh, laidler and possibly AJ.
Lloyd plays as a defensive wing.

The best back six in the League just got even better!

[Ludwig]

Hows this for our best back six.

jones, grundy, allir
Smith, talia, rampe

Plenty of pressure coming marsh, laidler and possibly AJ.
Lloyd plays as a defensive wing.

This is my guess as well, with Nic Newman on the bench and the 7th defender. I see Jones pushing into the midfiled.

[Auntie.Gerald]

generally lloyd plays free as a link in most games

[Nico]

Can't get with the hype on Talia. Hasn't shown anything yet. No way I will have him in my starting 22 in 2017.

[CureTheSane]

Can't get with the hype on Talia. Hasn't shown anything yet. No way I will have him in my starting 22 in 2017.

#Reid

Unbelievable he's played 98 games.
If he is extremely lucky he will play 300, but more likely 250 in his career.
So considering he is pretty much half way through his career, I'd say he should have shown a little more than he has.
TBH though, I'd say that the Swans have had a big say in his lack of performance playing him out of position.

Re Talia: Aside from his dabble in the Ben Cousins lifestyle, he's played one game.
I'd like to see some clauses introduced into contracts regarding payments etc
Placing Talia in out best 22 is about as realistic as putting AJ in after 4 years of no football.
I hope he still has some game left, but there are no guarantees...

[Ludwig]

Can't get with the hype on Talia. Hasn't shown anything yet. No way I will have him in my starting 22 in 2017.

He was in our starting 22 this year, but got injured. It seems like he will be fit for the beginning of training, so why not in our starting 22 for next year? He looks to be the best replacement we have after Reg retires.

[barry]

We haven't seen much of talia so it s a bit of a guess. But 2016 preseason he did look like teds replacement.

[Levii3]

Hows this for our best back six.

jones, grundy, allir
Smith, talia, rampe

Plenty of pressure coming marsh, laidler and possibly AJ.
Lloyd plays as a defensive wing.

Wheres Mills?

[Primmy]

I always imagined Davo as more annoyed than inspired by Kirk's words.

No. Apparently his reaction was "Ill show you!" And he did

I think he was 'motivated'

[ernie koala]

#Reid

Unbelievable he's played 98 games.
If he is extremely lucky he will play 300, but more likely 250 in his career.
So considering he is pretty much half way through his career, I'd say he should have shown a little more than he has.
TBH though, I'd say that the Swans have had a big say in his lack of performance playing him out of position.

Re Talia: Aside from his dabble in the Ben Cousins lifestyle, he's played one game.
I'd like to see some clauses introduced into contracts regarding payments etc
Placing Talia in out best 22 is about as realistic as putting AJ in after 4 years of no football.
I hope he still has some game left, but there are no guarantees...

I agree on all counts.

Going on recent form (Talia and AJ have none), my guess for our starting back six next year would be ......

FB: Smith Grundy Rampe

HB: Jones Aliir Laidler

Next in line.....Marsh, Newman, Talia (if he has a good pre season)

If we draft Logue, he sounds ready made and could also slot in to take a third forward, if we have any injuries.

What to do with McVeigh is a question that needs addressing.

[CureTheSane]

For me McVeigh replaces McGlynn as a crumbing forward.
Not sure he is sustainable where he is.
Injuries will probably define his role more than anything.

[Mug Punter]

For me McVeigh replaces McGlynn as a crumbing forward.
Not sure he is sustainable where he is.
Injuries will probably define his role more than anything.

I've never joined in the McVeigh bashing here but I think he will be genuinely fighting for his spot next year. Horse has shown himself to be ruthless in the past and I have no doubt he'll call curtains early if required. I think he will get the five games for his 300 and he'll be given a chance to play the small forward role, he's still got good footy smarts. I'd rate him 50-50 as seeing the season out in the seniors

[Ludwig]

Michael has been in Europe for a while. I think Michael's problem is that he's not very bright and is likely to get himself in trouble. He also has a serious grammar problem. He should have gone to Europe with his girlfriend, Nicola Burgess. He needs minding.

Below are some comments from his Instagram account. I don't know why Michael does social media. I noticed Jono O'Rourke is among his comments.

marijanaswans is a friend of Dan Hannebery. Funny name marijanaswans!

His best friends on the Swans are Tom Mitchell, Cal Sinclair and Harry Cunningham (this one doesn't fit). TM will hook up Jono O'Rourke now that they are at Hawthorn together. Good move for Tom. No one gets punished at Hawthorn.

Instead of suspending Michael, the club should have forced him to spend the next year boarding with the McVeighs. That should suck the life out of him.

• michaeltaliaSolo travelling has been made easy thanks to these guys. Venice and Murano you were a pleasure. Next stop Swiss Alps. ?????? ?????? ??????@hungrylasagna @sanjayrobson@kaihsanmarie
• nicola_burgess@bjambie good for you ?????? have fun getting no where in life xx
• bjambieYou're talking more @@@@ then me you dickhead, to tell you the truth I do find satisfaction when talking about people about being a dog
• andrewruberto32Buktube on fire, you'll be as fat as me soon buk
• michaeltalia@andrewruberto32 when in Italy. Oh the buk buk buk
• mattbonello??????????????????
• tommy_sheridan@j_orourke ????????????????????????????????????
• bjambie@@@@ I wish you played in the granny so when the mighty dogs won we could've stuck it up you
• andrewruberto32@bjambie not everyone has the luxury of playing footy at the highest level, you're just a little dweeb behind a keyboard. You absolute @@@@ing flog, take your @@@@ elsewhere.
• bjambieHey moron read what I said again and find where I said he's not good enough oh wait I didn't@andrewruberto32
• brandon_marsh_anthonysz@bjambiedon't recall seeing you out there on grand final day?????????
• bowen.ware10@brandon_marsh_anthonysz @bjambie He couldn't get a game for the dogs so he just decided to be a dog
• brandon_marsh_anthonysz@Bowen.ware10 good comeback dude????????
• bjambiePlease go away
• bjambieThat's what happens when you give game plans to your brother, maybe that's why we dogs supporters are giving it to him
• bjambieSome anyway
• andrewruberto32@bjambie@nicola_burgess I wouldn't worry to much about a little pussy who acts real tough behind a keyboard.. his probably still sucking on breastmilk the little @@@@.
• andrewruberto32@michaeltalia exactly right, like I said, not to stress about a little weak man who finds satisfaction about hurling abuse over a keyboard. Absolute oxygen thieves... you just enjoy your trip away buk, everything is fine back home ????????????
• cheekydi75Could of done with you Michael grandfinal day ! Let's go one better next season and you be a huge part of that ????????????
• marijanaswansHave an awesome time!

[Beerman]

Hows this for our best back six.

jones, grundy, allir
Smith, talia, rampe

Plenty of pressure coming marsh, laidler and possibly AJ.
Lloyd plays as a defensive wing.

I like the look of that very much.

Wheres Mills?

Moved to the midfield. Bigger question is where does McVeigh fit it in now?