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  • The Runner
    Regular in the Side
    • May 2017
    • 718

    Regarding Rowbottom playing on the "weaker" side.. it's fair to assume there were 3 starting on ball spots in the red and they went to Parker, Kennedy, Mills. Which is reasonable. He's not ahead of them just yet, but may be in the near future

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    • Nico
      Veterans List
      • Jan 2003
      • 11342

      It was a scratch match for goodness sake. The first "match" if you can call it that. Most players are rusty at this stage. It doesn't mean they are unfit.

      More concerning that McInenerney didn't play. But then again we tend to introduce some players at different stages of preseason.
      http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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      • The Runner
        Regular in the Side
        • May 2017
        • 718

        McInerney had a stress fracture in his back to end the season - likely he'll be introduced late in the pre season or during the year off a longer run up

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        • Mark26
          Senior Player
          • Jan 2017
          • 1535

          My prediction is that after all this hoo-ha, Rowbottom (who is an avid reader of RWO) will take out the Brownlow.

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          • Captain
            Captain of the Side
            • Feb 2004
            • 3602

            So bloody exciting that it looks like Mills will (finally) be played mostly in the midfield.

            Will be interesting to see who takes his backline spot. I'm thinking with McCartin and Melican taking the two talls, it could free up Rampe to take the third tall and play that sweeping/intercepting (some might say quarterback ) role.

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            • Ludwig
              Veterans List
              • Apr 2007
              • 9359

              Originally posted by Captain
              So bloody exciting that it looks like Mills will (finally) be played mostly in the midfield.

              Will be interesting to see who takes his backline spot. I'm thinking with McCartin and Melican taking the two talls, it could free up Rampe to take the third tall and play that sweeping/intercepting (some might say quarterback ) role.
              I think the Red team from the Saturday practice hitout is the most probable starting back six. Fox is the preferred choice for the last spot over COR, Gould and several others, but there's a lot of competition for that spot. Dawson is also a possibilty.

              In a recent interview on SEN, Jake Lloyd described his role as the player with the job of getting free and moving the ball out of the backline, a role some have labeled the quarterback. Rampe likes to play the goalie (he's even willing to climb the goalpost if necessary) if he can drop off his man, which he should be able to do if Melican and McCartin take the 2 top oppo KPDs.

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              • TheBloods
                Suspended by the MRP
                • Feb 2020
                • 2047

                Originally posted by The Runner
                Regarding Rowbottom playing on the "weaker" side.. it's fair to assume there were 3 starting on ball spots in the red and they went to Parker, Kennedy, Mills. Which is reasonable. He's not ahead of them just yet, but may be in the near future
                That much is true. Rowbottom is a best 22 player but he is not cemented enough that he can afford a slow start to the year, especially with a lengthy queue of young Swans all competing for spots. Although many fans including myself might see Rowbottom as ahead of Stephens , Bell, Warner, Gulden these players, if they perform better in the pre-season then they will steal his spot. I'm not putting a line through his season by any means but he has just squandered one chance to further solidify his place in the team while others have strengthened their claims. So its reasonable to say RB might be on notice over the next couple of weeks

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                • dejavoodoo44
                  Veterans List
                  • Apr 2015
                  • 8724

                  Originally posted by Ludwig
                  I think the Red team from the Saturday practice hitout is the most probable starting back six. Fox is the preferred choice for the last spot over COR, Gould and several others, but there's a lot of competition for that spot. Dawson is also a possibilty.

                  In a recent interview on SEN, Jake Lloyd described his role as the player with the job of getting free and moving the ball out of the backline, a role some have labeled the quarterback. Rampe likes to play the goalie (he's even willing to climb the goalpost if necessary) if he can drop off his man, which he should be able to do if Melican and McCartin take the 2 top oppo KPDs.
                  I found it vaguely interesting that Fox was playing in Lewis Taylor's number of 28. At the moment, Taylor seems to be performing the role, that in the past, has been performed by Ronke, Pink and by a few others whose names I can't recall. Which is; the 'does he actually exist' role. Not in any injury reports. Not sighted in any training footage. Doesn't feature in any puff pieces. Certainly not playing any games. Then when you've almost entirely forgotten about them, up they pop in a seconds game, and you go, "Oh, there's whats his name, he does exist!"

