Changes for Round 6 v Geelong

[Danzar]

Both Buddy and Hanners have been ruled out. Buddy with a bruised heel and Hanners with a groin issue.

[707]

Getting a long injury list and no NEAFL game last week to judge form. At least two ins, be really interesting to see who and how we now structure up forward. Maybe time to debut O'Riordan and move Mills up the ground.

[Beerman]

Both Buddy and Hanners have been ruled out. Buddy with a bruised heel and Hanners with a groin issue.

I'm not sure to be glad or sad that it's injury issues. When I first saw the headline I thought it must be disciplinary.

[Danzar]

I'm not sure to be glad or sad that it's injury issues. When I first saw the headline I thought it must be disciplinary.

Doesn't seem serious though, if we were playing say the Lions you'd be forgiven for thinking they are being rested.

[rb4x]

I don't like the part that they will miss multiple games. Running out of talls real fast.

[mcs]

Going to be an interesting forward line setup this week. Will be nice for the players to have to think beyond 'Where's buddy for once', though of course we will miss the big fella hugely as well.

Surely this must be the chance for Cameron to debut, or will they go further and give McCartin a run - we need some sort of decent sized forward target to come in.

[ugg]

Debut two key forwards in the same game. I'd like to see that (no not really)

[Plugger1300]

I knew something was amiss with Bud
So strange that he kept playing on or passing when he took a mark within set shot distance.

No idea medically why it would have felt worse for a set shot but it must have
He made so many strange decisions and didn't seem to be working as hard off the ball

Hanners needs fitness

[Aprilbr]

Disastrous news with the loss of Buddy. Hanners certainly has struggled and this shows why. I have no clue how our forward line will look this week. It could be ugly for us down in Geelong. Only positive is we get to try some new players and approaches.


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[Markwebbos]

Glad that if Hanners is injured they are going to get him right!

But Buddy, nooooooooo!!!

We?ll get to find out if the Swans can win without him.

Perhaps we can take the Richmond experiment one step further and play with zero tall forwards.

[Meg]

I don't like the part that they will miss multiple games. Running out of talls real fast.

Where have you read/heard multiple games? (Although I fear it might be right - both injuries are difficult to heal.)

[Meg]

Buddy?s bruised heel dates way back to West Coast match. Victim of the hard surface at new Optus Stadium? Makes Buddy?s performances in subsequent matches even more impressive - but I assume it got progressively worse (as tends to happen with a bruised heel if it is not rested).

[rb4x]

The original wording on the AFL website said "Longmire admitted it might be multiple games". It has now been updated with potential in's and that line has been now left out. It did not appear on the Swans website.

[liz]

Where have you read/heard multiple games? (Although I fear it might be right - both injuries are difficult to heal.)

The article quotes Longmire saying as much.

Swans coach John Longmire said the pair could miss multiple matches.

I think the team is capable of winning without Buddy but only if the rest of our top flight players are playing well. And recently they haven't been.

Heeney will probably need to spend more time forward than usual, which will rob us of his impact around the ground. Same probably true of Parker.

I suspect one of Cameron or McCartin will come into the team, regardless of whether they're ready. Or maybe Aliir comes in, not to play forward, but to play predominantly in the ruck (which he has a little more practice of at NEAFL level than he does playing forward), freeing Sinclair to spend more time in the forward line.

[rb4x]

Google has come good with the original wording.

AFL.com.au - Page Not Found
"1 hour ago - Swans coach John Longmire said the pair could miss multiple matches. Franklin's issue arose after his side's round one win over West Coast at Optus Stadium, with Longmire admitting that the controversial surface in Perth played ... "We had the most amount of players we've (ever) had cramp in that game."