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Watching kennedy clear the ball from the centre bounces in the third quarter showed an incredibly well drilled midfield. I am not sure that Mitchell was able to be a part of that kind of structuring. Did anyone else notice that Kennedy was clearing the ball time after time in exactly the same way? I couldn't believe GWS let it happen.Comment
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Don't forget there is a strong rumour that the rookie system will go this draft and be replaced with 1 year contracts picked after pick 80. Accordingly the swans may pick eight 1 year contract players after pick 80. So some or all the rooks will be converted to contract players. All 8 will be available for senior selection without upgrade.
Having seen a number of reserves games this year I think Pinke needs to show more, and also Ronke is dropping off. I think guys like Rose, BJ and Dawson are awesome talents but they are still incredibly focused on their own game. They play an incredibly aggressive attacking style of footy but it is hard to see how well they fit into a system. It is understandable that they are trying to show their wares in the NEAFL however I know that they have been told time and time again in match reviews to be leaders and bring younger players, especially top ups into the game. I went to the reserves on the weekend and saw these guys abusing a top up who was taking a set shot at goal for not passing it to them. Basically they put him off, and you could see he was distracted. I know they will get ripped in match review for it. I saw them a few weeks before against Canberra where they did the same thing to another top up. This poor kid had about 3 of them screaming at him to handball to them as he was taking a set shot. I guess its a tough world but even at the local sydney prems level you see senior guys encouraging and trying to settle young players down.Comment
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Melican signed for another 3 years. Reid and Jones looking less likely every day.Comment
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Well deserved for Melican. He has embraced his opportunities in the seniors and looks as though he belongs. We have a pretty good record of either picking the right rookies or converting our rookies into solid players who go on and have wonderful careers. Hope that Melican has many more years to come in our backline.Comment
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It took Kennedy to step up because before that we were horrible out of the guts. I asked why we didn't do something about Ward who cut us up at stoppages all over the ground.
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Reid's price will drop if he keeps getting injured. Missed him as the swing man on Saturday.Comment
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Yes, well done to Melican for seizing his opportunity. And in a way, I'll be quite disappointed if the AFL cut the rookie list, since we do seem to do a better job than any other club, of turning rookies into quality players.Comment
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I know where you are coming from but I think the change will really be in name only and related to conditions.
The success we have with these kids isn't so much the rookie list as the development work and patience we put into these kids. That advantage shouldn't change for us.
Great news to see Melican sign up for three more years, along with Towers' finding his niche and Newman's arrival his rise has been great to see.
Time is certainly running out for Zak to sign on, next week will be key. It will be interesting to see how we handle the trade if he decides to leave, I'd like us to be able to use whatever we get for him to raise our first rounder to Pick 5 or 6 to give us a shot at a KPF like Brander or Balta one of who you'd expect there (Rayner, Fogarty and Davies-Uniacke seem to be almost universal top threes)Comment
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What is Jones holding out for? More money or a Victorian Club. I would have thought that signing until he is a restricted free agent would have given him the flexibility desired.
Should we give Jones the Nick Stevens treatment and sent him to Brisbane in the pre - season draft?
He won't go to Brisbane and will be forced to retire or sign another contract with the Swans. I believe this was the ROK deal.Comment
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