Scratch Match Thread
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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.Comment
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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 U18sComment
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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.Comment
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And I wonder if Wicks and Foote, will be able to do enough to keep their places on the list?Comment
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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.Comment
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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.Comment
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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.Comment
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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.Comment
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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.
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?Comment
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