Changes for the Grand Final.

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • Mug Punter
    On the Rookie List
    • Nov 2009
    • 3325

    Originally posted by barry
    I fully expect one change to this side by saturday
    You could well be right

    Comment

    • dimelb
      pr. dim-melb; m not f
      • Jun 2003
      • 6889

      Originally posted by aguy
      I'm also glad that laids is in as I think he's got the mongrel that we need in the back line. Him and jones will not be intimidated. Pair that with buddy mcglynn up front and our midfield I think that is important in such a big game as the grand final.
      He also has a miniature dachshund named Kevin.

      And yes, he won't take @@@@ quietly either. I'm pleased he's there.
      He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

      Comment

      • barry
        Veterans List
        • Jan 2003
        • 8499

        Originally posted by Mug Punter
        You could well be right
        Im getting a little swept up in the idea that sam reid plays.

        Is it normal to take players down who aren't named as emergencies?

        Comment

        • dejavoodoo44
          Veterans List
          • Apr 2015
          • 8728

          Originally posted by barry
          Im getting a little swept up in the idea that sam reid plays.

          Is it normal to take players down who aren't named as emergencies?
          I think the whole list will be there. If my memory can be trusted, in presentations past, the reserves have been on the field, watching the medals being handed out.

          Comment

          • mcs
            Travelling Swannie!!
            • Jul 2007
            • 8177

            Originally posted by bloodsbigot
            I hate it how Bulldogs supporters on social media keep bringing up the fact they beat GWS who beat us, and therefore it 'proves' they're a better team. Geelong beat them convincingly twice this year and we decimated Geelong twice; does this mean we're a better team?
            Inferred outcomes rarely stack up in sport - let them have their day in the sun, and if they beat us tomorrow, it'll prove they are a better team. If we beat them, it will unequivocally show we are the best team in the league - indeed we would of beaten every other team at least once this season, a feat I expect probably doesn't happen too often (most teams have a bogey side in there somewhere!)

            I remember a while back (can't find it now) where someone believed in the UK that the true champions of England (in football) were the winner determined by inference. (i.e. x beat y who beat z who beat a so x must be champions), not the te. Last I saw it, someone like Fleetwood were the so called 'Champions of England, according to that measures.
            "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

            Comment

            • southsideswan
              Warming the Bench
              • Oct 2012
              • 237

              This appears to be the first time Jake Lloyd has been named in the back line. I have noticed him moving back over time but never named there.

              Comment

              • CureTheSane
                Carpe Noctem
                • Jan 2003
                • 5032

                Tough for Allir, Towers and Cunningham, and to a lesser degree Marsh.
                I reckon if you told Marsh at the start of the year he'd play a few finals but not the GF, he'd be happy with that.
                Last edited by CureTheSane; 30 September 2016, 10:31 AM.
                The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.

                Comment

                • swansprincess
                  On the Rookie List
                  • Jun 2011
                  • 306

                  Originally posted by barry
                  Im getting a little swept up in the idea that sam reid plays.

                  Is it normal to take players down who aren't named as emergencies?
                  It is normal for the whole list to go down.

                  Comment

                  • swansprincess
                    On the Rookie List
                    • Jun 2011
                    • 306

                    Everyone keeps talking about how good our starts are, which makes me nervous because what if we don't get a huge start like we have the last two weeks?

                    I'm just praying we don't see a repeat of 2014. Although I do much rather losing soundly than losing the close ones.

                    Comment

                    • goswannies
                      Senior Player
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 3052

                      Originally posted by barry
                      Im getting a little swept up in the idea that sam reid plays.

                      Is it normal to take players down who aren't named as emergencies?
                      I think they're fined for playing anyone not named in the squad/emergencies

                      Comment

                      • Markwebbos
                        Veterans List
                        • Jul 2016
                        • 7186

                        Originally posted by goswannies
                        I think they're fined for playing anyone not named in the squad/emergencies
                        But they could take the fine and play an unlisted emergency. Think they did it earlier in the year

                        Comment

                        • Ludwig
                          Veterans List
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 9359

                          I can't believe that this could be the last game we see Tom Derickx in a Swans' jumper.

                          Comment

                          • bloods2005
                            On the Rookie List
                            • Apr 2008
                            • 91

                            Long time lurker here...

                            McVeigh In - An excellent in. Brilliant decision maker. Very good kick of the ball.
                            Mills - Will give us run and creativity off the half back line.

                            Im worried about no. 29 Hewitt, he was average at best against Geelong. I honestly thought he would be dropped instead of Marsh.
                            Our Midfield is exceptional, I don't think these young dogs can match it with the big boys.

                            All the pressure is on the dogs, thousands of fans this, thousands of supporters this that and the other.
                            How will they handle adversity? Its a very good chance they could be 3 goals down in the 3rd quarter.
                            We are a seasoned finals team with size, strength and experience.

                            Swans by 26 points.

                            - - - Updated - - -

                            Remember Franklin in 2008 against the bulldogs, kicked 8 goals and tore them to pieces. Im hoping for something similar from him tomorrow!!

                            Comment

                            • Ajax
                              On the Rookie List
                              • Sep 2014
                              • 38

                              Originally posted by Ludwig
                              I can't believe that this could be the last game we see Tom Derickx in a Swans' jumper.
                              We saw that a long time ago.

                              Comment

                              • Odysseus
                                Warming the Bench
                                • Aug 2016
                                • 199

                                Originally posted by swansprincess
                                It is normal for the whole list to go down.
                                In the GF Record, there's an article on David Parkin. He's been to every GF since 1949, and said, "I wanted to see what the best were doing. I was a student of the game ... and I thought I would learn the most on GF day about what happens and how it happens." The article goes on to say, "To this day, Parkin feels disdain for any current player who passes up the chance to be at the Grand Final. 'My attitude is that this is the most unprofessional approach... They might watch it on television, but as far as learning about the game, that is 10 per cent as useful as going. I have a great deal of difficulty understanding that attitude if you are a professional footballer.' "

                                I found that a really interesting and perceptive comment from a bloke with a great knowledge of the game.

                                Comment

                                Working...