2018 trading, drafting and list management: players and personnel

[barry]

If that's the case, he's a very expensive decoy forward.

[O'Reilly Boy]

If that's the case, he's a very expensive decoy forward.

Nothing decoy about it. He'll kick goals. He'll keep the ball in forward 50. He'll tackle. He'll take marks and bring the ball to ground. You wait.

[707]

Article on the Swans website, Fox being groomed as an attacking HBF. Wonder which group Mills is training with?

Any first hand training reports from RWO'ers much appreciated.

[Bloods05]

Nothing decoy about it. He'll kick goals. He'll keep the ball in forward 50. He'll tackle. He'll take marks and bring the ball to ground. You wait.

"Decoy". Haven't heard that word applied to a footballer since Barry Bourke was playing for Melbourne.

[Ludwig]

RWO needs a generational change.

[O'Reilly Boy]

RWO needs a generational change.

Is a troll a decoy?

[Blood Fever]

Article on the Swans website, Fox being groomed as an attacking HBF. Wonder which group Mills is training with?

Any first hand training reports from RWO'ers much appreciated.

Fox did really well when thrown in the deep end early last season. Would be a bonus if he kept improving. Is he super quick? Know he played a fair bit down back in VFL.

[Scottee]

Fox did really well when thrown in the deep end early last season. Would be a bonus if he kept improving. Is he super quick? Know he played a fair bit down back in VFL.

Not first hand but from what I can gather he has tremendously quick early speed (well under 3.0 sec for 20m) but not a huge top speed. Probably suits the midfield more than defense from that point of view actually.

[bloodspirit]

RWO needs a generational change.

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[Mountain Man]

I recall that I was excited at the prospect (?4 years ago?) of Rohan and Jetta both playing on half back flank with a role to receive from the "real" defenders and take off up the wing and delivering to a Franklin and Goodes. Real speed and versatile enough to kick goals as well.

Didn't happen but Lloyd became the link man from defence, and played this important role.

Jetta gone, and, methinks, Rohan better as forward. Perhaps still a chance for a Fox type to assist in a fast but controlled transition.

[barry]

Nothing decoy about it. He'll kick goals. He'll keep the ball in forward 50. He'll tackle. He'll take marks and bring the ball to ground. You wait.

Except in finals.

[dejavoodoo44]

RWO needs a generational change.

Well, I've been trying to make myself younger.

[barry]

I recall that I was excited at the prospect (?4 years ago?) of Rohan and Jetta both playing on half back flank with a role to receive from the "real" defenders and take off up the wing and delivering to a Franklin and Goodes. Real speed and versatile enough to kick goals as well.

Didn't happen but Lloyd became the link man from defence, and played this important role.

Jetta gone, and, methinks, Rohan better as forward. Perhaps still a chance for a Fox type to assist in a fast but controlled transition.

I don't think a player can rely on raw speed anymore. Other teams worked out how to stop Jetta after 2012 and he's never been the same since. Rohans never delivered on his potential, maybe over-hyped because of the over valuation of speed as a football asset.

Being slower than everyone else is a problem. But being faster only has very limited upside and produces a few cameo moments to frustrate fans.

[Bloods05]

Well, I've been trying to make myself younger.

Ah but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now....

[chammond]

RWO needs a generational change.

That's for sure.

Far too many children clogging the list.