2017 pre-season training thread

[Meg]

"The Sydney Swans will take every measure possible to ensure player safety in Friday's intra-club trial at Henson Park amid the soaring temperatures hitting the city this weekend."

"With the mercury likely to be above 30 degrees at 5.30pm for the first bounce, Swans head of football Tom Harley said the intensity of the heat would dictate how the four 20-minute quarters would be managed."

"........ we've gone a real mix, tried to match up guys pretty evenly and hopefully it's a close game," assistant coach Stuart Dew said."

Sydney Swans brace for scorching intra-club trial match

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"The Sydney Swans will take every measure possible to ensure player safety in Friday's intra-club trial at Henson Park amid the soaring temperatures hitting the city this weekend."

"With the mercury likely to be above 30 degrees at 5.30pm for the first bounce, Swans head of football Tom Harley said the intensity of the heat would dictate how the four 20-minute quarters would be managed."

"........ we've gone a real mix, tried to match up guys pretty evenly and hopefully it's a close game," assistant coach Stuart Dew said."

Sydney Swans brace for scorching intra-club trial match

Jeez Meg, looks as though you slept about as well as I did.

Will be horrible out there, see you all in the shade.

[ugg]

Teams have been named

RED TEAM
4 Dan HANNEBERY
6 Jordan FOOTE
7 Harry CUNNINGHAM
8 Kurt TIPPETT
19 Shaun EDWARDS (Rookie)
20 Sam REID
25 Ben RONKE (Rookie)
29 George HEWETT
31 Harrison MARSH
38 Colin O?RIORDAN (Rookie)
40 Nick SMITH
42 Robbie FOX (Rookie)
43 Lewis MELICAN (Rookie)
44 Jake LLOYD
45 Sam FISHER (Rookie)

Academy Players
48 Will GOWERS
49 Jack MAPLESON
50 Harry CARR
51 Jared DEEP
52 Sam WICKS
55 Max LOWER
59 Joe STAPLETON
60 Hamish MacDONALD

WHITE TEAM
5 Isaac HEENEY
10 Zak JONES
13 Oliver FLORENT
14 Callum MILLS
15 Kieren JACK
17 Darcy CAMERON
21 Jack MAIBAUM
27 Daniel ROBINSON
28 Nic NEWMAN
30 Tyrone LEONARDIS
32 Michael TALIA
33 Brandon JACK
39 Heath GRUNDY
46 Sam MURRAY (Rookie)
47 Toby PINK (Rookie)
Academy Players
1 Jake BROWN
2 Jarrod OSBORNE
11 Angus BAKER
16 Sam BARKLEY
18 Liam MAZE
36 Cooper LEE
53 Joey REINHARD
54 Brandon NORTON

Missing: Rose Johnson McVeigh Hayward Laidler Kennedy Rohan Sinclair Towers Franklin Rampe Parker Dawson Naismith Aliir Papley

[56-14]

Thanks Ugg.

Didn't know Rampe was injured.

Looking forward to reports from RWO'ers.

[707]

Rose ?
Johnson rehab knee
McVeigh ?
Hayward ?
Laidler rehab elbow
Kennedy ?
Rohan ?
Sinclair rehab knee
Towers ?
Franklin rehab shoulder
Rampe ?
Parker rehab knee
Dawson ?
Naismith rehab shoulder
Aliir rehab knee
Papley LTI foot

There will be a degree of managing workloads for some of those with ? A number of the ? will no doubt appear for Norf @ Coffs Harbour and GWS a fortnight later. Expect to see a fairly strong side for the last preseason game in Albury Sat night 12th March.

[ugg]

There was a Swans article a few days ago saying Rampe was expected to play.

[707]

There was a Swans article a few days ago saying Rampe was expected to play.

Might have been on the fags again!

Match ups will be interesting, will it mainly be seniors on seniors or will they be testing some likely fringe players on seniors to see how they go.

Tippett vs Cameron in the ruck will be interesting particularly as Cameron might need to come into the frame early whilst Naismith recovers from his shoulder reco.

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Footy is back! @sydneyswans vs @sydneyswans @AFL #swansintra #proudlysdyney ???? pic.twitter.com/lrU2N5Vhrk

— Matt Janssen (@matt_janssen) February 10, 2017

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Not exactly footy friendly conditions at #HensonPark for #SwansIntra ??????????? #goswans #heatwave #sydney pic.twitter.com/OrFuXNIioe

— Swans Reserves (@swansreserves) February 10, 2017

[Ludwig]

Interclub match pregame report:

Pre-season specialist Dean Towers being held back for round 1 in new strategy to keep him from peaking 3 months too early.

Kennedy and Rampe not playing to keep Henson Park from being overrun by female groupies.

Rose not playing to give Brandon Jack one last chance.

Aliir having his teeth cleaned for UN speaking engagement.

Dawson not playing to continue the mystery of "Why is Dawson not playing?"

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Swans twitter says Reid with the first goal but Adam Curley on Twitter says K.Jack with the first goal.

[liz]

Swans twitter says Reid with the first goal but Adam Curley on Twitter says K.Jack with the first goal.

The two are easy to confuse - very similar, physically.

[ugg]

Judging by other tweets, I think the Swans Twitter blinked and missed Jack's goal.

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Adam Curley reports: INJURY-plagued forward Sam Reid has started his year in promising fashion with two goals in the first half of the Swans' intra club scratch match in Sydney's inner west.

The players were forced to battle temperatures in excess of 40 degrees, with Reid, who failed to play a senior game in 2016 due to persistent hamstring, calf and Achilles problems, very impressive for the red team opposed to Michael Talia.

The 25-year-old covered plenty of territory up the ground but did his best work inside 50, and could have had five majors for the half if he'd kicked straight.

Dan Hannebery also booted two goals for the red team and found plenty of the footy, as did Harrison Marsh and Jordan Foote, while Kieren Jack with two goals, Isaac Heeney, Zak Jones and big man Darcy Cameron were very good for the white team.

The red team leads the white team 7.5 (47) to 6.4 (40) at the main break.

[707]

Any RWO'ers get to the game who can give a report? Thanks in advance.