                  Actually, I'm beginning to wonder, if when we got rid of Elijah Taylor, did we inadvertently get rid of Lewis Taylor, as well?

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                  • Markwebbos
                    Veterans List
                    • Jul 2016
                    • 7186

                    Originally posted by TheBloods
                    That much is true. Rowbottom is a best 22 player but he is not cemented enough that he can afford a slow start to the year, especially with a lengthy queue of young Swans all competing for spots. Although many fans including myself might see Rowbottom as ahead of Stephens , Bell, Warner, Gulden these players, if they perform better in the pre-season then they will steal his spot. I'm not putting a line through his season by any means but he has just squandered one chance to further solidify his place in the team while others have strengthened their claims. So its reasonable to say RB might be on notice over the next couple of weeks
                    Yes it’s reasonable that he might be on notice, but just as reasonable that he might not. The proof of the RB will be in the playing. He’s best 22 for mine.

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                    • graemed
                      Swans2win
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 410

                      Although RB didn't appear my best 22 from the Match Sim, I was basing that selection on the best 22 from that match. I thought he was behind others in that role on the day.
                      I still have utmost faith in him, there was too much to like about what he did last year to not forgive a misstep along the way.
                      On the other hand, I stand by my concerns over fitness: he was second to many contests trailing Kennedy and Parker to the ball, not bursting into contests and missing tackles. His second efforts were a feature of his play but I watched him struggling to get into defensive positions at clearances and did not figure in any attacking moves I witnessed.
                      If he does not have fitness concerns then I cannot explain why his performance was so lackluster.

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                      • Nico
                        Veterans List
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 11342

                        Originally posted by graemed
                        Although RB didn't appear my best 22 from the Match Sim, I was basing that selection on the best 22 from that match. I thought he was behind others in that role on the day.
                        I still have utmost faith in him, there was too much to like about what he did last year to not forgive a misstep along the way.
                        On the other hand, I stand by my concerns over fitness: he was second to many contests trailing Kennedy and Parker to the ball, not bursting into contests and missing tackles. His second efforts were a feature of his play but I watched him struggling to get into defensive positions at clearances and did not figure in any attacking moves I witnessed.
                        If he does not have fitness concerns then I cannot explain why his performance was so lackluster.
                        Scratch match. Hasn't found his touch yet.

                        How many years have people been saying "Kennedy is struggling this year", only to find his mojo at about Round 3.
                        http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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                        • wolftone57
                          Veterans List
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 5861

                          Originally posted by Nico
                          It was a scratch match for goodness sake. The first "match" if you can call it that. Most players are rusty at this stage. It doesn't mean they are unfit.

                          More concerning that McInenerney didn't play. But then again we tend to introduce some players at different stages of preseason.
                          He had some back soreness over the break. They have him on a manage the damage program.

                          Sent from my JAT-L29 using Tapatalk

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                          • 707
                            Veterans List
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 6204

                            Is that Paddy McCartin taking a high mark in the latest training pics?

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                            • liz
                              Veteran
                              Site Admin
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 16786

                              Originally posted by 707
                              Is that Paddy McCartin taking a high mark in the latest training pics?
                              I suspect you're talking about the photos posted a couple of days ago, rather than the ones that have appeared this afternoon. Paddy Mac was captured in a couple of those photos (confirmed by the accompanying captions).

                              Whoever took today's pictures (or at least, whoever selected the photos for the website) seems to have a bit of a Buddy obsession. I reckon around half of them are of Buddy, and half of the rest are of Heeney grinning.

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                              • 707
                                Veterans List
                                • Aug 2009
                                • 6204

                                Originally posted by liz
                                I suspect you're talking about the photos posted a couple of days ago, rather than the ones that have appeared this afternoon. Paddy Mac was captured in a couple of those photos (confirmed by the accompanying captions).

                                Whoever took today's pictures (or at least, whoever selected the photos for the website) seems to have a bit of a Buddy obsession. I reckon around half of them are of Buddy, and half of the rest are of Heeney grinning.
                                Correct Liz, I'm well behind in looking at stuff! Agree today's pics are a lot of rubbish :-)

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