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  • TheBloods
    Suspended by the MRP
    • Feb 2020
    • 2047

    Originally posted by Bangalore Swans
    Interesting changes:

    Why is COR into the backline and not Ling? Can someone who watches the reserves provide context to why COR was included instead of Ling.

    Why is Guldon still in the team? He’s getting tired and needs a rest.

    How can a player (Hickey) who had an 8 week injury be back after two weeks? Is it a risk to play him.

    It appears that “The Bloods” has gotten himself a seat at the selection table. Stephens in for Blakey is a change he’s been calling for all year. Blakey’s versatility would be useful for the medical sub role.
    And i will be proven right. I do not profess to be a know it all but you will see in the coming weeks as we have more players come back from injury the wheat will be sorted from the chaff.

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    • Ralph Dawg
      Senior Player
      • Apr 2018
      • 1729

      Very surprised about Hickey. I only hope that the initial information given by the club about his injury has incorrect and they haven't bothered to correct it. Otherwise, if he's coming back early from a serious strain / tear of his PCL, then it would rank right up there with putting Sinclair back on after he dislocated his shoulder as a medical clanger.

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      • KSAS
        Senior Player
        • Mar 2018
        • 1809

        Originally posted by Ralph Dawg
        Very surprised about Hickey. I only hope that the initial information given by the club about his injury has incorrect and they haven't bothered to correct it. Otherwise, if he's coming back early from a serious strain / tear of his PCL, then it would rank right up there with putting Sinclair back on after he dislocated his shoulder as a medical clanger.
        +1 All Horse said was that he trained really well this week. No mention of getting any medical clearance! I wonder if this is now a tactic with our key players in keeping their early return a secret, as with Heeney last week? Buddy is an exception, as his progress is a weekly media obsession!

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        • Markwebbos
          Veterans List
          • Jul 2016
          • 7186

          I wonder how much time Hickey will play in the ruck, or whether he’ll replace Reid as fwd/ruck?

          I tried to post an article from the SMH in which JPK said Gould was very close to a “rightly deserved” debut

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          • MattW
            Veterans List
            • May 2011
            • 4232

            Originally posted by Markwebbos
            I wonder how much time Hickey will play in the ruck, or whether he’ll replace Reid as fwd/ruck?

            I tried to post an article from the SMH in which JPK said Gould was very close to a “rightly deserved” debut
            Big game for Colin.

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            • neilfws
              Senior Player
              • Aug 2009
              • 1835

              Originally posted by Ralph Dawg
              Very surprised about Hickey. I only hope that the initial information given by the club about his injury has incorrect and they haven't bothered to correct it.
              Same! I can only think it was far less serious than feared initially. Either not a PCL or a very low grade (think I read they can be 3 weeks minimum).

              Already feels like a player we really miss if not playing, so let's hope he has some impact.

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              • dimelb
                pr. dim-melb; m not f
                • Jun 2003
                • 6889

                Originally posted by MattW
                Big game for Colin.
                One of my favourites. I hope he can take the next step up.
                He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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                • Captain
                  Captain of the Side
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 3602

                  Originally posted by longmile
                  Very mediocre game by Ling last week. Hasn't shown much in the first 2 VFL games, but I thought last week he was close to poor unfortunately.
                  Ling has been poor in his senior games as well. Won’t be on the list next year.

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                  • gloveski
                    Senior Player
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 1018

                    Originally posted by Captain
                    Ling has been poor in his senior games as well. Won’t be on the list next year.
                    All accounts turned it over pretty bad last week so won’t be coming in at this stage


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                    • liz
                      Veteran
                      Site Admin
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 16787

                      Originally posted by Captain
                      Ling has been poor in his senior games as well. Won’t be on the list next year.
                      He was decent enough in his first senior game, quiet in the next. Kieren Jack and Nick Smith each had a couple of senior games early in their career where they didn’t quite look up to it. Emerged shortly afterwards with a big bang.

                      Ling has a shocker last week but had some really good moments in today’s game.

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                      • greeng
                        Pushing for Selection
                        • Mar 2021
                        • 84

                        Franklin is a liability. He can always be relied on to kick a bag when the stakes are not really that high. When we really need him he either goes missing or kicks 1 goal 5. Every kick for goal is a guess with that round the body style. Watch guys like Tom Lynch kick for goal. That is a full forward.

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                        • mcs
                          Travelling Swannie!!
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 8177

                          Originally posted by greeng
                          Franklin is a liability. He can always be relied on to kick a bag when the stakes are not really that high. When we really need him he either goes missing or kicks 1 goal 5. Every kick for goal is a guess with that round the body style. Watch guys like Tom Lynch kick for goal. That is a full forward.
                          I hope this is posted purely for the laughs value
                          "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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                          • 111431
                            Regular in the Side
                            • Sep 2010
                            • 699

                            Originally posted by greeng
                            Franklin is a liability. He can always be relied on to kick a bag when the stakes are not really that high. When we really need him he either goes missing or kicks 1 goal 5. Every kick for goal is a guess with that round the body style. Watch guys like Tom Lynch kick for goal. That is a full forward.
                            I’m not sue you saw his first qtr last night

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                            • Blood Fever
                              Veterans List
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 4051

                              Originally posted by mcs
                              I hope this is posted purely for the laughs value
                              Biggest outlier I have ever seen!

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                              • Markwebbos
                                Veterans List
                                • Jul 2016
                                • 7186

                                That’s blatant trolling. Ignore

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