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  • barracuda
    Regular in the Side
    • Jun 2016
    • 551

    #61
    Originally posted by ugg
    Did Aliir play?
    Yes, he rucked the whole game and was good. Sam Reid played a half as well.

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    • MattW
      Veterans List
      • May 2011
      • 4232

      #62
      Originally posted by barracuda
      Yes, he rucked the whole game and was good. Sam Reid played a half as well.
      Buried the lede there, barra! Reid would be a massive addition.

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      • Markwebbos
        Veterans List
        • Jul 2016
        • 7186

        #63
        Originally posted by barracuda
        Yes, he rucked the whole game and was good. Sam Reid played a half as well.
        Was he rucking against Preuss?

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        • barracuda
          Regular in the Side
          • Jun 2016
          • 551

          #64
          Originally posted by Markwebbos
          Was he rucking against Preuss?
          Preuss did not play

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          • Aaron
            Regular in the Side
            • Jan 2009
            • 805

            #65
            Was Maibaum playing against Melbourne? Before he was injured, most thought that he was developing slowly to one day replace Grundy... but now when we are running out of talls, he still has not been given any chance/ So wonder if he has really recovered from his ACL injury.

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            • Mr Magoo
              Senior Player
              • May 2008
              • 1255

              #66
              Originally posted by dejavoodoo44
              10 a side? I suppose that reflects our injuries and the lack of top ups? Does anyone know if our academy program is still on hold, and if so, is it likely to resume?
              Academy is back in full training but they arent allowed to top up like previously due to covid so no chance of supplementing from the NDS or U18s

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              • dejavoodoo44
                Veterans List
                • Apr 2015
                • 8727

                #67
                Originally posted by Mr Magoo
                Academy is back in full training but they arent allowed to top up like previously due to covid so no chance of supplementing from the NDS or U18s
                Good to know that they're back in training, but I wonder if they'll be playing any serious games? Giants, Suns and Lions academies, perhaps?

                Actually, I was a bit annoyed a few weeks back, when I read that there was a plan to play a short NAB League season, but only for Victorian sides. Though I suppose now, we may not want to travel to Victoria.

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                • dejavoodoo44
                  Veterans List
                  • Apr 2015
                  • 8727

                  #68
                  Originally posted by barracuda
                  The swans gave Melbourne 2 players a quarter. My bests were Taylor, Elijah, Wicks and Foote
                  So, our list is in better shape than Melbourne's? Though I suppose that our injuries are more quality, than quantity.

                  And I wonder if Wicks and Foote, will be able to do enough to keep their places on the list?

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                  • Mr Magoo
                    Senior Player
                    • May 2008
                    • 1255

                    #69
                    Originally posted by dejavoodoo44
                    Good to know that they're back in training, but I wonder if they'll be playing any serious games? Giants, Suns and Lions academies, perhaps?

                    Actually, I was a bit annoyed a few weeks back, when I read that there was a plan to play a short NAB League season, but only for Victorian sides. Though I suppose now, we may not want to travel to Victoria.
                    Nothing formalised yet but the talk is that they will do exactly that , an academy series between the four.

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                    • Meg
                      Go Swannies!
                      Site Admin
                      • Aug 2011
                      • 4828

                      #70
                      Originally posted by dejavoodoo44
                      So, our list is in better shape than Melbourne's? Though I suppose that our injuries are more quality, than quantity.
                      I think it might be that Melbourne didn’t bring their full list to Sydney.

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                      • Ludwig
                        Veterans List
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 9359

                        #71
                        I noted that Charlie Gardiner mentioned the names Ling and Thurlow, but I'm not sure he meant that they got some good training time in or actually played well. I know Thurlow has come back from surgery many months ago, but there hasn't been any mention of the state of Ling's injury issues from last year. So it's hard to say if they are being managed because of these old injuries or they're actually playing okay and available for selection. Ling hasn't appeared on the injury list any time this year, to my recollection. He's an important piece in our game plan if we're to compete for a premiership by 2023. You always want your 1st round draft pick to be a walk up selection by the 4th year, which is next year for the group that includes Ling, Stoddart, McCartin and Amartey.

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                        • Meg
                          Go Swannies!
                          Site Admin
                          • Aug 2011
                          • 4828

                          #72
                          Originally posted by Ludwig
                          I noted that Charlie Gardiner mentioned the names Ling and Thurlow, but I'm not sure he meant that they got some good training time in or actually played well.
                          I think he meant they got some good training time, implying they were coming back from injury. Though I agree it was a bit ambiguous.

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                          • MattW
                            Veterans List
                            • May 2011
                            • 4232

                            #73
                            So earlier today I tweeted at the Swans account asking if Laidler could provide some quotes on the scratch match: https://twitter.com/mattlwood/status...140149248?s=19

                            They just tweeted back to say they've posted one: Laidler breaks down scratch match

                            Fair play to the club; a few of us have written to them seeking more reserves content and they have really picked it up.

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                            • rickmat
                              Regular in the Side
                              • Mar 2018
                              • 500

                              #74
                              Thanks MattW for the follow-up. This is the first of this type of more in-depth write-up for our NEAFL boys. Hope it is a regular summary with more players mentioned.

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                              • dejavoodoo44
                                Veterans List
                                • Apr 2015
                                • 8727

                                #75
                                Originally posted by MattW
                                So earlier today I tweeted at the Swans account asking if Laidler could provide some quotes on the scratch match: https://twitter.com/mattlwood/status...140149248?s=19

                                They just tweeted back to say they've posted one: Laidler breaks down scratch match

                                Fair play to the club; a few of us have written to them seeking more reserves content and they have really picked it up.
                                Well done you.

                                Pleased that El Taylor* seems to be doing well. And that Ling is playing and not injured. Though slightly surprised that his role was lockdown small defender, as I would have said that his main attribute was his elusiveness. Still, if we manage to develop someone who can the keep small forwards quiet and hurt them on the rebound, then it can only be a good thing. Though I suppose that some would argue, that first round picks shouldn't become back pockets.

                                * Too early to go for the El Tel moniker?

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