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I agree with you to a point. The best small forwards such as Cyril and Eddie could destroy you by kicking or setting up bags of goals such that it really didn't matter what they did in defence. However, it's very rare for a team to have more than one of these guys at a time (Paps is our equivalent). I suspect Wicks lacks that X factor to do this and needs to contribute in other ways, especially defensively given how much attack is now generated off the rebound. His output did drop as the season progressed but he certainly showed alot more than the other options (Ronke, Taylor, Bell, Gray). We could play a mid in his position (Errol, Campbell, Stephens, Rowbottom, Chad) but suspect that they would struggle to impact much more and / or be wasted in the position. If Wicks can tidy up his goal kicking, he's best 22.
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Agree with scoreboard pressure. Disagree about forward pressure. Creating forward pressure forces the opposition into errors or just banging long. This gives our players up the ground chances to intercept. By doing this forwards get more opportunity at goal without having to win the ball back out of the back line and therefore being under pressure.
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Fair enough Wolftone. I guess Wicks did this but fell away towards the end of the year- maybe he needed a bit of a rest.
Also, he needs to improve his goal kicking and give away fewer frees! But I agree at this stage he is ahead of the others, as mentioned above by Ralph.Comment
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Like some have suggested, I started re-watching games from this season. I've only just finished Round 1 v Brisbane. Wicks was tremendous offensively. He kicked 2 great goals. The second, a snap shot on the run from just inside 50; one of the goals of the year.
Cyril was a great defensive forward and set up a lot of his offense by pressure and great tackling. Wicks plays with confidence. Sometimes overconfidence. He's like Papley in that respect. When he has the ball in range of goal, he feels he can kick it. He had a number of close misses this year. I think Wicks is more than just a defensive forward.
It was fun watching the game. Gulden had a spectacular debut. Logan kicked 3. Mills and Heeney were stars. Rowbottom was injured in the 1st quarter but played out the game and played very well. No Franklin. No Hayward. No Jmac. No worries.Comment
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If Wicks can get anywhere near Cyril, I think we would all be very happy. He certainly showed this potential in the early games this year, but like others re-watching our games, particularly our great wins, I think his form fell away as the season wore on. Of course it was a very difficult year for our players and so I think he could have been”managed” like some of our other youngsters. Hopefully next year he will recapture the form he showed against the Lions and Tigers as I’m sure he has the ability.Comment
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Haven't seen anything from the Swans to announce when training starts!!!!Comment
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And, as usual, the player information is not updated.
How difficult is it to follow up a delisting with an agreed list of actions: clear the locker, hand back the security keys, update the Player profiles etc.
We are a well run Club, and I expect more after SO many years of inaction on thisComment
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All clubs are the same. It is not done by the club apparently. It is done by the AFL. News content is provided by the club, after AFL approval. But player profiles and that sort of thing are updated by the AFL according to my source
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The thing with Wicks, is he never missed by much. Often they were shots that faded on the way to goal. Generally this happens with a tired kick that lacks penetration.
Another pre season and adjusting to the fitness level required at AFL level, I expect Wicks to have a more consistent year with higher quality goal kicking.Comment
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Thank you, that is my understanding also, but because I have no definitive source I haven’t posted to that effect in the past.
All the clubs’ websites and apps appear to be run centrally. The formats are all identical and identical to that of the AFL’s own website.
And as you say, it certainly appears as if the updating for all clubs is done centrally. For example, I just checked the player info on the Crows app, and very quickly came to profile info for Ben Davis - who was delisted in October.
So I think we should lay off lambasting the Swans on this topic. And perhaps start lambasting the AFL .... because it is frustrating for supporters.Comment
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