Changes for Rnd 20 V Geelong

[stevoswan]

Good article by 'Offsiders' Richard Hinds on the 'good bloke' fear we all had on Dangerfield's potential for suspension here : Matthew Kreuzer's possible concussion more concerning than Patrick Dangerfield's Brownlow hopes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ......with one very relevant sub heading, 'Even good blokes sometimes must cop a ban'. No one seemed to care about Kreuzer and how his head and brain were fairing...... That's the Melbourne press for you.....good to see at least one had a clear mind.

[Hotpotato]

That bloody idle good for nothin sherrin , don't be idle, do something!

[Thunder Shaker]

Must admit that the strike on Papley looks like nothing. I don't have an issue with them cracking down on punches to the stomach but I do think, in this case, the contact was trivial.

Perhaps that is why Hodge is challenging it at the Tribunal. He has the right, why not use it?

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Surprised Danger didn't appeal. But then Geelong play Richmond after us, and that won't be a walk in the park for them either.
Chris Scott did say something on 360 last night about Danger having a bit of a sore foot, and a week off would give him a chance
to rest it. Maybe that came into consideration. It's good for us. They are way less of a team without him.

Who will we be without?

[Nico]

Trivial Liz, but deliberate and off the ball. Genuine sniper his whole career. Given his talent I don't get why he does It.

[stevoswan]

Trivial Liz, but deliberate and off the ball. Genuine sniper his whole career. Given his talent I don't get why he does It.

Maybe because he is not the 'great bloke' he has somehow tricked everyone into thinking he is.......

[Nico]

Did he not get reported 3 times for snapping Kirky because he couldn't handle the tag.

[Blood Fever]

Good article by 'Offsiders' Richard Hinds on the 'good bloke' fear we all had on Dangerfield's potential for suspension here : Matthew Kreuzer's possible concussion more concerning than Patrick Dangerfield's Brownlow hopes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ......with one very relevant sub heading, 'Even good blokes sometimes must cop a ban'. No one seemed to care about Kreuzer and how his head and brain were fairing...... That's the Melbourne press for you.....good to see at least one had a clear mind.

May be wrong but pretty sure Hinds based in Sydney now!

[neilfws]

Good article by 'Offsiders' Richard Hinds on the 'good bloke' fear we all had on Dangerfield's potential for suspension here...with one very relevant sub heading, 'Even good blokes sometimes must cop a ban'.

I also enjoyed this from that article:

Although anyone who has regularly observed Scott and his twin, Brad, in the coach's box knows that what makes them identical is not their appearance. It is that neither has ever seen a justifiable free kick paid against their teams.

[stevoswan]

May be wrong but pretty sure Hinds based in Sydney now!

When I was writing my post, I suspected that might be the case......

[Swanstubbs]

Patrick Dangerfield out of Brownlow Medal contention after accepting AFL ban

Patrick Dangerfield out of Brownlow Medal contention after accepting AFL ban - Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Let's win this Swans!

[Meg]

Doc Larkin thinks Josh Kennedy is unlikely to get up for Friday night (not sure that he would know) which would, if correct, at least in part nullify Swans' advantage from Geelong's loss of Dangerfield. We need to be good enough to win without Josh if necessary.

[Blood Fever]

Doc Larkin thinks Josh Kennedy is unlikely to get up for Friday night (not sure that he would know) which would, if correct, at least in part nullify Swans' advantage from Geelong's loss of Dangerfield. We need to be good enough to win without Josh if necessary.

Doc Larkin is an absolute impostor. Knows as much as you or I. If there is any doubt on Kennedy, club won't risk him.

[RogueSwan]

... We need to be good enough to win without Josh if necessary.

we won the last time JPK was out (albeit against the Suns).
I think we can cover Joey being more out than we can Lloyd. I think last week showed just how much we miss his solid kicking from behind the contest.

[Blood Fever]

we won the last time JPK was out (albeit against the Suns).
I think we can cover Joey being more out than we can Lloyd. I think last week showed just how much we miss his solid kicking from behind the contest.

Good call RS. Extremely important with his run and delivery, often using shorter passes.

[swansrob]

we won the last time JPK was out (albeit against the Suns).
I think we can cover Joey being more out than we can Lloyd. I think last week showed just how much we miss his solid kicking from behind the contest.

Since Rd 6 we haven't lost a game in which Lloyd played any more than two minutes, while we also haven't won without him